Immediate Quick-Hit Super Bowl Thoughts
With the game inching closer and closer, I sat down to share my initial thoughts before I give my prediction next week.
Quick-hits on the game that is 10 days away.
- Only the fourth time since 1992 that both #1 seeds will meet for the Lombardi Trophy.
- Richard Sherman is a great cover corner.
- Speaking of Sherman, his rant after the game went out of character of what the NFL wants, but was a welcome admittance that this is an intense game played by world class athletes.
- Speaking of the NFL, the league and its owners are quick to remind fans that this is a business, and business is sure to be good in the biggest city in the country.
- Peyton Manning is a great quarterback.
- The game feels like a 24-20 game. Denver’s offense hasn’t been clicking like early in the season, and Seattle’s D hasn’t missed a beat all year. If Denver has the ball last they should win.
- Brandon Browner’s suspension may be the great equalizer due to Denver’s receiving weapons.
- Does a good (or excellent) defense always win championships like the old adage goes?
- If he wins does Peyton Manning ride off to retirement?
- Is Jack Del Rio’s defense capable of playing smash mouth football and controlling the line of scrimmage?
- If coaching does come into play i.e. clock management and challenges, does that give Denver the edge due to having Peyton as a coach on the field?
- If the game is played in inclement weather will the league ever hold another outdoor cold weather game?
- If weather is a factor does that give the edge to the Broncos passing game or Seattle’s rush attack?
More coverage and analysis to come on Super Bowl XLVIII !
