Apologies for the Giants' pick: they stunk it up in that special way that only the G-men can!
This should be a fascinating game, but those of you who read this
rubbish occasionally will know that often, I lean on Bill Belichik's
ability to out-coach the opposition.
This game will depend upon the Pats success stopping the run and
forcing the 49ers to pass. Frank Gore excels in the read option offense
and stopping him and the scrambling ability of Colin Kaepernick will
severely limit the 49ers in a game where they will need to put up points
simply because New England are so potent on offense. Belichick will
need to show Kaepernick some things he hasn't seen before, as well as
making sure his D line shows a little more form against the run than
they have recently.
As it is, San Francisco will probably have to air it out rather more
than usual and there's no doubt that New England can be beaten deep;
the problem is that the 49ers are pretty thin out wide with Manningham
out and Vernon Davis finding it difficult to get involved. Michael
Crabtree is the 'go to' receiver at the moment and he will doubtless
draw Aqib Talib.
Tom Brady and the Pats' offense have been irresistible, but now they
run into a defense ranked second against the run and the pass. Stevan
Ridley will have to negotiate his way past NaVorro Bowman and Patrick
Willis and it'll be really tough on the ground. The San Francisco
secondary is not as strong as their ranking would suggest however, and
that could be costly against a passer like Brady.
In Belichick and Brady we trust.
Pick: New England -4 @ 2
Pick: 1st TD Aaron Hernandez @ 9
Pick: Anytime TD Brandon Lloyd @ 3
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