2025 Divisional Round Weekend

[Brian wolf]

Seahawks dominating ... big payday coming up for Walker III.

[CSKreager]

Seahawks are putting the pressure on SF with a 17-6 lead.

Bo Nix will not play the AFC Championship game due to injury. Are the Patriots set up for a SB run, or will the Texans ride their defense to an upset?

The fact that one of these teams is likely SB bound irritates me:

New England and their historically easy schedule

OR

the hustn Texans (no O)

They can’t make the point already high enough for whoever wins the NFC

[SeahawkFever]

Seahawks dominating ... big payday coming up for Walker III.

The game felt over by the start of the second quarter in my opinion.

[SeahawkFever]

Seahawks are putting the pressure on SF with a 17-6 lead.

Bo Nix will not play the AFC Championship game due to injury. Are the Patriots set up for a SB run, or will the Texans ride their defense to an upset?

The fact that one of these teams is likely SB bound irritates me:

New England and their historically easy schedule

OR

the hustn Texans (no O)

They can’t make the point already high enough for whoever wins the NFC

Would you pick Denver to beat both if Nix was healthy?

[74_75_78_79_]

Seahawks are putting the pressure on SF with a 17-6 lead.

Bo Nix will not play the AFC Championship game due to injury. Are the Patriots set up for a SB run, or will the Texans ride their defense to an upset?

The fact that one of these teams is likely SB bound irritates me:

New England and their historically easy schedule

OR

the hustn Texans (no O)

They can’t make the point already high enough for whoever wins the NFC

Would you pick Denver to beat both if Nix was healthy?

This Bronco team, suddenly, now looking Simms-to-Hostetler/Wentz-to-Foles-esque!!

And I see that TUNA is now giving Payton advice on how to, now, go about this.

Man, that comment Gary made about Nix, telling him in front of his family that he wouldn't have drafted him if he knew his injury history. Whether he said it kidding-ly or not, wouldn't you think he, and especially the franchise, would have..."done their homework"?

Hey, you simply never know, Denver may still have a chance.

McDermott? Just WHO are you going to replace him with? Has made the Bills a contender since turn-of-the-decade after 17 years of no playoffs at all! They need to add more parts, it can't be JUST Allen!

[Brian wolf]

Stidham hasnt thrown a pass since the 2023 season but should have a good grasp of the offense. After having a disappointing season, Mims really stepped up for the Denver fans yesterday.
If he can do well with Stidham in the pocket--Stidham doesnt move around like Nix--he can help open the field for everyone else.

Feel bad for Buffalo ... they had their chances but shouldnt win a game with five turnovers. If only Cooks catches that ball? One of the few times I have seen a defender win a contested possession ruling.

That crowd was flippin loud in Seattle and should be. This team was flying around similar to the Legion Of Boom, days. Glad to see Shaheed and Walker have good games. When Walker is healthy with good blocking, he is one of the best runners in football. He has fought back hard from injuries to finally get a payday. The 49ers were disappointing. After playing well against Philly, Robinson had only one catch. Jennings didnt do much either.

[Brian wolf]

For 74_75_78_79 ... I did speculate about McDermott possibly losing his job on the wild card thread if the Jags beat the Bills convincingly; especially with John Harbaugh out there as a potential successor, but with the Bills fighting the Jags and Broncos down to the wire, its doubtful his job will be in danger.

Its a perplexing team however ... Beane hasnt necessarily given McDermott enough players to help them get over the hump, but the team has talent and plays well within the systems. Like the Broncos with Elway, this team lives and dies through Josh Allen.
He isnt getting any younger and its doubtful that he can maintain his physical, running style of play, forever. They have to get him the SB he deserves, but even with the NFL's #1 rushing attack, the defense still isnt dominate enough to get them over the hump.

[74_75_78_79_]

For 74_75_78_79 ... I did speculate about McDermott possibly losing his job on the wild card thread if the Jags beat the Bills convincingly; especially with John Harbaugh out there as a potential successor, but with the Bills fighting the Jags and Broncos down to the wire, its doubtful his job will be in danger.

Its a perplexing team however ... Beane hasnt necessarily given McDermott enough players to help them get over the hump, but the team has talent and plays well within the systems. Like the Broncos with Elway, this team lives and dies through Josh Allen.
He isnt getting any younger and its doubtful that he can maintain his physical, running style of play, forever. They have to get him the SB he deserves, but even with the NFL's #1 rushing attack, the defense still isnt dominate enough to get them over the hump.

I worked late last night so only caught the very end of the game (and could only stay up for the very beginning of the Seahawks thrashing of San Fran). From what I understand, in this very game, the other players kept things well in-range for Josh to get it done for them. And when I said, "ALL" Josh, I just meant that relatively so. Yes, they got other key-enough players, but overall they should still improve the roster as far as getting to the playoffs in the first place is concerned along with them finally getting over-the-hump in the post-season.

Yes, no Chiefs in the way this time (I'd say Ravens as well, but Bills seemed to be alright against them as evidenced last year, at least). But not too much a disgrace. Denver, with Nix, seemed like a nice-enough 'replacement' to be a good-enough road-block. Even if they did lose at Jax last week, not such a disgrace either.

And I know that you, CSK, will disagree (lol), but Texans/Pats not too shabby either. No, I don't accuse them of being SB-caliber, but I don't know, there's nothing paper-tigerish about finishing 8-0 at home, 14-3 overall, with two of those wins at Buf & TB. Drake seems for real and Vrabel...if his time here in NE is anything like his time in Tennessee (which Pats-fans are not rooting for, for sure) his team this year, at least, will has enough 'bite' to it as the '19 Titans did (unlike, sadly, the top-seed one-and-done '21 version). And as for Houston, their defense is sure SB-caliber, and what are the chances, really, of Stroud messing up two games in a row or even messing up again as long as they're still in the playoffs?

But we'll see. You may be right in the end. Just like you were about this year's Chiefs.


And those 'Hawks! Man! Wasn't expecting such a romp. Despite the obvious injuries all year, I still leaned on San Fran. Next week, I thought, would be the "as good as it gets" moment instead for Kyle & Co. 41-6 final score...without looking it up, wasn't that the same final score that KC beat them by at home in '97, thus - with me, at least - being the 'heart' of what made me see them as a paper-tiger in that first season under Mariucci?

[CSKreager]

500 coaches could have had the same success as Mike Vrabel with that schedule and their cupcake playoff path

He’s not a culture builder, he’s just a guy who gets fat against crappy opponents

[Brian wolf]

If you havent seen the replay of the Buffalo game ... try to go to nfl-video.com ... they are finally showing replays now after not showing regular season games unless you had a strong VPN.

Give credit to Denver for that DB outfighting Cooks for that interception. Had they lost this game, Denver fans would be howling and nobody knew the status of Nix at that time. Opportunity Knocks for Stidham!

As for the 49ers, Aiyuk missing games for them possibly cost them the SB. I feel he got into it with team doctors and went to other outside sources. The team should have worked things out with him to get him on the field. They did their best with a receiving corp missing Kittle and Pearsall as well for much of the year. Shanahan did a great coaching job but this team has to avoid injuries again next year.