Super Bowl XLV Set: Packers Vs. Steelers

For both the selfish reason of having a good party to look forward to in a couple of weeks, as well as this being the matchup most likely to produce a good game. The 9-0 contest between the Jets and the Packers was less than scintillating midseason. And, while both these teams have decent defenses, they can also put points on the board, and I’m thinking that the contest will not be a defensive struggle.

Let me say, as I do every year (if not on here), that the two week break between conference championship game and the Super Bowl is not appreciated. As a fan, I want to see the teams get in there and go, and as the Pro Bowl is a complete joke, it’s inclusion during the intervening weekend is more an insult than a salve. It’s the Super Bowl, it doesn’t need any more hype, and the extra week doesn’t likely do the game any good (people are just as likely to get hurt in the extra 7 days, as heal up from previous injuries).

this morning about Cutler. Fox Sports has one headline calling him “Jay Quitler” Pretty funny. He definitely doesn’t deserve to be in the SB.

Here’s another one.

yesterday was the worst set of Championship games that I can ever remember seeing. Not that the games were awful, but that I sincerely hated all four teams so much that I could care less about the outcome. Same thing for the Super Bowl. To see Aaron Rodgers hoist the Lombardi will make my sick, I think… like physically. To see Big Ben get a third? Good grief. What an awful year.

Yeah, I’ll be watching… but I doubt I’ll enjoy it. I am incapable of rooting for the Packer in any way, shape or form, so I guess I hope the Steelers win. They already have two with this team, so what’s another? Ugh…..

Especially with the way Stafford gets called a glass cannon.

He was hurt with 4:06 left in the first half – if you DVR’d it, you can see his reaction after the play. At that point, he tore the MCL on his plant foot.

Despite that, he continued to play until the end of the half and came out after a painkilling shot and attempted to play in the third quarter, when the team doctors shut him down.

Depending on how severe the tear is, his recovery could be more than six weeks:

What are the symptoms of a medial collateral ligament injury?
The most common symptom following a medial collateral ligament injury is pain directly over the ligament. Swelling over the torn ligament may appear, and bruising and generalized joint swelling are common 1 to 2 days after the injury. In more severe injuries, patients may complain that the knee is unstable, or feel as though their knee may ‘give out’ or buckle.

Symptoms of a medial collateral ligament injury tend to correlate with the extent of the injury. MCL injuries are graded on a scale of I to III.

    * Grade I MCL Tear
      This is an incomplete tear of the MCL. The tendon is still in continuity, and the symptoms are usually minimal. Patients usually complain of pain with pressure on the MCL, and may be able to return to their sport very quickly. Most athletes miss 1-2 weeks of play.

    * Grade II MCL Tear
      Grade II injuries are also considered incomplete tears of the MCL. These patients may complain of instability when attempting to cut or pivot. The pain and swelling is more significant, and usually a period of 3-4 weeks of rest is necessary.

    * Grade III MCL Tear
      A grade III injury is a complete tear of the MCL. Patients have significant pain and swelling, and often have difficulty bending the knee. Instability, or giving out, is a common finding with grade III MCL tears. A knee brace or a knee immobilizer is usually needed for comfort, and healing may take 6 weeks or longer.

A QB without a plant foot is useless, people. The fact that he continued to try and play on it and lobbied to get back in doesn’t speak to a lack of toughness. Neither does the fact that he played all but a game and a half despite absorbing almost 60 sacks this year.

God, why are you people sounding like meatballs?

Have 2 watch the Fall guys Marinelli & Martz (& his idiotic pay calling, especially @ the end there). Granted it was a young QB, but …c’mon man. But, 4 me it sux U.P. in the Great White North (U.P.MI), surrounded by a sea of Green, were like 2 1/2 hours from GB. But, 4 me it validates the Lions r comin up, as they beat @ least 1 of the teams in the Super Bowl!

I can’t say I adore the guy or anything but if the same situation happens with Manning, Rodgers or someone else liked by the public then none of this stuff is said. Not like Lions fans can really talk either, how many games had Stafford played?

Cutler has always had that attitude of I don’t care what others think. That puts him off to a lot of people. The most ridiculous thing here is listening to Irvin and Sanders ripping on him. Yeah, two characters of real class there, with such valuable opinions being brought to the table.

..even though they snuck in to the Superbowl, beat a melted-down Chicago team running with a 3rd Stringer I never heard of.

..so many reasons to root against the Steelers.

Did you look at the QB ratings for yesterday? How anybody could have respect for the performances yesterday is beyond me.

…rooting for Green Bay? C’mon, people. Go Steelers.

and emerge as champs of the NFC North in 2011, beating the SuperBowl champions twice. I root for the Lions 1st, our division 2nd our conference 3rd. Also if the Packers win they are restricted from signing free agents which is a good thing for the Lions it means no elite CB from the Raiders will be headed their way. They will also pick last in the draft.

Go Pack!

I’ve had a lot more respect for Green Bay ever since they dumped the diva Favre. It’s hard to muster much hate for them anymore, apart from the weeks they play Detroit.

On the other hand, any respect I’ve ever had for the Steelers has pretty much disappeared. Their players all seem like thugs, and it seems like the NFL really has a vested interest in them doing well and winning championships.

Probably GB, since they haven’t won won in a while. Pittsburgh have had their share for a while.

One half of my prediction came true. The Jets went to the AFC championship for backtoback years and lost.

Next year, they win and go to the super bowl. And Sanchez loses to Stafford. Debate over.

think of the Super Bowl hangover, they will be a sub .500 team ripe for the pickings next year..lol