Ryan Wilson, John Breech and Sean Wagner-McGough joined me for our weekly recap show as we broke down why coaching mattered in the divisional round, who has the best potential matchups moving forward, who will win the conference championship games and which Super Bowl matchups we want to see.
The theme of both title games is clear, ALL FOUR DEFENSES WILL HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL! In the AFC, the Chiefs will have to slow the Patriots ground attack, but the Pats have to deal with soon-to-be-MVP Patrick Mahomes. Over in the NFC, both offenses are capable of scoring on every drive, but it could be that the Superdome is the difference.
CBS Draft Expert Ryan Wilson believes IF Kyler Murray declares for the NFL Draft today he will throw the first round for a loop. The team that will most benefit? The New York Giants. Can you imagine an offense with Murray, Saquon Barkley, Odell Beckham Jr. and Evan Engram? WOW.
The over-arching lesson from this weekend's action? Coaching matters. All over the place, all weekend long, we were reminded of the importance of coaching as various teams dominated due to putting themselves in better position throughout the regular season and because of better game planning. I took a deep dive into some of the biggest coaching moves of the weekend.
I like the home favorites to win on Sunday, setting up a Chiefs-Saints Super Bowl. Andy Reid vs. Sean Payton? Sign me up. Who wins? You'll have to read my story to find out.
The Patriots are underdogs. You read that right, UNDERDOGS! Despite a dominant performance against the Chargers on Sunday, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are outright underdogs for just the 7th time in the playoffs. The NFC number (Saints -3.5) seems pretty spot on.
