A lot of the SEA talk that I see only confirms why DEN has a great chance to win.
I still see DEN's "D" is crap, there's no way they can stop Lynch, NE & SD have awful "D"s, DEN hasn't seen a "D" like SEA's, Peyton can't move...
DEN's "D" is good enough to contain SEA's "O". Although Blount/Ridley/Vereen & Mathews/Woodhead are no Lynch, they still all had success throughout the season including (especially) in the POs. But when they went against DEN, they were all non-factors. And again, Lynch doesn't need to be shut down. He just needs to be contained enough to let Wilson have to make things happen, which is actually what both NOR & SF did. However, both of those team's "O"s aren't even close (yes even NOR) to DEN. So they were left short on the field.
Lynch will run a lot of clock for SEA, but Peyton will do the same. SEA absolutely will get pressure on DEN, but Peyton is a master at getting rid of the ball, and has shown all season that he can escape the pocket & make plays. And on top of all that, he's great at calling out protection based off what he sees & what happens over the course of the gm. His football IQ as well as PO experience will make a difference here.
I still see DEN's "D" is crap, there's no way they can stop Lynch, NE & SD have awful "D"s, DEN hasn't seen a "D" like SEA's, Peyton can't move...
DEN's "D" is good enough to contain SEA's "O". Although Blount/Ridley/Vereen & Mathews/Woodhead are no Lynch, they still all had success throughout the season including (especially) in the POs. But when they went against DEN, they were all non-factors. And again, Lynch doesn't need to be shut down. He just needs to be contained enough to let Wilson have to make things happen, which is actually what both NOR & SF did. However, both of those team's "O"s aren't even close (yes even NOR) to DEN. So they were left short on the field.
Lynch will run a lot of clock for SEA, but Peyton will do the same. SEA absolutely will get pressure on DEN, but Peyton is a master at getting rid of the ball, and has shown all season that he can escape the pocket & make plays. And on top of all that, he's great at calling out protection based off what he sees & what happens over the course of the gm. His football IQ as well as PO experience will make a difference here.
Wow Gravy, that is almost an impossibility!! I really believe SEA backed into this one while DEN went out & took it. I agree with most people's assessment that the NFC is far tougher than the AFC, but the opponents that SEA beat to get here (and how they beat them) didn't impress me. Sure SD was the worst team in the POs, but they went all the way to CIN & manhandled them. Sure NE had a lot of injuries, but Brady is a competent QB w/a solid run gm to help balance things out. If DEN's "D" is as bad as people want to believe, then both NE & SD should've scored waaay more pts than 16 & 17.
Gravy, I'm excited yet sad because yet again the SB signals the end of football. My normal routines of watching & capping gms will go into hibernation for a long 6 months. And I won't be able to chat about the gm with you, Cashmoney, United, jaxfactor & the rest of the crew here at the RX. GL to you whichever way you decide to go, even if it's just Heads or Tails!
Hache, that TB/OAK SB began my illustrious big gm career which stands at 7-4 ATS thus far. That gm brings back fond memories as I bragged to all of my friends that Gruden will know that OAK team inside & out which would lead that dominant "D" to absolutely destroy the Raiders. I felt bad for Dungy because that's his team, but at least he won one w/the very QB playing today.
GL to you too Hache!
Well, I am a baseball fan so I can't bad mouth it too much. But when you hold NFL & MLB side by side as a spectator sport, there's no comparison. And traveling sounds like a great contingency plan.
We disagree on the winner for today, but I love that you post info backing up your decision. There's too much "posting winners" on the web these days which doesn't teach anyone anything except how to be a sheep. Even QOH would post writeups. The reason why RX is above other sites is because of posters like you. Keep up the hard work & at least one of us will win today!
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Ok, I finally got it:
2 Units (+115) Peyton Manning SB MVP: As posted earlier, this acts as a great ML play if you think DEN will win. The only reason I didn't match my Units on DEN -2 is for that off-chance Trindon Holliday returns 2 kicks, or Moreno scores 3 TDs, while Peyton just manages the gm w/a 200 yd type performance. Highly unlikely.
2 Units (+115) Peyton Manning SB MVP: As posted earlier, this acts as a great ML play if you think DEN will win. The only reason I didn't match my Units on DEN -2 is for that off-chance Trindon Holliday returns 2 kicks, or Moreno scores 3 TDs, while Peyton just manages the gm w/a 200 yd type performance. Highly unlikely.
This reminds me of another huge factor in this gm. SEA is notorious for grabbing receivers which lends to their dominance in the secondary. If DEN gets those calls early, that would change the entire game. And Manning is a master at throwing to what he sees as PI or holding on his receivers to get the officials to call it. Brees & Kaeperstink just held onto the ball when their receivers got held, so it's difficult to tell from the official's standpoint.
