Awesome....right on the Cowboys face. They had high expectations...they sucked. The Super Bowl is in their stadium...Two of their historic rivals are playing in it. Oh, and out of nowhere, the sky opened up in the Dallas Fort Worth area and shit ice and snow all over the place. Good thing Texas has snow plows. Wait. It hasn't been the greatest showing of talent in any phase this year by the franchise out of Dallas.
As for the game...I can guarantee we will not have a yawner this year. These two teams are phenomenal and present an interesting match-up. Both teams have looked brilliant and awful at various times this year. Aaron Rodgers rocks the heavy-weight title belt every time he conquers the end zone and Ben Roethlisberger takes off girls belts and them rocks them. In the bathroom. Either way, this is a very intriguing match up in every phase of the game, starting with the two men under center.
Aaron Rodgers has put on a post season performance that we haven't seen since Montana laced up his Shape-Up's and pitched bulls-eye darts in the late 80's. Rodgers can put the ball wherever he wants it and when he gets into trouble he causes mayhem with his legs. He does, however, get a little shaky if he gets hit hard, which I'm sure James Harrison is looking into. On the other side, Roethlisberger is forcing everyone to whisper "Hall of Fame" as he goes for this 3rd Super Bowl ring. It's a compelling argument. He would have as many as Brady and Aikman and 2 more than Manning and Favre. His game is ugly, which he has acknowledged. At times it almost seems that he is trying to give the game away, but then he escapes from impossible situations and excretes game-winning drives out of seemingly nowhere. Both will be trying to host up that Lombardi trophy and say "On Your Face" to all their haters after the game. Rodgers specifically to Favre and Roethlisberger to any girl who may have said "no." And I guess to his critics.
I think what will be really interesting is the defensive chess match between Dom Capers and Hall of Famer Dick Lebeau. Both defenses are stellar and full of studs. Pittsburgh has 2 defensive POY's in Troy Polamalu (2010) and James Harrison (2008). They are two of the most feared players in the league and I can't how many times we've seen them completely dictate a game. Harrison's TD interception against the Cardinals 2 years ago is one of the most amazing plays in SB history. The Pittsburgh defense is relentless and has a myriad of looks and blitz packages. They are the 3rd most stout run defense in NFL history. Still, the Packers can't run any ways and if there is a QB equipped to deal with this type of defense, it is Aaron Rodgers.
The Packers defense has been dealing with injuries all season but have finally come together and can be equally as intimidating as the Steelers. With all due respect to Polamalu, Clay Matthews was robbed of POY award. He is an athletic freak who finds ways to make game-changing plays on a consistent basis. Their secondary is one of if not the best overall in the league and they are also very good against the run. It will be interesting to see how much damage Mendenhall will do against Rajii, Hawk and co. That could be an important factor in the game. We know Roethlisberger will make plays with his feet and arms but if he is asked to do too much, we will see the Packers defense start feeding like rabid dogs.
I believe that it will come down to Mendenhall's ability to run and Green Bay's pass protection. Which ever one of these grades out higher will probably determine the winner of the game. In the end as much as I want to be trendy and pick the Packers it's just too hard to pick against the Steelers in the Super Bowl. Sorry Aaron Rodgers... you're going to have to take your invisible belt off.
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