Maybe I'm not the Tiger Woods of pick 'em after all. Maybe my system, the XEA Q.C.K.I.Q., isn't the "be all" and "end all" in NFL playoff projection. After a mediocre 2-2 divisional weekend, I find that the formula maybe more like Phil Mickelson than TIger Woods. Which of course means that it's not the best, but still better than most. Here are the Championship matchups:
NFC Championship Game
Drew Brees/ Sean Payton/ John Carney @ Rex Grossman/ Lovie Smith/ Robbie Gould
The quotient didn't like either of these teams last week, but here they are and here I am! Brees is a clear advantage over Grossman. Lovie and Payton are still inexperienced and untested. Neither coach has won a playoff game on the road, and both have won Coach of the Year. Only Payton has to win on the road in this matchup, but homefield is not a part of the formula. This is a push. Carney vs. Gould is also a push. So on the strength of Drew Brees, the New Orleans Saints will officially dethrone the Seattle Seahawks as the National Football Conference Champions. (Come on Mean and BearsView. Bring that Bears stuff in here!)
AFC Championship Game
Tom Brady/ Bill Belichick/ Stephen Gostkowski @ Peyton Manning/ Tony Dungy/ Adam Vinatieri
This is a matchup between the two best teams in the NFL based on the formula! The computer almost exploded tabulating this one. You thought Michigan vs. Florida was a tough choice? (you were wrong by the way) As crazy as this may seem, the quotient is designed to only rate the QBs as players. Not clutch players, just players. Under this system, Peyton Manning is the best QB in the game. Therefore, as hard as this is for me to type, Tom Brady is actually not the advantage here. The edge goes to the Colts and Manning. The final two categories are blowouts. Huge advantages go to the Pats for Belichcik and to the Colts for Vinatieri. Therefore, the Indianapolis Colts will advance to Super Bowl XLI.
I thought Einstein might be a stretch too, so I went for Dr. Brown. Get off my Flux Compassitor!
I feel like you're giving Vinatieri the huge advantage partially based on his clutchness. If you're going to do that then you have to consider the clutchness of Tom Brady.
Then again, you wouldn't be the first person to doubt the patriots in an AFC championship game against the colts.
Proud NGS II finalist. My run to the sweet 16 was short but. . . (from the department of redundancy department) sweet.
I love all sports. The Seattle Seahawks are my main passion. I've loved them since I can remember. My teams of choice in other sports are the New York Yankees and Rangers, and the Arkansas Razorbacks. As far as the NBA, I'm just a drifter. However, I do love this game!
