Up until last night they were in the discussion
After blowing a 10 point fourth quarter lead in the Superbowl they have dropped from contention
The Steel Curtain can rest easy
Oh I don't know about that. Seahawks were without Mebane, Jordan Hill, Lane got injured in the first quarter, Sherman (torn elbow ligaments), Chancellor (knee), and Thomas (torn labrum) were all more banged up than they let on. Avril got injured. If you go back and look at the flow of that game you will notice that New England started off with a more balanced attack and especially after Lane went out they quickly realized that the LOB was more banged up than previously thought and Tharold Simon was playing out of position covering the slot (which is not in line with his skill set). Once they realized that they attacked that aggressively. Don't get me wrong. I am not taking anything away from New England. They played it correctly. It's good strategy. If you notice that your opponent is weak somewhere you exploit that weakness...hell Sun Tzu made that point in 500 BC. But you know....you are talking 6-7 starters out or injured. Pretty tough to downgrade them for that