BlueBlood
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My Superbowl prediction is 38-13 Seahawks win. And here's why.
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I’ve watched enough New England football (best friend is a Steve Grogan era Pats fan) over the years to know they don’t usually lose because they’re outworked. When they lose, it’s because a team takes away what they do best. Seattle is built to do exactly that.
New England’s offense lives on timing and leverage. Seattle’s corners disrupt that timing at the line, and their pass rush doesn’t need help to get home. That forces the quarterback off the first read, which is where New England is most dangerous. Against Seattle, those quick answers just aren’t as clean.
On the other side, New England’s defense has always been great at adjusting to structure and precision. Seattle doesn’t play that way. They lean on the run, extend plays, and turn broken downs into explosive plays. A quarterback like Sam who will stand strong in the pocket but is also capable of extending plays with his legs when needed plus a physical run game puts constant strain on discipline, and eventually something cracks.
That’s why I think this could get out of hand if Seattle controls the early tempo is their MO. The fewer the possessions, the more pressure, and one or two big plays are all it takes for this to snowball. I’m not saying New England can’t win, but if Seattle does what they do best then this thing could get out of hand.
It really comes down to the type of offense N.E. runs. They really on drinking and dunking and timing patterns which can be adjusted to as the game goes on. They will have to string 10-12 play drives together and I just dont see it.
38-13
Hawks Win baby!!
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I’ve watched enough New England football (best friend is a Steve Grogan era Pats fan) over the years to know they don’t usually lose because they’re outworked. When they lose, it’s because a team takes away what they do best. Seattle is built to do exactly that.
New England’s offense lives on timing and leverage. Seattle’s corners disrupt that timing at the line, and their pass rush doesn’t need help to get home. That forces the quarterback off the first read, which is where New England is most dangerous. Against Seattle, those quick answers just aren’t as clean.
On the other side, New England’s defense has always been great at adjusting to structure and precision. Seattle doesn’t play that way. They lean on the run, extend plays, and turn broken downs into explosive plays. A quarterback like Sam who will stand strong in the pocket but is also capable of extending plays with his legs when needed plus a physical run game puts constant strain on discipline, and eventually something cracks.
That’s why I think this could get out of hand if Seattle controls the early tempo is their MO. The fewer the possessions, the more pressure, and one or two big plays are all it takes for this to snowball. I’m not saying New England can’t win, but if Seattle does what they do best then this thing could get out of hand.
It really comes down to the type of offense N.E. runs. They really on drinking and dunking and timing patterns which can be adjusted to as the game goes on. They will have to string 10-12 play drives together and I just dont see it.
38-13
Hawks Win baby!!
