Midseason SB Picks

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NYG/Den

[tredadda]

SF/Texans. I think they are the two best all around teams in the NFL.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by tredadda

SF/Texans. I think they are the two best all around teams in the NFL.

As long as the Alex Smith is still the QB, I don't like the 9ers to get there.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by milkman

As long as the Alex Smith is still the QB, I don't like the 9ers to get there.

Save 2 special teams screw ups last year Alex Smith would have led them to the SB.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Save 2 special teams screw ups last year Alex Smith would have led them to the SB.

Save for 1 of 13 in third down opportunities against the Giants, that 1 a meaningless conversion at the end of the first half, Alex Smith would have led the Giants to the SB.

People want to blame Williams, but if Smith converts just a 3 or 4 third down chances, those fumbled punts won't matter.

Smith wilted under presssure.

Eli stepped up and converted huge third down opportunities.

[cyborgtable]

Originally Posted by milkman

Save for 1 of 13 in third down opportunities against the Giants, that 1 a meaningless conversion at the end of the first half, Alex Smith would have led the Giants to the SB.

People want to blame Williams, but if Smith converts just a 3 or 4 third down chances, those fumbled punts won't matter.

Smith wilted under presssure.

Eli stepped up and converted huge third down opportunities.

This, and he did it again in the regular season game vs the Giants

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by milkman

Save for 1 of 13 in third down opportunities against the Giants, that 1 a meaningless conversion at the end of the first half, Alex Smith would have led the Giants to the SB.

People want to blame Williams, but if Smith converts just a 3 or 4 third down chances, those fumbled punts won't matter.

Smith wilted under presssure.

Eli stepped up and converted huge third down opportunities.

Without a doubt Smith did not play a great game in that game, but without those special teams errors it would not have mattered. He was good in the previous game though. As "money" as Eli was in that game, it took a short field that was the result of a miffed punt to get the Giants in a position to score the game leading TD. Prior to that Eli struggled to move the ball and most people I have talked to including Giants fans doubted he would have been able to drive them the length of the field to a TD.

Ultimately it is irrelevant because Eli and the Giants and not Smith and the 49ers won that game. We will never know for sure if Eli could have driven the length of the field for the game winning score. I still think that Smith can lead SF to a SB. He is by no means an elite QB, but I think he is good enough especially with that team.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Save 2 special teams screw ups last year Alex Smith would have led them to the SB.

They converted 1 3rd down the entire game.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by tredadda

SF/Texans. I think they are the two best all around teams in the NFL.

SF won't get there with Smith as the QB.

[ThaVirus]

The Broncos will be a non-factor in the playoffs. Peyton doesn't have the dome to protect him anymore and will likely have to go through either Foxboro, Houston (which would be his best option, weatherwise), Baltimore, or Pittsburgh in the middle of January.

He'll choke as usual.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

The Broncos will be a non-factor in the playoffs. Peyton doesn't have the dome to protect him anymore and will likely have to go through either Foxboro, Houston (which would be his best option, weatherwise), Baltimore, or Pittsburgh in the middle of January.

He'll choke as usual.

He lost to the Chargers and Patriots who were the two best teams in the league the years he lost to them. Peyton carried extremely flawed Indy teams to the playoffs every year for over a decade. He isn't a choker. They used to call Elway a choker, but once he had a good team around him he won back to back Super Bowls.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

He lost to the Chargers and Patriots who were the two best teams in the league the years he lost to them. Peyton carried extremely flawed Indy teams to the playoffs every year for over a decade. He isn't a choker. They used to call Elway a choker, but once he had a good team around him he won back to back Super Bowls.

Ok.

So what's changed?

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

He lost to the Chargers and Patriots who were the two best teams in the league the years he lost to them. Peyton carried extremely flawed Indy teams to the playoffs every year for over a decade. He isn't a choker. They used to call Elway a choker, but once he had a good team around him he won back to back Super Bowls.

The old Manning defense. When they lost it was because he was on teams that were inferior talent wise. When they won it was all because of him. Question for you then. When the Colts lost the SB to NO what was the cause? Was it Manning and his Pick-6 or the Colts "inferior" talent.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

He lost to the Chargers and Patriots who were the two best teams in the league the years he lost to them. Peyton carried extremely flawed Indy teams to the playoffs every year for over a decade. He isn't a choker. They used to call Elway a choker, but once he had a good team around him he won back to back Super Bowls.

Peyton had a better team around him in 2006 and 2007 than he does now.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

He lost to the Chargers and Patriots who were the two best teams in the league the years he lost to them. Peyton carried extremely flawed Indy teams to the playoffs every year for over a decade. He isn't a choker. They used to call Elway a choker, but once he had a good team around him he won back to back Super Bowls.

Newsflash. Denver's an extremely flawed team and he may regress as the season grows older...he isn't 30 anymore.