Armchair Bronco
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This morning on the NFL Network, the trio of Eric Davis, Lavar Arrington, and Shawne Merriman were all unanimous in predicting a BIG Seattle win if Marshawn Lynch rushes for 100+ yards against Denver. They called Lynch "the key to the game".
I'll take the opinions of actual players over armchair quarterbacks like Jim Rome any day.
Here's the banter from this morning:
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ED: Who should the Broncos be concerned with stopping more? Wilson or Lynch?
LA: Lynch. I say Marshawn Lynch is the key to the game. It's a cold-weather game, it's cold. If you don't stop Marshawn Lynch, it will give Russell Wilson and the rest of this offense an opportunity to do some things that otherwise I don't believe they'd be able to do.
ED: I'm with you on that. So, I'm just gonna throw this one to you Shawne.
SM: Honestly, I have to agree with Lavar, because everything starts and finishes with Marshawn Lynch. Even though the Broncos did an OK job stopping Blount last week, I don't think (LAUGHS) they're gonna have the same type of job stopping Marshawn. If they can keep him within 75 yards, they have a chance. But if he rushes more than 20-25 times a game, 100+ yards, [the Broncos] have ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE AT ALL. And all these talks of the game possibly being a blowout...is highly possible.
LA: Yeah, I agree. If you don't neutralize Marshawn, it could be a LONG day for the Broncos...
ED: Yeah, I think all of us are in agreement on that one.
I'll take the opinions of actual players over armchair quarterbacks like Jim Rome any day.
Here's the banter from this morning:
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ED: Who should the Broncos be concerned with stopping more? Wilson or Lynch?
LA: Lynch. I say Marshawn Lynch is the key to the game. It's a cold-weather game, it's cold. If you don't stop Marshawn Lynch, it will give Russell Wilson and the rest of this offense an opportunity to do some things that otherwise I don't believe they'd be able to do.
ED: I'm with you on that. So, I'm just gonna throw this one to you Shawne.
SM: Honestly, I have to agree with Lavar, because everything starts and finishes with Marshawn Lynch. Even though the Broncos did an OK job stopping Blount last week, I don't think (LAUGHS) they're gonna have the same type of job stopping Marshawn. If they can keep him within 75 yards, they have a chance. But if he rushes more than 20-25 times a game, 100+ yards, [the Broncos] have ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE AT ALL. And all these talks of the game possibly being a blowout...is highly possible.
LA: Yeah, I agree. If you don't neutralize Marshawn, it could be a LONG day for the Broncos...
ED: Yeah, I think all of us are in agreement on that one.