I feel like GB is a far bigger threat to New England than the Seahawks are, personally. On paper, the Seahawks have a lower tier OL, bad receivers, and while Wilson has the "it" factor, he can't carry the team yet if they have the cover corners to allow selling out vs the run. GB has receivers and certainly a QB that force you to play heavy coverage which allows for a more balanced offense. I also feel that, while still among the best in the NFL, Seattle's defense is overrated due to their opponents. The NFCW (6 games) contains some of the worst offenses in the entire league combined with Arizona being on 2nd and 3rd QBs when SEA played them, Alex Smith and his ultra (not) talented crew of receivers, STL on their 2nd and 3rd QBs, etc, SEA has had an incredibly cupcake crew of offenses to face. The team they beat to advance to the NFCCG has an ultra athletic QB who isn't (and may never be) an elite passer throwing to an incredibly subpar crew of receivers (overall, Benjamin may be something special). And all of these games came to end the season, which is when SEA took the crown as the "NFL's best defense" again. They were never ranked poorly, but significantly lower than #1 before they got this stretch of games. GB's offense, in my opinion, is more elite than Seattle's defense is. And as for the Colts', I feel like they lucked into the AFCCG, they had the privilege of facing two of recent histories worst big game quarterbacks in Peyton Manning and Andy Dalton. They certainly can win and advance to the SB, but their odds are very low for a reason. I feel that GB matches up against NE than SEA does, but I feel SEA matches up nicely against GB, better than NE would, and SEA gets them at home. My preseason prediction and for 99% of the season has been GB v NE, but I'm swapping that to SEA v NE.
1) Colts vs. Seahawks: The new Bucks head to head 2) Patriots vs. Packers: The old Bucks: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss 3) Patriots vs. Seahawks: Last franchise to go back to back vs. the next team hoping to go back to back.....to a lesser degree, former HC's of NYJ going head to head, pick your poison 4) Colts vs. Packers: I'll take the family bowling or skiing
I wish, but they'll realistically face off maybe 4 times in their careers and Luck has owned the stat sheets while Wilson has owned the victory column. Manning and Brady played every season including twice multiple seasons.
Isn't that how Manning and Brady started off though? Manning own the stat sheet, Brady getting the wins? You are right though, they aren't going to get to play each other head to head enough, but they are both front runners for top, young QBs to stick around a while
Well, yeah, but they also competed on the field which I think is necessary, barring one of them not getting a deal done and switching conferences they'll face off 4 times over 16 years in the reg season and the odds of both making it to the SB to add many more games is fairly low.
Yeah I agree it won't be as head to head. I didn't think that much into it. I just thought overall they'll be the two titans. And don't put it past Goodell to make some rule where they end up playing more often or something
