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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.If I were a Seahawks fan, I'd feel really good about my team too.
They have a damn good team.
They have a damn good coach.
They finished the season strong.
They played badly and still beat the Packers (i.e., survived a scare and won't likely come out flat again) in the NFCCG.
They demolished the Broncos in last year's SB.
They are playing in a stadium with which they are familiar because they already play one game a season there and have won their last two games on site 35--6 and 34--22. Not to mention the fact that they are playing a team that is still haunted by its last SB in the same stadium.
They are playing against a team that has been distracted for the last ten days.
That's not to say that I'm not confident in our guys, just that it ain't crazy to feel confident if you're a Seattle fan.
Good point, plus they were 20th in sacks (37), so it's not like our O-Line is facing the Steel Curtain. I really feel it's all about the Pats O-Line. If they play well, the Pats should win. Seahawks have a small, fast D-Line, so if they can open up holes for Blount/Vereen/Gray, and keep Brady from getting hit TOO much, I think the Pats can win. Also, to beat the blitz, I hope the Pats use screen passes as well. It's worked well vs teams who blitz in the past.
Add in the fact that about 90 percent of the public outside the New England area wants them to win, I'd say they have reason to feel confident.
I almost feel the NFL would prefer Seattle wins outright or they would rather we win, but only if it means Belichick and Brady retire the next year.
Actually it's not as bad as you might think.
http://espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=nfl&pollId=4681910
Name the last dominant D to lose a SB. I can't. They should be confident. But GB had them on the ropes in their building. On neutral ground we'll see how they fare.
Not so sure that the earlier games are as important as you allow (even the GB game, which they were lucky to win), but I do think that your last sentence contains the reasons why the game is either "Pick-em" or "Pats -1."I don't think the Hawks have been tested that much this season. Some pretty sorry QB's down the stretch. They beat a mediocre Panthers team and then needed all-universe-bad coaching from McCarthy and some luck to beat a gimpy Rodgers at home. I don't think they are as dominant as they were last year. Without Bryant, Mebane and Clemons up front they will not be able to apply as much pressure and having a banged-up Sherman and Thomas is not going to help them against our passing attack.
That's odd. Maybe all of Gronk's college buddies helped us win Arizona.
Nah seahawks arent very popular.. a lot of arrogant players over there turning people off, hell look no further then sherman, plus their fans are even worse then their players.. hell look no further then PFTThat's odd. Maybe all of Gronk's college buddies helped us win Arizona.
Carolina in 2003.
8th in total D in the NFL --- good but not dominant.
Name the last dominant D to lose a SB. I can't. They should be confident. But GB had them on the ropes in their building. On neutral ground we'll see how they fare.
8th in total D in the NFL --- good but not dominant.
Nah seahawks arent very popular.. a lot of arrogant players over there turning people off, hell look no further then sherman, plus their fans are even worse then their players.. hell look no further then PFT
A lot of the media talk is all Seahawks.
Whats Lynch going to say if he wins MVP
Not to mention the fact that they are playing a team that is still haunted by its last SB in the same stadium.