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PFT’s Super Bowl picks
Posted by Mike Florio on January 30, 2015
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It’s finally here. And I still have no clear idea who will win. Even though a blowout could be brewing (especially if the Patriots can duplicate what the Packers did in the NFC title game before opting not to play to win but playing not to lose), I don’t have a really strong feeling.
But enough of that. This is the part where I write a few paragraphs to set up the picks.
And then I say that MDS and I were both accurate with our conference title picks, and that he’s 9-1 for the postseason, and I’m 7-3.
MDS’s take: Moving past #Deflategate and Marshawn Lynch sparring with reporters and all of the off-field issues of the last two weeks, I keep thinking it comes down to this: Seattle’s defense is just too good.
Last year the Seahawks’ defense made Peyton Manning look bad in the Super Bowl, and this year I think the Seahawks’ defense is going to make Tom Brady look bad in the Super Bowl. Richard Sherman, Byron Maxwell, Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas are about as good as it gets in the NFL, and I don’t think Brady is going to find many open receivers on Sunday.
If there’s one weakness to Seattle’s defense it’s that a good tight end can beat them, and as a result I can see Rob Gronkowski having a big day. But even if Gronk gets 100 yards and a touchdown, that won’t be enough on a day when I don’t expect any of the Patriots’ wide receivers to play well.
The reason this game will be a lot closer than last year’s Super Bowl is that I don’t see Seattle putting a lot of points on the board. Bill Belichick will have a good game plan to neutralize Russell Wilson’s running, and the Patriots’ secondary should be able to shut down Seattle’s wide receivers. This looks like a fairly low-scoring game.
But in the end, it’s a game that sees Seattle coming out on top. The Seahawks will repeat.
MDS’s pick: Seahawks 21, Patriots 17.
Florio’s take: Back in September, I picked the Seahawks and Patriots to make it to the Super Bowl. And I picked the Seahawks to win. And I can’t in good conscience abandon that selection.
I could be wrong. Very wrong. The Patriots may finish the job the Packers started. The Patriots may give Russell Wilson the Tim Tebow treatment, blowing the Seahawks out in the first half so that there’s no chance for a rabbit-from-hat finish. Or maybe it will be a close, down-to-the-wire, three-point margin with Stephen Gotskowski playing the role of Adam Vinatieri.
Coach Bill Belichick has the uncanny ability to develop a game plan that is unique to each opponent, figuring out how to move the ball against any defense he faces — and how to take away what any offense does best. Throw in the #DeflateGate disrespect, and Belichick may be able to press enough buttons to overcome the Seahawks.
But it’s the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, not Cincinnati in Week Five. Sometimes, no amount of Xs and Os and “us against them” and “win one for the Gipper” matters. G.M.John Schneider has put together an excellent roster, and Pete Carroll has coached them up to the point where they believe they can beat anyone.
This year, they didn’t beat everyone, but all that matters on Sunday is whether the can score more points than the Patriots. I believed they could in September, so I’ve got no choice but to stick with that now.
Florio’s pick: Seahawks 27, Patriots 24.
PFT’s Super Bowl picks
Posted by Mike Florio on January 30, 2015
It’s finally here. And I still have no clear idea who will win. Even though a blowout could be brewing (especially if the Patriots can duplicate what the Packers did in the NFC title game before opting not to play to win but playing not to lose), I don’t have a really strong feeling.
But enough of that. This is the part where I write a few paragraphs to set up the picks.
And then I say that MDS and I were both accurate with our conference title picks, and that he’s 9-1 for the postseason, and I’m 7-3.
MDS’s take: Moving past #Deflategate and Marshawn Lynch sparring with reporters and all of the off-field issues of the last two weeks, I keep thinking it comes down to this: Seattle’s defense is just too good.
Last year the Seahawks’ defense made Peyton Manning look bad in the Super Bowl, and this year I think the Seahawks’ defense is going to make Tom Brady look bad in the Super Bowl. Richard Sherman, Byron Maxwell, Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas are about as good as it gets in the NFL, and I don’t think Brady is going to find many open receivers on Sunday.
If there’s one weakness to Seattle’s defense it’s that a good tight end can beat them, and as a result I can see Rob Gronkowski having a big day. But even if Gronk gets 100 yards and a touchdown, that won’t be enough on a day when I don’t expect any of the Patriots’ wide receivers to play well.
The reason this game will be a lot closer than last year’s Super Bowl is that I don’t see Seattle putting a lot of points on the board. Bill Belichick will have a good game plan to neutralize Russell Wilson’s running, and the Patriots’ secondary should be able to shut down Seattle’s wide receivers. This looks like a fairly low-scoring game.
But in the end, it’s a game that sees Seattle coming out on top. The Seahawks will repeat.
MDS’s pick: Seahawks 21, Patriots 17.
Florio’s take: Back in September, I picked the Seahawks and Patriots to make it to the Super Bowl. And I picked the Seahawks to win. And I can’t in good conscience abandon that selection.
I could be wrong. Very wrong. The Patriots may finish the job the Packers started. The Patriots may give Russell Wilson the Tim Tebow treatment, blowing the Seahawks out in the first half so that there’s no chance for a rabbit-from-hat finish. Or maybe it will be a close, down-to-the-wire, three-point margin with Stephen Gotskowski playing the role of Adam Vinatieri.
Coach Bill Belichick has the uncanny ability to develop a game plan that is unique to each opponent, figuring out how to move the ball against any defense he faces — and how to take away what any offense does best. Throw in the #DeflateGate disrespect, and Belichick may be able to press enough buttons to overcome the Seahawks.
But it’s the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, not Cincinnati in Week Five. Sometimes, no amount of Xs and Os and “us against them” and “win one for the Gipper” matters. G.M.John Schneider has put together an excellent roster, and Pete Carroll has coached them up to the point where they believe they can beat anyone.
This year, they didn’t beat everyone, but all that matters on Sunday is whether the can score more points than the Patriots. I believed they could in September, so I’ve got no choice but to stick with that now.
Florio’s pick: Seahawks 27, Patriots 24.
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So 2 out of 3 esteemed ROD members have this wrong?
It can't be
Who you talking about Willis?
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Well OC, Between you and I and @Dagonet, I see Two out of three that have it right!!So 2 out of 3 esteemed ROD members have this wrong?
It can't be
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Someone else has Seattle with me? Oh yeah me and Broke..
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I call the Pats to win 27-20. Here's my reasoning:
1. The Pats have the best balance offense and defense, and Seattle's defense is vulnerable to the TE. Gronk will get over 100 yds receiving.
2. Seattle has the defense to keep it close, but on offense...I don't think Wilson and Lynch are enough to consistently beat the Pats defense. Seattle's mistake is they let their best WRs (Harvin and Taint), go. They can't sustain offense enough. Green Bay showed that. The Pats will NOT "play not to lose" like Green Bay did.
If Seattle turns it over (and the Pats KNOW Lynch will fumble), it could be a blowout.
1. The Pats have the best balance offense and defense, and Seattle's defense is vulnerable to the TE. Gronk will get over 100 yds receiving.
2. Seattle has the defense to keep it close, but on offense...I don't think Wilson and Lynch are enough to consistently beat the Pats defense. Seattle's mistake is they let their best WRs (Harvin and Taint), go. They can't sustain offense enough. Green Bay showed that. The Pats will NOT "play not to lose" like Green Bay did.
If Seattle turns it over (and the Pats KNOW Lynch will fumble), it could be a blowout.
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