Hawknballs
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not sure if anyone listens to John Madden's weekly satellite radio show but here are the main points in Saints/Seahawks
-a huge advantage in the playoffs for the Seahawks might be the officiating. He didn't go so far as to say that Seattle is cheap or anything, but we can all agree that our secondary is at it's best when they are being physical with their assignments and playing things very tight. He said that playoff officials are usually prone to "letting them play" and this become a big advantage for the Seahawks.
-Seattle and Denver are the two most complete teams in the league
-This is a game that becomes a "Russell Wilson" game, where he takes over and dictates pace
-he didn't spend a lot of time discussing the crowd, or comparing this game to the last one. I think that's fair. I personally believe that putting too much emphasis on either really skews the perception of the game. I would rather focus on the team and the fact that Seattle just seems more complete top to bottom. Obviously home field is huge but I think to be fair it's one thing to say our guys benefit from being home; i just don't know if i like the narrative that "X team can't win on the road and the crowd will be too loud".
He didn't make a prediction but the general vibe was that Seattle is the better team.
-a huge advantage in the playoffs for the Seahawks might be the officiating. He didn't go so far as to say that Seattle is cheap or anything, but we can all agree that our secondary is at it's best when they are being physical with their assignments and playing things very tight. He said that playoff officials are usually prone to "letting them play" and this become a big advantage for the Seahawks.
-Seattle and Denver are the two most complete teams in the league
-This is a game that becomes a "Russell Wilson" game, where he takes over and dictates pace
-he didn't spend a lot of time discussing the crowd, or comparing this game to the last one. I think that's fair. I personally believe that putting too much emphasis on either really skews the perception of the game. I would rather focus on the team and the fact that Seattle just seems more complete top to bottom. Obviously home field is huge but I think to be fair it's one thing to say our guys benefit from being home; i just don't know if i like the narrative that "X team can't win on the road and the crowd will be too loud".
He didn't make a prediction but the general vibe was that Seattle is the better team.
