NFL Conference Championship Games

[R_of_G]

Anybody have any thoughts on the championship games this Sunday? Is Arizona for real? Is this finally McNabb's year? Could anything be more exciting than seeing Pittsburgh's defense against Baltimore's defense? What do you think will happen.

For the record, I am picking Baltimore and Philadelphia. Should the Cards win, I won't be shocked though. Warner is a winner and that defense is better than people think it is. The AFC game I am looking forward to more than any game so far. To see the two premier defenses in the league match up is a treat.

Go playoffs!:

[marnold***]

I actually am looking forward to the NFC game more because the offenses are better. Pittsburgh has a semi decent offense. Baltimore has none to speak of. It's going to be a 13-10 game, methinks. I'd really like Arizona to make the Superbowl since they are one of the "futile four" who have never played in the game.

[R_of_G]

13-10 would be a lot of scoring for those two teams. That's what intrigues me about it. I tend to prefer 3-0 to 48-10. I would like to see Arizona win because I've known so many Eagles fans and they haven't made me want to wish success on their team (the Eagles fans here are cool though). With Warner at QB, anything is possible.

[Tim]

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore

[Tim]

Pittsburgh Steelers going hunting;

[R_of_G]

This year has shown me that the NFL instant replay rules are a joke. Whether it was the so-called forward pass call which cheated San Diego against Denver early in the season, the kickoff which never touched the Eagles player or went out of bounds today or any of the many plays in between, I have seen far too many incorrect calls on plays that are "not reviewable".

So I ask, what is the point of having "not reviewable" situations? By allowing any form of replay at all, the league acknowledges that its officials make mistakes and that these mistakes should not necessarily affect the outcomes of the games. Therefore, why would the system provide for situations in which a mistake must be accepted?

Let me state, I am not for reviewing every play every time from the booth. I am not for changing the way it works now with the one challenge per team per half. The only change I want made is that ANY call can be challenged. To isolate any type of situation as "not reviewable" makes the entire concept of review preposterous.

On another note, where is this spectacular Eagles' defense I keep hearing about? I've talked a lot about the two D's we will see this evening in the AFC game, and I've read and heard a lot about how "the Eagles are being overlooked and are playing the best D right now." Ok, where is it? It looks to me like the Cardinals can pretty much do whatever they want out there. Interesting to me that the Eagles are giving up a lot of points because that cannot be blamed on McNabb (everyone's favorite scapegoat).

[just strum]

Pittsburgh Steelers going hunting;

Very creative.

[marnold***]

Way to go Cards! The futile four is now the futile three.

[R_of_G]

And as a Tampa resident I am glad the Cards won so my city is not overrun by Eagles fans for the next two weeks! Like I said, the Eagles fans at this forum all seem like good people to me, but my many experiences with Eagles fans outside of this forum (including many games at the Vet) have not been pleasurable.

It will be intriguing to see the Cards' high-test offense against either Pittsburgh or Baltimore!

Go football!

Game time... see you later.

[just strum]

13 - 0

you haven't given up on the game already, have you?

[Blaze]

Good Super Bowl to come , Pittsburg should win this by 17 points ..

[piebaldpython***]

Kudos to the Cards for beating us fair and square. I'm glad that the IGGLES made a game out of it in the second half and yeah, their vaunted D shut the Cards down until the last drive.

As to McNabb, the best thing to happen to him was getting benched at half time of that game 5 weeks ago. It woke him up and he's played better since. With all due respect, McNabb and Reid deserved every bit of BLAME that they got over the past years. Sometimes they go "braindead" at the worst times.

R of G....you went to games at the Vet?? 700 level?? Dude, I wouldn't have sit in those seats if you paid me to. Rabid fanaticism coupled with too much Beer or Jack Daniels makes for an UGLY scene. Which is why they they wound up having a JUDGE at the stadium for our unruly fans. UGH!!