Yeah, there were some instances of Seattle players being a bit overzealous and hurting each other. But, it's the Super Bowl, you have to expect everyone to be going 110%. I mean, everyone except for Manning ofc. >_<
One problem I did see with their defenders being so fast is (especially on those short passes) two or three guys are getting to the defender at the same time, often running into each other.
Otherwise, I just rewatched the Super Bowl (and the Conference Championships) no way is Denver THAT bad or Seattle THAT good, no way.
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It is all about matchups and Seattle has been very good against traditional passing attacks the rely on yards after the catch.
Go watch what Seattle did to the Saints on Monday night. Brees had an excellent season (over 5,000 yards) and the Saints have a number of quality receivers and thrive on the short game (especially screens) like Denver.
Seattle destroyed them. 34-7 and Seattle, much like against Denver, could have scored quite a few more. The play off game is hard to judge as the weather was so bad but it is worth noting Brees was destroyed in the first halfworse half in a decadeand Seattle had a commanding 23-8 lead before Saints went into desperation mode (heave it deep, hope you catch it).
Seattle made traditional QBs suffer most of the year. Luck had a horrible first half (blocked kick and a fumbled kick off were big turning points on the road), Carson was killed by Seattle, Ryan, Schaub (Seattle was the turning point for him), etc. The last two years the Seattle defense has beat Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Jay Cutler, Brees, both Mannings, Kaepernick, Newton, Ryan, Brady, and RGIII.
Seattle can be that good against traditional passers when they are on their A game. This is the same team with 150 points in 3 games at the end of last year; injuries to their line and receiving core were big set backs all year, and yet they still went 13-3 in the toughest division.
As for the NFC Championship, the 49ers were the "hot" team and chick pick. Their passing game was doing well as the 9ers were finally healthy. The 49ers have a great offensive line, 3 legit passing targets in Boldin/Crabtree/Davis, the best linebackers in the league (maybe best front 7). San Francisco had a hard schedule, including Seattle twice, and finished 12-4. With how bad the AFC defenses are the 49ers would go 14-2 in the AFC.
As for Denver, Seattle did the same thing to them in the preseason; yes, only preseason but it was pretty telling about the matchup issues. What I saw in Denvers playoffs games is that they struggled against an average, at best, San Deigo team and an injury riddled Patriot team. The Patriots had 1 legit pass defender who was injured. They had make shift receiving corp that could not exploit the BAD Denver pass defense.
For how great Denver was they weren't scoring much more than Seattle (24-17 SD, 26-16 Pats). And that was against far inferior defenses compared to the 49ers and Saints Seattle faced.
Seattle got some bounces their way (the free safety) but everyone who watched the Super Bowl saw Seattle out execute at every level of the game. It wasnt flukySeattle got pressure with 4 rushers and the Denver receivers posed no threat for yards after the catch. Denver was getting killed on the line of scrimmage. And on offense Seattle proved against an average defense. Denver sold out on Lynch and Wilson shredded them for 72% completion and him and Harvin took advantage of Denver inability to contain (71 yards on 5 carries). And of course Seattle special teams covered every kick well and Seattle exploited the WORST KO cover unit in the leaguedidnt hurt to have Harvin, the best returner in the game, back on the roster.
Even if Denvers offense had a much better day it doesnt change the fact Seattle was also killing it on offense and special teams. Denver is an above average team with below average defense and special teams carried by their great QB that lives on yards after the catch. That is a horrible match up against Seattle.
So I will base my statement on the matchups we saw as well as seeing Seattle do the SAME THING to another 5,000 yard passing team.
So what proof do you have that a) Denver could play a lot better against a top 5 Defense in scoring/pass yards/turnovers? and b) Denver's defense can regularly stop teams that can run and pass?
I won't even mention special teams--everyone knows Denver KO coverage stinks, Harvin is awesome, and Seattle kick coverage was historically great this season. (Now that I think about it, the two 300 yard passers against Seattle were losses where the loser scored 21 and 15 points.)
So 700,000 people showed up for the Seahawks' victory parade. The entire population of Seattle is only 634,000...
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201...ple-attend-seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-parade
Even the students got in on it. 1/4 of them were out, and quite a few of their teachers too.
So 700,000 people showed up for the Seahawks' victory parade. The entire population of Seattle is only 634,000...
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/201...ple-attend-seattle-seahawks-super-bowl-parade
Even the students got in on it. 1/4 of them were out, and quite a few of their teachers too.
It'll be interesting to see how Seattle holds up once they have to pay their players. Looking forward to the draft.. Need more football!!
I hate that after the Super Bowl I have to wait until August to see more football. =( They need a summer league or something.
Remember NFL Europe?
Yes, and it was pretty much the equivalent of the NBA's D league. We need a real spring / summer league that isn't based thousands of miles away in a time zone that makes it unrealistic to watch and have it actually televised.
I'd be happy with an "amateur" league getting some coverage, if the games don't suck.
lol--Lynch tossing skittles to the crowd
Remember the XFL?
The league that was supposed to be a wrestling and football combination? Yeah...
I want something that isn't the half baked idea of a teenager.
Just extend the season another 3 months. There is no reason teams need 6 months off.
Are the injuries even linked to possible extending of the season or something else? If anything, I think the new rules regarding practice procedures and frequency plus the new turf is contributing more than anything. Oh, you can't do padded two a days anymore? Cry me a river guy making millions a year for playing football!
The NFL is desirable because of the relatively short number of games and the playoff impact of each one. Adding more games just dilutes down what makes it great.
The NFL needs a longer season. 16 games isn't enough. Adding more games won't dilute the season, because it is still every team has one game per week. Unlike basketball where you have teams playing every day or baseball where they play twice in one day.
Basketball is only worth watching in the playoffs, and since pretty much every team makes it, the regular season is completely worthless. Baseball is about as interesting as watching paint dry. You'd think with all the steroids, they'd be a lot more interesting to watch.
Oh, I forgot.. I'm on the West Coast. Ignore me NFL like you already do.
It's two more weeks to get f'd up. It's just unnecessary risk. The NFL is really the only professional sport that doesn't suffer from the "too many games" syndrome. The MLB with 180 some games...NBA and NHL with 80'ish. NFL has 16. That's what I like about the NFL. Nearly every single game is highly important and you can't mail one in unless you happen to lock a playoff spot in the last couple weeks. The playoff format is incredibly competitve with the number of spots and the "one and done" nature of it.
I love it. If I want long, drawn out seasons and another couple months worth of playoffs I've got NBA and Hockey.
The NFL is desirable because of the relatively short number of games and the playoff impact of each one. Adding more games just dilutes down what makes it great.