IGT: Playoffs Week 1

[Montucky]

Or....Jordan Love sucks and so does Sam Darnold.

You think the Vikings care? They have the ninth overall pick waiting in the wings. Packers will be much improved next year too, way more so than the hapless Anthony Weaver-led Bears.

 

[TL1961]

I don’t think PHI looks that good. They looked very underwhelming against GB and I don’t think Hurts has that dog in him.

Hurts is the reason I give an opponent a shot at an upset.

 

[DanielCCSBears]

The Packers have a great defense though. They're 6th in the league in points allowed and yards allowed. But that was pretty much my point. They didn't look like the best version of themselves (primarily on offense), but still won by double digits. To me, that's a sign of a great team.

And I know that what happens in the regular season doesn't always translate to what happens in the playoffs... but when the Eagles and Rams faced off earlier this season, the Eagles ran for over 300 yards and beat LA by 17 in LA.

With this being in Philly, I hard a very hard time seeing the Rams pulling one off. Personally, I have them in the SB.

You're really over selling the Packers here. The Packers were 1-5 in the NFC North.

Their two best wins were in week 5 against the Rams when the Rams weren't healthy and against the Texans and neither of those were big statement wins at that.

 

[DanielCCSBears]

You think the Vikings care? They have the ninth overall pick waiting in the wings. Packers will be much improved next year too, way more so than the hapless Anthony Weaver-led Bears.

Jordan Love sucks so I'm not worried about the Packers. But you go ahead and keep talking out your ass.

 

[DanielCCSBears]

Hurts is the reason I give an opponent a shot at an upset.

After the way the Rams played tonight it won't be much of an upset. But I am intrigued by Fangio vs McVay again. If Fangio shuts down that Rams offense like he did in 2018 which led to Bill using the blue print in the Super Bowl to also shut him down it will speak to just how great Fangio is.

 

[BNB]

You're really over selling the Packers here. The Packers were 1-5 in the NFC North.

Their two best wins were in week 5 against the Rams when the Rams weren't healthy and against the Texans and neither of those were big statement wins at that.

I mean, 2 of the teams in the NFC North were 14 and 15 win teams haha. It's not like they lost to the Bears 5 times.

Also, the Rams were healthy when they played the Eagles. Puka and Kupp were back, their D was mostly healthy. The Eagles still stomped them.

They also beat the Ravens. They held a scorching hot Bengals offense to just 17 points. They beat a Steelers team, which began their 5 game losing streak. The Eagles are a great team dude.

 

[Montucky]

Jordan Love sucks so I'm not worried about the Packers. But you go ahead and keep talking out your ass.

Yea right it’s talking out of your ass to predict the Bears will finish last in the division (they’ve finished last six of the last eleven seasons). The Bears are nowhere near the Vikings or Packers level, it’s not even close. The Bears are stuck trying as hard as they can to be slightly better than the Jets, don’t compare them to playoffs teams.

 

[DanielCCSBears]

I mean, 2 of the teams in the NFC North were 14 and 15 win teams haha. It's not like they lost to the Bears 5 times.

Also, the Rams were healthy when they played the Eagles. Puka and Kupp were back, their D was mostly healthy. The Eagles still stomped them.

They also beat the Ravens. They held a scorching hot Bengals offense to just 17 points. They beat a Steelers team, which began their 5 game losing streak. The Eagles are a great team dude.

Why does everyone else seem to understand that their QB is Jalen Hurts and because of that they are going to be held back.

 

[msadows]

Yea right it’s talking out of your ass to predict the Bears will finish last in the division (they’ve finished last six of the last eleven seasons). The Bears are nowhere near the Vikings or Packers level, it’s not even close. The Bears are stuck trying as hard as they can to be slightly better than the Jets, don’t compare them to playoffs teams.

Yes, coaching and culture matter. The bears roster is not too far off, this is a team sport

Sad you don’t get that. But not shocked from an idiot who thinks Daniel jones is better than Caleb Williams

 

[BNB]

Why does everyone else seem to understand that their QB is Jalen Hurts and because of that they are going to be held back.

He got them to a Super Bowl once already (and nearly won one), why can't he do it again?
They don't even need him to play like Superman. Their D and run game is good enough to win them games as long as Hurts doesn't do anything stupid.

 

[Montucky]

The bears roster is not too far off

Bahahahalmfao you believe this which is crazy

 

[TL1961]

He got them to a Super Bowl once already (and nearly won one), why can't he do it again?
They don't even need him to play like Superman. Their D and run game is good enough to win them games as long as Hurts doesn't do anything stupid.

He was actually the best player in the Super Bowl that day. He can play great, perhaps just not as consistently as others.

I do agree Philly can be really tough. And even though Barkley played great all year, this is what they got him for. If they control clock and run the ball they can hold other teams' offenses down. That's their key for Detroit.

They need Hurts to not play poorly enough to get upset.

 

[DanielCCSBears]

He got them to a Super Bowl once already (and nearly won one), why can't he do it again?
They don't even need him to play like Superman. Their D and run game is good enough to win them games as long as Hurts doesn't do anything stupid.

There are a lot of shitty QBs that have been to the Super Bowl. The NFC right now has a gluttony of mediocre QBs that everyone thinks are great. Goff, Love, Hurts, Dak, and then throw the stupid praise for Mayfield and Darnold.

If Daniels is as great as so many on here believe he is then he'll dominate the NFC starting next year. But that's TBD.

 

[KittiesKorner]

I think our very own board Rush Limbaugh knows a thing or two about gluttony

 

[mecha]

There are a lot of shitty QBs that have been to the Super Bowl. The NFC right now has a gluttony of mediocre QBs that everyone thinks are great. Goff, Love, Hurts, Dak, and then throw the stupid praise for Mayfield and Darnold.

If Daniels is as great as so many on here believe he is then he'll dominate the NFC starting next year. But that's TBD.

you seriously don't think Goff is good with the Lions? the rest of your list I can agree with

 

[DanielCCSBears]

you seriously don't think Goff is good with the Lions? the rest of your list I can agree with

He threw five picks against the Texans this year thus showing he's still capable of shitting himself. Yeah I know the next argument will be they still won the game. But the point stands that against a good secondary Goff was still awful.

Yeah I know any given Sunday blah blah blah.....a five pick game is still a huge red flag given his history.

There are QBs you win with and QBs you win because of. Goff is a QB you win with. The Lions have been very lucky they haven't been behind in a lot of their games. They have a fantastic offensive line and talent around Goff. If they happen to win the Super Bowl I anticipate they'll make I'll give them props. But the best QBs are in the AFC.

 

[nc0gnet0]

He threw five picks against the Texans this year thus showing he's still capable of shitting himself. Yeah I know the next argument will be they still won the game. But the point stands that against a good secondary Goff was still awful.

Yeah I know any given Sunday blah blah blah.....a five pick game is still a huge red flag given his history.

There are QBs you win with and QBs you win because of. Goff is a QB you win with. The Lions have been very lucky they haven't been behind in a lot of their games. They have a fantastic offensive line and talent around Goff. If they happen to win the Super Bowl I anticipate they'll make I'll give them props. But the best QBs are in the AFC.

Blah blah blah, showing once again you don't know shit about football other than reading box scores.

Of those FIVE picks

1 was an arm punt
2 were deflections of his receiver's hands and not his fault
2 were bad throws.

 

[DefNextYear]

Yes, coaching and culture matter. The bears roster is not too far off, this is a team sport

Sad you don’t get that. But not shocked from an idiot who thinks Daniel jones is better than Caleb Williams

He doesn't actually believe that. The guy is definitely a Packer fan or just some loser that enjoys to troll. The takes are way too anti-Bears to even be believable.

 

[TexasBearfan]

after seeing some of the great matchups...like a few years ago Rams vs 49ers in the playoffs and it was Jimmy G vs. Stafford and both defenses were just on the QB within seconds and each QB was just getting the ball out insanely fast, this correlates with the many great matchups between Brady and Manning where they were getting the ball out in like 2 seconds. The improvement I have seen in Goff w/ Detroit is getting the ball TF out really fast. Darnold is not there yet, last week against Detroit he had Addison for a TD on a little slant at the goal line and held the ball, it was a gimme TD had he let it go.

This is my concern for Caleb, can he get rid of the ball fast against top defenses in the playoffs, I think we are so beaten down as fans it will seem like a win just to get back to competency but the Superbowl is the goal. We aren't even close IMO. The Rams are picking starting D linemen on a very good D in the 2nd and 3rd rounds and we're picking healthy scratch Pickens/released Velus and trading for out of the league Claypool. I would like young innovation but at this point Poles is so bad I think I would prefer a McCarthy or Carroll or someone who can prevent Poles from blowing picks on duds

 

[didshereallysaythat]

Blah blah blah, showing once again you don't know shit about football other than reading box scores.

Of those FIVE picks

1 was an arm punt
2 were deflections of his receiver's hands and not his fault
2 were bad throws.

And what about the near interceptions where the defender either got or almost got his hands on the ball?