Denver is going to win the super bowl as I have been saying since before the season started. The losses of Von Miller and Ryan Clady hurt, but nothing is going to stop Peyton Manning from winning the title this year. There has been absolutely nothing this year that has happened to change my mind.
The NFC is WIDE FCUKING OPEN!!!
There is one school of thought that Seattle is unbeatable at home and they will meet Denver in the Super Bowl. I think Seattle is about a 10-6 or 11-5 team masking as a #1 seed. Look at some of the close games they won that they should have lost. The Texans who were the worst team in the NFL this year according to standings, they barely beat Tampa at home. They barely beat the Kellen Clemens Rams mid year.
Seattle's biggest problem is that Russell Wilson is a game manager and he's not that good. I give high credit to Todd Bowles from Arizona for exploiting what I have seen all year. Russell Wilson is not a very good pocket passer. He is short and can't see the damn field. He has more designed roll outs than any QB. Even when he is supposed to take a 5 or 7 step drop, at the first hint of pressure he rolls right so he can see his target and throw. That's great and all if you do it occasionally but he does it all the time.
Did you see what Arizona did? They made their defensive ends and outside pass rushers rush DEEPER in an effort to keep Wilson in the pocket and make him play pocket QB - which he sucks at. A normal pass rush that comes at him, he backs up, breaks contain, starts running to his right and makes a throw. What Arizona did 2 weeks ago is make him stand in the pocket and feel the pass rush and make a throw. He was awful. Terrible. The Giants 3 weeks ago and what Arizona did last week also is blitz him more and cover up those short hot routes he has made a living off of.
Plus with Brandon Browner out, Maxwell isn't as good. Let's be honest here also, Seattle's DBs have been mugging wide receivers all year and getting away with it. How about that game in SF where the refs let them play but even Aikman and Buck were pointing out all of the contact and holding. If the refs start enforcing the DPI rules that will also hurt Seattle a lot.
- SF has beat Seattle this year and could do it again, yes even in Seattle
- Carolina lost on a fluke in week 1 to Seattle when Deanglo Williams fumbled at the goal line. That's another win that Seattle had that they should have lost. Plus Cam and the defense has improved as the year went on.
You could make a case for each and every team in the NFC to go to the super bowl, yes even Philly. Foles has been outstanding, the run game is dynamic and their defense has improved a lot as the year went on.
Brees and Rodgers already won super bowls, I wouldn't count them out. How many times have we seen wild card teams go to or win the super bowl? Eli Manning. Ben Roethlistburger. Aaron Rodgers.
The NFC is WIDE FCUKING OPEN!!!
There is one school of thought that Seattle is unbeatable at home and they will meet Denver in the Super Bowl. I think Seattle is about a 10-6 or 11-5 team masking as a #1 seed. Look at some of the close games they won that they should have lost. The Texans who were the worst team in the NFL this year according to standings, they barely beat Tampa at home. They barely beat the Kellen Clemens Rams mid year.
Seattle's biggest problem is that Russell Wilson is a game manager and he's not that good. I give high credit to Todd Bowles from Arizona for exploiting what I have seen all year. Russell Wilson is not a very good pocket passer. He is short and can't see the damn field. He has more designed roll outs than any QB. Even when he is supposed to take a 5 or 7 step drop, at the first hint of pressure he rolls right so he can see his target and throw. That's great and all if you do it occasionally but he does it all the time.
Did you see what Arizona did? They made their defensive ends and outside pass rushers rush DEEPER in an effort to keep Wilson in the pocket and make him play pocket QB - which he sucks at. A normal pass rush that comes at him, he backs up, breaks contain, starts running to his right and makes a throw. What Arizona did 2 weeks ago is make him stand in the pocket and feel the pass rush and make a throw. He was awful. Terrible. The Giants 3 weeks ago and what Arizona did last week also is blitz him more and cover up those short hot routes he has made a living off of.
Plus with Brandon Browner out, Maxwell isn't as good. Let's be honest here also, Seattle's DBs have been mugging wide receivers all year and getting away with it. How about that game in SF where the refs let them play but even Aikman and Buck were pointing out all of the contact and holding. If the refs start enforcing the DPI rules that will also hurt Seattle a lot.
- SF has beat Seattle this year and could do it again, yes even in Seattle
- Carolina lost on a fluke in week 1 to Seattle when Deanglo Williams fumbled at the goal line. That's another win that Seattle had that they should have lost. Plus Cam and the defense has improved as the year went on.
You could make a case for each and every team in the NFC to go to the super bowl, yes even Philly. Foles has been outstanding, the run game is dynamic and their defense has improved a lot as the year went on.
Brees and Rodgers already won super bowls, I wouldn't count them out. How many times have we seen wild card teams go to or win the super bowl? Eli Manning. Ben Roethlistburger. Aaron Rodgers.