KoalaInATree
Pretty much a regular
ESPN informed me earlier, that with Seattle (likely) locking up the #1 overall seed in the NFC yesterday and getting HFA up to the Big Game, they won the NFC. WHY EVEN PLAY THE REST OF THE GAMES?!?!?!?
Which is weird, because, the NFC in recent years comes down to which team gets hot in the playoffs, and it tends to be an under-the-radar team without targets on their back, with 10 or less wins:
Giants (10-6)
Cards (9-7)
Saints (13-3)
Packers (10-6)
Giants (9-7)
Niners (11-4-1)
CenturyLink is an insane environment to play in. Earl Thomas/Kam Chancellor, IMO, could go on to be the best safety tandem in NFL history. I've never seen two guys that quick to the ball. And playing 3-deep allows them to keep everything in front of them, and use their closing speed to step up and make plays. Lynch is going to give you 80+ all-purpose yds/1 TD nearly every game, and that's on a bad day. Russell Wilson gonna manage the shit out of the game and not turn the ball over, keeping defenses honest beating them w/ his legs and his arm. And who knows what wrinkle Percy Harvin will add (Hawks are smart to sit him until the playoffs so teams don't have any tape to look at.)
But there are times they've been beaten up in the trenches. STL did it, and would've won if not for Kellen Clemens being dogshit. TB had them on the ropes but also shit all over themselves in 2H/game was too big for them. What about these power-running teams who will be in the mix -- CAR and SF -- who will commit to the run and stick to it, punching them in the mouth? The best way to beat a physical team is to be more physical. And these CBs have not been challenged yet, but they will be. They play almost all man-coverage and the losses of Browner and Thurmond (who knows how well he'll play when he returns).
If history repeats itself, SEA won't win the conference. They may host the NFC Championship, but some team that gets hot at the right time and specializes in contain to keep RW3 from scrambling and/or running, will scheme the hell out of them and somehow squeak out a victory.
I'll be on SF -2.5 this week in their "statement" game. Niners getting healthy at the right time and somehow, the defending NFC champ gets the benefit of coming in under the radar. SEA is riding high, possibly complacent, and Earl Thomas still thinks they won the MNF Super Bowl.
What flaws do you guys see in this team?
Which is weird, because, the NFC in recent years comes down to which team gets hot in the playoffs, and it tends to be an under-the-radar team without targets on their back, with 10 or less wins:
Giants (10-6)
Cards (9-7)
Saints (13-3)
Packers (10-6)
Giants (9-7)
Niners (11-4-1)
CenturyLink is an insane environment to play in. Earl Thomas/Kam Chancellor, IMO, could go on to be the best safety tandem in NFL history. I've never seen two guys that quick to the ball. And playing 3-deep allows them to keep everything in front of them, and use their closing speed to step up and make plays. Lynch is going to give you 80+ all-purpose yds/1 TD nearly every game, and that's on a bad day. Russell Wilson gonna manage the shit out of the game and not turn the ball over, keeping defenses honest beating them w/ his legs and his arm. And who knows what wrinkle Percy Harvin will add (Hawks are smart to sit him until the playoffs so teams don't have any tape to look at.)
But there are times they've been beaten up in the trenches. STL did it, and would've won if not for Kellen Clemens being dogshit. TB had them on the ropes but also shit all over themselves in 2H/game was too big for them. What about these power-running teams who will be in the mix -- CAR and SF -- who will commit to the run and stick to it, punching them in the mouth? The best way to beat a physical team is to be more physical. And these CBs have not been challenged yet, but they will be. They play almost all man-coverage and the losses of Browner and Thurmond (who knows how well he'll play when he returns).
If history repeats itself, SEA won't win the conference. They may host the NFC Championship, but some team that gets hot at the right time and specializes in contain to keep RW3 from scrambling and/or running, will scheme the hell out of them and somehow squeak out a victory.
I'll be on SF -2.5 this week in their "statement" game. Niners getting healthy at the right time and somehow, the defending NFC champ gets the benefit of coming in under the radar. SEA is riding high, possibly complacent, and Earl Thomas still thinks they won the MNF Super Bowl.
What flaws do you guys see in this team?
