Showing posts with label patriots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patriots. Show all posts

Sunday, January 22, 2012

NFL Conference Championship Picks


We have two of the best offenses and quarterbacks in the league (Tom Brady/Eli Manning) and two teams with high powered defenses(Ravens/49ers). Oh yeah, don't forget there are two brothers who are each one win away from creating the "Sibling Bowl" in Indianapolis.There are storylines in both of those situations...any other combination (i.e Patriots v 49ers) would lack the ultimate storyline. I'll be 2-0 or 0-2 this week...I refuse to take a split.


New York Giants (9-7, 5-3 away) @ San Francisco 49ers (13-3, 7-1 home)
Sunday, 6:30 PM ET


It's Eli Manning and Alex Smith in San Francisco -- a rematch of the Nov. 11 game won by the 49ers, 27-20. But this is now and the Giants are the most balanced team playing right now (at this moment). They are playing well on both sides of the ball. NY finally has Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Mathias Kiwanuka,and JasonPierre-Paul all healthy and on the field together. Those four guys have 37 sacks between them this year.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

NFL Division Playoff Picks


 
New Orleans Saints (14-3) @ San Francisco 49ers (13-3,first round bye) Saturday, FOX 4:30 PM ET
Drew Brees is on fire as he heads to San Francisco to take on a 49ers team that is ranked 4th overall in defense. That will prove to be a stiffer challenge for the Saints than Detroit was. What San Francisco does best is stop the run (ranked #1). Well, the Saints may not even have a rushing attempt on Saturday. Brees will keep spreading it all over the field until SF lays back some and opens up the lane for Darren Sproles. I think the biggest game comes from Jimmy Graham. As good as SF is against the run, they aren’t as good against the pass (and we all know how good Brees is WITH the pass).