seahawksfan234
Radical Moderate
I think these two former Super Bowl 48 participants are on a similar path. Not necessarily rebuilding but re-tooling for sure. With the Seahawks, you have the steady performance of Russell Wilson. As many have said on this site, he is the X factor and I definitely agree. With the Broncos, their steady hand will be the defense. Even with the loss of Talib, the defense looks pretty stout with Roby on the back end and the addition of Bradley Chubb up front.
Keenum will be a huge factor here. Which Keenum will we see? The journeyman or the Vikings NFCCG QB from last year? I predict that it will take some time for him to gel with this new offense and coaching staff. Case Keenum has not thrown a TD pass in 3 pre-season games but he did look sharper with each contest.
Both the Seahawks and Broncos have suffered through poor O-line play the last couple of years. The Broncos have two new O lineman this year and a rookie in Bolles who will be on year 2. Sounds like the Seahawks have also tried to address their line. Both of these teams need the O-line to see significant improvements to make any noise in this season.
Definitely an edge goes to Denver at Mile High with the crowd behind them. I'm now wondering however, if the recent addition of Earl Thomas back to Seattle's roster doesn't provide a spark of momentum toward the visiting team. I know he's been out of camp but the guy can just flat out play and I think he'll have an impact in this game.
Denver is counting on a lot of rookies to really contribute this year and Seattle seems to have added a sizable amount of new names as well. This game will look starkly different from that Super Bowl 5 years ago (crazy how time flies).
Week one is so damn unpredictable. I'm giving the slight (homer) edge to the Broncos but I believe they'll be taking on a very solid and slightly unpredictable Seahawks team. No matter who plays on the defensive side of the ball, I expect the Seattle defense to bring the pain on every play. That's their style. Hopefully (for me), Keenum can get rid of the ball quickly and avoid the big hits.
I can't wait to get this season started and Sunday can't get here soon enough. It's nice to have a quality opponent in week 1 like the Seattle Seahawks. Here's to a good and injury free contest. Go Broncos!
Great post.