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I was a popular guy around here (Illinois) for that '86 Super Bowl. Everybody knew I was a NE fan so they invited me to parties so they could have someone to laugh at :)

You may remember that a cocaine scandal with the Patriots came out right after that game. There was a funny cartoon showing a beaten and bruised Patriot in the locker room reading a newspaper with a headline blaring "Cocaine causes insanity and wild hallucinations!". The caption had the player thinking, "No wonder we thought we could beat the Bears!".
 
trouthog said:
Seattle plays loose and reckless. I was there last night and I know it wasn't close however Seattle gave a demo on every aspect of the game. We were near the end on 200 level and it was loud, real loud when Manning missed the snap that 12 man alright, it works. We Love the noise everyone screaming Omaha funny how this works out. Seattle will be good for awhile I think. New Jersey people treated us great, the land of 8 million people wow. Looking forward to getting back to Seattle however we are snowed in at airport looks like.
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Thanks for representing the 12s! Some call the 12th Man "nonsense," and only a home field phenomenon, but the 12s "travel well" and represent. :) (And have a safe journey back home. Will be at the downtown parade Wednesday.)
 
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Congratulations, Birdie Num Nums and all Seahawk fans. It's fun to learn who everyone's team is.
 
ziggy29 said:
Thinking you are good is only part of what makes champions. The other part is backing it up on the field. :)
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Like this?

Coach Pete.jpg

BTW: this Super Bowl was the most-watched TV event in history.

Go Hawks!
 
ziggy29 said:
Manning did make some questionable decisions under pressure. That said, Denver's offensive line was flat out terrible. Manning was making plays when the O-line gave him good protection, but that was very rare.

Now before someone corrects me and says it was just Seattle's defensive line playing like monsters, yes, they did. But that alone can't really account for ALL of just how bad Denver's pass protection was. They barely even showed up.
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Denver's O-Line was terrible but Manning is a statue which doesn't help. He has to have great protection or hes in trouble. Having said that, when he gets great protection, there's nobody better.
 
utrecht said:
I think Denver is going to win it all. Good luck stopping Manning with all those weapons he has. Their defense is average but it doesnt matter. Nobody can stop them.
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Fail

But I give ya credit to post the first prediction in this post :)
 
utrecht said:
As a long time Steeler fan, I agree with this statement. Well, the part that defense wins Super Bowls. However, Seattle doesnt have the type of team that destroys other teams. They run the ball, chew up the clock and play smothering defense (just like Steeler teams of the past). They dont score enough playing that way to crush people very often.

So if by "destroy" you mean that Seattle will win by 14+ points, I seriously doubt it. I do think Seattle will win though.
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Ouch...time to eat crow Utrecht
 
Wow. Thanks Turboslacker.

When the playoffs started I didnt think Manning could be stopped. Once I saw the way Seattle's defense was playing, I changed my mind and was pretty sure they would win the game because great defense normally beats great offense just like great pitching beats great hitting in baseball. Never in my wildest dreams did I think they could rip Denver apart like they did.
 
utrecht said:
Never in my wildest dreams did I think they could rip Denver apart like they did.
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One of my sons texted me late in the 4th quarter. He said "I've been a Seahawks fan for30 years and I never in a thousand years would have imagined the way this game is going."

I think all of us had high hopes, but perhaps no one had any expectations that things might go this way.

Super high mood in town last night and all day today. Parade Wednesday from Seattle Center to the stadium.

Ha
 
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Since Turboslacker took me to the woodshed for my un-Nostradamus like predictions, I'm going to brag a bit. I was in Vegas during the conference championship games and had big bets on Denver and Seattle.
 
ziggy29 said:
This, plus the commercials were mediocre at best in the aggregate.
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At least now I know who Bruno Mars is.

I intended to skip (time shifted with DVR) the halftime, but the game was so one sided and commercials not too good.
 
pb4uski said:
And Welker is 0-3 so far in Super Bowls. He must think he is jinxed (all the way to the bank).
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Ironically, Welker had a decent game. As for the rest of Denver, fumbles, interceptions, missed tackles, and a general lack of killer instinct... On several plays, Denver completed a quick pass in the seam, and instead of driving forward to get the first down, they juked around and didn't. About the third time I noticed it, even Troy Aikman commented on it...

As good a game as Seattle played, if Denver had shown up, it might have at least been competitive.
 
HFWR said:
Ironically, Welker had a decent game.
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For most of the game, he really didn't get many touches. Usually Peyton had to check down for the underneath stuff because he didn't have the time. He was looking for Thomas (#88) for most of the game, it seemed.
 
I get my morning news from "CBS This Morning" and there was a quick mention about the Seahawks deciphering Mannings hand signals. In other words, knowing the plays ahead of time. So, I had to go and look it up:

The Seattle Seahawks have revealed that a good part of their defensive strategy at the Super Bowl came from the fact that they were able to decode Peyton Manning's hand signals on the field.

Controversial corner back Richard Sherman said that he and his fellow defenders cracked the code that the Denver Broncos quarterback was using, meaning that they knew exactly what to expect for each play.

'We knew what route concepts they liked on different downs, so we jumped all the routes. Then we figured out the hand signals for a few of the route audibles in the first half,' he said.
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Seahawks' Richard Sherman says they 'cracked Peyton Manning's hand signal code in Super Bowl' | Mail Online

All is fair at love, war and the Super Bowl :angel:
 
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Last night's Letterman Top Ten list was something like "Top ten things heard on the Broncos sideline".

I laughed at one that I think was used twice:

"When does the game start?"
 
steelyman said:
Last night's Letterman Top Ten list was something like "Top ten things heard on the Broncos sideline".

I laughed at one that I think was used twice:

"When does the game start?"
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Or "When does this game end..."
 
utrecht said:
Since Turboslacker took me to the woodshed for my un-Nostradamus like predictions, I'm going to brag a bit. I was in Vegas during the conference championship games and had big bets on Denver and Seattle.
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Nicely done cha-ching $$
 
DFW_M5 said:
Most watched and likely one of the worst super bowls ever to watch (unless of course you are a Hawks fan). But if you are just a football lover with no dog in the hunt, it stunk.
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Or if you hate great Defense.
I too prefer a closer game with uncertainty right up to the end. After that, a great Defense impresses me.
 
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