Thursday, January 19, 2012

AFC Championship - Who's got the Edge?


The Baltimore Ravens will come into Foxboro on Sunday to take on the New England Patriots. Sports Media Pros will discuss who has the edge at various Positions.

Quarterback
NE Tom Brady vs BALT Joe Flacco
Tom Brady owns more quarterback record then all active quarterbacks combined. His playoff record speaks for his self at a 15-5 record, 6 AFC championship appearances, and of course his 3 Superbowl rings. When it is all said and done, Brady might go down as the greatest to ever play the game. As for Flacco, he has a pretty good accurate deep ball but has problems staying consistent and tends to get easily rattled in games.
Edge : Patriots

Running Back
NE BenJarvis Green-Ellis, Stevan Ridley, Danny Woodhead vs BALT Ray Rice
The Patriots as of late have not really had any recollection of a running game with rookie Ridley getting the bulk of the carries but he has fumbled the ball lately. Ray Rice is a jack of all trades back, great down hill runner, and great in the passing game after leading all AFC running backs in all- purpose yards this year.
Edge: Ravens

WR/TE
NE Wes Welker, Deion Branch, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez vs BALT Anquan Boldin, Torrey Smith, Dennis Pitta
Wes Welker lead the league in catches with 122, Gronkowski is an unstoppable force that lead the league in touchdowns with 17 and broke the tight end yards record. Hernandez is a hybrid that plays multiple positions for the Patriots. For Baltimore, rookie Torrey Smith has been a great deep threat this year even though he didn't have a particular good 1st playoff game.
Edge: Patriots

Defense
The Patriots defense especially the pass defense was a league worst this year, but has played well as of late especially with the return of Safety Patrick Chung. The Ravens on the other hand have been in the top 3 in total defense the entire year lead by Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, and Ed Reed.
Edge: Ravens

Coaching:
Bill Belichick vs John Harbaugh
Belichick has won 13 or more games with the Patriots 5 out of the last 9 seasons, a level of consistency that is unmatched with anyone in the league. He has taken some heat though this year for his defense being a league worst considering he has been known as a defensive guy. Harbaugh has also been recently consistent making the playoffs every season he has been the head coach, this being the only season he has won the division.
Edge: Patriots

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