AFC & NFC Championships: Patriots @ Broncos, 49's @ Seahwawks

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  1. tlongII

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    Seattle is the better team. No question about it. And Nate can kiss my ass.
     
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    [video=youtube;tjiQ6yv0Dg4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjiQ6yv0Dg4[/video]
     
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    I totally disagree that Seattle was "clearly better". This is the sort of game where a couple inches and faction of a second made the difference between winning and losing.
     
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    I agree too. Both defenses came to play. A few plays here and there were the difference. As much as I wanted this win and despise the Niners, I have to say they earned my respect.
     
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    We took 2 out of 3 including a blowout. And we beat the 9'ers in the title game without Percy Harvin. We're clearly the better team.
     
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    I don't know that it's "clearly" better--rather than talk about seconds and inches (which I disagree with), it's about philosophies and gameplans. SEA gameplanned to take away Gore and put it on Kaepernick. When Kaepernick was running, SF was doing great, b/c it wasn't on SF's O-Line or testing SEA's secondary. SEA didn't put Wilson in 7-step drops behind a shaky O-Line--they put it on Lynch and let Wilson take his shots in strategic situations. They didn't run read-option against SF's stud linebackers.

    Seemed like the game turned when Harbaugh started calling passes, and Lynch started drawing more focus and opened it up for Wilson. Setting aside Bowman's stud play on the fumble, that was the 3rd big play pass SEA had in a row, and this would've been a 2-score game had Bowman not stripped the ball.
     
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    BTW..."Fanbases to be ashamed of" Department:

     
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    If that game is played in San Francisco, the Niners win IMO. FYI I hate the Niners.
     
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    Why do you think it was Harbaugh calling the play?
     
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    Count me as a fan of Sherman. He acted like a moron last night but hes incredible to watch play and hes actually a pretty interesting guy. Very arrogant, but that's never bothered me much in pro athletes.
     
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    No, some are hypocrites and racists. Niners fan at least have an excuse for being emotionally involved.
     
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    He'll have my respect if he can maintain this level of play for a solid string of seasons. It seems so difficult for a DB to stay on top for a long period of time. The number of corners that were able to remain elite for more than a few years is very small. It seems like the biggest flash in the pan position in the NFL. I've always wondered why. Safety seems like a much more stable position.
     
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    Meh, I think it had as much to do with decision-making as much as anything. Seattle really stopped the running back game. But the Niners made the completions they needed to, aside from two very poor, inexcusable decisions. I am baffled by both interceptions - there was no need to make the attempts he did. SF had the game pretty much in hand, moving the ball with relative ease that last drive, 2 timeouts remaining, and plenty of clock. Kaep's decision on first down was just plain dumb.

    But whatever. They played a mostly crap game, they got homered by the officials, and still had a chance to pull it off. Whataya gonna do?

    To be honest, I'll be more worked up if Seattle loses to Denver than I was about this game (I was disappointed, but I really wasn't surprised by the result). I hate Denver. I hate Peyton Manning. Seattle should whoop Denver. I don't care that Denver opens as the favorites. There is no way Seattle loses to Denver. No way.
     
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    LOL. The Niners almost won in spite of Kaep, and some weak officiating. It was clear who the better team was, and it wasn't the team that took advantage of what they were given.
     
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    Last Super Bowl, too. I mean, that last Niners goal line stand in the Super Bowl was atrocious.
     
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    The only reason the Niners were in the game was b/c of Kaepernick--don't fool yourself. He accounted for 280+ of their 308 yards. Their o-line wasn't better. Their WRs weren't better. Kaep played great until he was told to do too much, partially b/c there was no one else to have step up.

    Their D was great. Their special teams were not.
     
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    I like how he plays. He's tough.

    But act like you've done something. Won something. I know that's hard as a Hawks player, but come on. I guess I just grew up with coaches preaching "act like you've been there".

    Frankly, I get tired of athletes, in general, running their mouths. I used to get tired of it with Sheed (of course, that was mostly directed at the officials). It's easy to like Sherman during live action, and it's even easier to dislike him otherwise. I've heard him in interviews away from game day, and he's fun, engaging. But before and after games, the guy just sounds like a blubbering idiot.
     
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    I came to Kaep's defense earlier in the thread and said as much. I even acknowledged just a few posts ago by saying Seattle had shut down the running backs game. Kaep's big weakness at the moment is his decision-making. That much is clear. Both of his picks were dumb, mind-baffling throws. Sometimes he gets away with them, so I think he feels more confident than he should.

    Frankly, beyond throwing into the coverage Kaep did on the last Niners' play, as much as the Niners were working over the Hawks on that last drive..... I'd like to have seen a few more short plays in the 6-14 yard range. I wouldn't have been comfortable leaving 25-30 seconds on the clock for the Seahawks to kick a winning FG.
     
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  20. Natebishop3

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    Sorry man. I'm rooting for Denver. I don't think I could stand Seahawk fans if they win the Superbowl.

    Seattle has amazing defense though. If you put the Seattle secondary with the 49ers LB, I don't think anyone would ever score again in the NFL.

    What did you think about Gore last night? He seemed much less effective than Hunter. I'm curious to see Lattimore next season.
     
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