Thursday, January 10, 2008

Can They Do It?

The New England Patriots may have had an undefeated regular season but if they want to move on to the AFC Championship game, they'll have to clear one looming obstacle which stands in their way: the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jaguars moved on by beating Pittsburgh for the second (!!) time in as many weeks & could be poised to knock off the Pats if they play their cards correctly. Not just that but being ready to play period. And the Jags, when it comes to ball control, are a force to be reckoned with, especially when it comes to running, running, running that thing (Fred Taylor & Maurice Jones-Drew are workhorses almighty!!).

Can Jacksonville beat Tom Brady & company? It's not beyond them. I thought Pittsburgh had a chance until Steelers safety Anthony Smith's guarantee backfired in his face. However, the Jags aren't the Steelers & granted they're ready to play, granted they burn up the clock by running it down the Pats defense's throats, granted QB David Garrard makes smart decisions throwing the football (or no) they can definitely upset New England. The Giants came close to pinning a loss on the Patriots two weekends back...methinks this is going to be a bad omen for New England this weekend.

Tom Brady, Randy Moss & gang might be chasing history but the Jaguars are primed to make history if they don't watch out.

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