One more note...

The Broncos offense is good when Peyton Manning is able to look at the defense, see what they're going to do, and send his receivers or runners into the holes that the defense leaves open.

For the most part the Seahawk defense doesn't need to play that game...because they don't leave many holes open. They just line up and play, and Peyton can yell "Omaha!" or "Evinrude" or "Mommy!" all he wants...they don't bother trying to figure out what Peyton is doing, they just do their jobs and make Peyton beat them.

That being said...anyone noticed what happened on a lot of the pick plays and wide receiver screens that are 0-2 yard passes that become 8-20 yard gains against most teams?

We played zone defense and the guys crossing up on the pick plays were just running around, and then ran right to their defender who was waiting there for them.

Where the fukk was Manning there? Isn't he supposed to be able to figure out what the defense is doing and exploit it?

If he were doing that well last night then there wouldn't have been a bunch of wide receiver screens or two yard pick plays thrown right into the teeth of an effective zone defense...he'd have checked down to something that could have a chance against the zone.

Why didn't he check down? Couldn't tell if it was a zone or a man coverage from the lineup? Maybe, the Hawks line up the same either way, and apparently they guessed pick play or screen and ran the zone better than Manning guessed zone coverage and checked down.

Maybe he just stuck with those plays even if he know the zone defense was sitting right there to stop them...because he knew if he checked into a downfield play the hurry/hit/fumble/intercepted wobbly duck scenario would come into play and figured he'd rather complete a pass for two yards on 3rd and 8 instead of risk another interception or fumble.

Maybe he just couldn't tell what he was seeing.

Fish on...

Todd