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3 things to PM to close out the season (will post composites friday i think). PM any one of the 3 or all of the 3 or whatever

1. rank the 12 playoff teams by likelihood to win the super bowl

2, rank your top 3 votes for MVP that isn't peyton manning

3. rank your top 3 votes for coach of the year

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12-30-2013 , 01:17 AM

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watching sixty replays of the Packers play on ESPN. so happy for Randall Cobb. guy has so much goddamn heart.

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12-30-2013 , 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by StoppedRainingMen

3 things to PM to close out the season (will post composites friday i think). PM any one of the 3 or all of the 3 or whatever

1. rank the 16 playoff teams by likelihood to win the super bowl

2, rank your top 3 votes for MVP that isn't peyton manning

3. rank your top 3 votes for coach of the year

There's only 12 playoff teams.

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12-30-2013 , 01:21 AM

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Goodell expanded the playoffs to let the Stealers, Ravens, and Cowboys in I believe.

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12-30-2013 , 01:26 AM

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MVP (non-Peyton): Brees, Charles, Rivers (wanted to include Gordon or Foles)
COY: Arians, Kelly, Reid
DPOY: Luke, Thomas/Sherman, Bowman (wanted to include Watt, but LOL Houston and Quinn)

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12-30-2013 , 01:26 AM

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are we allowed to LOL Cleveland itt?

most insane HC decision since the hiring of Kiffin

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12-30-2013 , 01:34 AM

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I already submitted Arians, Rex Ryan, and Reid as my CoY picks but Chip Kelly probably deserves it just for this...

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12-30-2013 , 02:17 AM

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Manning, Rodgers, Brady, Brees, Rivers, Luck, Wilson, Newton, Foles.... Maybe the highest quality of QBs in one playoff ever? Oh yeah and then there's Kaep, Daltonlahh, and Smiff... They can't all be good.

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12-30-2013 , 02:26 AM

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MVP Blount LDO

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12-30-2013 , 02:26 AM

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Should have another category for DPOY

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12-30-2013 , 02:34 AM

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I made this exact same post in the other Week whatever discussion thread, hmph... but no, this is going to be the GOAT playoffs. So many battles.

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12-30-2013 , 02:37 AM

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Someone do a nice OP for Post Season Prediction and Non-Gameday Discussion Thread. Or is this that thread?

If so then...

Wild Card Week
San Fran > Green Bay 38-24
Philly > New Orleans 31-16
Kansas City > Indy 24-14
San Diego > Cinci 27-20

Division Week
San Fran > Seattle 19-16
Carolina > Philly 31-17
Denver > San Diego 45-21
Kansas City > New England 24-20

Conference Championship Week
Carolina > San Fran 21-13
Denver > Kansas City 38-17

Super Bowl
Denver > Carolina 35-21

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12-30-2013 , 02:38 AM

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Rankings in order of likelihood to win SB:

Seattle
Denver

New England
Cincinnati
Carolina

San Fran
Green Bay
Indy
Philadelphia
Kansas City

San Diego

New Orleans

Coach of the Year: Arians, Chip, Reid

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12-30-2013 , 02:39 AM

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Everybody who should be in is in. Let us NFL playoffs.

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12-30-2013 , 02:43 AM

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I think the Pats are at best the 8th most talented of the playoff teams, but they play in the lolAFC, so I'll take my chances with a game at home, a cold game in Denver, and then a wtflolridiculous snow Super Bowl against the Seahawks. Pats and Brady morph themselves to the elements and almost won in Gimmick Stadium last year, I'll take my chances if it comes to that.

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12-30-2013 , 02:51 AM

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Why do you all think knocking the ball down on the last play of the game when it's a hail mary is better than catching it?

If you try to knock it down it can deflect into a wr's hands and you lose. I'd always try to catch the ball. You knock it down when it's a field position issue and catching it means you'd be worse off than getting it at the line of scrimmage. But those are very rare situations in the NFL.

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12-30-2013 , 02:59 AM

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I would imagine if you are in a unique position to slam it out of bounds, you should do so. Same goes for onside kicks. You're talking about a moment when a defender slams the ball down and it falls into a receiver's hands and ends up a touchdown. Not often. But NFL players are stupid and poorly coached, so they often try to catch it anyway. Pad dem stats.

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12-30-2013 , 03:05 AM

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I just think crazy things can happen when you try to hit the ball instead of catching it. It can tip up instead of down like in that AJ Green TD earlier in the year.

I'd always go up and try to catch it. Have confidence in your hands and get the ball.

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12-30-2013 , 10:50 AM

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AFC is wide open, NFC a brutal gauntlet.

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12-30-2013 , 11:08 AM

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Rex Ryan deserves at least a little COTY love. He got a team many thought would only win 2-3 games nearly within a tiebreaker of making the playoffs.

I have Kelly, Belichick, Rivera as my choices, though.

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12-30-2013 , 11:18 AM

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Jets went 8-8 with no pro bowlers. Wow

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12-30-2013 , 11:43 AM

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Gase playcalling watch last two games:

After saying he knew they needed to throw it more and would when it mattered Manning had 79 attempts in 6 quarters vs (I think, maybe miscounted since Manning sat 2nd half) 26 rushes.