Bill Simmons has us all covered.Why You Regretted Taking Denver: You took a great offense over a great defense even when history says you should do the opposite. You got seduced by a very good Broncos team that looked like a juggernaut because it played an easy regular-season schedule, then beat a 9-7 Chargers team and a ludicrously depleted Pats team at home in Rounds 2 and 3 and you forgot that Seattle had a much tougher road from Week 1. You forgot that Russell Wilson might be special, and that Beast Mode can be pretty frightening to wager against. You didnt realize that Seattles Cover 3 defense was created to frustrate someone like Manning, or that Seattles defense would punish him and his receivers all game long. You hoped Seattle wouldnt make one big special teams play (but it did), and that the colder weather wouldnt bother Manning as the game went along (and it did). You forgot about the Manning Face. You didnt care that Seattle had a better all-around team and a decidedly healthier team (and you should have). You went with the general public, who threw their money behind Manning for two weeks (and you should have known better). You are the reasons that bookies drive BMWs and casinos keep getting built.
Why You Regretted Taking Seattle: You forgot that San Francisco had Seattle in that title game and let it off the hook. You forgot that its REALLY hard for Seattle to top 24 points against a good defense, and that its just about impossible for Denver NOT to score 24 points. You forgot that Denvers D has been swallowing up the run lately, which means young (repeat: young) Russell Wilson will probably have to win this one for Seattle. You forgot that Denvers O-line has done a masterful job of protecting Manning all season, and that hell have plenty of time to pick apart that Cover 3. You forgot that hes playing in MetLife Stadium, and that the karma of Peyton tying Elis two rings on Elis turf after Eli passed him on Peytons turf is just too perfect. You forgot that its been Peytons season since Week 1 seven TDs, Thursday night, Baltimore and that his out-of-body experience has even spread to him being able to control the weather. You forgot that this journey cant end any other way more heartbreak for Seattle fans, the ultimate storybook start-to-finish season for Peyton Manning, all the Greatest QB Ever! talk flipping into full swing. Most of all, you forgot how spiteful Billy Zima is.
Bill Simmons has us all covered.Why You Regretted Taking Denver: You took a great offense over a great defense even when history says you should do the opposite. You got seduced by a very good Broncos team that looked like a juggernaut because it played an easy regular-season schedule, then beat a 9-7 Chargers team and a ludicrously depleted Pats team at home in Rounds 2 and 3 and you forgot that Seattle had a much tougher road from Week 1. You forgot that Russell Wilson might be special, and that Beast Mode can be pretty frightening to wager against. You didnt realize that Seattles Cover 3 defense was created to frustrate someone like Manning, or that Seattles defense would punish him and his receivers all game long. You hoped Seattle wouldnt make one big special teams play (but it did), and that the colder weather wouldnt bother Manning as the game went along (and it did). You forgot about the Manning Face. You didnt care that Seattle had a better all-around team and a decidedly healthier team (and you should have). You went with the general public, who threw their money behind Manning for two weeks (and you should have known better). You are the reasons that bookies drive BMWs and casinos keep getting built.
Why You Regretted Taking Seattle: You forgot that San Francisco had Seattle in that title game and let it off the hook. You forgot that its REALLY hard for Seattle to top 24 points against a good defense, and that its just about impossible for Denver NOT to score 24 points. You forgot that Denvers D has been swallowing up the run lately, which means young (repeat: young) Russell Wilson will probably have to win this one for Seattle. You forgot that Denvers O-line has done a masterful job of protecting Manning all season, and that hell have plenty of time to pick apart that Cover 3. You forgot that hes playing in MetLife Stadium, and that the karma of Peyton tying Elis two rings on Elis turf after Eli passed him on Peytons turf is just too perfect. You forgot that its been Peytons season since Week 1 seven TDs, Thursday night, Baltimore and that his out-of-body experience has even spread to him being able to control the weather. You forgot that this journey cant end any other way more heartbreak for Seattle fans, the ultimate storybook start-to-finish season for Peyton Manning, all the Greatest QB Ever! talk flipping into full swing. Most of all, you forgot how spiteful Billy Zima is.
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