#212: Super Bowl LIV Preview with Hal Bent

1. Initial thoughts on Super Bowl LIV

Me: 

-Opposite styles attract!   

Hal: Both teams have good offensive lines, especially at OT…and good DL too

2. Truth/Exaggeration

-The 49ers ground game will be even more difficult for the Chiefs to stop than that of the Titans

-The Chiefs wide receivers against the Niners DB’s is the biggest mismatch in favor of the Chiefs

-Jimmy Garoppolo will have to throw for at least 250+ yards and 2 TD’s for the Niners to win

-The Chiefs will have to allow less than 150 rushing yards for them to win

-The 49ers will start the game throwing it over the yard with the Chiefs anticipating the run

-Andy Reid should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame one day REGARDLESS of Sunday’s outcome

-A Niners win means that Kyle Shanahan’s father Mike will be enshrined in Canton within the next five years

3. David and Hal’s picks of the Modern Era Finalists for the Pro Football HOF Class of 2020

-Troy Polamalu, Steve Atwater, John Lynch, LeRoy Butler, Edgerrin James, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne, Tony Boselli, Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson, Richard Seymour, Bryant Young, Sam Mills, Zach Thomas 

4. 2019 NFL Awards

AWARD DAVID’S CHOICE HAL’S CHOICE

MVP Lamar Jackson Lamar Jackson

Offensive POY Michael Thomas Christian McCaffrey

Defensive POY Shaq Barrett Stephon Gilmore

Offensive ROY Josh Jacobs Josh Jacobs

Defensive ROY Nick Bosa Nick Bosa

Comeback POY Ryan Tannehill Dalvin Cook

Fantasy POY Christian McCaffrey Christian McCaffrey

Breakout POY Courtland Sutton Shaq Barrett

Most Improved POY Davante Parker Josh Allen

Coach of the Year Kyle Shanahan Mike Vrabel

Assistant Coach of the Year Greg Roman Dante Scarnecchia

5. Super Bowl LIV Analysis and Game Predictions

-Key matchups: Nick Bosa vs. Eric Fisher, DeForest Buckner vs. Stefan Wisniewski

-Rank these four potential deciding factors in order of importance for this game: Average starting field position, RZ efficiency, time of possession, turnovers

-Predictions of final score, MVP, and unsung hero

6. BOLD PREDICTIONS

ME: Dee Ford strip-sacks Patrick Mahomes on the final drive of the game to seal the win for the Niners

HAL: Chiefs defense is going to hold the 49ers offense to 60 rushing yards or less

7. Challenge Flags

ME: Jimmy G…shut the haters up and show us who you really are

HAL: Patrick Mahomes…this is the year of destiny for you. SEIZE IT!!!!!