Cowherd and Mangini picked NE

[Runscott]

I don't remember since it did not involve the Rams - what was the media like the year you all destroyed Denver in the SB?

It was crazy. Main attraction was Marshawn refusing to talk to the press.

 

[Seahawkfan80]

Who gives two actual Fukcs what they have to say?

Strap on the pads and then come get some.
Can't wait to beat their asses. Redemption style.

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[Ostatehawk]

The Vikings held JSN to 2 receptions for 23 yards. They still lost to the Seahawks 26-0.

This.

JSN strikes me a a team first every time guy. So if it means he doesn't get stats but does get a SB ring........I think he takes that all day long.

 

[AROS]

Yawn. Who cares who they pick? That goes for all those picking us too.

 

[jman316]

The reality is that the AFC is basically the NFC’s minor league. Patsies aren’t going to be able to hang unless there are some officiating shenanigans AND some seriously lucky bounces. Even then, those New England blowhards would be blessed to be in a position to even hold our jock straps.

Hawks are in a different league, both physically and on paper.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Really?

I have a hard time believing that as I think you all were beating teams by like 50 points in the regular season.

At times we were. The Cards, sure.

At other times, no. It was a schizo season.

We barely eked out wins against the Panthers, the Texans (Sherman Shoe game, went to OT), the Titans, the Rams in St. Louis, and the Bucs (also in OT), most of them terrible teams that year. It's where Pete got his reputation for playing down to the competition at times. We also lost two of our last four.

But there were plenty of other big wins, including all of our last five victories, each by at least three scores. That should have said something.

The media narrative going into the game mostly concerned every microscopic bump and curve of Peyton Manning's jockstrap.

 

[Jac]

They aren't good. Probably the weakest area of the team. Maye is really good at buying time and making throws though. At least he was in the regular season.
I do think the Pats will struggle on offense.

Purdy bought time as well in the divisional round. Something like scrambling for 400 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Now of course he doesn't have Maye's arm. But he didn't really have any options to work with either.

 

[Runscott]

Purdy bought time as well in the divisional round. Something like scrambling for 400 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Now of course he doesn't have Maye's arm. But he didn't really have any options to work with either.

Purdy's strength against us was the 15-25 yard passes. He couldn't do much with long passes. So I like that Maye has an arm - throw long, get intercepted.

 

[glenwo2]

Purdy's strength against us was the 15-25 yard passes. He couldn't do much with long passes. So I like that Maye has an arm - throw long, get intercepted.

Arm-Punts, baybeee!

 

[Runscott]

Arm-Punts, baybeee!

Arm-punts aren't always bad, but sometimes they are REALLY bad . The more I think about it, the more I think special teams wins this one.

 

[Jac]

Purdy's strength against us was the 15-25 yard passes. He couldn't do much with long passes. So I like that Maye has an arm - throw long, get intercepted.

I mean Macdonald has two weeks to gameplan chaos for Maye. Maye's seen a few high pressure defenses (and did mediocre at best against them), but he hasn't played against Seattle's scheme yet. That just seems hard to solve for during the SB. We'll see.

 

[Appyhawk]

It is a fact that they made the SB.

That is a fact. But it is also a fact they barely beat Denver who was playing without their QB. Somehow that seems very significant to me.

 

[glenwo2]

I mean Macdonald has two weeks to gameplan chaos for Maye. Maye's seen a few high pressure defenses (and did mediocre at best against them), but he hasn't played against Seattle's scheme yet. That just seems hard to solve for during the SB. We'll see.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that MM is going to have Drake Maye have his "I see Ghosts" moment in this game.

 

[Ad Hawk]

Yawn. Who cares who they pick? That goes for all those picking us too.

I think I "care" because I'm looking for hope; and when people are picking my team, that means others hopefully are seeing what I want to happen--we win! When they pick against us, it can be deflating, and I can feel discouraged.

For this reason, I rarely tune in to these programs (I don't have a TV anyway). But as the beginning-of-the-season predictions showed, such predictions are often castles built of shifting sand.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

At times we were. The Cards, sure.

At other times, no. It was a schizo season.

We barely eked out wins against the Panthers, the Texans (Sherman Shoe game, went to OT), the Titans, the Rams in St. Louis, and the Bucs (also in OT), most of them terrible teams that year. It's where Pete got his reputation for playing down to the competition at times. We also lost two of our last four.

But there were plenty of other big wins, including all of our last five victories, each by at least three scores. That should have said something.

The media narrative going into the game mostly concerned every microscopic bump and curve of Peyton Manning's jockstrap.

Pretty sure Richard Sherman broke Matt Schaub in that Texans game. He was a pretty solid qb before it and basically became a turnover machine/had his confidence shot after that.

 

[Jac]

Maye had 41 passing yards at halftime against Denver. That's BEFORE the snow started falling.

https://x.com/NextGenStats/status/2015540569691529274

 

[Rat]

Really?

I have a hard time believing that as I think you all were beating teams by like 50 points in the regular season.

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He was exaggerating. Here's the predictions from 47 ESPN analysts before that game. 24 took Seattle, 23 took Denver. Of those 23, zero picked the Seahawks to get "crushed". The biggest predicted margin of defeat was 11 points.

 

[Ozzy]

Cowherd on another video picked Seattle and said he expects them to win but he might pick NE just because lol.

 

[Natethegreat]

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He was exaggerating. Here's the predictions from 47 ESPN analysts before that game. 24 took Seattle, 23 took Denver. Of those 23, zero picked the Seahawks to get "crushed". The biggest predicted margin of defeat was 11 points.

I don't follow espn at all. Haven't for years. I was going off what I heard on tv. I remember every talking head picking Denver except one I believe.

 

[Runscott]

I don't follow espn at all. Haven't for years. I was going off what I heard on tv. I remember every talking head picking Denver except one I believe.

Peyton Manning was the only reason. Denver wanted a Super Bowl for him so badly that everyone bought into it.