NFL Conference Championship Games Open Thread

by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 8:00 AM EST in FSU Football Comment 64 comments

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I hope Dockett can get after McNabb

"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"

by UNFNOLE on Jan 18, 2009 8:03 AM EST reply actions

Fantastic writter!!!!

at that link you mentioned. Absolutely hysterical.

"I have come that you may have life, and life to the max"

by UNFNOLE on Jan 18, 2009 8:05 AM EST reply actions

5 fellow Seminole alum playing in the NFC Champ. game, with 4 being starters.

by thirdcoastnole on Jan 18, 2009 3:23 PM EST reply actions

What is with these Arizona Cardinals

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 4:31 PM EST reply actions

Philly just turned it over again. If Arizona keeps playing with this much energy, they will be very hard to stop

by basbalstr101 on Jan 18, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions

2 week layoff will hurt

That Eagles O-line just did an awful job, Tra Thomas should have seen Wilson.

I think whoever wins the AFC championship game wins it all.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

I know this is not the room for this but

I have decided we are going to beat UF next year. I am sick of losing to them. Again, I know this does not belong here, but Im gonna call Bobby or something, MiamiNole is on it.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

by Miaminole on Jan 18, 2009 5:24 PM EST reply actions

Good friend of mine texted me this morning saying she saw Bobby B on the ski slopes in Colorado yesterday, so be sure to call there and not Tallaheezy.

by thirdcoastnole on Jan 18, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

stayin on topic

Fitzy is the best WR in football…my goodness.

by Miaminole on Jan 18, 2009 5:56 PM EST reply actions

hahaha

Dockett, what are you thinking?!

He should have just fallen down. Imagine he turns that ball over and Philly takes it to the house.

by Miaminole on Jan 18, 2009 6:21 PM EST reply actions

I wanted to see him take it to the house

He’s one of my favorite Noles.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions

I love to watch the Ravens play

I hope they win tonight.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 6:42 PM EST reply actions

I was suprised to see 3 of the 4 NFL today guys say Polamalu is better than Reed

I think Reed is much better.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 6:47 PM EST reply actions

Ed Reed is one of my two favorite players in the NFL.

Cromartie is also one of them.

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 7:02 PM EST up reply actions

I know

Ed Reed went to Miami, but the dude is a straight up beast. He is also one of my favorite players to watch play.

by fsunole23 on Jan 18, 2009 7:26 PM EST reply actions

I wonder if Sweed was really hurt or

If he’s just trying to make it seem like the drop wasn’t his fault.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions

He was. At least, his pride was

by basbalstr101 on Jan 18, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions

Did they ever identify his injury?

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions

He was fine. You saw that block he threw a few plays later. No way he goes into that block with a hurt hand

by basbalstr101 on Jan 18, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

What was Pittsburgh thinking

They have 3 points in the bag, and they run a play with all crossing routes, and actually throw it?

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions

They would have had a timeout if

Sweed didn’t fake an injury and cost the team a timeout.

by Zach_Nole on Jan 18, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions

I didn't know Martin Mayhew was named GM of the Lions.

He played at FSU in the ’80s.

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions

Uncensored,

Did you notice the pseudo-bubble action Arizona ran on the fade to Fitz at the goal line?

I swear Haley is a genius. I think some of his stuff would fit in perfectly with what we do.

by MattDNole on Jan 18, 2009 9:26 PM EST reply actions

Cards run a lot of concepts I like.

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions

I am actually wrtiting an article RIGHT NOW on that

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/images/TDZ/Walkthrough011609-1.jpg

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions

Video

@ 1:59 mark http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80e0722f

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions

I swear Warner pulled a bubble look on the short TD to Fitz today.

Hopefully when our OL is better at pass blocking, we can run some wrinkles like that.

by MattDNole on Jan 18, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions

Whatever happened to the fake bubble we ran vs Chattanooga?

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions

You mean than completely awesome play that would have burned most teams we played yet we wasted against garbage competition?

That fake bubble we ran vs Chattanooga?

by MattDNole on Jan 18, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions

yep, that's the one

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions

I actually think he faked a fb handoff.

You’re referring to the 2 yard fade, right? looked to me like he turned to hand it off to the fb then snapped and threw the fade. Awesome play.

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions

I'd love to see the Cards O vs the Baltimore D

What a chess match.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

Here's some video. http://www.nfl.com/videos?categoryId=highlights

He just took a weird drop back.

Check out the flea flicker at around 2:15 and the TD at 3:45.

Amazing.

by MattDNole on Jan 18, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions

Wait, an article about the Cards offense?

Or that play?

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions

That play

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

Man, I'd given up on this game

After Flacco threw that ridiculous pass to Heap on 3rd and long.

Baltimore is about 15 yards and a good kick away from the lead.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 9:45 PM EST reply actions

Wow, nevermind.

What a terrible play.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

It's sad watching Willis McGahee play right now.

He’s never recovered from that knee. He was amazing at Miami.

He was Adrian Peterson before Adrian Peterson.

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 9:50 PM EST reply actions

He was an awesome back. I dropped my jaw at the hit he just took. Wow

by basbalstr101 on Jan 18, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions

Side note,

Are we allowed to talk about how Donovan McNabb is overrated and will never win the big one now?

by MattDNole on Jan 18, 2009 9:59 PM EST reply actions

He made some terrible throws on that last drive

He’s a good QB but he’s not elite.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 10:05 PM EST up reply actions

I think he's elite

He’s carried that team time and again. Really, he had 1.5 bad games this year (Baltimore half and the game over).

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions

QBs I would take above him for 1 year of play (discarding age)

Brady
Manning
Manning
Romo
Warner
Brees
Cutler
Rivers
Roethlisberger
maybe Matt Ryan
maybe Chad Pennington
maybe Aaron Rodgers

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions

Wow!

I’d take Brady and Manny and that is it.

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions

Really?

Not even Big Ben, Rivers or Brees?

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions

No.

Ben is Overrated.

Brees is a fine QB, I like him a lot.

Rivers is very good but I don’t think he’s great. He’s also done it for one year.

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions

The defense carried philly. Mcnabb isn’t elite to me either. He’s above average but nothing amazing imo. The same thing happens year after year with him. We need a drive late in the game and he chokes. Today for example. They turned the ball over on downs to end it. He had 4 throws and 2/4 weren’t even close to the wrs. Philly should have beaten NE in the superbowl. But mcnabb was too tired at the end of the game lol. How does that happen? I’ll never forgive him. Rant over lol

by Cee on Jan 19, 2009 1:18 AM EST up reply actions

That should have been ruled incomplete

Baltimore was out of challenges so they couldn’t do anything about it.

Looked to me like McGahee made one step and then took the hit, and then the ball was out.

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 10:08 PM EST reply actions

I've heard Lawrence Timmons' name all day

http://today.sportingnews.com/sportingnewstoday/20081229/?pg=2

by tdchrisdavis on Jan 18, 2009 10:14 PM EST reply actions

Major Amato article tomorrow...

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 10:18 PM EST reply actions

I personally can't wait to bash him some more.

Is the the long awaited “Amato Report?”

Our goal is simple: Best in the land

Kill a fly with an axe -- Mickey Andrews

by FSUSOM on Jan 18, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions

It's titled "Chuck Amato relieved of his duties?"

Has anonymous quotes from a reporter who covered Amato at NC state, and… quotes from a recruit’s mentor about what a certain TE coach told him about Amato’s future.

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by Bud Elliott on Jan 18, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions