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Looking Forward to the NFL Playoffs

      Hey, everyone. It should be a great postseason. Seattle at Washington will be the battle of the rookie quarterbacks. Seattle will not have its 12th man along in D.C. I'd have to pick the Redskins to win. I really felt bad for Tony Romo tonight. His receivers didn't fight for the ball enough and Tony made several poor throws. Man, the spotlight is intense on these guys. Not a lot of room for failure in this league.
     The Falcons lost a meaningless game today against Tampa Bay. I hope that John Abraham and Dunta Robinson can heal quickly.
     Adrian Petersen may be a mutant, I'm not sure. I'd like to have seen the big guy break Eric Dickerson's record for yardage. Eric was a big, fast, tough runner, back in the day. I'd like to see Minnesota beat the Pack in Green Bay next weekend but I doubt it will happen. Back in the Bud Grant regime in Viking lore, I felt bad that they never got their Super Bowl rings. They went to the big game 4 or 5 times, if I can remember correctly. I liked Fran Tarkenton. He was a great, mobile quarterback and probably doesn't get the credit he deserves. And that is most likely due to the lack of a Super Bowl ring. Whatever.
     Hey, you older guys who have followed the Giants for a while? The other day I thought about Y. A. Tittle throwing the 'bombs' to Del Shofner. Those were the days. Both the Giants and the Jets are out of the playoffs...
      Tough luck for the Houston Texans, falling from their lofty perch as the number one seed. They are now the three seed and play Cinncinatti at home. Didn't those two teams have a great game in the playoffs recently? I forget. ( I looked it up. They played last year and it wasn't that close.) The hopes of Texas rests on the Oilers Houston team now that the Cowboys have ridden into the sunset.
     When the Broncos were losing a lot, early in the year, it was hard to imagine that they would win 9 in a row and get the home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Makes John Elway look smart, signing Manning.
     I was thinking about the quarterback mess in the Jets' season. That problem started during Sanchez's rookie campaign, in a way. I remember after one loss, during a post-game interview, Rex Ryan pretty much blamed the loss on Mark, sort of throwing the youngster under the bus. Can't expect a rookie QB to develop a ton of confidence in his coach with that kind of start. What happened to the old mantra of "Win as a team, lose as a team"? Ever since then, it has been a struggle for the youngster, with other quarterbacks brought in and controversy abounding. I respect Tim Tebow, but if he goes to another team, it needs to be understood that he is the starter from the get-go, to avoid another circus.
    Well, 2012 is almost over. It was a very tough year for me. I have persevered, however, and stand on the cusp of another opportunity in the new year. It would be cool if the Atlanta Falcons went on a sweet playoff run to set the mood. Goodnight from the green retreat.
   I'm CE Wills.
       
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