Championship weekend 2010

Alright, alright, it's been a while. Fear not faithful men and women, my wit and wisdom are back! First and foremost are our NFL title games. The most exciting weekend in sports every year, and 2010 is no different, infact these are two of the best match-ups in recent memory. The New York Football Jets will travel to Inianapolis to take on the Colts in a battle of wills. These are two of the most stubborn teams in football, as capsulized by their head coaches, Rex Ryan and Jim Caldwell respectively. You have to admire Rex Ryans commitment to hard nosed football, the Jets do not panic. They just keep playing defense and running, until someone finally makes a big play. Jim Caldwell also sticks to his guns, including his decision to rest starters down the regular season stretch, a decision that is now a mute point. They both stick to paying their style of football with unwavering passion, and this weekend should be no different. The Jets have a lot going for them in this game. The Colts run defense is horrendus, and noone runs better than the Jets and their powerful o-line. The real key to this game is if N.Y can survive the first ten minutes of this game. The Colts will no-doubt come out firing in front of their home crowd, and it will be crucial for N.Y to get through the first quarter with a low or zero score. If the Jets do this they will have a chance to wear out a bad run defense and keep the football away from Peyton Manning. More shots of Manning standing on the sidelines helpless in a Jets game, is exactly what Rex Ryan needs to ahppen. Defensively the Jets are one of few teams that stand of chance of confusing Peyton with their blizt schemes. Why can the Jets do this? A simple answer; "Revis Island." Darrell Revis can man cover any receiver in the league without help, and because of this the Jets can bring pressure and crowd the line of scrimmage at will. This is a more difficult task against a Clots team that spread the ball out, but N.Y only has to force Peyton into shorter throws and extra snaps to frushtrate and force Indianapolis into mistakes.

Pick: J...E....T....S Jets, Jets, Jets!!! Call me crazy if you want, but one thing never changes in the NFL. Come playoff time there are two things you want to be doing well; running the ball, and playing defense. The Jets are REALLY good at both of those things.


Vikings at Saints: Tough game to pick. The one seed, and the two seed go head to head in what should be an epic battle for the NFC title. For the Vikings it's as simple as it is for the Jets, they must run and keep Drew Brees away from the football, but unlike N.Y I'm not convinced the Brett Favres Vikings are patient enough to do the job. Adrian Peterson hasn't been on track in weeks, and should the run game start slowly it will be tempting for Minni to turn to their future hall of famer to try and keep up with the Saints, but this wil be a trap. The Vikings will not win a shoot-out with New Orleans they must not loose their patients. For the Vikings to have a chance they must keep feeding Peterson, and try to keep the game close unitll the Saints D starts to tire.

Pick: Who Dat? Thats right, pick Saints. Unlike Rex Ryan and the Jets iron will, I think the vikings will panic and find themselves in a hole early and often. Look for Darren Sharper to be a big hero Sunday against his old teammate Brett Favre.