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Banned deucer.
Yeah that post was like cordial conversational tone for TheValkyries
As the Supreme Fleet General of the Eagles bandwagon i'd expect as much.That was sarcasm? I only saw true statements.
They have better odds because they systematically compare to or are (sometimes markedly) better than the Giants at every single position. I don't bandwagon saying the Eagles are the best team in the NFL, or that they're guaranteed a Super Bowl win (If I do it's sarcasm). I do however, strongly believe that they have a high shot at winning their division this year over the Giants.As the Supreme Fleet General of the Eagles bandwagon i'd expect as much.
@Mr. E, not really saying that the hype is baseless just that it gets annoying. I could see how some people can think that the Eagles will go 14-2. After crushing the powerhouses Jets, Cowboys, Dolphins and Redskins one after the other, they clearly showed how dominating they can be. Also, my problem isn't as much with the Cowboy hype, i mean they have a quaterback in Romo so that's most of the battle. And a team with a qb that good will always be at least relevant. It's the Eagles hype that i can't stand. They have better odds of winning the SB than the Giants, for example. Which is just insane. I have trouble understanding that. Though don't try explaining why because it'll turn into a Giants-Eagles debate, which will accomplish nothing.
They have better odds because they systematically compare to or are (sometimes markedly) better than the Giants at every single position. I don't bandwagon saying the Eagles are the best team in the NFL, or that they're guaranteed a Super Bowl win (If I do it's sarcasm). I do however, strongly believe that they have a high shot at winning their division this year over the Giants.
I agree that this SB was not really that convincing, and maybe even less so than 2007. Actually never mind, this season actually looked twice as "fluky" as 2007 since they managed to get a WC that year. But whatever as i said above the Eagles only look better going into 2012 because of the injuries to the 2011 deffense.Even to stray away from the "Let's compare the two" let's look at the fact that the Giants almost didn't even make the playoffs last year, and had a 50/50 game against the 49ers, and most everyone will tell you their Super Bowl victory was nothing truly convincing either. They only showed strength against the Vanilla Falcons and the Green Bay Aaron Rodgers. After this almost disaster of a Season that turned into almost miraculous run, we have to look at the fact that they did lose some big name players this offseason, and the Eagles stayed almost exactly the same except got better. This isn't hype it's just facts. When you play what ifs you have to take everything into account, and the Eagles definitely look like they have the higher potential going into next year, and despite popular belief, that is what odds are based on: potential of future success, not the amount of previous success.
Since the Cowboys last Super Bowl they've been crowned pre-season favorites almost every year and haven't done jack. No one who watches football has expected the Redskins to do anything and they haven't done jack.i think the Redskins are the laughing stock, but that's just me
I don't think anyone has seriously expected the Cowboys to win their division or the Super Bowl every year except maybe Cowboys fans, and Jerry Jones. The Cowboys have a great QB, good receivers, and Demarcus Ware. They're expected to be good, not Super Bowl winners. When they go 8-8 people talk about it because they failed to meet expectations. I don't see people talk about the Cowboys anymore than any other team that failed to live up to expectations.Since the Cowboys last Super Bowl they've been crowned pre-season favorites almost every year and haven't done jack. No one who watches football has expected the Redskins to do anything and they haven't done jack.
That's the difference.
think it was 2002, and they made the playoffs that year too.The Browns went 10-6 one year (2006?) with Derek Anderson at QB, lol.
The Browns went 10-6 one year (2006?) with Derek Anderson at QB, lol.
EVEN FANS OF THE SAME DIVISION CAN'T GET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.think it was 2002, and they made the playoffs that year too.
lol+ a QB that can pull off miracles after playing a whole game looking like he's going blind.
How is this even possible.. even i am doubting the legitimacy of what he did in 2011... Maybe, his entire season was just luck? How does someone make a gigantic leap like that in a couple of months?If you question how important quarterback play under pressure is, then consider the following: in 2010, Eli Manning averaged 8.1 yards per attempt when there was no pressure, and 5.8 yards per attempt when there was pressure. In 2011, he stayed the same when there was no pressure, but improved to 8.4 yards per attempt when under pressure. That is part of why Eli went from being ‘good’ to being ‘elite’.
Not me brah, whenever the inevitable Eli-Romo debates start in bandwagon city i immidiatley deflect the subject to Reese/Mara vs JJ and/or Cowboys-Giants. I still cannot win the Eli>Romo argument. Let's just hope Romo gets injured again this season so i can rely on Elis health/endurance/consistency. Since at this point i have no idea what to expect from him.What does Eli have to do to be better than Romo? Well, he has to be better than Romo. A good place to start would be to not consistently lead the league in turnovers. Of course, with two Super Bowl rings most of the talking heads (and a decent number of regular fans) already consider Eli better than Romo anyway, so there's really nothing to argue about here.
Browns... :(
Way to hold on to the past. That Eli is long gone brah, now he goes 9/1 with 1200+ yards in playoff games. I guess Peyton is still a scrub for throwing 28 picks in his rookie season?The lowly Manning has an [TD/INT] 0/2 and 0/3 playoff outings for playoff openers for a reason -
Again, are you talking about 3-4 years ago? Because during these last playoffs that strategy worked perfectly brah. Scored a 37 yard TD with 6secs left and knocked out two 49er defenders with that move.he just airs the fucking ball out a lot of the time and hopes for the best.