1 - Can David Garrard make plays on the road to win the game?I don't think he needs to. Pittsburgh has fallen completely apart against the run since even before that Jax game. If you can't stop the run, you don't win in the playoffs unless you're prepared to put up 30. And this Pittsburgh team is not a 30-plus point team.
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- Can a team win in Pittsburgh twice in the same year? (sounds
ridiculous but its really really hard to do it anywhere let alone
Pittsburgh)This isn't the same Pittsburgh team. They're banged up and without Willie Parker. If they were 100% healthy, I'd agree that this would be extremely difficult. Without him, their running game doesn't scare anybody and the play-action pass is tougher to make work which is where they have a lot of success.
3 - Can Pitt trust Najeh to run the ball 20-25 times and get 90-110 yards in place of Willie Parker?I don't think you can. I also worry that they won't give it to him 20 to 25 times in the first place.
4 - Can Todd Collins win a playoff game on the road?Potentially. He played well in NY and in Minny, but he got out in front and could play with a lead. What happens if he gets behind on the road?
5 - Can the Skins start fast to quiet the crowd in Seattle? If they dont, it will be very tough to win up there.Seattle is a tough place to play, but the Skins have a better shot with Collins than with Campbell simply because Collins can actually throw TDs to WRs. No way Washington wins if they are content with only 13 offensive points or whatever. Not unless there's a downpour, four Seattle turnovers, or both.
6 - Can Eli play a complete 60 minutes in a pressure spot?I'm not sure he has to this point in his career so I can't imagine he will here.
7 - Can Gruden coach this game to win...not to 'not lose'?Yeah, I think he can and, in this case, I think he's helped by Garcia who generally always plays to win, sometimes too much.
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- How do you feel about that Pittman/Graham RB combo in TB? How about
Garcia being a healthy scratch yesterday? How about losing 2 straight
to end the season?Don't care about the healthy scratch, they're not a very healthy team so that made sense. I like Ernest Graham, but I'm a Gator fan. I think this is a good spot for TB, I think they're going to get a lot of s**t for those two losses and they can come out and prove a point. Chucky will get them fired up.
9 - Can the Titans score more than 10 points in San Diego? Can they even move the ball?Yeah, they'll move the ball a bit. My guess is mostly on the ground, believe it or not. I think they can get to 13, maybe 20 if Rivers is in a giving mood.
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- Can Philip Rivers not make mistakes to cost the Chargers valuable
field position in what seems like it can be a low scoring game?Yes, but only if Norv is smart and feeds LT all day. Hanesworth got a bit gimpy in that Indy game, and I'm not sure that defense is 100%. Tire 'em out early, run over their *ss late, SD should be fine.
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