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The pro bowl is rubbish. Really looking forward to the Super Bowl, because as you say it is a fascinating matchup. I just really hope the weather isn't too bad.

Totally agree mate. They might as well play touch football Basic play calling and a total lack of intensity. It isn't even best of the best, due to so many of the pro-bowlers being in the Super Bowl each year. There just isn't anything in it for the players, especially with the chance of injury. Football just isn't football without the physicality and complex plays being used.

I blame Andy Dalton for my missed week. After I came out of my NFL no go zone funk, I forgot that not all of the games were on Sunday US time doh...then I went stuff it. Summed up my week really

The Seattle secondary, or the "Legion of Boom" as they like to call themselves will certainly be key to the game. They are the best defensive unit in the NFL versus the pass. I expect them to be very physical to try and knock the Bronco receivers off their routes, thus trying to negate the key to Peyton's game, guys being at the right place at the right time. Not so sure about Welker getting the least coverage, this is a pretty deep unit even without Browner and they have a couple of guys who play well as the slot corner. The Broncos could try to exploit weak side linebacker K J Wright, as although he is a gun and a key part of their pass coverage, he has only just returned from a nasty injury. The match ups will be awesome to watch, can't wait for the game.

That is a bit unusual, but it should be fun to watch. On a side note, I wish you hadn't been right about the Bengals...sigh

Most of the defensive players love Zimmer, despite the tough love. Hopefully as a head coach he will still spend enough time with the players individually to show them he has a softer side, rather than just being a grouch. He really does seem to get the best out of those who had motivational issues in college. The Vikings could be better off taking best available player at 8 and then taking a QB in the second round. I'm not sure that there is a QB worth trading up for and at 8 you could be looking at 4th or even 5th QB to be taken, so Bortles will probably be gone. A very similar situation as to when the Vikings reached for Ponder. This QB class will be a hard one to project at the next level, as most of the top prospects besides Manziel come from smaller schools who have played against weaker opposition for the most part. Good luck to those teams who just have to have a QB right now.

Seahawks 24 Niners 21 Broncos 31 Pats 21

I have now recovered from my Dalton inspired attack of the sulks and the NFL is no longer dead to me. Zimmer is a defensive genius CFH and is a massive loss to the Bengals. As to how he will go as a head coach...not sure. He is brutally honest and some players just don't respond well to that, although others thrive. Divas beware.You will probably see some friction between him and your senior management at times, as he certainly isn't a butt kisser. I doubt there will be any middle ground mate, he will either be a huge success or a massive failure. As to the other guy. The Redskins are about to find out that he isn't his brother. Jay is okay, but the Skins have taken a huge risk. Admittedly Dalton isn't all that, but Gruden has made a number of questionable calls over his tenure at the Bengals. Most notably his decision not to throw to AJ Green for the whole of the first half in our playoff loss to the Texans last season. He is a smart guy, but I won't miss those decisions to go for the fifty yard touchdown pass on 4th and short in key games. Good luck to both of them, but we will certainly miss Zim more, our defence was decimated by injury yet he still had us up there as one of the best defensive units going around.

Niners 23. Packers 20 Bengals 34. Chargers 24 Eagles 34. Saints 31 Colts 28. Chiefs 21 Good luck all.

Yep it was a complete shank. Huber was a huge loss, he had made a number of clutch punts this season, including a huge one in the driving rain, against the wind, late in the game in our Patriots win. Hopefully the new guy can do the job.That is the beauty of sport, I guess, the better side doesn't always win. That uncertainty keeps us on the edge of our seats. Fingers crossed we don't see an upset this time. The Bengals nation could go into meltdown if we lose. I know I will go into sulk mode for a few weeks if we do

You make some good points Titan and you could be right, as a Bengals fan I am always waiting for the sky to fall, but... In our defence both the playoff losses were on the road and JJ Watt was a terror. Despite being awful in both games we still should have won the second one, but Dalton overthrew a wide open AJ Green. For whatever reason our home form has been awesome this season. We have beaten the Chargers in our last two meetings, both games in their house. We have been behind early in all three of our divisional home games this season, yet still we were able to rally and win well. We were particularly bad early against the Browns and Ravens, with the crowd voicing their displeasure, yet we ended up smashing both of them. Probably of more concern is that we have now cut our replacement punter and brought a new one in, after the Steelers took out our elite Punter Huber with a very questionable hit a few games back. Also we have brought in another tightend, as our top three are all injured. One of whom is gone for the season with the other two very questionable. The oline is also pretty beat up with all our guys carrying significant injuries. The defence has lost half a dozen guys for the season, including two elites....hmmm. Eek I have just convinced myself, despite my good intentions...we are gonna lose...I'm a teapot...I'm a teapot

Ha...It is like a second Christmas for the Rams. Say thank you Santa Redskins.

Schiano played too many mind games. Funny how locker room problems lessened at the Jets and increased at the Bucs. Perhaps Revis Island has a communications network connected to various fifth columns.

Very glad the Steelers didn't make it

Thanks mate. The Browns are nuts and after saying they were going to be different this time around by bringing stability to the organisation. As you say who would want to coach there? The Browns will again have their choice of coach from the candidates that the other teams looking for coaches didn't want. Gut feel we beat the Chargers, or should do as we have beaten them at their house in our last two meetings and our home form has been awesome. From there eek. Away we suck. The Patriots aren't a great team with problems both offensively and defensively, but away from home I just don't think so. To beat the Pats our defense will have to play lights out again and good Andy will have to show up. If we beat the Pats then we will probably play the Broncos, who are a flawed side defensively. I'm not sure we can win a shoot out with them and I'm not sure our defense could turn it into a low scoring slugfest. At home I think we have a shot against anyone in the NFL, even the Seahawks who I don't think we matchup well against. Away meh... Just as an aside we need to wrap Vontaze Burfict our undrafted free agent linebacker pickup from last season in cotton wool. He has nearly 100 tackles more than the next best Bengal, without him we are toast against the good sides.