Super Bowl Sunday

This year, I'm very excited to watch the Super Bowl. Last year, I considered not watching it because of the blowout it was expected to be. The world was stunned when the seemingly flawless 18-0 Patriots lost to the upstart Giants in an epic back and forth game. However, this year, the match up is expected to be intense. The high flying Arizona Cardinals' offense led by veteran quarterback Kurt Warner and stellar wideouts Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin will crash into the Pittsburg Steelers' lockdown defense of All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu and Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison. My prediction: Defense wins championships. Although I am rooting for the Arizona Cardinals as the underdogs (they have never won a Super Bowl) I expect that Kurt Warner will be unable to deal with the complex blitz packages that the #1 Steelers D will throw at him. And if he does manage to get the ball out of his hands, The Flyin' Hawaiian Polamalu and the rest of the secondary are athletic enough to get picks and pass deflections. A key player to watch will be Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, who has been playing nothing short of amazing in the post season. He has already shattered the all time record for receiving yards in a single post season (held by Hall of Famer Jerry Rice), and he has one more game to go. If Fitzgerald can get involved in the game from the get go, the Cardinals could be hard to stop. On the other side of the ball, Ben Roethlisberger leads a potent Steelers offense against a somewhat improved but still shaky Cardinals D. The Cardinals have stepped up their defense in the playoffs from their hideous regular season play, but it still has major weaknesses in the secondary. Look for Big Ben to hook up with the physical and extremely talented wide receiver Hines Ward, who was the Super Bowl MVP from the Steelers victory three years ago.

That's all for now,
Jake