Bill Simmons picks the Seahawks
Some highlights: Before we get to my Round 2 picks, here were the most memorable things about Round 1, in no particular order … • Seattle reviving the "Nobody Believed In Us" theory so emphatically that it's hard to figure out how it isn't the Super Bowl favorite right now. The Seahawks even gave us a signature "Nobody believed in us!" NFL Films moment -- after beating the Saints, cameras caught Pete Carroll wrapping up his postgame speech by telling them they're going to shock the world a second time in Chicago, then saying, "Nobody thinks it's gonna happen, except the guys in this locker room -- AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS!" That was followed by Lawyer Milloy chanting "We all we got!" and his teammates chanting back, "We all we need!" "We all we got!" "We all we need!" "We all we got!" "We all we need!" "We all we got!" "We all we need!" (And I'm supposed to pick against Seattle this week?) Relevant E-Mail (from Keith in Suffolk): "How could you bet against the Seahawks [in Round 1]? Don't you know that when Pete Carroll is allowed to coach on a Saturday and pay his players, he's practically impossible to beat?" For the record, Bears-Seahawks takes place on a Sunday.

