Yup but the big difference is Thomas is soft as hell and Gronk isn't.wibi said:
I expect you are going to see a ton of Chancellor getting matched up on Gronk similar to what Seattle did against Denver and Julius Thomas last year.
Yup but the big difference is Thomas is soft as hell and Gronk isn't.wibi said:
I expect you are going to see a ton of Chancellor getting matched up on Gronk similar to what Seattle did against Denver and Julius Thomas last year.
Marbleheader said:Plus, the use of 'we'. You can put on a #12 jersey, you're still not on the team.
jsinger121 said:Yup but the big difference is Thomas is soft as hell and Gronk isn't.
Clearly underdogs? Why?wiffleballhero said:Pats are clearly underdogs.
But I think GB did us a huge favor in showing a pretty effective way to stop Seattle.
I am already so sick of this Seattle team.
Or when Seattles pop gun passing game catches up with them.SemperFidelisSox said:I feel like this is when the Pats poor run defense will finally catch up with them.
dunno if Green Bay proved it, but "force Wilson to make passes into heavy coverage to his receivers who can't get separation" seems like a good game plan that the Parriots have the personnel to execute.wiffleballhero said:Pats are clearly underdogs.
But I think GB did us a huge favor in showing a pretty effective way to stop Seattle.
The 12th man thing is clearly the worse thing in all of football. College town antics from a professional football franchise and they are actually proud of it. Seahawks and their fans make it very easy to dislike that team. They might be the only team on the nfl that can make the pats a sympathetic figure in the Super Bowl.Marbleheader said:Plus, the use of 'we'. You can put on a #12 jersey, you're still not on the team.
They are not clearly underdogs, that is nuts.wiffleballhero said:Pats are clearly underdogs.
But I think GB did us a huge favor in showing a pretty effective way to stop Seattle.
I am already so sick of this Seattle team.
Seattle won the NFC, is the defending champ, beat GB twice, beat Denver and they have not lost since mid november.RedOctober3829 said:Clearly underdogs? Why?
wiffleballhero said:Pats are clearly underdogs.
But I think GB did us a huge favor in showing a pretty effective way to stop Seattle.
I am already so sick of this Seattle team.
Pats crushed Denver as well. Denver proved to be a fraud.wiffleballhero said:Seattle won the NFC, is the defending champ, beat GB twice, beat Denver and they have not lost since mid november.
I get it, they do not score points and some of that schedule is pretty soft. But that D is for real and I will be amazed if the Pats are not underdogs.
The more lubricated I get the more ways I can see the Pats winning this but I cannot imagine this being easy.
Well of course it won't be this easy. But, this isn't a Seattle team that can't be beaten by any means. Their run in the last part of the season was fueled by playing a soft schedule and getting extremely fortunate today. GB showed everyone how to attack their D: run the football and attack the middle of the field.wiffleballhero said:Seattle won the NFC, is the defending champ, beat GB twice, beat Denver and they have not lost since mid november.
I get it, they do not score points and some of that schedule is pretty soft. But that D is for real and I will be amazed if the Pats are not underdogs.
The more lubricated I get the more ways I can see the Pats winning this but I cannot imagine this being easy.
Ya but everyone clammed up because they don't want to end up in a trunk.Jake Peavy's Demons said:Wow, watching NFLN now. Rich Eisen, Marshall Faulk, et al just absolutely took a veiled shot at Ray Lewis' comment about "this only happened because of the Tuck Rule." I now have even more respect for Eisen!
drleather2001 said:Honestly, why should Seattle be the favorite?
wiffleballhero said:What the hell? I want them to be the underdog.
Play the no respect card for two weeks.
RedOctober3829 said:Well of course it won't be this easy. But, this isn't a Seattle team that can't be beaten by any means. Their run in the last part of the season was fueled by playing a soft schedule and getting extremely fortunate today. GB showed everyone how to attack their D: run the football and attack the middle of the field.
Or maybe he can have Tommy John surgery and then sleep in a hyperbaric chamber for two weeks.snowmanny said:Maybe Richard Sherman can sleep in a hyperbaric chamber for two weeks.
Yeah.wibi said:
Had Russell Wilson not completely shit the bed today this game would have been much closer.
In the first half GB only started two of their drives on their side of the 40 yard line (one being the opening kickoff and the other the endzone interception by Shields. Their four scoring drives in the first half started at the SEA19, SEA23, SEA33 and GB44 (with the last one being their only TD of the game).
Seattle's defense was not the problem today as they held the vaunted GB offense to 306 total yards (including Lacy to 73). If they do that against NE in the Superbowl I'll take my chances that Wilson doesnt shit the bed again.
Revis will take away somebody. Who of Seattle's WRs will have a big day?wibi said:
Had Russell Wilson not completely shit the bed today this game would have been much closer.
In the first half GB only started two of their drives on their side of the 40 yard line (one being the opening kickoff and the other the endzone interception by Shields. Their four scoring drives in the first half started at the SEA19, SEA23, SEA33 and GB44 (with the last one being their only TD of the game).
Seattle's defense was not the problem today as they held the vaunted GB offense to 306 total yards (including Lacy to 73). If they do that against NE in the Superbowl I'll take my chances that Wilson doesnt shit the bed again.
None of them will. It is Lynch that we need to worry about.RedOctober3829 said:Revis will take away somebody. Who of Seattle's WRs will have a big day?
Seriously, this is just as bad as trolling directly.PayrodsFirstClutchHit said:Let's not pollute these threads with tweets from bitter douche canoes like Tynes.
RedOctober3829 said:Well of course it won't be this easy. But, this isn't a Seattle team that can't be beaten by any means. Their run in the last part of the season was fueled by playing a soft schedule and getting extremely fortunate today. GB showed everyone how to attack their D: run the football and attack the middle of the field.
This is where I come down too. Should be a great game, with fantastic storylines and match ups.DanoooME said:I expect a classic. Two great teams. Should be a hard fought battle.
wiffleballhero said:Yeah.
It is not like GB is trotting out the Jets offense. It is pretty amazing that GB sat at 16 for so long when they should have been at 28 early in the second quarter.
Defense is real interesting because the Seahawks don't have anyone that should be able to beat man coverage regularly. Revis can erase one of those guys and Browner should have some insight on who he matches up well with. The TE weakness is unlikely to cause problems freeing up Collins to raise havoc, Seems like its gonna leave BB and Patricia with a lot of chess pieces to stop Lynch and contain a running QB and I kinda like their chances to come up with something good.RedOctober3829 said:Pats match up well with Seattle. Not many weapons on offense. A smaller DL they can use 6 OL against and road grade on. A secondary that has trouble against slot receivers and TEs. A decided special teams advantage. Playing Seattle on a neutral field.
If Stork plays(and he was seen tonight walking fine) the OL is fine. Keep Mr. interception in the pocket and limit his scrambles.