Simms On Patriots: Emotional Level High Because Of Last Two Years
FOXBORO (CBS) -The big game is on CBS Saturday night and lead analyst Phil Simms will get the call. On Wednesday, he provided some insight and gave his views on what he thinks can happen as the Patriots and the Broncos meet in a rematch, but this time in the playoffs.
Here some of what Phil Simms had to say:
"Rematches that happen in the NFL always intrigue me, especially when talking about good football teams that played each other not long ago. I saw a lot of plays the Denver Broncos run every single week, but they gave them a little twist this past weekend against the Steelers. When you see it in a game, you know that the other team is prepared for the original play. When you give it that twist, you see what it does. Can the other team adjust or does it turn into something big?
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"The Broncos and Patriots defenses could play much better than we think, because they will be able to stop the bread-and-butter plays from the other team's offense. There is something to the one less day for the Denver Broncos, traveling, and the Patriots get the extra time and preparation and rest. Also, the Patriots have lost their last two playoff home games. I am not going to under-sell that fact at all. How much do you think that has been talked about in New England between the organization, players and staff? To me, those are big things. Their emotional level has to be incredibly high because of the previous two years, and the fact that all anybody talks about is their bad defense. They don't even talk about Tom Brady. Then you have the Broncos and Tim Tebow, and we have some storm brewing."
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Simms is right about Brady. All the focus has either been on Tebow or the Patriots defensive woes. Let's not forget #12, and how badly he wants to get a playoff win and, ultimately, another ring.
Tune in to the Patriots-Broncos playoff game Saturday night at 8pm on 98.5 The Sports Hub and WBZ-TV. Pregame coverage begins Saturday at 5pm with Patriots Preview on 98.5, with a special edition of Patriots GameDay on WBZ-TV at 7pm. After the game, stay tuned for Patriots Postgame on The Hub, and Patriots 5th Quarter on WBZ-TV.
