Running NFL Conference Championships Thread

Giants were a mediocre team that wouldn't have made the playoffs in the AFC. They got on a lucky hot streak which required a kicker trying three times for a winning FG and a guy catching a ball on his head with no holding penalties called when there were three holds. Also, Tom Brady was playing hurt.

None of this means the Giants didn't deserve their championship. Of the 40+ SB champs, the Giants rank about 40th. They'll move up a spot if the Cardinals win this SB. But that is the nature of the NFL. It's "Any Given Sunday" mantra is biting it in the ass anymore.

 

Super Bowls make or break a career. Look at all the crap McNabb is taking. Favre lived off a SB win for the next dozen years of his career. Eli Manning will get a free pass for a few years despite being an average QB.

 

I mention these stats with a disclaimer that I feel Namath is a deserved HOF'er.

Warner has a winning record (57-44), Namath did not (63-63-4).

Warner was the QB for one of the great offenses in NFL history. Warner has a positive TD-INT ratio. Namath did not. Warner is still one of the highest-rated QBs ever.

I really don't know what else Warner has to do. If he retires now, he's a HOF'er.

 

Brutally, brutally bad non-call on Hood on fourth down.

 

Kurt Warner may or may not be a Hall of Famer; he is the best story in the NFL in my lifetime. He led two perennial losers to the Super Bowl; for both, he was signed basically to fill a roster spot. I would never pick against his team in a big game.

And I wasn't quite ready to get on the McNabb Sucks bandwagon, but I'll get on next time it stops here. He was somewhere between atrocious and abysmal in a game where he had every opportunity to shine.

 

The Cardinals have yet to play in a Super Bowl. [/anal retentive copy editors]

 

I think Warner has to win to be a HOFer after this season.

And, no, Namath does not belong in the Hall.

 

It was a purely mediocre game by McNabb. I was sorry to see it.

 

I see you and I are in the minority.

 

But Warner played with two of the best receiving tandems of all time! That's why he was so good!

I don't know if Warner is a HOFer yet, even with a win in Tampa. I think he needs another 2 or 3 good seasons and a couple of more playoff appearances to pad the stats.

 

I tip my hat to NFL marketing. I'm a Cardinals fan, and within 3 minutes of the game ending I had an email from the NFL shop so I could by the "NFC Champions" t-shirt.

 

Yes, Warner is a HOF lock if the Cards win the SB. Otherwise, no.

Which is weird, considering if he goes 30-45 for 400 yards and three touchdowns and the Cards lose, it sure wouldn't be on him.