Super Bowl Pick

I'm still in a period of mourning regarding the 2010 Jets, but I thought I should put in my 2 cents on tomorrow's big game...

*If I have to hear one more talking hair-do talk about the weather at the Super Bowl, I may get sick. Listen, no one cares that you might get snow on your shoes going from event to event, okay? A lot of people have to deal with the elements on their way to work. Nowhere is it written that the championship game has to be climate-controlled. Most fans I know would like to see a cold weather title game. The chance of weather being a factor is part of what separates pro football from other games. We want more of this, if possible.

*The Maurkice Pouncey injury is going to be a problem for the Steelers. Pittsburgh wasn't able to run the ball as well after they lost Pouncey against the Jets, and they'll need to be able to run tomorrow to have a chance to win. Green Bay can really get after the passer if they don't have to respect Pittsburgh's running game.

*I keep going back to the same issue when I think about tomorrow's game...I'm not sure how Pittsburgh is going to be able to cover Green Bay. In their last game, Pittsburgh knew that the Jets had to throw in the second half, yet they still were unable to keep Sanchez and company out of the end zone. The Jets are nowhere near as efficient as the Packers are in the passing game, so Aaron Rodgers should be able to pick them apart, as long as they can protect him.

*Green Bay has been decimated by injuries and they're working on their 3rd or 4th running back, but they're still able to produce points in a hurry. Green Bay will try to keep in Pittsburgh in nickel defenses no matter the down and distance, because, in the nickel, NT Casey Hampton comes off the field. With Hampton out of the game, the Packers will try to run it, and it wouldn't surprise me if they had some success on the ground. All they need is some semblance of balance, and the Steelers will be in trouble.

I expect this game to be close, but the Packers have a definite advantage. Of course, the Packers haven't been in this position before with this group, and the majority of the Steelers core group already have 2 rings. This may wind up meaning nothing, and it may wind up meaning a lot. I'm guessing it's going to mean very little. I think Aaron Rodgers is going to be able to make plays on the perimeter, and the Packers are going to win their 4th Super Bowl. Green Bay, 35-24.