Round two of playoffs

Well, before I go into my picks, there are a few points I would like to make:

1) Well, this is a sports blog predominately, but lets take a detour into something else. The show Degrassi is absolutely amazing. I mean, there is just so much awesome drama. I mean, Spinner is a character who is looking to break into my top 50 characters update of the future, and Darcy is becoming a new female fan. Heck I am even cheering for a relationship for a change in it. I don't know why I am pointing this out here, but boy do I love Degrassi. Ok, now that the world knows about my new tv obsession, I can continue on.

2) Thiell's post last week accurately showed why I should not be allowed to rank teams. But there is an easy way for the Denver debacle to occur. First off, I hate to predict the Colts as the number one team because that makes me look bias, and I would never pick the Pats number one because that would make me admit the Pats are actually good (which is a moral sin in my eyes). I also didn't want to pick the Chargers because that was who everyone was picking. But in truth, I picked Denver because they looked like they had an amazing roster. What I need to do next season is avoid big names, but look at the quality of the defensive lines, because that is where Denver failed. Oh and the Texans at 32, well I just don't particularily like them or Schaub so that is completely sensible for me. Oh well, maybe next year I'll actually be partially succesful.

3) To be quite honest, the first round couldn't go better for regular football fans. I mean, the 8 best teams in the entire NFL are left (although Pitt vs the Giants/Seahawks may be a bit debatable). Most years there is at least one upset that messes this up here. Now, heres hoping that this theme DOES not continue, and we get some juicy upsets this week that don't involve the Colts. But hey, you can't complain when you have four high class games, with great football being played, and heck, at the most important position (QB) You have: 3 certain hall of famers, 1 current superstar, 2 superb game managers, one enigma, and one subpar QB. Besides the last one of Rivers (but in that case, Tomlinson should just count as their QB, so then we could have four hall of famers) that is one amazing class of QB's. Nevertheless, four of those teams will go down, and who knows... maybe we are on our way to a Giants Jaguars superbowl, although I doubt it.

Seattle at Greenbay: All season long I have spent all my time avoiding ever giving any credit to Greenbay. On paper they just kept winning, but in my mind this was still the Greenbay of last year, one of the worst teams in the league that somehow pulled out 8 games, except this year they pulled out 13. Then there is Seattle, a team I praised all year, and kept putting as near to a top 5 team in the Power Rankings, as much as possible. However, first chance I get I pick Washington to knock off this team I have supported so much. Alot of people are picking Greenbay in this game, but why start supporting this team now. I mean, come on, they have the QB with the most career interceptions, and two or more interceptions would make this an easy winner for Seattle.
Winner: Seattle Seahawks (24-20)

Jacksonville at New England: What a game. The question in my mind is whether or not I should just stand with my guns all along and pick the Jags. I mean, to begin with I believe New England is very overated in everyone's belief they are unbeatable. The Giants and Eagles could've beat the Pats but came up just short, and the Ravens should've beat the Pats if the refs had made the obvious calls. Now Jacksonville is better than all of those teams, and has the running game to keep Brady off the field, the best possible defense against the Pats. However, in times like this I have to remain cautious, and my gut is telling me, that this could be a disatrous pick, and that I should stick with the Pats for one more week, although I will definitely be cheering against them.
Winner: New England Patriots (28-27)

San Diego at Indianapolis: I just read an article about how the Chargers will beat the Colts. Because of that I am now more confident then ever, because it seems no one is really taking this Colts team seroiusly. When the Colts lost to the Chargers earlier this year they had only 17 active offensive players, and their second WR was Cresando Thorpe. Guess who their second WR is this week.... Reggie Wayne. I most say that is a tad bit of improvement. This game is over one play in, when Marvin steps out onto that field. The RCA Dome will be off the hooks, and people will be thinking it must be pumped in noise because it is giong so crazy. Manning may be the face of this team, but the heart is Marvin, and with Marvin back on there, I believe the Colts are unbeatable. Just for the record, the Colts are undefeated this year in games Marvin has played in (ok, so that only equals 5-0), and that won't change this week. This will be interesting for five minutes, until the first Colts TD, and then we will all be looking at the Colts-Pats round 2, or Colts-Jags round 3... two much more appealing game.
Winner: Indianapolis Colts (30-10)

New York Giants at Dallas: If there is one thing I believe in in the NFL, is that beating the same team three times in a season is extremely difficult. The Cowboys have already beaten the Giants twice, and most people favor the Cowboys in round three. However, in the first meeting Eli played great until an injury. Pair one good performance with a dominant past two games with the nation watching, and Eli may be growing up before our very eyes. However, the weirdest thing about this game is that for the first game in awhile, Eli is not the player with the most pressure in this game. Tony Romo has alot more to prove, with the biggest botch hold in years and his spending a week in Mexico instead of preparing for this game, also puts his work ethic in question. Basically Romo needs to win this game more, or it will be another long offseason for him. Eli, while still with pressure, should avoid being a laughingstock this offseason because he led a team with low expections to the divisional round, and hey, Eli deserves some of that credit, don't ya think... In the end though, I can only pick one upset this round, and this isn't it...
Winner: Dallas Cowboys (35-33)