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Reasons to root for the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XLV

February 2nd, 2011

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1. The real underdogs. The Packers are the real underdogs of Super Bowl XLV. Aaron Rodgers is clearly in the zone right now, but he lacks experience. Prior to this year he played in only one playoff game. Their secondary is young with Sam Shields and Tramon Williams. It can’t be denied that they’re talented, but the veteran savvy of Hines Ward and Heath Miller will give them trouble. It’s easy to root for underdogs because people just love a heartfelt story. It’ll also signal the beginning of a new era with Rodgers under the center.

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If the Steelers win their third, they’ll be the new New England Patriots – meaning that they’ll be hated because they win too much. Much like Jeff Gordon was hated when he was invincible on the track. It’s time for change and a new dynasty.

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2. Tired of Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Both of these guys always get the credit. Whether it’s shooting commercials, signing big contracts or having supermodel wife, they both have it made. Their legacy won’t be tarnished even with their recent playoff failures because they have rings. It’s time though that we talk about other quarterbacks. Rodgers is a breath of fresh air. He is young and isn’t a conventional pocket passer. He takes risks. That’s what makes him exciting to watch. There’s also a cockiness about him. And you got to love his championship belt celebration. It shows how bad he wants to win a ring or, in his case, a hypothetical belt.

3. 13-year Super Bowl appearance drought. It’s easier to root for a team that is a long shot to win the Super Bowl, despite what the Vegas odds say. Brett Favre led them to the Promised Land 13 years ago and failed to leave with a second consecutive ring.

4. Aaron Rodgers. It’s been quite a journey for Rodgers. He was projected to be a lottery pick in the 2005 draft. Instead, he dropped all the way to 24th before Green Bay scooped him up. Boy, San Francisco must want a do-over because they drafted Alex Smith with the first pick in the 2005 draft.

He spent three years behind Brett Favre before coming into his own the past three years. It looks like he’s been taking notes after all those years on the bench because after just three years, he finds himself in the Super Bowl. It took Favre four years.

Indianapolis Colts set on making Peyton Manning highest paid player in the NFL

January 24th, 2011 admin

The NFL has a lot of big name quarterbacks in the league today that could ultimately go down as some of the greatest QB’s of all-time. With quarterbacks like Brett Favre (recently retired), Tom Brady (New England Patriots), Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh Steelers), Michael Vick (Philadelphia Eagles), Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons) and Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) in the league, the debate over who is the best quarterback in the league can be tough from season to season, but I can almost guarantee that the one player on the top of everyone’s list in this debate is the Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning.

With four NFL MVPs and one Super Bowl title, Peyton Manning is arguably one of the most successful quarterbacks in the league today, but he is also one of the most unguardable quarterbacks in the league as he has an uncanny knack of knowing how to dissect even the most dominant defenses in the NFL.

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This season may have been toughest for the four-time NFL MVP as his receiving corps was severely depleted and banged up with injuries all season long. Even though Peyton didn’t have his favorite target in the Colts offense with tight end Dallas Clark (out for the season), the Indianapolis gunslinger still had an impressive season and was able to lead his team to another AFC South division title.

Unfortunately, the Indianapolis Colts were knocked out of the first round of playoffs by the New York Jets, but coming in the next year they will still be a serious force to be reckoned with in the AFC Conference as long as the team can stay healthy.

The Indianapolis Colts number one priority during the off-season will be to sign Peyton Manning to a contract extension. There have been talks between Peyton and the Colts throughout the season, but a deal wasn’t set to be done until this off-season.

Recently the Indianapolis Colts came out and said that they intend to make Peyton Manning the highest-paid player in the NFL. Obviously, this is a distinction that changes from season to season as the highest-paid player usually has a contract that most big name players in the league try to restructure their own contracts with.

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Regardless of what other players do after Peyton Manning signs this new contract, the Colts superstar quarterback will become a very rich man during the off-season. A lot of players that do sign these big contracts usually aren’t worth the money they get paid as they never seem to live up to their new deals, but I believe that Peyton Manning will be the exception here as he has been extremely consistent throughout his Hall of Fame caliber career.

It is uncertain what moves the Indianapolis Colts will make throughout the off-season to improve their football team, but certainly believe they will be playoff bound once again in the front runner some in the AFC South division next season.

Can the Bears defense contain the Packers offense?

January 23rd, 2011 admin

Throughout the entire playoffs so far, the Green Bay Packers have been as tough to stop on the offensive side the football than any other team in the playoffs. Being the underdog in their first two playoff games against the Philadelphia Eagles and the Atlanta Falcons has seemingly done nothing but motivate this Green Bay Packers team as they have been just firing on all cylinders on both sides of the football.

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At the end of the NFL regular season, the Green Bay Packers didn’t even know if they would be able to make it into the playoffs as it took two wins in their last two games to secure a playoff spot. Fortunately, with a win over the New York Giants and over the NFC North division champion Chicago Bears, Aaron Rodgers and company were able to head into the playoffs once again.

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Despite locking up a playoff spot and keeping their season alive, the Green Bay Packers have been a team ravaged by injuries this season and many people weren’t sure what kind of football team would show up in the postseason.

Even though they came into the playoffs as underdogs, the Packers have exceeded expectations so far as they were able to dispatch Michael Vick in the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round and take down the number one seed in Atlanta Falcons in the Divisional round. This was a surprise to say the least and some people had the Eagles going all the way the Super Bowl and if they couldn’t do it the Falcons were thought to be the team to take the NFC crown.

Ironically enough, the Green Bay Packers now have a legitimate shot to win the NFC conference Championship crown and make it all away the Super Bowl, but they will have to deal with the likes of their arch rivals in the Chicago Bears.

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The biggest storyline coming into this NFC Championship game is the Chicago Bears lockdown defense going up against a high-powered offense of Green Bay Packers. Even though this will be what everyone’s talking about heading into this matchup, the Packers defense may be just as good, if not better, than the Bears.

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With two of the best defensive players in the league in Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson, the Packers defense can hang with the best offenses in the league. This is what I believe will be the turning point in the game as Clay Matthews will almost certainly put constant pressure on quarterback Jay Cutler all day long.

As for the Chicago Bears defense containing the Green Bay Packers offense, they will have the advantage of knowing that the Packers will be going with the passing game opposed to the ground game. That hasn’t been a problem in the first few playoff matchups for Green Bay, but may pose a challenge against Chicago who have both Julius peppers and Brian Urlacher going after quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

This game will no doubt be a battle from start to finish, but I just think the Packers have the better all around team here and should advance to the Super Bowl when it is all said and done.

AFC Championship: Jets @ Steelers

January 21st, 2011 admin

AFC Championship Game: New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers Sun. Jan. 23^rd 2011 6:30pm EST

The AFC Conference playoffs has come down to just two teams in the hunt for an appearance in the Super Bowl, but even though the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers are more than capable of being Super Bowl champions this season, they weren’t the two teams that were anticipated to represent the AFC .

Coming into the NFL playoffs, the New England Patriots looked like they had the right pieces of the puzzle to go the distance. With Tom Brady playing like the NFL MVP, which he will probably be awarded soon, and the rest of the Patriots coming together at just the right time, Bill Belichick and company seem poised to win their fourth Super Bowl title.

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Unfortunately for the Patriots, they underestimated the Jets last weekend as Darrelle Revis and the New York secondary were able to shut down the potent offense of the New England. With the New York Jets dispatching of Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the first round and getting the best of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots last weekend, Rex Ryan’s squad have quieted the critics and seem more than capable of advancing to the Super Bowl.

As for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they were pretty impressive last weekend in the win against the division rival Baltimore Ravens, but will almost certainly have their work cut out for them this weekend as they face off against a very motivated New York Jets team.

Perhaps the most intriguing part of this matchup at Heinz Field this weekend will be lockdown defense of the Pittsburgh Steelers against second-year quarterback Mark Sanchez. Even though Sanchez continues to prove people wrong, this weekend he will have to deal with Troy Polamalu and arguably one of the best defenses in the league.

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The Steelers defense isn’t as good at stopping the pass as they are at stopping the run (1st in the NFL), but they can still get in the heads of opposing quarterbacks and cause them to throw costly interceptions. In this game, Pittsburgh will almost certainly want to capitalize on the inexperience of Mark Sanchez by forcing them to make bad throws all game long.

Fortunately for the Jets, Sanchez might be passed making all his costly mistakes as he played brilliantly last weekend against the New England Patriots with three touchdown passes. Obviously, the former USC standout still has a ways to go before being considered a great NFL quarterback like two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger, but he could take one step closer to being considered an elite QB with a win over the Steelers and a trip to the Super Bowl.

As of right now, the Pittsburgh Steelers have been given a -3.5 point edge in this AFC Championship game, but I believe the New York Jets are finally ready to take that next step and compete for a Super Bowl title.

NFC Championship: Packers @ Bears

January 21st, 2011 admin

NFC Championship Game: Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears Sun. Jan. 23^rd 2011 3pm EST

One of the most bitter rivalries in the NFL today is without a doubt when the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears of the NFC North division go head-to-head during the NFL regular season.

Even though these two NFC North teams have only met in the playoffs just once in the past, the Bears and Packers have played each other more times than any two franchises in NFL history.

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There is no question that there is no love lost between these two bitter rivals as they absolutely want to destroy each other when they go head to head during the regular season, but this time around a Super Bowl appearance is on the line which means this rivalry will be taken up a notch.

Not only could this be the biggest game in franchise history for both of these teams, but they will almost certainly be some bad blood on the field as the Packers and the Bears have two solid defenses. Chicago has the better defense in public opinion as they have lived and died on the defensive end of the football for years now, but Green Bay being underestimated on the defensive end of the gridiron would be the Bears biggest mistake

Along with this NFC Championship game being a showcase of two dominant defenses led by big names like Brian Urlacher (Chicago Bears) and Clay Matthews (Green Bay Packers), the Packers offense will be something to watch as Green Bay’s perennial Pro Bowl quarterback Aaron Rodgers is playing as good, if not better, than any quarterback during these playoffs.

Last weekend Rogers put on a show as he just lit up the Atlanta Falcons defense en route to scoring a playoff-high 48 points. Even though the Falcons were the favorites in this Divisional playoff game, the Packers played as if they had nothing to lose and were virtually unstoppable on the offensive side of the football.

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The Packers defense gave up three touchdowns to the Falcons (21 points), but the third touchdown was in garbage time has Clay Matthews and company basically dominated Matt Ryan’s potent offense all day long

Although the Chicago Bears are not known for their offense, quarterback Jay Cutler did have perhaps his best game as a Pro with two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns to lead the way in the win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Obviously, the Seattle Seahawks defense cannot even be compared to the Green Bay Packers defense, but the confidence factor may come into play as Cutler could be in his stride right now as leader of the Bears.

Ultimately, I can’t see the Chicago Bears come out on top against their division rivals this weekend as the Green Bay Packers are just a better all around team and firing on all cylinders right now.

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