I don’t know what to say about this Super Bowl.
It is easy to get lost in all the Mahomes v. Brady stuff. The reality is each can lead their offense to a video game level of points. The real question is what are they facing on Defense? We know that they already played this season and the Chiefs won that game 27-24. However, Mahomes threw the ball 49 times, eschewing the run almost entirely for a passing game that worked to the tune of 462 yards. 16 rushing attempts from Rbs. That is less than the number of completions Mahomes made. Tyreek had 269 yards in an explosive day and the Bucs still have nobody to guard that man. Will he go off again? Well, that is the big question.
What about Brady? He threw 41 times. He threw 2 picks. His offense only ran the ball 11 times from the RB position. These were mirror offenses in that sense and I think that changes on Sunday. I believe the Bucs will win. I believe this because I do believe they have the talent to model what the Raiders did on defense and to force the Chiefs to have to use other weapons–namely the run game. Can they? Sure. But will they? Only twice this season was a RB over 100 yards. It was Edwards-Helaire. I don’t think that happens with this O-Line. As for the Bucs, Brady is gonna make smart plays. He is also going to throw a pic or two. I don’t think that will be enough to overcome the momentum and excitement this first home Super Bowl will bring.
Some Thoughts:
- EA Sports announced they will be releasing a new NCAA football game based off the one in ’14, but evolved with 7 years of thinking and planning and development. I’m really really stoked!