Super Bowl Predictions: Seahawks Creating a Dynasty?

It’s Super Bowl week, and it’s never too early to make predictions. This game features the top two seeds in this year’s playoffs — the New England Patriots representing the AFC, and the NFC represented by the Seattle Seahawks for the second consecutive year.

In the early 2000s, the Patriots had established a dynasty in the NFL, winning three out of four Super Bowls from 2001-2004, and effectively establishing quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick as arguably the greatest quarterback/head coach duo the NFL has ever known.

Jan 18, 2015; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) smiles after beating the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports

Belichick and Brady have been through their fair share of controversy, including this year’s unfortunate case of deflated balls. Despite their shortcomings, these two are a couple of the smartest minds in football and guys who know how to win games. The thing is, over the last 11 years, the Patriots haven’t won any Super Bowls, though not for lack of trying. The Pats were beaten by the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in the 2007 season when New England went 18-0 and looked on their way to the first undefeated season since the 1972 Dolphins. Obviously, that didn’t happen.

The Patriots have come close to winning it all since the 2004 championship run, but they’ve been bested every year since then. This year, they have the tall task of taking on what many believe to be the next great dynasty in the NFL — the Seattle Seahawks, led by head coach Pete Carroll. Carroll, the former New England Patriots head coach, has done a masterful job with GM Jon Schneider in Seattle in building a team with tons of young talent defensively, hitting on nearly every draft pick and coupling that with excellent coaching.

The Seahawks are, in this era of football, not unlike the 1985 Chicago Bears, a team that is considered the best of all time defensively. For two straight years, the Seahawks have suffocated opposing offenses, and unlike some recent defensive dominance, Seattle has been able to string it together over two straight years and it could equate to a second straight world championship.

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Think on this — if the Seahawks win this Super Bowl, they will have in consecutive years beaten Peyton Manning and Tom Brady on the NFL’s biggest stage. That’s remarkable, in and of itself. To take down Manning and Brady in the Super Bowl, regardless of their age, is an incredible feat and I would have no problem calling this team a dynasty if they were able to pull that off.

Like last year, this is a game that features an elite, Hall of Fame quarterback against the best defense you’ve probably ever seen. The biggest difference in this game? The elite quarterback (Brady) has a Hall of Fame head coach as well. The Patriots are, no question, going to be prepared for the Seahawks and they’re not afraid to be creative and like Seattle, maybe a little dirty with the way they play. Not illegal, just a little dirty and really aggressive. Both the Patriots and the Seahawks play with ‘swag’ and I think that’s why this year’s game is going to be a lot better than last year’s.

The Denver Broncos went into last year’s game seemingly just happy to be there, grateful for the opportunity and they looked like they had a specific gameplan that needed to be executed in order to win. From the first snap of the game, it was over. Manny Ramirez snapped the ball over Peyton Manning’s head into the end zone, where it was recovered by Knowshon Moreno and ruled a safety.

At 2-0, the game was over. I don’t think that is going to be the case with New England. New England seems to have more of a killer instinct than the Broncos, and that’s why I think they have a much better chance to upset — yes, calling it an upset — the Seahawks in this game. The reigning champs smell blood in the water, and they are so much smarter of a team than people think.

This is truly going to be an exciting football game so if your team didn’t make it, don’t let that deter you from enjoying a great matchup.

January 18, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) holds the George Halas trophy following the 28-22 victory against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

There are so many exciting individual matchups, battles, and storylines in this game, including the battle between head coaches Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll. Not to mention, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels going up against Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. The anticipation from top to bottom is mounting.

One team will be the Super Bowl champion, and one team will just be that team that is picking 31st overall in this year’s NFL Draft. There can only be one champion, one team to be remembered, and I think this year, that team is going to be the Seattle Seahawks, but I’m having my reservations as well.

My head tells me Seattle based on what I know and what I’ve seen. This defense is absolutely suffocating, and it’s impossible for an opposing offense to really get anything going against them on a consistent basis. I feel like Aaron Rodgers is the best quarterback in the NFL, and even with four interceptions and essentially controlling the game, he was only able to put up 22 points.

The Patriots are going to need to strike on some big plays and catch the Seahawks off guard, but I think this game comes down to which team makes fewer mistakes, and that’s where my heart is telling me the Patriots will win.

The struggle is real, and by the end of the week I will (hopefully) have an official prediction and my mind will be settled, but right now, I’m picking the defending champions to win the game again and beat Tom Brady and the Deflatriots – I mean – Patriots.

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