[Aid180]

So Nicks and Bradshaw are both out for New York tomorrow. Seems like it's a win ready for the taking for The Panthers.

[Genesis 1.0]

Damn you, I just saw Shefty announcing this.

Looks like I'll be shifting my choice to Carolina in Pick 'Em.

[Mr. Perfect]

Originally Posted by Genesis 1.0

Damn you, I just saw Shefty announcing this.

Looks like I'll be shifting my choice to Carolina in Pick 'Em.

Nicks does make that much of a difference. Now, they can just focus on shutting down Cruz. That means Martellus Bennett will get more targets at tight end. But who's their next best wideout? Hixon?

Carolina should win this, but I can't count out Eli & crew that easily.

[WWF]

Hixon is out, too. I'll likely be Cruz/Barden.

[Genesis 1.0]

Originally Posted by Mr. Perfect

Nicks does make that much of a difference. Now, they can just focus on shutting down Cruz. That means Martellus Bennett will get more targets at tight end. But who's their next best wideout? Hixon?

Carolina should win this, but I can't count out Eli & crew that easily.

To begin with, I thought it'd be close game but with the injuries, I'd have to give the edge to Carolina. NY still has a better QB overall, IMO & certainly a mentally stronger QB, which I don't think can be gainsaid.

As long as they can stifle Newton, disrupt his rhythm & keep it close, Eli has the ability to bring them back to where they need to be. My thing is that I don't trust them to plug all the holes; you slow Cam & the run game leaks through the cracks. Stack the box & Smitty of LaFell decide to showout.

Meanwhile, the Giants have lost their #1 weapon in the Run & their most consistent weapon through the air, with key pieces falling to the wayside in the short week.

It'll be a good game.

[Glass Shatters]

Originally Posted by Mikey Damage

49ers - Contenders

I'm a die-hard Saints fan and have always hated the 49ers since the old days when the NFC West was a 5 team division. But I'll be God damned if the 49ers don't look like the best team in football right now. I wasn't impressed, even after they beat us in the Divisional's last year, but they look nasty so far. It wasn't too long ago that Alex Smith was throwing 1 touchdown and 11 picks and now watching the 49ers play football is fun. That defense is leading a resurgence of sorts for smashmouth, hard hitting football and they are stacked from the line to the safeties.

Jim Harbaugh has assembled a hell of a staff and a hell of a team. He can coach some football.

[Glass Shatters]

Originally Posted by ALEXHUMPH

What's everyones view on coughlin being a bitch yesterday, Tampa bay in the wrong or not? I don't think we were tbh, in such a close game I don't see the problem in trying to a cause a very unlikely turnover, just look at Rivers last year (Wasn't the exact situation but still).

There was no problem. I've seen linemen, although not NFL linemen, read the snap and punch the center back before the ball is in the quarterback's hands. Crowd the ball and sneak in to the center. Football is a 60 minute game, Coughlin.

[MrMister]

Don't double post. Other teams hit just as hard as the Niners. The difference is that the Niners actually take people down with great tackling. They actually wrap people up.

Also Harbaugh inherited this team. I'm not sure he's gotten more out of most of these players than anyone else has. Vernon Davis was great under other coaches. The defense has been a top unit for a few years; the defensive line is the biggest improvement over the past two years. Frank Gore is the all time leading SF RB; ie he's been good for a long time. It's all about Alex Smith's play. He was the final cog to fit into place. Harbaugh clearly is a great QB coach/mentor.


Genesis, how is Eli mentally stronger than Cam Newton?

[Haystacks Calhoun]

I'm very interested to see what Hargaugh's hand picked successor to Smith can do next year

[Mikey Damage]

CK7! It will be time.