But, otherwise, the Super Bowl is set and it might be a pretty interesting one, if you're willing to look pass that the Arizona Cardinals are going to Tampa (I, for one, may not, as referenced last week).
The Super Bowl pits strength versus strength this year. The NFL's top defense in the Steelers and what seems to be a reincarnation of the "Greatest Show on Turf" in Arizona with Kurt Warner leading the team. If that's not interesting enough for anyone to watch this game, then maybe they aren't true football fans.
Of any sport, the only one the really embodies the chess analogy is American football. What one does directly effects what the other team does. If the Cardinals go five-wide and spread the field, then look for the Steelers to matchup with more defensive backs. If you see Troy Polamalu coming in for a blitz, look for Arizona's center to change the blocking assignments.
It'll be a game of strategy in two weeks and one that should be fun to watch.
To the rest of the week:
- Is this the end of the Baltimore Ravens as we know them? If Rex Ryan quits and takes the Jets job, and with an aging defense, what are the Ravens to do?
- I had a conversation with my friend who said that another friend doesn't value DeSean Jackson and says that Jackson is arrogant for no reason. Please. This TD grab yesterday shows why Jackson is the cocky bastard that we (and I) all know. Jackson, if you give him just an inch of space, is one of a handful of players that can take it to paydirt everytime he has the ball. So yes, he does have something to be arrogant about.
- Sorry Joe Flacco, Dan Marino is still the best rookie quarterback ever.
- I don't care if there was a huge banner in the stadium yesterday, but Arizona, you did not just "Shock the world." The world doesn't even care.
Larry Fitzgerald is superman. Troy Polamalu is superman. Hopefully we get to see those two lineup against each other a few times in the Super Bowl. It probably won't happen, but we can always hope.
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