Point-Counterpoint
Featuring
Dan "I won't pick against a dead man's son" Schulman
Michael "I'm so logical it's sick" Jachles
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Before each round of this year's NFL playoffs these two gurus will go head to head in a verbal battle picking apart each game.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens
Jachles: fine, proceed on to the cowboys/panthers game
Schulman: this is an evently matched game.  I mean evenly. however the panthers were my preseason pick to make it to the NFC championship game and I still stand by them
Jachles: both teams suck, yeah its evenly matched
Schulman: no both teams dont suck
Jachles: lets break this game down, 2 teams that cant do shit on offense and have to rely on their defenses
Schulman: are you fucking kidding me?  have you heard of stephen davis?
Jachles: no, i'm not kiddin like jason
Schulman: or did you just assume that since the redskins lost him, the eagles finally wouldnt get run over by him
Jachles: dont make me go to the stats of their game from the regular season against eachother.  stop taking cheap shots, before i really get rolling and get mad
Schulman: listen- Jake Delhomme is a natural leader.  even pete will agree
Jachles: yeah, delhomme sucks, i'll give you that
Schulman: NO.  Delhomme is the man!
Jachles: but hes not a leader and he cant lead an offense down the field.  yeah, the panthers offense actually lit up the cowboys this year
Schulman: are you kidding?  I expect a delhomme to muhammed all day long
Jachles: davis had 26 carries for 59 fuckign yards
Schulman: exactly why im predicting large things.  john fox is a mastermind
Jachles: and hey, delbitch almost had 10 completions 9/24 for 175 with a td and an int
Schulman: hes now able to exploit dallas' weaknesses
Jachles: yeah, delhomme and the panthers pathetic offense will do shit as i said.  Look, i honestly dont care who wins the game because it doesnt matter.  I'm just arguing that both teams suck
Schulman: so who's going to win?  Can we get a score from you?
Jachles: i'm not gonna predict a winner in this game, i'll just say that both teams suck and it will be a boring, low scoring game.  So i'll say that the total score will be under the over/under line for all you gambling fans out there
Schulman: im predicting a 27-13 panthers victory with 2 blocked billy cundiff field goals
Jachles: on the plus side of that game, todd sauerbrun had a +50 yard punt avg.
Schulman: you mean, future hall of famer, todd sauerbraun.  You wish the eagles had him
Schulman: Ok, Jachles, first game up for the NFL playoffs are the tennessee titans and the baltimore ravens...what a great game this should be.  You got Air McNair going against Ray Lewis...and I see the ravens with the Lewis twins (Ray and Jamal) coming out on top
Jachles: ok, first of all that opening was way too commercial.  However, i agree with you.  The titans suck and we all know it
Schulman: yeah we definitely do...its no secret.  Titans' offense will finally be overmatched
Jachles: look at it this way, the titans are so fucking overrated in every aspect of the game, mcnair is overrated and crippled, eddie george cant do shit and is old, the ravens D is gonna bitch slap the titans offense.  The titans have no running game and therefore the ravens will have 1 less thing to worry about, and the ravens have chris mcallister who will help to shut down the titans pass game
Schulman: The titans do have the number 1 ranked run defense and thats a nice matchup against Jamal Lewis...but im very confident in the abilities of star QB Anthony Wright...yes he is a star
Jachles: and ed reed (who is a stud) and others.  No way, anthony wright is awful, the Eagles just ripped him apart a few years back when wright was on the pathetic cowboys.  However, the ravens will find a way to win, they got to
Schulman: eagles suck?  No no im kidding
Jachles: fuck off shit face.  Don't try and pull that shit on me
At least we can all agree there won't be too much celebrating on offense in this game.
Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers
Schulman: ok on to our next game, Seattle and Green Bay
Jachles: battle of holmgren vs former team, should be an interesting matchup
Schulman: Im not going to pick against brett favre, especially since his dad just died
Jachles: dont give me that bullshit, we're not talking about angels in the outfield here, although i honestly dont care who wins
Schulman: yeah but how else did the cardinals win last week?
Jachles: but dont give that as a reason for the fudge packers winning
Schulman: oh yeah nevermind the vikings just suck
Jachles: the cardinals have josh mccown and although he sucks, the vikings dont have a defense, but back to the real game we're talkign about, it'll be high scoring, because neither team has a defense
Schulman: you know jachles...if the packers win, they will go on to play philly..and even though the lost to philly by 3 in their meeting this year...i still think they are the biggest threat to the eagles
Jachles: thanks for the analysis
Schulman: but like you said... back to the game.  I love hassleback and you should too
Jachles: why?  because hes white?  I hate him
Schulman: among other reasons
Jachles: look, this game is gonna be a shootout, with both teams each going over 300 yards passing and about 150 at least on the ground, and it will be close, i dont care who wins, but its a game worth watching
Schulman: but Green Bay comes out on top 41-31
Jachles: we will see, although the packers gotta be worried about ahman green and his fumbling problems. That could play a big role in the game, but who cares, they both suck
Schulman: perhaps, but i think green is gonna run wild over the team that drafted him
Jachles: yeah, run wild and fumble the ball
Jachles: also look for Al Harris to have a stellar game committing at least 4 pass interference penalty but also coming up with some big plays.  he was the man when he was on the Eagles
Schulman: last but not least  our final game of the weekend
Schulman: denver at indy.  Jachles- stop talking like an idiot
Jachles: schulman, youre full of shit, i own you in these arguments... lets get to the last game which is the most exciting matchup of the playoffs
Schulma
n: peyton sucks in the playoffs
Jachle
s: exactly why the colts will lose
Schulman
: but eli's brother is still the man.  No i beg to differ
Jachles
: actually thats not why they'll lose, but they will lose the game to the broncos
Schulman
: teams who just lose to teams in the final weeks of the regular season dont lose to them again in the first round of the playoffs.  Look at the bills and the oilers back in the day. Bills lost to them in week 17
Jachles
: yes they do, you are full of shit with that
Schulman
: only to surrmount the greatest comeback in NFL history 7 days later
Jachles
: look at the Eagles/ass pirates (bucs) 2 years ago.  The Eagles beat them in week 17, then kicked their ass again
Schulma
n: we're talking about the AFC here buddy
Jachles
: yeah it was a great comeback.  Football is football, and dont call me buddy.  It doesnt matter which conference
Schulman1
6: get your conferences straight, guy
Jachle
s: fuck you, what the fuck is with people using the word guy like that.  I hate it
Schulma
n: yeah me too, but it had to be said
Jachle
s: but back to the game, jake plummer and clinton portis will have a great game against this less than stelllar colts d
Schulma
n: assuming they are 100%
Jachle
s: I see this game going about 48-44 Broncos
Schulma
n: which is an assumption im not going to make
Jachles
: with Edgerrin James also dominating, or actually change the score, 48-47 Broncos
Jachles:
edge and portis are also gonna rack up about 600 total yards and 6 td's in this battle of former umiami rb's
Schulma
n: i predict a 14-9, indy victory
Jachle
s: with mike vanderjagt missing a game winning field goal is time expires
Schulman
: thats it for this week
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