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Who will win the Super Bowl? Part II

Denver Broncos 24 18.75%
 
New England Patriots 14 10.94%
 
Houston Texans 1 0.78%
 
Baltimore Ravens 29 22.66%
 
Glasgow Rangers 3 2.34%
 
Atlanta Falcons 4 3.13%
 
San Francisco 49ers 29 22.66%
 
Green Bay Packers 4 3.13%
 
Seattle Seahawks 6 4.69%
 
I am a wuss, but I want to see the results. 12 9.38%
 
Total:126

According to your poll, it seems that everyone knew that the Raiders would be lousy this year.



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NO-ATL 2
SEA-CHI 2
HOU-TEN 1
NE-MIA 1
JAC-BUF 2
IND-DET 2
CAR-KC 1
MIN-GB 2
SF-STL 1
ARI-NYJ 2
TB-DEN 2
PIT-BAL 2
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NYG-WAS 31-24

Going for Cincinnati, Broncos already destroyed them so I hope they do better than Indianapolis considering the Broncos are likey to play the top wildcard contender. The Colts are more of a mystery. Still, the Cheatriots do have Houston and San Francisco to face as big time tests. Baltimore also has a much tougher schedule than Denver.

Go Pittsburgh, Go Detroit, Go Miami, Go Eli, and Go Tennessee. I like Houston, but only as a far and away second team.

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amp316 said:

Noname, you and I have been friends for a while, but I am calling bullshit on this statement.  Cutler had gotten a severely sprained MCL that game which didn't allow him to plant in order to throw.  He attempted to throw a pass after getting the injury and his entire leg gave underneath him.  To top it off, he didn't ask to leave the game.  His coach, Lovie Smith, told him to sit.  I'm sure that you'll make a joke about his coach not having faith in him but whatever...  About him sulking; how would you react if you had played football your entire life, had gotten one game away from the Super Bowl, had to sit on the sidelines and watch the biggest game of your career, and not be able to do anything about it?  Would you be whistling zippity doo dah?  I know that I wouldn't.  My point is that he is tough and you really should stop with this crap.  I have watched the man take the worst beating that I have ever seen a Bears QB take over the last few years (this is saying a lot), normally pop right up, and more often than not win the game.  And about him being a bad player; he is actually a good QB.  How do I know this?  When he plays, the Bears usually win.  When he doesn't, they look like one of the worst teams in the league.  Look at the last two seasons if you want proof of this.  I am not saying that he's a perfect QB, but he should not be synonomous with shitty QB play, being a coward, and a sulking jerk like you are trying to make it look here.  You need to stop looking at the world through green and yellow tinted glasses.

The rest of this post you pretty much said the exact same thing as Rol, so I will you to be right about the Saints Falcons game just like he is.  But I was right about who was going to win.    

Oh relax, you should know perfectly well that I'm teasing. I admit I'm disappointed though: you didn't properly set me up for the "conveniently missed the Niners game" joke.



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amp316 said:
According to your poll, it seems that everyone knew that the Raiders would be lousy this year.



noname2200 said:
amp316 said:

Noname, you and I have been friends for a while, but I am calling bullshit on this statement.  Cutler had gotten a severely sprained MCL that game which didn't allow him to plant in order to throw.  He attempted to throw a pass after getting the injury and his entire leg gave underneath him.  To top it off, he didn't ask to leave the game.  His coach, Lovie Smith, told him to sit.  I'm sure that you'll make a joke about his coach not having faith in him but whatever...  About him sulking; how would you react if you had played football your entire life, had gotten one game away from the Super Bowl, had to sit on the sidelines and watch the biggest game of your career, and not be able to do anything about it?  Would you be whistling zippity doo dah?  I know that I wouldn't.  My point is that he is tough and you really should stop with this crap.  I have watched the man take the worst beating that I have ever seen a Bears QB take over the last few years (this is saying a lot), normally pop right up, and more often than not win the game.  And about him being a bad player; he is actually a good QB.  How do I know this?  When he plays, the Bears usually win.  When he doesn't, they look like one of the worst teams in the league.  Look at the last two seasons if you want proof of this.  I am not saying that he's a perfect QB, but he should not be synonomous with shitty QB play, being a coward, and a sulking jerk like you are trying to make it look here.  You need to stop looking at the world through green and yellow tinted glasses.

The rest of this post you pretty much said the exact same thing as Rol, so I will you to be right about the Saints Falcons game just like he is.  But I was right about who was going to win.    

Oh relax, you should know perfectly well that I'm teasing. I admit I'm disappointed though: you didn't properly set me up for the "conveniently missed the Niners game" joke.

A joke is supposed to be funny...

So, what do you think about the 49ers QB situation?  I personally think that Harbaugh is doing a lousy thing considering that Smith was 18 for 19 in his last full game.



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RolStoppable said:
amp316 said:

A joke is supposed to be funny...

So, what do you think about the 49ers QB situation?  I personally think that Harbaugh is doing a lousy thing considering that Smith was 18 for 19 in his last full game.

Harbaugh is doing the right thing. Smith has reached the peak of his career in his last full game and the 49ers are better off by starting a good QB.

If the 49ers don't at least reach the Super Bowl I would have to say that he is doing the wrong thing since Smith took them to the NFC Championship game and almost won it last year. 



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RolStoppable said:
amp316 said:

If the 49ers don't at least reach the Super Bowl I would have to say that he is doing the wrong thing since Smith took them to the NFC Championship game and almost won it last year. 

I thought it was the 49ers defense and the kicker that did most of the work and Smith just so happened to play on the same team. I don't consider him a better QB than Cutler, for example. And the fact that Akers had to kick so many FGs points to an inefficient (redzone) offense.

This doesn't mean that Kaepernick will be better (we need more than a few games to judge him properly), but it is already known that Smith isn't a particularly good QB.

Hey, I'm not going to lie and say that I'm a big Alex Smith fan because I'm not.  But he has gone from number one overall pick that was a huge bust and was benched repeatedly to a guy that barely won the starting job last year.  He has improved steadily over the last two seasons and statistically this was by far his best.  It just seems like to me that he worked his tail off to get to where he was in order to have the rug completely pulled out from under him.  I'd understand the move if Smith was playing mediocre or even average, but he was actually was doing some positive things and not just staying out of the way like last year.  

And like you said, what happens when people get a scouting report on Kaepernick and tailor their defenses to stop him?  Do you expect him to still excel? 



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RolStoppable said:
amp316 said:

Hey, I'm not going to lie and say that I'm a big Alex Smith fan because I'm not.  But he has gone from number one overall pick that was a huge bust and was benched repeatedly to a guy that barely won the starting job last year.  He has improved steadily over the last two seasons and statistically this was by far his best.  It just seems like to me that he worked his tail off to get to where he was in order to have the rug completely pulled out from under him.  I'd understand the move if Smith was playing mediocre or even average, but he was actually was doing some positive things and not just staying out of the way like last year.  

And like you said, what happens when people get a scouting report on Kaepernick and tailor their defenses to stop him?  Do you expect him to still excel? 

What you said about Smith is backed up by his career stats. And yeah, a starting QB with such stats for the season shouldn't be benched just because his backup had a couple of good games. He should have gotten his job back as soon as he was fully capable of playing again.

I take back what I said previously. Harbaugh is a jerk.

I just looked up his stats and did you know that he was leading the NFL with a 70% completion rate this year?  



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