July 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
To get myself into the mood for my second installment of the series, I’m working on a batch of ghost chili and habanero buffalo wings. The wings are red hot, and if my predictions are correct, so will be the NFC North this year! Read more of this post
January 16, 2012 3 Comments
Eli Celebrates Another Road Victory Against Green Bay In The Playoffs
I know people want to say “Deja Vu, we did it again!” but this was not Deja Vu, this was a beat down.
The Giants just pummeled the Packers today in Lambeau, it was one of the more dominant performances this postseason in my opinion.
The Packers had all of the opportunities to win the game but they let it slip through their hands (pun intended).
4 Turnovers and 8 dropped passes sealed the Packers fate and a 15-1 season gone to waste. Now I give the Giants credit, they deserved to win even though the officials thought otherwise (yes that was a fumble and that roughing the passer penalty was pathetic).
Despite that, the Giants overcame those terrible calls and played outstanding football. They also turned Aaron Rodgers dream season into a nightmare.
Rodgers was constantly harassed all day by the Giants pass rush, but even on plays where Rodgers had time, the coverage was great.
The Packers could just not catch the ball today and they looked like a team that was slow, sloppy and out of sync.
On the other hand, Eli Manning was great throwing for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns. Eli is backing up his own talk of being an elite quarterback by leading his team on the road in a hostile environment and completely dominating.
Eli was better than Rodgers today.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
Also, lets not forget about Hakeem Nicks who completely dominated the Packers secondary.
Nicks racked up 7 catches, 165 yards and 2 touchdowns. One touchdown included a ridiculous 37 yard hail mary to end the first half and completely shifted momentum and the game to the Giants.
Nicks' 37 Yard Hail Mary Touchdown Catch
January 14, 2012 3 Comments
Tom Brady
It’s Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski’s world.
We just live in it.
There is not much to talk about in this game so I will keep it brief.
Brady and the Patriots came out firing early in this one and by halftime it was already 35-7 in the Patriots favor.
Brady tied a record for touchdown passes in a post-season game with 6.
Tebow and the Broncos looked very sluggish on offense to start. The option play wasn’t looking as good as it did back when Tebow was a Gator.
Brady and the offense poured it on in the first half.
Brady threw for 5 touchdowns, 3 of which were to his top tight-end target, Rob Gronkowski.
Gronkowski has had a stellar year.
In the regular season, Gronkowski set the record for tight ends with 17 receiving touchdowns and also tacked on a rushing touchdown as well.
It is almost too easy when you are 6’6 and 265lbs up against defensive backs maybe half your size.
Mr. Gronkowski
Brady has been here before and he knows how to win in the playoffs. This is why he gets my notch as the best quarterback ever to lace up. Brady has been to the super bowl 4 times, and won three only to lose his last one in 2007 to my boys in blue, the New York Giants.
Brady looked flat out phenomenal in this game and unless he begins to cool down, I don’t see how anyone can beat the Patriots.
I mean, if Jesus Christ (Tebow) himself can’t be up to the task, who else can?
Congrats to the Niners in their divisional win today as well. It was a well deserved win and they showed some great resilience against Brees and the Saints.
John 3:16
Tomorrow will be some great games as well.
The early game at 1:00 has the Texas squaring off against the Ravens in Baltimore.
Rookie quarterback T.J. Yates will likely have some problems against Baltimore’s smash mouth defense. Quarterback Joe Flacco will have to step up as well if the Raven’s want to win this game. There has been a lot of questions whether or not Flacco has what it takes to win.
He can prove it tomorrow.
At 4:30 the Giants face off against the Packers at Lambeau for a rematch of the 2007 NFC Championship game.
Eli Hoisting the Main Prize
The Giants have ton of momentum and are very dangerous in the playoffs when they are firing on all cylinders.
Their defense will have to step up and stop Aaron Rodgers from walking all over their secondary. It comes down to the defensive line. When they play good, the rest of the defense follows suit.
Expect Eli to show up as usual, and if Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw can run the football like they did last week, the Giants have a good shot to win this game.
December 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Who is Your MVP?
It seemed like there was no way that Aaron Rodgers could not win the MVP this year, but after Week 15, things may not seem so sure for Aaron.
MVP Worthy?
Aaron Rodgers could not pick a worse week to have his Packers be defeated by the lowly Kansas City Chiefs. Despite his FIRST loss of the season, Rodgers has been nearly perfect all season-long, his stats for the year include a passer rating of 120.1, 4,360 passing yards, 40 touchdowns, and only 6 interceptions. Aaron Rodgers is the reason why his team stands at 13-1 with the top seed in the NFC.
BUT…
Drew Brees has been nearly just as impressive. In fact, Brees is having a historic season, throwing for 4,780 passing yards, 37 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and a 109.1 passer rating.
New Record Holder?
Also, Brees is on pace to break Dan Marino’s passing yards record for a season (5,084 yards). Rodgers is also in striking distance, but this highly unlikely given the fact the Packers may sit him in week 17.
This may come down to week 17 to decide who is the MVP and if it does, than Brees may come away with the MVP. As stated earlier, the Packers may rest Rodgers,on the other hand, Brees will be playing the rest of the season as the Saints try to catch the 49ers for the 2nd seed in the playoffs.
As fans, we have been spoiled with great quarterback play this season. Drew Brees is on the verge of breaking one of the most prestigious passing records in NFL history, and may not even be the MVP!
As of now, I feel that Rodgers is the MVP, and here is why:
- The Packers beat the Saints in Week 1
- Rodgers has more touchdowns and less interceptions than Brees
However, Brees can win this award if:
- He continues his impressive play and breaks Dan Marino’s record
- Rodgers has another sub par game
Although, It would not surprise me to see Co-MVP, it happened in 2003 with Peyton Manning and Steve McNair. Personally, I think this would not be a bad idea, both players are deserving of this award and have played at such a high level all season-long.
Who is your MVP?
December 12, 2011 7 Comments
With the Monday Night Football match up between Seattle (5-7) and St. Louis (2-10) I’m thinking it’s okay to look at Week 14 in Review and look forward to Week 15.
Aaron Rodgers is Perfection
1.) Packers Stay Perfect, Demolish Raiders 46-16 – Aaron Rodgers, you are ridiculous, even when the Raiders get away with 12 men on the field, he still hits Jordy Nelson for a Touchdown down the sideline. This is the best team I have seen in my lifetime and could the best team in NFL History period.
The Green Bay Defense forces 5 Turnovers (4 INT, 1 Forced Fumble returned for a touchdown). However, the one negative I saw from Green Bay was watching Wide Receiver Greg Jennings getting carted off the field. Regardless of the thumbs up he gave to the fans as he was being carted off, it is still a concern, and Head Coach McCarthy is classifying the injury as a sprain. Yet, who else in the NFL can withstand losing their #1 Wide Receiver and not miss a beat? It’s the Green Bay Packers.
Urlacher gets Tebowed
2.) Tebow Mania continues, Broncos edge Bears in OT 13-10 - Oh my Lord… (As Tebow would say) but this game was unreal. Tebow shuts up naysayers once again as the Broncos improve to 8-5 and 7-1 with Tebow as the starter. Marion Barber played like a complete idiot. First, Barber, runs out of bounds to stop the clock in regulation which gave the Broncos a chance to tie and force the game to OT.
Then, Barber fumbles the ball away in OT (after making a GREAT catch to put the Bears in position to win). I mean how DUMB can you be Marion? You might have just cost your team a wild card spot for the playoffs. Broncos looking up, while the Bears watch their promising start to the season disappear along with their playoff hopes.
Jacobs Celebrates in The Star
3.) GIANT Comeback – How big was this win for Big Blue? With both wild card teams winning (Detroit and Atlanta improve to 8-5) and controlling their destiny in the balance, Giants come up BIG and steal one at Dallas.
Giants were down 34-22 with 5 Minutes left, Eli makes an incredible comeback (Leads NFL with 7 this season) which included a 400 yard and 2 Touchdown performance. However, the Giants run game behind Brandon Jacobs 101 yard 2 touchdown performance set the stage for Eli’s comeback.
When the Giants can run the ball like they did last night, watch out. Jacobs is a bruising back that can dictate the pace of the game. Throughout the game Jacobs had 1-2 runs each drive when he just DESTROYED a Cowboy defender or two; that is imposing your will.
From the Cowboys point of view, you lose the division lead, a home game to your rival, and one of your most important players in running back Demarco Murray for the season. We will see what the cowboys are made of in these final 3 games; will they fade like they have in the past? Or will they rally around Romo and turn it around? We will see.
Yates Gaining Belief Every Game.
4.) Texans Clinch Division in Impressive Fashion Beat Bengals 20-19 – The Texans just keep winning, they comeback from 16-3 down on the road and mount a furious comeback in the final seconds to steal one in Cincy. No Mario Williams, No Matt Schuab, No Andre Johnson, no problem.
You have to respect what this team is doing, with their best players out; the Texans have not missed a beat. Rookie quarterback T.J Yates leads the Texans 80 yards, and capped the drive with a 6 yard Touchdown pass with 2 seconds left in the game. Yates throws for 300 yards along with 2 touchdowns and a INT.
I am impressed with this team, they are rallying around Yates and it shows to their character as a team, maybe if the other team in Texas had as much heart and toughness as the Texans, they would have taken care of the Giants last night. Wade Phillips is LAUGHING right now and so am I. The challenge for this team will be maintaining the level of play they are at and if Yates can manage his way to a Super Bowl?
Jets have to get back to "Ground and Pound"
5.) Jets Destroy Chiefs 37-10, Get help, End day 6th Seed in Playoffs. – Say what you want, the Jets have quietly taken care of business these past 3 weeks and find themselves in position to take the final spot in the playoffs. After getting help from the Packers, Texans, and Saints, the Jets are now in the driver’s seat for the final playoff spot.
Now the only stat I’ll take from this game is Shonn Greene’s performance. 24 Carries, 129 yards, and one touchdown. If the Jets can consistently start running the ball like they have the past three weeks, this team will be a force in the playoffs (again). I don’t know what it is with this team, but they turn it on in December and play clutch, I LOVE that.
The defense looked great (I know it was the Chiefs) but it was important that they did not play down to the Chiefs level and took care of business early. The Jets have a tough two game stretch against Philly and the Giants, these two games will tell me where the Jets stand.
