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[MrMoJoRisin63]

But.....


Peter King picks Patriots over Seahawks in Super Bowl 48 - SBNation.com

 

[Drawmeomg]

We're doomed. He's never right about this.

He's insightful - I had the pleasure of meeting him two years ago and getting an hour of his time to pick his brain over all things NFL-related along with about 10 others. He just never gets those picks right.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Even a horny squirrel will find his nuts once...

Or something like that...

 

[TKO]

The AFC is still weaker than the NFC so I don't think it's stretch to say the Pats can get there but the Seahawks defense is just the kind of unit that will give them a lot of trouble. I'd pick Seattle to win if I had to bet the house on one of them..

 

[JDM]

I think Seattle is heavily overrated. I don't think they win that division or make much of a playoff run. If RG3 was handled slightly better Seattle was one and done.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

The AFC is still weaker than the NFC so I don't think it's stretch to say the Pats can get there but the Seahawks defense is just the kind of unit that will give them a lot of trouble. I'd pick Seattle to win if I had to bet the house on one of them..

I am not sure this team is better then Denver at this moment. We have a very questionable secondary, all new WRs, and an O-Line that seems banged up even before the season starts.

I think Seattle is heavily overrated. I don't think they win that division or make much of a playoff run. If RG3 was handled slightly better Seattle was one and done.

I agree I think the NFC is the Niners to lose.

 

[JDM]

I think we are in decent shape going into the season. The division is ours, we will make the playoffs, and all that matters is how this team is able to gel and be ready when the playoffs roll around. I'd almost be happier without a bye so the team hits the playoffs rolling. Either way, the skill is there to compete. The question mark is experience and decision making. If this team gets going no one will look forward to facing them.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

I think we are in decent shape going into the season. The division is ours, we will make the playoffs, and all that matters is how this team is able to gel and be ready when the playoffs roll around. I'd almost be happier without a bye so the team hits the playoffs rolling. Either way, the skill is there to compete. The question mark is experience and decision making. If this team gets going no one will look forward to facing them.

I surely noted the ifs in this comment.

 

[JDM]

Like I said, it's a serious question mark, but Bill is a very good coach.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

Like I said, it's a serious question mark, but Bill is a very good coach.

Maybe, but Bill is not on the field.

 

[JDM]

His job is to get the players prepared. Preparedness of the huge number of young guys is going to be the deciding factor. That and the ability to handle the pressure, which Belichick is almost certainly already beating into their heads.

 

[jdwills126]

Having home field will be a key for the Pats as Manning and the Broncos are tough at home and they will have a cake walk through their division. So the way I see it every win counts to get home field.

It's a little early to be looking at this but like I said the AFC West is a joke minus the Broncos!

 

[JDM]

The gelled and hot version of this team can beat Denver on the road. The young team that's in over their heads loses at home. I don't see home field as the deciding factor.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

His job is to get the players prepared. Preparedness of the huge number of young guys is going to be the deciding factor. That and the ability to handle the pressure, which Belichick is almost certainly already beating into their heads.

You can guide and teach all you want but until you are on the field in that huge game you don't know. And again the seondary is very suspect, Peyton Manning has a lot of weapons at his disposal, I just think they have to be the favorite. This team is just to young on offense at least at the skill positions,

Having home field will be a key for the Pats as Manning and the Broncos are tough at home and they will have a cake walk through their division. So the way I see it every win counts to get home field.

It's a little early to be looking at this but like I said the AFC West is a joke minus the Broncos!

Maybe it depends on the weather with Manning, he had success because he played in a dome, he has not faired well in crappy weather games

The gelled and hot version of this team can beat Denver on the road. The young team that's in over their heads loses at home. I don't see home field as the deciding factor.

Again you relyin and assuming this team will gel and that the players BB selected are all going to be great, well BB has a pretty crappy record of drafting WRs and CBs

 

[jdwills126]

I like the Pats and think they will have an easy time with the east but I do not see the Broncos as inferior to the Pats. It would be a tough game regardless so given the choice you would definetly want this one at home.

Both are cold weather teams with experienced QBs that can win on the road so it wouldn't be the same advantage as say against the Colts with Luck but I see Pats Broncos as a toss up. Given the season needs to be played and injuries will occur just the here and now I would not want to go to Denver.

 

[Drawmeomg]

There's a big difference between Manning and Brady in the weather. There always has been.

Manning is horrible in poor conditions. Brady is the best of all time in cold weather (go ahead, look it up, it isn't even close). Moving to Denver means Manning's going to have to play in the playoffs in bad conditions each year - I will be surprised if he wins a Super Bowl there for that reason alone. Yes, he's still a great QB and yes, they have a very, very good team over there, but I'm sorry, I don't see it. No matter where that game takes place, it favors the Patriots.

 

[JDM]

You can guide and teach all you want but until you are on the field in that huge game you don't know. And again the seondary is very suspect, Peyton Manning has a lot of weapons at his disposal, I just think they have to be the favorite. This team is just to young on offense at least at the skill positions,


Again you relyin and assuming this team will gel and that the players BB selected are all going to be great, well BB has a pretty crappy record of drafting WRs and CBs

Again, these are question marks. All I'm saying is we have the talent to be the better team, and that if they don't gel home field won't help.

 

[MrMoJoRisin63]

There's a big difference between Manning and Brady in the weather. There always has been.

Manning is horrible in poor conditions. Brady is the best of all time in cold weather (go ahead, look it up, it isn't even close). Moving to Denver means Manning's going to have to play in the playoffs in bad conditions each year - I will be surprised if he wins a Super Bowl there for that reason alone. Yes, he's still a great QB and yes, they have a very, very good team over there, but I'm sorry, I don't see it. No matter where that game takes place, it favors the Patriots.

This is not true either. It can be in either city with an average or mild day and Manning would be fine. Extreme weather might make a difference but just because it Jan, does no guarentee crappy weather or a crappy performance.

 

[TKO]

I think Seattle is heavily overrated. I don't think they win that division or make much of a playoff run. If RG3 was handled slightly better Seattle was one and done.

The OP is about the Seahawks meeting the Pats in the SB this year which means Seattle went through the toughest conference to get there.