01-26-2016, 01:00 AM
(01-25-2016, 02:01 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: Can Denver protect Manning and can they pressure Cam enough? Two vital questions.
No, and no.
Carolina has plenty of "nobody believes in us" left over from limping into the playoffs last year from a division everyone called trash. Then they beat the Cards, lost to the Seahawks, and damn near went undefeated this year. They've proven they're legit. Only one last thing to prove.
They have vultures in the secondary and one of the best Mikes in the game. I don't foresee Manning throwing quite as many 50⁄50 balls as Palmhead did, but he's going to have a tough time finding holes in that defense, and the run game gets sifted thoroughly by Luke.
As BG said, I don't think Denver's defense is good enough to stop Carolina's offense the way that Carolina's defense can stop Denver's offense. Maybe it will come down to coaching, but I see Carolina walking out with the victory.