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“SUPER BOWL SUNDAY STORYLINES”
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Where do you start with the surprise stories heading into the Seahawks-Patriots showdown on Sunday afternoon.
How about New England going from (8-26) over two years of failure to flip this into a red hot (16-1) streak at the end of the year? Or maybe it is Seattle arriving with a 9-game win streak and a (13-1) surge themselves.
How about the coaches, what Mike Vrabel and Mike McDonald have accomplished?
Vrabel brings in 9-veteran free agents and builds his defense around them. It’s Vrabel’s culture, his focus, a team staying free of injuries, a team with no divas on it.
It’s McDonald’s relentless game plans, use of formations and motions, creating a diverse-dangerous offense. It’s a sales pitch and belief, everything he draws up works, and it has, including the Legion of Doom (2.0) defense.
The matchup of GMs is fascinating. Eli Wolfe getting the players the new coach wanted in New England, importing key components on defense..Milt Williams..Harold Landry..Robert Spillane..Carlton Davis plus Moses Morgan at RT.
John Schnieder has now rebuilt the Seahawks twice under different coaches and rosters to get to the Super Bowl. 13-Seattle starters on the top 22-came in the draft. And when it came to veterans, you be the judge of the acquisitions, Cooper Kupp..Rashid Shaheed..DeMarcus Lawrence..Leonard Williams..Earnest Jones..Uchenna Nwosu..Julian Love.
Then there is the QB-history. Force fed, Drake Maye has exploded in his second year under Josh McDaniel’s patient teaching. Find a way to get it done. Don’t worry about a bad series or a bad sack. Get them next time. Run the ball, throw it deep, and have the QB run (141Y) rushing in the playoffs when things break down. And that defense makes it so tough on other teams, the Pats get the ball back quickly.
Sam Darnold, on his fifth team, has flourished under the ‘Let It Rip’ style that Klint Kubiak, the coordinator, has brought in. Aided by great pass protection and a cross section of playmakers and running backs, this is such a dangerous offense, coupled with a fierce defense.
There will be a million questions about matchups on Sunday-take a look.
Can the Patriots run the ball on the Seattle front?
Can Seattle break off a few chunk runs vs the Pats front?
How will New England cover Jaxson Smith-Njiba-double coverage?
Can the Patriots wideouts get open against the speed group of Seattle DBs?
Will Drake Maye stay upright against a strong Seattle rush?
Will Sam Darnold not get fooled by pre-snap reads and the Pats designs?
Can New England’s young OT-OG pass block better?
Will the Seattle brick wall offensive front-stone wall the Pats?
Will it be a field goal kickers game?
Will it be a field position game?
Going to be fun come Sunday.
That’s what I am looking for.
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