The Super Bowl should be an interesting affair in two weeks. Barring a Seahawk like comeback by Indianapolis, the Patriots and the Seahawks should be playing in the Roman Numeral Classic (Thanks, Todd Wright.) I've got an early take on the game that might be a little off base. For me, what else is new?
New England looks like a prohibitive favorite. Tom Brady has fired on all cylinders so far today, and barring injury, should do so again. Tom Brady's sixth Super Bowl start looks like it should be successful. If the offensive line plays as well as they have been and the defense maintains it's dominating ways, they look unbeatable.
To be fair, the Colts have not executed very well. Andrew Luck could have made the move from good to great, but the stage looked a little too big. He will someday, just not today. The Colts might want to think about a first round running back not named Trent Richardson. I enjoyed his Thursday quote, "I sat out the last game. I don't intend to sit out again." He didn't even make the trip to Boston. It's a Sunday league, Trent.
Everyone is talking about the finish of the NFC Championship game, but they shouldn't be. It is an improbable finish and a testament to the power of will. Seattle, led by Marshawn Lynch and the never-say-die attitude of Russell Wilson, found a way to win at the end. Even as a Seahawk fan from day one of the franchise, they had no business winning the game.
However, the Packers should have found a way to put it away early. Three possessions in Seattle's red zone netted two field goals. However, even without the intereception, it should have been 21-0 Packers after one quarter. A deficit like that would have been a lot more difficult to overcome. Whether it was because of the Seahawk defense or the Packer offense, it allowed the opportunity for the Seahawks to win a four minute game by enough points to get to overtime.
For the record, I agree with kicking the first field goal, but not the second. The field goal provided the first points of the game and capitalized on a Seahawk turnover. The second field goal should never have happened. Line up and dominate the line. Blow them off the ball and punch it in the end zone. Some pundits have called this the McCarthy "Discount Double Choke."
The Super Bowl will hinge on the injury situation. Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas, half of the Legion of Boom secondary will have MRI's tomorrow, making an unknown radiologist in the Seattle area the most important person setting Super Bowl point spreads. More important, Max Unger, who has been on the sideline for all four Seahawk losses this season, was inactive today. Will the two weeks off be enough to get him back on the field?
A year ago, the Seahawks weren't supposed to beat the Broncos. They probably aren't supposed to beat the Patriots, either. I think it boils down to old style football: line play and running the football. I hope it's a great game. Seattle may need to limit Patriot offensive time on the field. Looking forward to a little smack talk between Richard Sherman and Darrell Revis. Provided Sherman feels like talking about it.
So...am I off base?
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