# NFL Wildcard Weekend 1/6 - 1/7

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 5, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825 "2007-01-05T16:20:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825/41 "2007-01-16T15:37:22Z")

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[QUOTE=Dob]  
Is Grossman the real deal? No. He is the Trent Dilfer of this playoff season.  
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Not at all. Trent Dilfer didn’t make mistakes. If the Bears had a QB who didn’t make horrible mental errors, they’d be everybody’s pick to win the big one. But Grossman was okay against Seattle, so maybe he can string two more decent games together.

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825/42 "2007-01-16T16:01:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Dob]  
How can you not be a fan of such an obviously skilled QB? So I will follow my heart on this one and take the Colts.  
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How can you be a fan of someone who makes commercials saying “support your team” 8 months after he throws his teammates under the bus by blaming them for yet another postseason loss?

I may be biased, having grown up in Baltimore, but I despise Manning.

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**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825/43 "2007-01-16T16:14:33Z")

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Not really on topic, but it’s a football thread, and I just came across this:

[http://nfl.aolsportsblog.com/2007/01/15/brett-favre-youre-not-the-guy/](http://nfl.aolsportsblog.com/2007/01/15/brett-favre-youre-not-the-guy/)

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**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825/44 "2007-01-16T17:46:10Z")

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> I may be biased, having grown up in Baltimore, but I despise Manning

hahah… You **may** be biased? I would think being a Baltimore native that even if Jesus himself were QB for the Colts, you would still have to hate them.

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-wildcard-weekend-1-6-1-7/386825/45 "2007-01-16T19:00:57Z")

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[He](http://www.profootballreference.com/players/UnitJo00.htm) retired in the early 70’s ('73 never happened) and just passed away a couple of years ago.

Aside from his uniform, Manning rubs me the wrong way when he blames his teammates for losses in which he played badly and when he goes whining to the officials during and after those games. I think I’d still dislike him if he played for another team, but who knows? It wouldn’t hurt to find out.

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