There is no question in my mind that the Cardinals-Packers game was the best NFL game I've ever seen...much less the best FOOTBALL game I've seen live in my soon-to-be 27 year old life. The Miami-Ohio State 2OT thriller in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl with the National Championship on the line was incredible...but yesterday's game = the best.
-Though it didn't have the meaning of a Super Bowl or championship game, I just don't see how that doesn't go down as one of the top 5 or 10 most unbelievable/exciting games in NFL history. Though my team was on the losing end, I was glad to witness it in person.
-Kurt Warner will retire at the end of this postseason, there's no doubt about it...and he's clearly a first ballot Hall of Famer in my opinion. He played the NFL equivalent of a perfect game against Green Bay...anytime you throw for more touchdowns than incompletions - that's special. But to do it in a game of this magnitude...incredible.
-Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is also a star who will win a Super Bowl in his career. As he continues to mature and not hold on to the ball as long, he will be among the elite in the league for the next decade.
-Defensive questions: Why did the Packers never blitz Warner? Why did the Cardinals stop blitzing Rodgers in the 2nd half? Why did Arizona's cornerbacks continually go for the big defensive play when every time it worked out in Green Bay's favor?
-If only Rodgers had put a little more air under that deep ball to Greg Jennings on the first play of overtime...he was WIDE open.
-Props to the Cardinals fans...I would say it was 75/25 Arizona supporters in University of Phoenix Stadium...but wow were the AZ fans loud when they needed to be.
-While I'm truly disappointed in the Packers loss, I'm pleased to have seen one of the most exciting football games (pro or college) in at least the last quarter century.
-Not only did my Packers lose, but I ended up going 0-4 in my playoff picks this weekend! How is that even possible? It's almost more difficult to intentionally pick four losers than four winners at this time of the year.
-The Cowboys look like world beaters in their last four games...and I wouldn't be surprised in the least if they beat the Vikings on Sunday. In fact, I'll likely pick Dallas as my upset of the weekend.
-Indianapolis must also be on high upset alert as the Ravens running game and defense completely dominated against New England.
-I like New Orleans and San Diego quite a bit this weekend...
-My early 2010 college football top 5: 1. Alabama, 2. Ohio St., 3. Boise St., 4. Oregon, 5. Virginia Tech
-Bye bye Pete Carroll...congrats on the huge contract in Seattle...thank you for restoring permanent hope to those teams other than USC in the Pac-10.
Back Thursday with the 2nd round of playoff picks...I promise you folks that I'll get at least one right this time!
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