TBH, the media has no idea how good Seattle is and in their usual lazy manner are going off of feelings and the more visible QB.
Peyton Manning is like one of those giant Snoopy balloons in the parade, he's larger than life so people equate that with a win. Not going to happen.
Colin Cowherd first picked the 49ers, and now "can't visualize Russell Wilson holding up the Lombardi." Cowherd, like many of us, is a long-suffering Seahawks fan who is afraid to hope. Plus, he has a radio show so he needs to look impartial, but make no mistake, he's rooting for "first name Russell, last name Wilson." It's not that he can't visualize it, it's that he's afraid to.
Everyone else has no idea. It was easy when the 49ers were in the game, they have a history of Championships, they were in it last year, therefore, they will win it this year. No? Okay, whose the next most visible team?
John Elway's, Peyton Manning led Broncos! Wow! The pundits feel much better now! They have all kinds of shit to talk about and no one will fault them for picking Denver! This is easy! Smiles all around! Peyton Manning! Omaha! All the pre-snap shifts and changes!
Mean absolutely nothing to the Seattle Seahawks. We could care less, because it's not about them, it's about US! We will do what we do, execute like we know we can, and we will beat the Paper Broncos. They have to play US!
Good luck Denver Broncos, you're going to need it. :icon_new: