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NFL Playoffs Open Thread

by Betty Cracker|  January 11, 20144:48 pm| 169 Comments

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Damn, that Saints defender rang Percy Harvin’s bell! Poor little Gator!

But the Seachickens take the lead, which makes valued commenter Yatsano happy. Please feel free to discuss the playoffs or any other topic.

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  1. 1.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Glad we held them to three. Now we need the O to get going.

  2. 2.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    Hmmm, the 5″11″ Drew Brees, or the 5’9″ Russell Wilson?
    Just hoping for a good game again this weekend.

  3. 3.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    Xin Loi Percy.

  4. 4.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    Run game!

  5. 5.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    That LB is gonna see that clip in film review about eleventy billion times.

  6. 6.

    Aji

    January 11, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Yatsano? Is that the same as Yutsuno? You know, dude, most of us get by with one name. What, you got four now?

    Got no dog in this fight – or rather, two dogs, since I like both teams. But thanks for the shiny new thread.

  7. 7.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    @Corner Stone: Who Dat!

  8. 8.

    Ben Franklin

    January 11, 2014 at 4:54 pm

    Seachickens taste like tuna?

  9. 9.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    Nope.

  10. 10.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    @Aji: Me neither except that we have one party all year and that’s for the Super Bowl. I try to get all themey with chow and cajun/creole is my specialty!

  11. 11.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    @Ben Franklin: You can tuna piano. . .

  12. 12.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    Damn weather is Seattle’s 13th man.

  13. 13.

    Aji

    January 11, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    @raven: I’ll be right over. Well, on the appointed day, I mean.

  14. 14.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    @Aji: Laissez les bons temps rouler

  15. 15.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    So, time to whine about how hard the Saints are hitting.

  16. 16.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    There’s some dad blame hittin’ going on in this here game, now!

  17. 17.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 11, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    @Corner Stone: What’s with you and the QB’s heights?

  18. 18.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    @Corner Stone: Douche bag Ryan will see to that.

  19. 19.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Thanks, Russell!

  20. 20.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I don’t know what you mean? It’s increasingly unusual that an NFL QB is under a legit 6’2″, so when we have a playoff game with two sub-6 footers it’s remarkable, at least to me.

  21. 21.

    khead

    January 11, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Saints +7.5

    khead +1.5

  22. 22.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Ever see “Tom Horn” where scrawny Steve McQueen tell Gentleman’ Jim Corbett, “you’d have to stand on a stepladder to kiss Geronimo’s ass”!

  23. 23.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    First name Russell…Last name Wilson…

  24. 24.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 11, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    @Corner Stone: You were knocking Manziel for height in an earlier thread. I wondered if it had become a bee in your bonnet (or a bat in your belfry).

    @raven: I’ve seen the movie but I didn’t remember the scene.

  25. 25.

    Violet

    January 11, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    @Aji: We went through a period where no one could reply to Yutsy using his original name. The comments just vanished into the ether. As a courtesy he rearranged the vowels in his name and everyone could reply to him.

  26. 26.

    jo6pac

    January 11, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    As a 9er fan, Go NO.

  27. 27.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:09 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: They all lie about it. Manziel isn’t as tall as they list him. And he’s much scrawnier as well.
    It’s a factor, at least to me, when evaluating his potential worth/value on the playing field in the NFL.
    Shorter QB’s have a harder time in many regards these days. Drew Brees is an exception, and Wilson so far has shown he can get it done as well.
    Wislon is stocky and much more solidly built than either Manziel or Brees for that matter. So his scrambling may not get him killed as quickly. But if Shorty Manziel thinks he’s gonna Scampernick around and be successful, I am happy to bet against him.

  28. 28.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    Fumble-itis?!
    Indeed!

  29. 29.

    Bob In Portland

    January 11, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    As a Niners fan, if the Saints can’t knock out the Seahawks maybe they can knock out Harvin.

  30. 30.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    Drat.

  31. 31.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: It was at the very beginning. That and “I’ve never seen a bunch of pasty face Sheriff’s” right before he kicks the lever of the gallows trap has always stayed with me. Should have been his last movie.

  32. 32.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    @Violet: Just don’t call him late for lunch!

  33. 33.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Double drat.

  34. 34.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Somebody ring up JSF, because Lynch just went BEAST MODE!

  35. 35.

    Omnes Omnibus

    January 11, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    @Corner Stone: I remember when GB used lie about Gilbert Brown’s weight. They listed him at 340 and that had to be low by a good 20-30 pounds.

  36. 36.

    Aji

    January 11, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    @Violet: Yes, but he needs two more?

  37. 37.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: That’s like Mike Tolbert FB for Carolina. They have him listed at 245, but that SOB is 260+ or I’ll buy him a buffet somewhere. He may tap 270 on game day.

  38. 38.

    Violet

    January 11, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    @Aji: I think Betty may have misspelled.

  39. 39.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Man, they are really committed to the run.

  40. 40.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    @Violet: Ya doesn’t have to call him Johnson.

  41. 41.

    Morzer

    January 11, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Damn, that Saints defender rang Percy Harvin’s bell! Poor little Gator!

    13-0 Seahawks. Looks like someone began trash-talking a little too soon. Poor little Cwacker!

  42. 42.

    Aji

    January 11, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    @Violet: I think so, too. But I had to give him some shit. :-)

  43. 43.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    @Morzer: She’s a Gator.

  44. 44.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I don’t think Manziel is a quality candidate to make it in the NFL, and his height and diminutive stature are key reasons why.

  45. 45.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    Brees can’t throw a wet ball. Just call it before someone gets hurt. :-(

  46. 46.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    @Corner Stone: They’ll knock that fucking smirk into the 5th row.

  47. 47.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    @raven: His ability to scramble is impressive at the NCAA level. Good quickness and decent/above average speed.
    But let’s see what happens the first time a 245 pound LB lands right on top of him with his throwing shoulder pinned under him. Or a 290 pound DE.
    Even in today’s QB friendly NFL rules, somebody is gonna nail him and accept the penalty.

  48. 48.

    Amir Khalid

    January 11, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    @Corner Stone:
    In addition to his size and build, no doubt.

  49. 49.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    I knew when I got up this morning that there would be a lot of running in this game. The wind has been pretty brisk out on my back porch, and with the rain thrown in it makes for awful passing conditions. Seattle has a better set of runners than N.O., so I expect Seattle to pound it down their throats. So far that’s what’s happening.

  50. 50.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    Stop saying “chippy.”

  51. 51.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    @Baud: the weather is brutal today; hard rain, wind, lightning, hail, and even snow, all since the game started.
    I’m glad I’m inside.

  52. 52.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    Damn.

    Should have taken the 3.

    @opiejeanne:

    I’m glad to be inside too.

  53. 53.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 5:36 pm

    @efgoldman:

    It’s been an incredible first season for Kevin Burkhardt at Fox. When the network announced his hire before the season, he was best known as a reporter for New York Mets telecasts on SNY. Last year he was calling Dallas Cowboys games on radio for Compass Media and now he’ll be calling an NFL playoff game for a nationwide television audience.

    The pair has certainly impressed with their work during the season and it’s a well deserved designation. Burkhardt calls a very good game and has the kind of smooth, understated delivery that has long been a staple of the top NFL announcers.

  54. 54.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:38 pm

    @Amir Khalid: Certainly, for sure, indeed and also, too.

  55. 55.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    And there it is.

  56. 56.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    Who is this rookie #11? Never seen him before.

  57. 57.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 5:40 pm

    @Baud: It’s so bad out my dogs haven’t wanted to step outside all morning. They look at me like I’m crazy when I open the door for them.

  58. 58.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    And unlike other semi-scrambling QB’s (looking at you BigCheeseIII), RW scrambles but doesn’t take the hit.

  59. 59.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    I wonder if the Saints can put Andrew Luck in the for the second half.

  60. 60.

    JPL

    January 11, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    @Baud: haha.. I just told my son the same thing on chat..

  61. 61.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    That’s not a hold!

  62. 62.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    @Baud: Ha! He had two handfulls three different times!

  63. 63.

    JPL

    January 11, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Although I’m a big Pat fan, I know they don’t have a strong team this year, so my prediction is Seattle vs Denver. Seattle is looking worthy.

  64. 64.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Incidental only.

  65. 65.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    Ouch!

  66. 66.

    Eric k

    January 11, 2014 at 5:50 pm

    Baud your delusional, when DB John Lynch says it was an obvious hold, it was an obvious hold

  67. 67.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    Thank god.

  68. 68.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    Nice defensive stand by NO.

  69. 69.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Man, #94 on NO just flat beat RW to the sideline. That’s amazeballs.

  70. 70.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 5:55 pm

    @efgoldman: Holy Cripes! He does sound just like Al Michaels.

  71. 71.

    dr. bloor

    January 11, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    The only thing the Saints seem to be doing well today is turning Harvin into the new Kenny McCormick.

  72. 72.

    MikeJ

    January 11, 2014 at 5:56 pm

    Almost Lucy’d it.

  73. 73.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Just don’t give Seattle the ball again.

  74. 74.

    J R in WV

    January 11, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    It is raining HARD in Seattle. No surprise it’s a problem for an indoor team. NO defence is good but can’t play the whole game. They need a break while the O carries the ball.

  75. 75.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    @J R in WV:

    The turnover really hurt the Saints badly.

  76. 76.

    Geoduck

    January 11, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    @JPL:

    After all those years of AFC West rivalry, it would be highly ironic if it ended up being Denver vs Seattle in the Super Bowl.

  77. 77.

    khead

    January 11, 2014 at 6:08 pm

    @Baud:

    The sinking feeling I felt started with the missed FG. Everything since then has been a slow death march. At least to halftime.

  78. 78.

    hitchhiker

    January 11, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Crikey, hawks! They need three scores to get you, the weather is bloody nuts, and your fans are blowing their vocal cords again. Good times here in the Pacific Northwest.

    Just hope one of these massive Douglas Firs doesn’t decide to drop a branch through my living room ceiling.

  79. 79.

    Comrade Luke

    January 11, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Entire half spent talking about what the Saints did wrong, and how they can recover.

    Who are they playing?

  80. 80.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:09 pm

    @khead:

    Yep.

  81. 81.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:10 pm

    @Comrade Luke:

    They don’t want people to change channels, so they’re talking about how the Saints can make it a game.

  82. 82.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    There’s a light year left in this one.

  83. 83.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    @hitchhiker: telephone pole down near me, lying across the lines across the street.

    We lost power briefly before the half.

  84. 84.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Wow. Harvin finally gets to play and now he’s out with a concussion

  85. 85.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    @raven:

    That third down run hurt.

  86. 86.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    Good stop, D.

  87. 87.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 6:30 pm

    The D for NO is playing a hell of a game so far.

  88. 88.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 6:32 pm

    Wow!!

  89. 89.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:33 pm

    Got one there.

  90. 90.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Bad call.

  91. 91.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    Goin’ fer it!!

  92. 92.

    trollhattan

    January 11, 2014 at 6:35 pm

    Going for it on 4th down is working out pretty darn well, so far.

  93. 93.

    Eric k

    January 11, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    Saint officially can’t complain about anything now since they got a gift blown call on the obvious fumble

  94. 94.

    MikeJ

    January 11, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    @Eric k: Blown call plus 15 yards.

  95. 95.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    Defense doing it’s job for once. Something to build on for next year.

    In the off-season, Saints offense needs to practice playing in the world’s most hostile climates. Maybe make a reality show out of it.

  96. 96.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    I’m fucking around trying to help a neighbor who is out of town and it looks like he has a broken water line. I turned it off at the meter and then learned another neighbor (plumber) turned it off under the house!

  97. 97.

    Betty Cracker

    January 11, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    @opiejeanne: I worried about Harvin like a mother hen for his entire college career. He’s fast as hell and talented, but he gets hurt.

  98. 98.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Ya’ll are nuts, this ain’t over.

  99. 99.

    Eric k

    January 11, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    Betty, it isn’t injury prone when you get a concussion after the other team targets you with hits after ever play

  100. 100.

    khead

    January 11, 2014 at 6:46 pm

    A TD here would be nice.

  101. 101.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    The wind has died down appreciably, so throwing is now an option and Brees is finally able to move the ball. With N.O. knocking on the door, Seattle’s D needs to make a good showing.

  102. 102.

    Betty Cracker

    January 11, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    @Baud: Too early to give up! A lot of ticks left on the clock.

  103. 103.

    JPL

    January 11, 2014 at 6:47 pm

    @khead: not only nice but necessary..

  104. 104.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    @Betty Cracker: we have had a couple of favorite baseball players who were brilliant but smallish and fragile.

  105. 105.

    JPL

    January 11, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    nice

  106. 106.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    @Eric k: Shit, what game do you think they are playing out there, tennis?

  107. 107.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    @Betty Cracker:

    I know. The score was nice and D is playing well. We’ll see.

  108. 108.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 6:52 pm

    Only took them 2 and 1/2 quarters, but they are finally on the scoreboard. They can’t wait for another 2 and 1/2 quarters to do it again.

  109. 109.

    Eric k

    January 11, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    Raven hard hits are part of the game, but watch the replays they hit Harvin AFTER every play

  110. 110.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    That was ugly.

  111. 111.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    Aw, they targeted the return man too!

  112. 112.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    @Eric k: Whatever. I don’t give a shit one way or the other.

  113. 113.

    khead

    January 11, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    95 yard drive coming up.

    Edit – Heh. Ok, maybe not.

  114. 114.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:07 pm

    @khead: hold

  115. 115.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:15 pm

    This game should be really interesting. Why do I feel like it’s boring the snot outta me?

  116. 116.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    AUBURN GODDAMNIT

  117. 117.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    Ok. THAT was interesting shit!

  118. 118.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    If you’re Brees, how do you underthrow a pass so badly into double coverage underneath?

  119. 119.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 7:16 pm

    @Corner Stone: I need to stop watching. It’s giving me an ulcer.

  120. 120.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    @Corner Stone: slipped and the wind is blowing 100 fucking miles an hour

  121. 121.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:18 pm

    Delays have hurt the Saints all year.

  122. 122.

    Steeplejack

    January 11, 2014 at 7:19 pm

    This announcer really does sound like Al Michaels. “That’s un-be-lieve-able!” Ugh.

  123. 123.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    How does Jimmy Graham not have one catch today?

  124. 124.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    WTF-K?

  125. 125.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Yikes!!

  126. 126.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    @Steeplejack: And I’ve been thinking Lynch sounds a heck of a lot like Kirk Herbstreit.

  127. 127.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:21 pm

    Stop the clock dumbass, looks like the Bears.

  128. 128.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    They had to challenge, no matter what.
    Not sure they can overturn that call on review.

  129. 129.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:25 pm

    Eek.

    At least the score will be respectable this time.

  130. 130.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    @Baud: Now I can rule out jambalaya!

  131. 131.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:26 pm

    @raven: I’m still stupefied over KC coming back from 2:00 minute warning and then taking their last time out.
    That was epic Andy Reid.

  132. 132.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    Fucking BEAST MODE.
    He was just looking to stay in bounds but then no one wanted to tackle him!!

  133. 133.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:27 pm

    @Corner Stone: That looked like the 2013 Georgia Bulldogs.

  134. 134.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:28 pm

    D had a good day but they gave up there.

  135. 135.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 7:29 pm

    @Baud: Once he had the corner it didn’t matter if they gave up or not.

  136. 136.

    opiejeanne

    January 11, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    @Corner Stone: he looked around like he didn’t believe it.

  137. 137.

    Villago Delenda Est

    January 11, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    Fuck. We lost the shutout. I’m really depressed now…

  138. 138.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:32 pm

    @raven:

    Next year.

  139. 139.

    Joel

    January 11, 2014 at 7:34 pm

    I love how the Saints are bounty-paying head hunters, but Belichick is the cheater.

  140. 140.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:35 pm

    Ruh Roh Earl Thomas.

  141. 141.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:37 pm

    Brees has absolutely no handle on the ball. Looked like he was regripping before the throw.

  142. 142.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Still a slim chance N.O. can win. Let’s see how the onside kick goes.

  143. 143.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Holy shit.

  144. 144.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    WHHUUUTTT?!

  145. 145.

    Betty Cracker

    January 11, 2014 at 7:42 pm

    Ho. Lee. Fuck!

  146. 146.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Damn Colston.

  147. 147.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    How do you throw that forward? Just step out.

  148. 148.

    Betty Cracker

    January 11, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Why the hell didn’t he go out of bounds? Dumb ass. Seachickens for the win!

  149. 149.

    Steeplejack

    January 11, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Dumb-ass way to lose. He should have just stepped out of bounds.

  150. 150.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    Give Brees one tick left to throw.

  151. 151.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    I’ll be damned! Well, here goes the game.

    A second forward pass? What was he thinking? Game over. Now for S.F. to get crushed tomorrow.

  152. 152.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    @billgerat: I’m in a tight spot. I can’t stand Harbaugh + I can’t stand Scampernick.
    BUT, I love Carolina’s defense – I think Cam Newton is an awful NFL QB.
    Shit, I guess I have to root for Carolina and Riverboat Ron.

    edited

  153. 153.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    I can only assume he thought he was already out of time.

  154. 154.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    @Baud: He gets paid to have a clock in his head.
    He just can’t do that.

  155. 155.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    @Corner Stone: Part of me would like to see S.F. win to set up an epic title game, but common sense says that Carolina would be the easier team to beat. Plus, I want to see Faepernick get creamed just so my step son’s cousin, who is a 49’er fanatic, gets a major sad and shuts up about S.F. the rest of the year.

  156. 156.

    Baud

    January 11, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Not excusing it. Just trying to understand it.

  157. 157.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 7:56 pm

    @billgerat: I don’t honestly know why I dislike Scampernick so much. Maybe it’s because The Harbaugh picked him.
    But I see him do that stupid side to side stomp down foot move as he sprints forward and I just pray for Lawrence Thomas to come out of nowhere and plant him.

  158. 158.

    Heliopause

    January 11, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    Russell Wilson’s got to stop sucking, and the Seahawk WRs have to start getting some separation or this big season ends next week. The Seahawks are running on defense and offensive fumes right now. Been a long time since I’ve been this down on a winning playoff team.

  159. 159.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 8:07 pm

    The way he kisses his biceps before every game shows he’s an egotistical bastard. Granted, the guy can play, but his bullshit just wants me to see his smile get wiped clean off his face.

  160. 160.

    tybee

    January 11, 2014 at 8:07 pm

    so the stains lose.
    if the whiners follow suit on the morrow, my weekend will be complete.

  161. 161.

    billgerat

    January 11, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    @Heliopause: The weather certainly slowed Wilson down, but also the great success of the running game ensured that Wilson didn’t need to throw the ball much today. I wouldn’t say he sucked. You are right though that the receivers need more separation.

  162. 162.

    The Sailor

    January 11, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    And now the real game starts!

  163. 163.

    raven

    January 11, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Dan Dierdorf’s last game.

  164. 164.

    The Sailor

    January 11, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Go Clots!
    Prothrombin Time!

  165. 165.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Well, that was an interesting start.

  166. 166.

    Corner Stone

    January 11, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    Time to light up a Blunt!

  167. 167.

    Heliopause

    January 11, 2014 at 8:46 pm

    What’s the over-under on total points in this one? I think 89 is a worthy goal.

  168. 168.

    Bonnie

    January 11, 2014 at 8:56 pm

    @raven: Thank God. Most maudlin sports announcer ever. I am a very happy Seahawk fan.

  169. 169.

    The Sailor

    January 11, 2014 at 9:25 pm

    WTF!?
    I’m doing the Safety Dance.

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