Ethan in Cleveland

Allen went 9 for 30. Too many injuries!

Stroud regressing terribly in this game

No one QB compares to Allen. I will name four that have some of the traits Allen has 1. Newton 2. Elway 3. Roethlisberger 4. Young

Statistically no. They are on an unprecedented run of luck!

Only way you can do that is to pick the 12 teams before the conference championship games. It's unfair to punish a team that loses its championship game compared to one that doesn't even play in one. I'd be fine if they picked the teams for the playoff before the championship games.

It's uncomfortable to say but the Top 8 and maybe top 10 teams in the SEC are better than all but Ohio State and Oregon. Just a different level of athleticism.

Alabama is a better team than PSU, SMU, and Indiana. I understand why they are out but they have more talent than those three teams. If Ohio State survives today, the championship will be decided when Ohio State faces Oregon in the next round Curious, NCAA Basketball has Sweet 16, Elite 8, and Final Four. Anyone know if these initial rounds have nicknames yet?

Dawkins has been very good this year. Perhaps as good as he has ever played. He's been a good LT but he has had some consistency issues. I may have my seasons mixed up but I think it was 2020. He was not playing well for the first 10 or so games. Then all of a sudden he played the final 5 or 6 and the playoff stretch at an incredibly high level. The following year he got hit with COVID and took a long time to recover. Last year like the entire team he seemed up and down in his play. He is not a HOF talent. I do think he is approaching Wall of Fame status.

Would really like to know if and how much these were Whaley's picks

Teebow Jump Pass would be a an all-time great play!

I think the most impressive and crazy athletic only JA can do throw was the 20 yard dart to Cook while running to his left and throwing it at least 5 yards back to his right. The throw that was the most professional was the modified wheel (ran through the o-line instead of around the outside of the o-line) route over the shoulder arching pass to Johnson. That was just perfection. Probably the best touch deep throw he has ever made. That first pass to Johnson is so beautiful. However the route design is even better. Most up the field pass patterns like that by a RB go outside the OT and up the sideline. This one Johnson goes between the OT/OG and up the seam while angling toward the sideline. This keeps the LB flat footed at first and then allows Johnson to keep running away from him toward the sideline. Just a killer design. Not sure I've seen that route before. If other have let me know.

Dallas and Pittsburgh are the ones I dislike the most

Their best player is on IR and weren't they down their top 3 CBs?? I don't care either way. I'm not giving McDermott any injury excuses so Detroit gets none either. It's still 11 on 11.

You think Reed would be in the HOF with Todd Collins, Jp Losman, and Doug Flutie??? You are living in nostalgia world. There is nothing wrong with that. We all loved the 1990s team. But let's remember these great players once won a AFC Championship game 10-7, and were noncompetitive in 3 of four SuperBowls.

Yeah the contemporary thing is a good discussion too Elway, Marino, Montana, Young, and possibly Aikman were all better. Favre was just getting his career started.