Thread: Super Bowl Edition - Broncos/Panthers, press conferences, articles, etc.

Originally Posted by EastCoastBronco

Hey Von Doom...
Did this joker write one last week about how we didn't match up well with New England?
If he did you should post that.
It would be fun to read...;-)

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Honestly, I don't know if he made a prediction on that game. He does talk in this article about how our strengths on defense match up well against the Patriots (thought that's easy to say now, right?) and how the opposite is true this week. I respect Barnwell greatly but I'm hoping all his research amounts to nothing by Sunday night.

He was spot on in his analysis of how Denver could beat the Patriots. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...na-arizona-nfl

He's one of the best out there.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Here's a (long) article by Bill Barnwell previewing the game. It's kind of depressing if you make it through the whole thing. He doesn't like the way we match up with the Panthers:







http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...k-yet-face-nfl

Also interesting to note that their run game is far more effective in the shotgun than from under center.

Furniture Row Racing has always been something of a David among the Goliaths of NASCAR. Furniture Row is a one-car team, while most of the top Sprint Cup teams have three or four cars.

And with the Super Bowl almost here, the David vs. Goliath analogy is even more apt. Furniture Row is the only NASCAR team based in Denver, while 90 percent or more of the teams are based in the metro Charlotte area. So among the drivers, crewmen and race team personnel, the strong sentiment is to root for the Carolina Panthers to beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.

Naturally, the Furniture Row folks are bucking the prevailing tide and instead pulling hard for their Broncos.

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rest - http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/stor...-series-020416

Originally Posted by Joel

I expect them to win, but it just feels wrong to say I'm "picking" someone to beat my own team, so I won't. The Broncos surprised me against NE* and Cincy; hopefully they do it again. Games aren't won or lost on paper, and we should be glad of that. I can't help feeling Cam's right though: That if both teams play their best, Carolina wins, which leaves me hoping we play our best but they don't. Maybe I'm just blinded by their record against a far weaker schedule.

It's not a good quote. Both teams can't play their best. If Denver plays their best then Carolina isn't scoring and the Broncos are. It's one or the other. If Denver plays their best they are going to be super bowl champions.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Also interesting to note that their run game is far more effective in the shotgun than from under center.

Right, because of the option. It wouldn't be nearly as effective if Newton wasn't a threat to run.

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Right, because of the option. It wouldn't be nearly as effective if Newton wasn't a threat to run.

Maybe.

We already know Denver was more effective from shotgun. Manning and Osweiler aren't threats to run.

lol

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

He was spot on in his analysis of how Denver could beat the Patriots. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...na-arizona-nfl

He's one of the best out there.

he's a good writer, but his beat New England advice is obvious. We've seen Brady fold in the face of pressure multiple times, and there isn't a QB in the league that throws off their back or under constant duress. You can beat every team in the league with constant in your face pressure on the QB unless you have a Denver vs KC gameplan with 6 throws and 52 rushes that work.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

He was spot on in his analysis of how Denver could beat the Patriots. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14...na-arizona-nfl

He's one of the best out there.

Agreed. He's my favorite NFL writer. His analysis of how to beat the Pats WAS spot on, but he wasn't writing it in the context of a prediction. That article was about each of the four remaining teams' weaknesses, and how to exploit them. I'm just hoping Wade and Kubiak find some weaknesses in Carolina and exploit them as well.

By the way, Mo, with the Royals winning the World Series this year, this has to already be a top sports year in your life, no? It is for me and my Mets obviously didn't win. Maybe this is just your year, and this time I'm on the right side of it

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Honestly, I don't know if he made a prediction on that game. He does talk in this article about how our strengths on defense match up well against the Patriots (thought that's easy to say now, right?) and how the opposite is true this week. I respect Barnwell greatly but I'm hoping all his research amounts to nothing by Sunday night.

Barnwell was one of the few people who predicted Seattle would beat us handily last super bowl. He knows his stuff, so that article worries me.

Follow Atlanta's model. They had the DBs to press their WRs and pressure the QB...as do we. We also have fast LBs. We have the personnel to keep Cam in the pocket and force him to beat us with his accuracy in small windows, and not with his legs.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Maybe.

We already know Denver was more effective from shotgun. Manning and Osweiler aren't threats to run.

Tell that to the Pats. At one point Manning had our longest running play.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Barnwell was one of the few people who predicted Seattle would beat us handily last super bowl. He knows his stuff, so that article worries me.

And I'm willing to bet his accuracy on game predictions is as good as anyone here.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Barnwell was one of the few people who predicted Seattle would beat us handily last super bowl. He knows his stuff, so that article worries me.

Damn, I didn't remember his prediction for that game.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Damn, I didn't remember his prediction for that game.

And now he's siding with the masses that don't see us as having a chance. I like our chances.