NFC Championship Game Thoughts

by BigBlueShoe on Jan 18, 2009 10:43 AM EST in Analysis Comment 21 comments

I have mixed feelings about this game. I love Donovan McNabb, and I have always felt that he is often unjustly criticized in Philly. This team was considered dead and gone back in November when they tied the Cincinnati Bengals. McNabb admitted he did not know NFL regular season games ended in ties, and he was mercilessly bashed by media and fans for that admission. The next week, McNabb was benched at halftime of Philly's game against Baltimore. After the game, everyone (including ESPN hack Sal Poalantonio) said McNabb's days in Philly were done.

Nearly two months later (and just like the Marvin Harrison media fiasco), Sal Pal and his cronies were wrong.

So, there is part of me that wants Philly to win it all; not just the NFC Championship.

The other part of me is Edgerrin. Our old friend (and the best running back in Colts history, Baltimore or Indy) Edgerrin James is the starting RB again in Arizona. He has run the football well, and he is posed to play in his first Super Bowl. Edge is one of the good guys in this league. We've read story after story about how awesome he is, how professional he works, and how his teammates love absolutely him. I am no fan of Ken Wisenhunt, and the thought of Captain Fumblator in another Super Bowl going up against another great defense is enough to induce vomiting, but it is tough not to root for ole Edge.

But, while I love Edge, and would root for him and his team if they made it, I have to go with Philly. Edge already has a ring (and yes, he was as part of that team as Dungy, Manning, Addai, and Sanders were) and his legacy is secured. He is currently 13th all-time in rushing. If he plays for another year or two and gains 1,000 yards, he will pass Franco Harris, Thurman Thomas, Marshall Faulk, Marcus Allen, and Jim Brown on the all-time list. Edge is a first ballot Hall of Famer when he retires. If not, then there should be no Hall of Fame.

Though I love Edgerrin, I'm rooting Eagles

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I believe the bigger game is AFC Championship

Say “I” if you want the steelers to lose. Then the Ravens in SB. I’m pulling for D nab.

by colts9318rock on Jan 18, 2009 10:57 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I am rooting

for Arizona and Baltimore. But I think Philly and Pitts are gonna win. Here’s hoping I’ll be wrong on both accounts again!

by yellowsnow on Jan 18, 2009 11:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

that is the way i feel

lets hope we are wrong!

"I may not be a class act, but I'm an American."
-- Ron Artest on wanting to play for the Olympic team

by zkmavz on Jan 18, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Much as I appreciate what Edge did for us, the thought of the media losing their junk for the next two weeks nauseates me enough to root for the Eagles.

Plus I’d like to see McNabb win a ring before Terrel Owens. A lot.

by eltharion_doa on Jan 18, 2009 11:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I feel the same way

I like McNabb and I definitely want to see him get a ring before T.O. (if T.O. ever gets one).

by KMR24 on Jan 18, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm rooting for Edge and Baltimore

Sir Fumblesalot may not be as good as the media plays him out to be but he’s still a damn good story

Let's go Colts! Thanks Tony Dungy for the many years of success!

by AJforAZ on Jan 18, 2009 11:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

The media is now saying that Mr. Fumblator is definitely going to the Hall of Fame

Warner had two good years, three if you count this season. However, those two magic seasons were ten years ago; now if he had a streak of five or six really good years, then I could see him as a hall of famer, but he didn’t. He’s story is really great, but if the Arizona loses this game, then the talk for the HOF ends as quickly as it started.

by KMR24 on Jan 18, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I want Edge to win a Super Bowl and I don’t care about what that says about the Colts and Peyton.

by Colts Homer on Jan 18, 2009 12:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Solution

We re-sign Edge in the offseason and he wins a Super Bowl next year as a Colt.

by ctnyc on Jan 18, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Me likee

that solution.

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by BigBlueShoe on Jan 18, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Me likee, tooeee (that solution). . .

If it were possible cap-wise to re-sign Edge for a couple years, and Mike Hart is 100% by camp, I do believe the running game would improve significantly. Dom is done, but Edge’s year-round conditioning makes him a good bet despite his age.
Probably means adios to Jeff Saturday as well as Marvin, though. Our three young O-linemen will have had a year’s experience and a bunch of mini-camps plus full training camp to master things, plus Lilja should be back, finally..
Unless a very good power back falls to us in the draft, bring on the Edge!

by oldecoltsfan on Jan 18, 2009 1:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I like me some Edge and all, but I don’t like that solution.

This line will remain in my signature until the Colts draft Rashad Jennings in 2009.

by KingRichard on Jan 18, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There’s not a chance in hell Edge gets into the HOF on the first ballot.

I say that not as an indication of what I think of him, but because of the way the NFL voting is done. They always make people wait in line since there’s a backlog of deserving candidates.

by willyduer on Jan 18, 2009 12:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm rooting for

Steelers: Want a Dungy protege to be the second black coach to win the SB. Besides I don’t like Ray-Ray and his antics anyway. Also UPMC is where I first met my wife, so I guess that kind of seals the deal. Second best team I root for after the Colts.

Cardinals: The underdog. But this is a tough call to make as I want the Eagles to show they can win a championship with cry baby TO.

"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi

by rangerover76 on Jan 18, 2009 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

* without cry baby TO i.e.

"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi

by rangerover76 on Jan 18, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Cards and Steelers

How can we not support Edge!?

Also, I can’t cheer for the Ravens. Have you ever hung out with Ravens fans? They despise us for “stealing” their team! Even if they weren’t alive when it happened they make a huge deal out of it. I know they would never support us, so screw them. Meanwhile, I already hate the Steelers, so if they win, at least nothing changes. I just wish Baltimore would appreciate their team and stop being hypocrites about a team relocating.

by hoosierdore on Jan 18, 2009 1:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

working on it

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Jan 18, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is Edge really the best?

As a long, long time Colts fan, I love the Edge. He deserves to be a first ballot HOFer. However, I am uncomfortable crowning him THE best Colt running back ever. There have been a lot of great ball carriers in the Colts’ history and it’s hard to say which one was THE best. Some of these names may be unknown to younger Colt fans but the historic stars include Alan Ameche, Lenny Moore, Lydell Mitchell, and Marshall Faulk. No telling what these guys’ statistics would have been had they played in today’s game.

“Best ever” lists tend to really be “best-I-ever-saw” lists. I have seen Colt all time lists that excluded Jim Parker the HOF tackle/guard. Let’s just say the Edge is as good as any of ’em.

by coltfan59 on Jan 20, 2009 10:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs