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2012 AFC Champion is...

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20 votes were received.

New England Patriots	11		55%
Baltimore Ravens	9		45%

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*Reminder---This is who you think will win, not who you want to win

I'm picking Pats in a blowout.

It will depend on which Ravens team shows up, but defense won over offense in both cases in the NFC, so I'm picking Baltimore.

I can see dolfan1 showed up.

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"When you suck long enough, you get a Hickey"

I want Ricky Williams to get a ring........Go get'em ravens!

UI want to see tom Brady Shitting Blood from so many hits.

Blitz! Blitz! Blitz! Blitz! Blitz! Baltimore.

I'm thinking, as well as hoping, they do that to Brady and if they do, it'll be no problem. The Ravens will win.

Hmm I dunno about that Chry, Pats are pretty blitz resistant with that double TE no huddle set they can send out.

But they send both those TEs out on patterns and I think that's why that Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez have such high pass completion numbers.

Yep that's why. The patterns run into the places that are vacated by the blitz..easy completions.

Well, the Tom Brady that was a Sixth-round draft choice does not do that well against the blitz even having both those tight ends and Welker as well as a dump off. Your blitzers just have to be a little quicker. I think that Baltimore fits that bill.

But they say that is where they are leaving Aaron Hernandez in the backfield as a blocker. I thought your point was that he would be out in coverage making himself a blitz target.

Yea!!!!!!!

This weeks practices occurred--

Ravens - Indoors Facility
Patriots - Outdoors, simulating game conditions

Can you say, "Advantage N.E." ?

Actually the Ravens should worry about the Patriot Defense, its not as bad as people think. I believe Flacco is going to be in big trouble.

Joe Flacco isn't a bad QB. There's a mindset that defense will win the games so Flacco is relegated to a special teams type player like a punter or kicker. He's there but is not the focus. Offense is not the focus of the Ravens.

If the great Ravens defense is at the top of their game and Flacco plays a good game they will be in the SB. If the Ravens are just so-so defensively, and Flacco is good or even great, Brady and company will be in the SB because the Ravens can't out point NE.

The likelihood of Brady having a lousy game is not likely because of his quick release and great TEs to throw to.

Realistically, I give the winning edge to NE.

this is easy, the ravens are the worst of the elite teams and have too many loses to teams they should be much better than. Unfortunately i agree with the chirping that flacco is holding them back. i dont know if they still have troy smith but that guys is who should be playing for them. he makes things happen. I dont buy this 6 feet stuff. If your a pocket passer then yes i can see the point of why you dont want a shorter guy. But if your mobile it does not apply. Look at flutie, all he did was win and i dont think hes taller than wes welker lol...

oh paties 45 ravens 23, and not even that close. God i hope i am wrong but maybe i gave them some bad luck

That score sounds like my prediction Reppa--I'm thinking something like 31-13. I hope it's close though, I get bored by blowouts.

colonel Wrote:
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> Joe Flacco isn't a bad QB. There's a mindset that
> defense will win the games so Flacco is relegated
> to a special teams type player like a punter or
> kicker. He's there but is not the focus. Offense
> is not the focus of the Ravens.
>
> If the great Ravens defense is at the top of their
> game and Flacco plays a good game they will be in
> the SB. If the Ravens are just so-so defensively,
> and Flacco is good or even great, Brady and
> company will be in the SB because the Ravens can't
> out point NE.
>
> The likelihood of Brady having a lousy game is not
> likely because of his quick release and great TEs
> to throw to.
>
> Realistically, I give the winning edge to NE.

if you say that the ravens "cant" outscore newengland, does that not say that flacco is not that good? look at the top qb's brees, rivers, P. manning, rogers, rothelsburger and yes even E. manning, if they got into a shoot out with brady can you say brady definetly wins? but if he shoots it out with say mccoy, tebow, castle, and yes flacco, if a shoot out i would say brady wins 100 out of 100 times... i dont think flacco is the guy.

Neither of these teams is the Dolphins, so I don't give a damn. I'm just hoping for an exciting game.

Rick

LACES OUT! damn patriots

It's nice to see that Cam Cameron being awful is hurting another team. I understand conserving the TO but those two and-1 plays were terrible. You have almost a minute, get the first down then spike the ball.

I hate the damn Patriots and really hate the Ravens for playing to the FG and I guess it is justice that they missed it.

missed the chip field goal, WR gets sure TD knocked out of hands, just crushing loss for BAL. Pats are so lucky

Ravens looked liked the Old JJ Dolphins out there, good D---so so offense. We all know the results of those games. Oh well, at least it was close and exciting to watch.

Now to watch the NFC game...go 49ers!

Cundiff has always sucked, but you know, you have to cut corners on the roster somewhere for CAPS sake..lol. On the other hand the 2 plays at the end by a nobody DB who just became a somebody, Sterling Moore really won this game.

joemama Wrote:
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> It's nice to see that Cam Cameron being awful is
> hurting another team.

In general, yes, but not when the PATSIES benefit. Holy crap I can't stand them.


> I hate the damn Patriots and really hate the
> Ravens for playing to the FG and I guess it is
> justice that they missed it.

Real Justice would have been a Ravens victory. I would have been so happy for Ricky to get a SB ring if the Ravens would have knocked the Pats out of contention. Instead we have Brady celebrating his 239 yards with no TDs and 2 INTs.

Damn, now how would this have turned out if Carpenter was kicking for the Ravens today?