This is big !!! Lane has an ankle injury. He is a VERY valuable player as one of the new guys that stepped up and into the secondary and maybe just as important as a gunner in punt coverage. Seattle has held opponents to something like 20 return yards TOTAL all season(the next best team is like at around 100 yards) and much of that success is due to Lane.
This is big !!! Lane has an ankle injury. He is a VERY valuable player as one of the new guys that stepped up and into the secondary and maybe just as important as a gunner in punt coverage. Seattle has held opponents to something like 20 return yards TOTAL all season(the next best team is like at around 100 yards) and much of that success is due to Lane.
That last I heard an announcer talk about it, the Seahawks had only given up 15 punt return yards on the season.
The question at this point obviously should no longer be will the seahawks be in the superbowl but the rational logical ones WOULD be asking the new question now of How many points will they win that game by or of course,who their opponent will be that they destroy from the AFC?
The question at this point obviously should no longer be will the seahawks be in the superbowl but the rational logical ones WOULD be asking the new question now of How many points will they win that game by or of course,who their opponent will be that they destroy from the AFC?
Because the team with the best record in the regular season, or even that plays the best in the regular season, always makes it to the Super Bowl....
In a one-and-done playoff system, anyone can win.
The question at this point obviously should no longer be will the seahawks be in the superbowl but the rational logical ones WOULD be asking the new question now of How many points will they win that game by or of course,who their opponent will be that they destroy from the AFC?
Because the team with the best record in the regular season, or even that plays the best in the regular season, always makes it to the Super Bowl....
In a one-and-done playoff system, anyone can win.
The question at this point obviously should no longer be will the seahawks be in the superbowl but the rational logical ones WOULD be asking the new question now of How many points will they win that game by or of course,who their opponent will be that they destroy from the AFC?
Because the team with the best record in the regular season, or even that plays the best in the regular season, always makes it to the Super Bowl....
In a one-and-done playoff system, anyone can win.
This is more like being a citizen of Rome waiting outside the Coliseum for the games to start and the home team is the Gladiators/Lions and the visiting team are the Christians.
Sure "technically" the Christians could win....but there is such an advantage for the home team that a positive outcome for the followers of Jesus is highly unlikely.
Because the team with the best record in the regular season, or even that plays the best in the regular season, always makes it to the Super Bowl....
In a one-and-done playoff system, anyone can win.
This is more like being a citizen of Rome waiting outside the Coliseum for the games to start and the home team is the Gladiators/Lions and the visiting team are the Christians.
Sure "technically" the Christians could win....but there is such an advantage for the home team that a positive outcome for the followers of Jesus is highly unlikely.
That would have been far more true when the Pats went 16-0....and we know how that turned out.
This is more like being a citizen of Rome waiting outside the Coliseum for the games to start and the home team is the Gladiators/Lions and the visiting team are the Christians.
Sure "technically" the Christians could win....but there is such an advantage for the home team that a positive outcome for the followers of Jesus is highly unlikely.
That would have been far more true when the Pats went 16-0....and we know how that turned out.
There could be a comparrison between the Pats 2007 team and the Broncos of 2013 to a degree. Brady threw for 50 TDs that season with only 8 ints. Manning has had similar success passing for yards and TD this year.
Looking back at the highlights of the Patriots remarkable season one thing stands out glaringly. Brady has HUGE pockets and TONS of time to get off his throws. The NE O-Line of that season was clearly the main reason for that team's success.
THEN they met up with a very good defense in the Giants. The Pats which rattled off over 36 points a game in the regular season could only muster 14 against the team from NY. Obviously Brady played like crap when his protection broke down. Likewise a few times this season the Broncos failed to give Manning the protection he needed and the results were several losses.
Many have suggested that the Pats of 2007 were the best NFL team of all time. I can't agree. They were one dimensional and that one trick pony was found out in that season's Superbowl. What they had IMHO was the best Offensive line providing the best pass protection of all time.
So how do the 2013 Seahawks compare? They do not. BUT what the Seahawks have that the Pats didn't are two things. Russell Wilson, who by the way is playing better in his second year than Brady ever dreamed of in his soph season, and maybe the most suffocating defensive secondary in history....combined with a very respectable pass rush with fewer bodies involved(some sacks have been accomplished with as few as three rushing defenders) than has ever had this much success allowing more pass coverage by linebackers.
Russell Wilson has not recieved any where near the pass protection of the 2007 team Brady enjoyed.
Still the Seahawks are 12-2 with the best record in the NFL with two games left to play and arguably could very well be undefeated if two plays this season had gone differently. Minus the blocked FG in Indy and the 51 yard run by Gore in SF and the Hawks could be 14-0 right now.
So I submit that this years Seahawks could have beaten Brady's 2007 team. Not that it would put this years Hawks any where near the best team ever.. but our defense is hand made to ruin a passing team's day. AND Wilson just has a knack for putting up enough points to win in any game.
I have little worry that my Hawks will win on Sunday...but let's fast forward to the Superbowl...if the Seahawks are so lucky to participate.
I predict the Seahawks would tear up the Broncos OR the Chiefs passing game and win going away.
This is more like being a citizen of Rome waiting outside the Coliseum for the games to start and the home team is the Gladiators/Lions and the visiting team are the Christians.
Sure "technically" the Christians could win....but there is such an advantage for the home team that a positive outcome for the followers of Jesus is highly unlikely.
That would have been far more true when the Pats went 16-0....and we know how that turned out.
There could be a comparrison between the Pats 2007 team and the Broncos of 2013 to a degree. Brady threw for 50 TDs that season with only 8 ints. Manning has had similar success passing for yards and TD this year.
Looking back at the highlights of the Patriots remarkable season one thing stands out glaringly. Brady has HUGE pockets and TONS of time to get off his throws. The NE O-Line of that season was clearly the main reason for that team's success.
THEN they met up with a very good defense in the Giants. The Pats which rattled off over 36 points a game in the regular season could only muster 14 against the team from NY. Obviously Brady played like crap when his protection broke down. Likewise a few times this season the Broncos failed to give Manning the protection he needed and the results were several losses.
Many have suggested that the Pats of 2007 were the best NFL team of all time. I can't agree. They were one dimensional and that one trick pony was found out in that season's Superbowl. What they had IMHO was the best Offensive line providing the best pass protection of all time.
So how do the 2013 Seahawks compare? They do not. BUT what the Seahawks have that the Pats didn't are two things. Russell Wilson, who by the way is playing better in his second year than Brady ever dreamed of in his soph season, and maybe the most suffocating defensive secondary in history....combined with a very respectable pass rush with fewer bodies involved(some sacks have been accomplished with as few as three rushing defenders) than has ever had this much success allowing more pass coverage by linebackers.
Russell Wilson has not recieved any where near the pass protection of the 2007 team Brady enjoyed.
Still the Seahawks are 12-2 with the best record in the NFL with two games left to play and arguably could very well be undefeated if two plays this season had gone differently. Minus the blocked FG in Indy and the 51 yard run by Gore in SF and the Hawks could be 14-0 right now.
So I submit that this years Seahawks could have beaten Brady's 2007 team. Not that it would put this years Hawks any where near the best team ever.. but our defense is hand made to ruin a passing team's day. AND Wilson just has a knack for putting up enough points to win in any game.
I have little worry that my Hawks will win on Sunday...but let's fast forward to the Superbowl...if the Seahawks are so lucky to participate.
I predict the Seahawks would tear up the Broncos OR the Chiefs passing game and win going away.
I was like WTF? How on earth they could think the game would be a blowout was beyond me because of two things.The question at this point obviously should no longer be will the seahawks be in the superbowl but the rational logical ones WOULD be asking the new question now of How many points will they win that game by or of course,who their opponent will be that they destroy from the AFC?
Because the team with the best record in the regular season, or even that plays the best in the regular season, always makes it to the Super Bowl....
In a one-and-done playoff system, anyone can win.
This is more like being a citizen of Rome waiting outside the Coliseum for the games to start and the home team is the Gladiators/Lions and the visiting team are the Christians.
Sure "technically" the Christians could win....but there is such an advantage for the home team that a positive outcome for the followers of Jesus is highly unlikely.
So if the Seahawks are that dominant, why have they lost two games this year?
Don't give me this crap about how it was only two plays....if they are that dominant, no single play could possibly decide a game.
I repeat : in a one-and-done playoffs, ANYONE can win it all. The fact that the top regular season team so rarely wins it all is clear evidence of that.
Seattle has been the best team this year, but I wouldn't be shocked to see them miss the Super Bowl again this year. I wouldn't bet against it, but it wouldn't be shocking.
Let me be clear......I'm not picking Arizona. I just hung this post out here thinking Zander might bite!
2:13 left, the Cards get a td and a 2 point conversion, now lead the Seahawks by 7.
If the Cardinals hold on to win, I'll become a huge Rams fan next week, as it will still be possible for the Niners to take the division!
