Hey, Donkey fans.
I see the predictable NFL propaganda machine is getting you all fat and happy for the play offs. You're really getting talked up. I mean, after scrubbing it past teams like the Raiders and the Chiefs and the Chargers, who wouldn't be impressed?
Of course, on the flip side, you've been decisively curb-stomped by every real contender you've played this season, and you have an avalanche of those same caliber teams coming for you in the post season (Sorry, no more 2-12 Kansas City Teams...) There's also the indisputable fact that Manning is like the anti-Cinderella in that he turns into Mark Sanchez once the play offs roll around. I mean, even the year he got gift wrapped his one lonely Superbowl ring he threw for only 3 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, but don't worry about any of that. I'm sure we can completely discount an entire career worth of unarguable statistics and have faith this year will be different.
Oh, BTW, Gronk will be healthy. Despite having the #1 offense in the league, we haven't had the all but unguardable Gronk/Hernandez combination on the field together since the first five minutes of week #1.
Isn't elite tight ends one of your glaring weaknesses?
Well, don't worry about that. You looked decent against a broken down, injury riddled, Flacco lead Raven team, and beat a bunch of NFL bottom feeders. I'm sure your players are fully prepared for a ruthless barrage of top tier post-season competition. Unimpressively lumbering past teams like Oakland is real good practice for that kind of environment.
Just keep reading praise-articles. They'll have a real big impact on the games.