After the first week of the NFL Playoffs, we have learned many things about various players and teams.
1. The playoffs are unpredictable- anything that happened in the regular season is thrown away when it comes to playoff time. We have all seen from the MVP of the league Peyton Manning and the Colts getting knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by the 8-8 San Diego Chargers after winning nine games in a row. The two #6 seeds (Baltimore and Philadelphia) both crushed their respective opponents; anything can happen come playoff time.
2. Chargers with talent at running back- with Ladanian Tomlinson, Michael Turner, and now Darren Sproles the San Diego Chargers have proved that they know how to draft at this position. First, LT, the name says it all. One of the best backs in all of football. Second, Michael Turner, after backing up LT for over two years, Turner has excelled in Atlanta finishing second in MVP voting behind Peyton Manning. Third, Darren Sproles, after backing up LT for the whole season, Sproles got his chance in his first playoff game and busted out racking up over 320 all purpose yards with two touchdowns. In overtime Sproles broke off a 22-yard touchdown run to put the Chargers into the next round of the playoffs.
3. Joe Flacco is the real deal- Drafted out of the University of Delaware; Joe Flacco has lead his Baltimore Ravens into the divisional round of the playoffs. He tossed up 135 yards passing and ran for 8 yards and one touchdown, but more importantly Flacco didn't turn the ball over and for a rookie quarterback he shows excellent poise in pressure situations.
4. Cinderella's must wait until next year- Both the Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons had their feel good stories come to an end this weekend as both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs. Although both teams were eliminated they both showed great signs for things to come in the near future and we will be seeing these teams back in the playoffs next year.
5. Lastly and most importantly, the best teams won- all of the teams that were victorious this past weekend all deserved to win their games. They all played better than their opponent and advanced to the next round. It's good to see that there were no boneheaded calls by officials and unnecessary penalties. For once the officials let the players play and the game was better for it. The teams that won this week used both the pass and the run effectively on offense and on defense put PRESSURE ON THE QUARTERBACK. The old antic, "defense wins championships" is looking more and more true this year as all of the best defenses are still in the playoffs!!!
Josh Jakers
NYchalktalk.com
1. The playoffs are unpredictable- anything that happened in the regular season is thrown away when it comes to playoff time. We have all seen from the MVP of the league Peyton Manning and the Colts getting knocked out of the playoffs in the first round by the 8-8 San Diego Chargers after winning nine games in a row. The two #6 seeds (Baltimore and Philadelphia) both crushed their respective opponents; anything can happen come playoff time.
2. Chargers with talent at running back- with Ladanian Tomlinson, Michael Turner, and now Darren Sproles the San Diego Chargers have proved that they know how to draft at this position. First, LT, the name says it all. One of the best backs in all of football. Second, Michael Turner, after backing up LT for over two years, Turner has excelled in Atlanta finishing second in MVP voting behind Peyton Manning. Third, Darren Sproles, after backing up LT for the whole season, Sproles got his chance in his first playoff game and busted out racking up over 320 all purpose yards with two touchdowns. In overtime Sproles broke off a 22-yard touchdown run to put the Chargers into the next round of the playoffs.
3. Joe Flacco is the real deal- Drafted out of the University of Delaware; Joe Flacco has lead his Baltimore Ravens into the divisional round of the playoffs. He tossed up 135 yards passing and ran for 8 yards and one touchdown, but more importantly Flacco didn't turn the ball over and for a rookie quarterback he shows excellent poise in pressure situations.
4. Cinderella's must wait until next year- Both the Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons had their feel good stories come to an end this weekend as both teams lost in the first round of the playoffs. Although both teams were eliminated they both showed great signs for things to come in the near future and we will be seeing these teams back in the playoffs next year.
5. Lastly and most importantly, the best teams won- all of the teams that were victorious this past weekend all deserved to win their games. They all played better than their opponent and advanced to the next round. It's good to see that there were no boneheaded calls by officials and unnecessary penalties. For once the officials let the players play and the game was better for it. The teams that won this week used both the pass and the run effectively on offense and on defense put PRESSURE ON THE QUARTERBACK. The old antic, "defense wins championships" is looking more and more true this year as all of the best defenses are still in the playoffs!!!
Josh Jakers
NYchalktalk.com
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