Wild Card Weekend....mostly

Hey all. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed the BCS National Championship and the Wild Card weekend in the NFL playoffs.

The Wild Card weekend traditionally is the most exciting round of the NFL playoffs, and it's hard to imagine this past weekend being topped. In fact I would say that it was easily one of the best Wild Card weekends over the past 5 or so seasons. The game between New Orleans and Seattle was a great offensive shootout. It would have been very easy for Seattle to pack it in early mentally given they are a 7-9 team but they didn't. I've been watching Matt Hasselback play for years, and while he has taken his team to the Super Bowl, I have never seen him play as good of a single game as he did against New Orleans. The TD passes to Stokley and Williams we're simply epic. Perfect touch on the passes. New Orleans definitely missed Malcolm Jenkins, and Jabari Greer got picked on relentlessly all game. Of course, it's impossible not to mention Marshawn Lynch's insane touchdown run. Definitely one of the most epic runs I have ever seen.

Jets and Colts - Wow, Jim Caldwell is an idiot. I have NO idea what he was thinking calling that timeout during the Jets last drive. Even Peyton Manning was shown with his arms in the air wondering what he was doing. It must be nice having Peyton Manning as your quarterback. The average Joe could win 10 games in his sleep with Manning running the team. I long for the day that Rex Ryan will shut his mouth. He has an awful lot to say who`s team would be in the top 5 of the draft if not for Darelle Revis. Mark Sanchez will never develop into an elite QB. He doesn`t make quick decisions and his arm strength is terrible. I hate the New England Patriots, but I hate the Jets more. I look forward to Tom Brady and Bill Belichek making them look like fools for the second time this year.

Baltimore at Kansas City - A predictable outcome here. Kansas City is a simply team to defend. Eliminate Charles and Bowe and you will win the game, period. Not sure if it is on Charlie Weis' shoulders, or Matt Cassel's but to not even throw a ball in the direction of Dwayne Bowe is inexcusable. Baltimore and Pittsburgh will be an amazing game. Hard hitting and lots of bad feelings between the two of them. I like Baltimore to come out ontop if a very chippy game.

Green Bay and Philadelphia. It was an amazing start for the Packers who sacked Michael Vick on the Eagles first offense play. The Eagles had under 60 yards of offense after the first quarter while the Packers methodically took them apart in the process. Many people we're saying the Packers were the most dangerous team out of all the wild card teams - and this was under the impression that they had no running game. Enter James Starks who set a Packers rookie record with over 120 yards rushing, and was huge in keeping Michael Vick off the field. During the Eagles final drive, I was thinking to myself I had seen too many games where the Packers have given up the game on defense in the 4th quarter, but Tramon Williams, who got robbed of a Pro Bowl spot showed why he was so deserving with a great interception in the end zone to seal the deal and send the Packers to Atlanta for a rematch on Saturday night.

Very exciting BCS championship game tonight. I don't think very highly of Cam Newton when it comes to making an impact at the next level in the NFL, but it was a great back and forth game. I can hardly wait until LaMichael James makes it to the NFL, this kid will be a star, and he has excellent hands as well. Casey Matthews represented his bloodline well with a great forced fumble on Cam Newton. the NFL team that gets him will be very lucky.

Women....wish I knew what they were thinking sometimes. I find it so hard to tell whether or not they are into you, if they've changed their minds on something, or if they want something more than you other than friends *shakes head* If you can figure it out, let me know ;)

Thanks for reading, take care.

Best

C