NFL Playoffs

[generalbulldog]

I'm a 49er fan, the 49ers-Saints game is going to look a lot different then the game last night in the dome. Close, close game.

I think the Super Bowl is a rematch of the Harbowl.

The 49ers will lose to the Saints badly. Why? Because your QB is Alex Smith.

[amat]

The 49ers are last (or second to last) in passing attempts and still only lost 3 games. The 49ers need Alex Smith like the Buccaneers needed Brad Johnson or the Baltimore Ravens needed Trent Dilfer. Alex is actually having a good year, but he just doesn't have to do much. He had the second lowest interception percentage in NFL history, the 49ers haven't turned the ball over since Thanksgiving. They allow 13 points a game. They run the ball on you, they control the clock, they have the best special teams in the NFL which means they have the best average starting field position and the best opponent starting field position in the league.

Defense, run the ball, control the clock. The 49ers formula for winning is completely different then the Patriots, Packers, Saints and Lions. It's actually more similar to Denver's philosophy. Denver plays awesome defense and runs the ball primarily on offense. The 49ers are a better team then Denver obviously, but there is more then 1 way to win in the NFL.

The Saints are a completely different team on the road too. 9-0 at home, 5-3 on the road. In the 5 games they have played outside of a dome this year, they average 25 points a game. That's not exactly prolific. Especially when you consider that they faced the Packers (awful defense), Buccaneers (awful defense), Titans (actually a good defense), Jaguars (decent defense) and Panthers (not so good) and they could only muster up a 25 point average.

But that's OK, it's a really close game but it's not just about the quarterbacks.