If Sherman and Thomas are not 100% for the Super Bowl then for the Super Bowl the Patriots will have a better secondary for that one game.
But with regards to depth the Patriots have the deepest secondary in the NFL...
CB's...
Revis
Browner
Arrington
Ryan
Butler
Safety's...
McCourty
Chung
Harmon
Wilson
Ebner
I'd take Revis over Sherman. Revis plays both sides of the field, he can play in the slot where ever. They put Revis on the other team's best WR and shadow him the entire game. Sherman only plays one side of the field, his strong side.
In fact I'd take Revis and Vontae Davis over Sherman. All stats show Davis is the best CB in the game. So Sherman might not be in the top 2 or 3 best CB's in the game.
idahawks":3ju9nhes said:
We have the number 1 passing defense in the league. You have the number 17- Slightly below average. Nuff said, its not even an argument. You're not even close. We are the best and you are slightly below average. How can you even begin to try to make this argument?
That is due to the Seahawks playing in the NFC West against teams with no offenses this season. Two of the teams (Cardinals, Rams) lost their QB's.
The Pats play in a weak division too in the AFC East but they had to play the Chiefs, Bengals, Broncos, Bears, Colts, Lions, Packers, Chargers against high powered offenses. And yes, the Dolphins have a better offense than the Rams and Cardinals especially after they lost their QB's due to injury.
Dolphins...
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/t ... a/2014.htm
Seahawks...
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/t ... a/2014.htm
The Pats basically were on cruise control for the last 2 games of the season. They played half the game of the last game of the season because they already clinched the #1 seed so those season stats don't tell the whole story.
Seahawks...
Scored 394 points (24.6/g), 14th of 32 in the NFL. Allowed 254 points (15.9/g), 1st.
Differential of 140 points (8.8/g), 3rd.
Patriots...
Scored 468 points (29.2/g), 4th of 32 in the NFL. Allowed 313 points (19.6/g), 8th.
Differential of 155 points (9.7/g), 1st.
Overall the Pats are just a little more balanced.