Early Super Bowl Pick Time 3!

[EllisDee]

@Omniscient

The Bears are a more unkown quantity because of the injuries they played with all year. I find it impossible for someone who watched Grossman play to not think they have a much higher ceiling than the Dilfer/Lewis/Sharpe Ravens offense. It could fall apart for sure, but any comparison to the Orton led offense is complete BS.

Spoken like somebody who didn’t watch that Superbowl.

Do you remember how the Ravens won? Special teams cancelled out. (Back to back TDs…ugh.) Scary Kerry threw four picks, yes.

But what was working on the Ravens offense? The vertical passing game. They rained hot vertical death onto the previously pretty good Giants secondary. (This was before Sehorn sucked, remember.)

I’ll agree 100% that Grossman brings the vertical threat in a way that Orton could never dream of, but in the Superbowl the Ravens showcased impressive offensive production. Grossman has yet to do that.

Then again, Dilfer had yet to do that until the Superbowl, so I could really go either way on the debate.

[AncientHumanoid]

Maybe they can trade for Vince Young!

Concerning Da Bearz and their point production… Sure, they can hang with anyone (just about) with that speedy, big D, but what happens when their lackluster O meets a good D? Ya gotta score more points that the other guys. The Bears have not been a high scoring team this this year. Not compared to teams like Denver (AFC), Indy (AFC), the Seadogs (NFC), yeah even Washington (NFC) who all have the weapons to fairly consistantly explode with offensive performance. Even the Giants (possible match up for Bears’ Week 2 game) have a potential for high scores (Tiki, Toomer, Jeremy, Plax). A few slips by the D and the O is left playing a desparate struggle of catch up. I see the Bears falling in their first game, regardless of who they play. Sorry.

[Hal_Briston]

Seven players eliminated, 25 players remain. Here’s a breakdown of who’s still in the game:

Mr. Blue Sky - Colts 39, Seahawks 27
Airman Doors, USAF - Steelers 16, Seahawks 10
St. Urho - Broncos 27, Bears 13
soulmurk - Colts 32, Seahawks 20
ArchitectChore - Patriots 24, Bears 16
An Arky - Patriots 30, Seahawks 17
vinniepaz - Seahawks 35, Colts 32
TwoOnSunday - Colts 24, Bears 10
Kiros - Patriots 23, Bears 20
Evil Captor - Colts 17, Bears 7
Omniscient - Bears 20, Colts 16
Who_me? - Panthers 24, Patriots 21
robz - Patriots 42, Bears 10
Winston Smith - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17
Mycroft Holmes - Redskins 27, Patriots 21
Ponder Stibbons - Patriots 35, Panthers 32
VarlosZ - Colts 31, Bears 10
Trillionaire - Patriots 20, Bears 17
Diogenes the Cynic - Colts 34, Bears 17
bouv - Patriots 24, Bears 17
NoClueBoy - Broncos 38, Seahawks 31
micahjn - Colts 31, Bears 13
Enginerd - Redskins 30, Patriots 27
Jackknifed Juggernaut - Colts 37, Seahawks 19
Mullinator - Colts 31, Bears 10

And the six players who sucked it up opening weekend:

Hal Briston - Giants 34, Colts 27
Carm6773 - Buccaneers 13, Colts 10
asterion - Broncos 24, Giants 17
Ellis Dee - Giants 30, Broncos 24
lno - Redskins 21, Bengals 10
Frank - Broncos 27, Buccaneers 19
duffer - Bears 27, Bengals 24

[asterion]

Hey, now, it’s not my fault the Giants managed to lose to a wildcard. (Three road teams winning–is that a record?)

[Hal_Briston]

At this point two years ago, we had seven players remaining.

Last year, there were twelve players left.

Thanks to some major upsets yesterday, we’ve got a whopping three players who survived the Divisionals this year:

NoClueBoy - Broncos 38, Seahawks 31
Airman Doors, USAF - Steelers 16, Seahawks 10
St. Urho - Broncos 27, Bears 13
The ironic thing is that I’m starting to look at the Panthers as possibly having the best shot.

[Airman_Doors_USAF]

Haha. All you haters are eating crow today. How does it taste?

[Omniscient]

@Hal Briston

At this point two years ago, we had seven players remaining.

Last year, there were twelve players left.

Thanks to some major upsets yesterday, we’ve got a whopping three players who survived the Divisionals this year:

NoClueBoy - Broncos 38, Seahawks 31
Airman Doors, USAF - Steelers 16, Seahawks 10
St. Urho - Broncos 27, Bears 13
The ironic thing is that I’m starting to look at the Panthers as possibly having the best shot.

Um, as much as I wish it were so…

[asterion]

@Hal Briston

At this point two years ago, we had seven players remaining.

Last year, there were twelve players left.

Thanks to some major upsets yesterday, we’ve got a whopping three players who survived the Divisionals this year:

NoClueBoy - Broncos 38, Seahawks 31
Airman Doors, USAF - Steelers 16, Seahawks 10
St. Urho - Broncos 27, Bears 13
The ironic thing is that I’m starting to look at the Panthers as possibly having the best shot.

Nah, we’ve got two. NoClueBoy and Airman. Bears are out. I’m now imagining a Panthers upset to have no winner this year. Otherwise, either NoClueBoy or Airman wins by default.

[Plynck]

@Airman Doors

Haha. All you haters are eating crow today. How does it taste?

:o Rather like my foot. Exactly like my foot, in fact…

@plynck

Steelers march to the Superbowl? In your DREAMS, fella. The Pats will pound them into the ground like a tentstake!

Edited somewhat for this forum (and also to preserve whatever shreds of dignity I may still possess).

@Airman Doors

Opinions vary, but I have the facts.

You do indeed. I bow to you.

[Hal_Briston]

@Hal Briston

St. Urho - Broncos 27, Bears 13

And I, of course, am an idiot.

Consider me corrected – two players remain.

[St.Urho]

Stupid Bears.

[AncientHumanoid]

@asterion

Otherwise, either NoClueBoy or Airman wins by default.

Default of the Steelers sucking!

[TwoOnSunday]

@St. Urho

Stupid Bears.

More like Stupid Lovie. Can we pay another team to take him? The Cubs did it with Sosa.

[Omniscient]

@TwoOnSunday

More like Stupid Lovie. Can we pay another team to take him? The Cubs did it with Sosa.

Maybe we can trade him straight up for Singletary.

[Airman_Doors_USAF]

Looks like I am the sole survivor. Suckers.

[soulmurk]

@Airman Doors

Looks like I am the sole survivor. Suckers.

I demand a recount!

[Corii]

@Airman Doors

Looks like I am the sole survivor. Suckers.

Yeah but I hope your numbers are WAY off - go Hawks!

[Airman_Doors_USAF]

You know, looking back at the picks I find that not a single one of you picked the Steelers. That is making this even more satisfying, and of course it is making me even more insufferable because your teams suck.

[Hal_Briston]

Just to put the official tip on this –

Congratulations, Airman Doors, USAF! And double congrats for winning this two weeks early – even if his score predictions turn out to be wildly inaccurate, his pick of Steelers 16, Seahawks 10 was the only one featuring both Super Bowl teams.

Your name will now be a permanent part of our pantheon of playoff pigskin prognosticators, alongside Trillionaire and Uncommon Sense. Way to go!

[Hal_Briston]

@soulmurk

I demand a recount!

Not a problem…let’s see:

@soulmurk

Colts 32
Seadogs 20

Yeah, you still lost.