The regular season is over...we know who will be play whom. So, I will give my thoughts on the playoffs and why. I will stat with next week's games in the NFC.
First Round:
Detroit at New Orleans....In my opinion, New Orleans is playing the best football in the league right now. Detroit, not so much. I go with New Orleans. Frankly, I expect the Saints to win it all.
Atlanta at NY....This is tougher. It depends on which Giants team shows up. Is it the team that lost to the Redskins twice, or the team that swept the Cowboys? Good Giants, and this could be a good game...but my edge goes to Atlanta. Nothing more, nothing less.
Divisional:
New Orleans (projected) at San Francisco. This will be an interesting game. San Francisco is easily the biggest surprise of the year. And I like the way they play: tough. The defense will have to stop the Saints offense, and that is where the battle will be: Niners e defense vs. Saints offense. The Niners have a good running game, and I do not think the Saints have a defense. If this was a field position game, I would give the edge to the Niners, with the best punter in the league. But it will not be that type of game. I would love to be wrong, as I love the grit of the Niner's, but I have to go with the Saints.
Now, if Detroit manages to upset the Saints in round one, then I pick the Niners. And I think Harbaugh will take Schwartz in the post-game UFC fight to the death match.
Atlanta at Green Bay. Conventional wisdom says the Green Bay Packers, a one loss team, will win big. But, Green Bay does not have a defense. The defense is based on turnovers. The offense is good. Very good. Atlanta is a good all around team. Atlanta has a good running game. The real question in the game is how will Green Bay play in the cold weather. With there offense we able to play, or will there be a lot of dropped balls? I want Green Bay to win, because I would love to see Saints vs Green Bay, but I am unsure of the pass happy offense in Green Bay in the cold. Atlanta in a low scoring game.
Championship:
Atlanta at New Orleans: This could be interesting. The teams know each other. They do not like each other. New Orleans swept Atlanta. New Orleans ran up the score. Atlanta will come in angry. Look for fights. Look for personal fouls. And look for New Orleans to win and win big.
If Green Bay beats Atlanta, I am going to have my popcorn and watch a high scoring game, except for the cold in Green Bay. Can Brees play in the cold? He did at Perdue.
So, from the NFC, I am expecting New Orleans to go to Indianapolis.
