Playoffs 2012

eagle eye

What do you do here? Run around and take the safety?

kmart6

This would be the hail mary of all hail Mary's!

SantryRed

Needless to say this is going Julio's way

D3PO

silly not to punt that out of bounds no harm no foul though.

hail mary time

Masked Man

Jack, Jackie, John and Jim!?

Stev_o

Ryans shoulder is ****ed never had an arm to call a Hail Mary.

kmart6

Stev_o wrote: »

15 seconds to win it. Probably quick one to get yards and then the hail mary.

Clock starts on the punt!

D3PO

well done Niners. Im delighted Falcons would have no business in the bowl afainst the Pats or Ravens. At least now we can look forward to the SB knowing it will be a good game

HigginsJ

Congrats to 49ers. They deserve it after getting so close against us last year. Will be rooting for them in the SB.

DDC1990

WTF was that?

davyjose

Atlanta threw this away. Turnover central in the third killed them.

Disgraceful.

D3PO

kmart6 wrote: »

Clock starts on the punt!

on the snap to be pedantic :cool::pac:

madalig12

Yes!!! Go on niners! :pac: gonna be nerve wreaking.

A_Sober_Paddy

davyjose wrote: »

Atlanta threw this away. Turnover central in the third killed them.

Disgraceful.

Does Mike Smith Keep his job?

D3PO

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Does Mike Smith Keep his job?

its not even a question

kmart6

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Does Mike Smith Keep his job?

God yeah!

Stev_o

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Does Mike Smith Keep his job?

No reason to fire him. Would be crazy. But chances are they don't meet the playoffs next year if Tony retires.

JaMarcus Hustle

Now it's time for the main event :cool:

Will the Ray Lewis Retirement Tour of the Americas take him to New Orleans in The Har-Bowl? Or will it be the fairytale script of Tom Brady vs his boyhood, hometown team who passed up the chance to draft him when they badly needed a Quarterback?

Hope this is a cracker. Hope even moreso that it's a stroll in the park, but I doubt it

Red Crow

Well done San Fran.

D3PO

Should be some game upcoming.

Im rooting for the niners. Id love to see Ray Lewis get another ring before retiring.

Hard to see past Brady though.

spiralism

Right, so Atlanta led by 17, got a turnover at their own goal line, had the ball on the SF 15 with two minutes left, had Matt Ryan miss an open Tony Gonzalez on 4th and 4 for a TD and lost at home.

Only the Falcons. Only the Falcons.

Least they pushed though and i dont feel like a twat.

HigginsJ

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Now it's time for the main event :cool:

Will the Ray Lewis Retirement Tour of the Americas take him to New Orleans in The Har-Bowl? Or will it be the fairytale script of Tom Brady vs his boyhood, childhood team who passed up the chance to draft him when they badly needed a Quarterback?

Hope this is a cracker. Hope even moreso that it's a stroll in the park, but I doubt it

A repeat of last years championship game would keep us entertained.

A_Sober_Paddy

D3PO wrote: »

its not even a question

Good good, would be a disgrace...

So if 49ers win the Superbowl, will that make Kaepernick the first Rookie QB to win it? Or was Big Ben a rookie when he won his first?

Stev_o

It's hardly a fairy tale game of SF vs NE. A nice battle of the dynasties I guess.

mikemac1

Time to bring this out again

Which Patriot is it going to be tonight?!

Itssoeasy

Well done San Francisco. Nice seeing the past Superbowls and bill walsh.

Stev_o

spiralism wrote: »

Right, so Atlanta led by 17, got a turnover at their own goal line, had the ball on the SF 15 with two minutes left, had Matt Ryan miss an open Tony Gonzalez on 4th and 4 for a TD and lost at home.

Only the Falcons. Only the Falcons.

Least they pushed though and i dont feel like a twat.

They are going to find it very tough next year if Abraham and Tony retire. They need a pass rusher badly and obviously need a TE to replace Tony.

Red Crow

Stev_o wrote: »

No reason to fire him. Would be crazy. But chances are they don't meet the playoffs next year if Tony retires.

They will be in the mix with Julio Jones.

davyjose

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Does Mike Smith Keep his job?

Is Matt Ryan their man? It's hard to criticise a guy who threw 3 TD's and over 300 yards, but ZERO points in the second and all those turnovers....

Masked Man

Hopefully this is the Ray Lewis Retirement Party. All dressed up in my nice white suit for it.

No Pollard injuries please!

davyjose

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Does Mike Smith Keep his job?

Is Matt Ryan their man? It's hard to criticise a guy who threw 3 TD's and over 300 yards, but ZERO points in the second and all those turnovers....

Benimar

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Good good, would be a disgrace...

So if 49ers win the Superbowl, will that make Kaepernick the first Rookie QB to win it? Or was Big Ben a rookie when he won his first?

Kaepernik isn't a rookie. He's a 2nd year player.

Roethlisberger wasn't a rookie when he won it.

Stev_o

Eli Manning wrote: »

They will be in the mix with Julio Jones.

As great as Jones was Gonzales has been the difference maker in this team. Without they would not have gotten as far as they did.

HigginsJ

Stev_o wrote: »

They are going to find it very tough next year if Abraham and Tony retire. They need a pass rusher badly and obviously need a TE to replace Tony.

Abraham can be replaced with plenty good pass-rushers in the 1st. Gonzales would be loss but Ryan has two great targets in White n Jones so they can surely pick up a complement in free agency or draft (Zach Ertz or Brandon Myers)

JaMarcus Hustle

davyjose wrote: »

Is Matt Ryan their man?

A resounding yes, yes he is. I don't think there's any question about it, and I'm surprised you'd even consider him not being!

A_Sober_Paddy

Benimar wrote: »

Kaepernik isn't a rookie. He's a 2nd year player.

Roethlisberger wasn't a rookie when he won it.

Oh sorry, I just realised that after I posted that:(

D3PO

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Good good, would be a disgrace...

So if 49ers win the Superbowl, will that make Kaepernick the first Rookie QB to win it? Or was Big Ben a rookie when he won his first?

Hes not a rookie. Ben didnt win his first year.

Think Terry Bradshaw might have though too lazy to check

spiralism

Am i hearing this correctly on CBS? People are campaigning to expand the Rooney Rule because they're complaining that not enough minorities are getting coaching jobs? Ridiculous political ****e.

Stev_o

HigginsJ wrote: »

Abraham can be replaced with plenty good pass-rushers in the 1st. Gonzales would be loss but Ryan has two great targets in White n Jones so they can surely pick up a complement in free agency or draft (Zach Ertz or Brandon Myers)

Not that easy. The drop off between the elite TE's and your average TE is massive.

Johnny_Fontane

So ravens have to beat pats and sf to finish the fairytale.

Big task, they have the hardest possible route right now.
Can they, why do I get the feeling its in the stars....

mikemac1

Hon the Ravens :cool:

davyjose

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

Good good, would be a disgrace...

So if 49ers win the Superbowl, will that make Kaepernick the first Rookie QB to win it? Or was Big Ben a rookie when he won his first?

Neither are/were Rookies

Red Crow

davyjose wrote: »

Is Matt Ryan their man? It's hard to criticise a guy who threw 3 TD's and over 300 yards, but ZERO points in the second and all those turnovers....

You got to have a look a the defence. Matt Ryan gave them time off the field when the 49ers were getting pounded. Opening the gap was a great start they let the 49ers walk through them.

It was a strange game as both defences were poor overall.

Justin10

spiralism wrote: »

Am i hearing this correctly on CBS? People are campaigning to expand the Rooney Rule because they're complaining that not enough minorities are getting coaching jobs? Ridiculous political ****e.

Its a problem in most sports, its ridiculous in soccer.

I dont think positive discrimination is the answer though.

JaMarcus Hustle

Was Big Vern a tad bit annoyed there? Wasn't the most graceful way of asking the question. "Vernon, we'd kind of forgotten about you for a while...."

davyjose

D3PO wrote: »

Hes not a rookie. Ben didnt win his first year.

Think Terry Bradshaw might have though too lazy to check

No Rookie QB has won it. In fact, pretty sure no Rookie has made the Super Bowl.

Kylo Ren

Kaepernick to do a Brady on it?

Justin10

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Was Big Vern a tad bit annoyed there? Wasn't the most graceful way of asking the question. "Vernon, we'd kind of forgotten about you for a while...."

I thought that too, didnt look too pleased any ways.

kmart6

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

Was Big Vern a tad bit annoyed there? Wasn't the most graceful way of asking the question. "Vernon, we'd kind of forgotten about you for a while...."

Looking for a reaction and thankfully Davies made it clear it's bigger than him and all about the team which was great!

Loved the way Smith was so pumped in the locker room there, no sign of bitterness at all

HigginsJ

Stev_o wrote: »

Not that easy. The drop off between the elite TE's and your average TE is massive.

Agreed with that but it's up to the QB to elevate guys. Eli hasn't had an elite TE in years but turned Boss, Ballard and now Bennett into very serviceable guys.

It's up to Matt Ryan to do that now.