People like to give credit too often to the coaches, but I also like to point out the fact that usually these teams are very talented and should have never been in the position to almost not make the playoffs. The Giants come to mind as those teams that won the Super Bowl were loaded and almost didn't make the playoffs. When you have the talent, I tend to give less credit to the coaching. To put Coughlin in the same breath as Belichick is laughable as the Giants are going to not make the playoffs for the second year in a row after winning a Super Bowl. Last time I checked, they still have a franchise quarterback, some very good receivers and some talent on defense, which is more than what New England has at the moment and are still looking at a possible first round bye.
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In the NFC, who else but Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. When Rodgers is healthy, there is not a better quarterback in this league. He is not afraid of the cold or to go on the road and beat a #1 seed, so if anybody is going to beat Seattle, why not the Packers. They do need to get their defense in check, but Seattle does not put a ton of points on the board, which would work for the Packers. The biggest road block would be going to New Orleans as Brees at home could be doom for the Packers.
I still have Seattle coming out of the NFC and anybody can come out of the AFC, but these teams are definitely candidates to make this type of run as they both have in the past. Both were counted out recently and now both can be facing each other and it would not be that surprising.
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