Super Bowl XLV Discussion

General/minor news and game discussion for Super Bowl XLV should be kept in this thread.

Playoff Bracket & Recaps 

Sunday, February 6
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4) vs Green Bay Packers (13-6) 6:30 pm ET

i take the Pack

Clay Mattews wil be MVP

Rodgers has played incredibly. Everyone's forgotten about Favre when he was in GB because of his great playing and ability to take them so far.

I also want GB to win so that I can finally say that the Lions beat the Super Bowl Champs this season! (Being facetious, for you sensitive ones) 

I believe the weakness for the Steelers in the pass, look at how the Patriots torched them. I see Aaron Rodgers playing lights out en route to a Packers SB win with A-Rod becoming the MVPMister__Awesome

That is definitely their most vulnerable spot. I'm really not sold on the Packers' run, and if any team can make it completely irrelevent it's the Steelers. The Steelers should be able to make the Packers' offense one-dimensional. That could be very good, but it could also be bad. I'd much prefer it if the Steelers' had a strong secondary so they could force GB to run. Forcing Rodgers to throw could be exactly what the Steelers don't want.

Of course I'm going with the Steelers here. I think their defense will have a big game, but without any real standouts. Polamalu will be effective, but he hasn't been making many big plays, I think he may still be less than 100%. Ben will do what he does and find ways to get the job done, but likely not put up big numbers. I see the Steelers relying heavily on the run. MVP to Mendenhall.

You can't expect Rodgers to perform as well. I think he's getting scared and he is going to crumble under the pressure. Rothlisberger is not only more intmidating to an opposing defense, he's more experienced. He already has two Super Bowls and is ready to tie Brady at three. He isn't afraid to hit up Wallace and Ward and when he needs those short yardage plays, he can look for Heath Miller or just give the ball Mendenhall. Rodgers has James Starks and John Kuhn behind him who get to see a lot of playing recently. It's hard to take them both down to but you have to be careful of that Pittsburgh defense.

Defense is going to be very vital and I don't know how well the Steelers will compare to Green Bay. I've said it a thousand times before: Green Bay's defense is blatantly destructive. You can't run them down, Rothelisberger is going to have to hope that Woodson and Sam Shields don't give him a run for his money in the passing game. However, the Steelers have one thing to look forward to and thats the fact that Green Bay will be throwing those dinky little runs to Starks that get them appropriate yardage. Harrison is going to do everything in his power along with Lawrence Timmons and Lamarr Woodley to make sure that the running game is not an option. They will give Kuhn the ball too but it will probably be even in the air and on the ground. If Rodgers can't get it to them, Driver and Jennings will be their for the receptions.

This Super Bowl is going to be tight, very tight. I honestly am going to give this game to the Steelers though. They have been immaculate this post-season. They shouldn't have let the Jets get that well of a comeback but they were outscoring more than Green Bay was against Chicago. A lot to expect but here's the projected score: 23 Pittsburgh 19 Green Bay

The Best other reason that I can give is nowadays, when ever someone like the Steelers, Colts or Patoits go for a historic win, they always lose.

It's like this, Pats Vs. Giants, first time for Eli Manning to be there at a Super Bowl, and Giants won, then there's Colts Vs. Saints, with Drew Brees in as Saints QB his first timne at the Super Bowl, and who won that game well of-coruse the team with less Experience, New Orleans Saints, then there is this Super Bowl, It's Steelers (with two Super bowl wins with Big Ben) Vs. Packers (with Aaron Rodgers no Super Bowl wins) I know that everyone thinks this is just silly buit I really hope I'm right, but that isn't the real reason why I picked the Packers, I like the Packers more then the Steelers.

But I would like some feed back if I did get any thing wrong, but I think I pretty much done here.

But one finally thing I'm having alitte trouble getting things posted if anyone has noticed that I'm Stuck at Post #5693, so I'm not sure if people have notice that I';m posting or if I'm just being ignored, Thank in advance.

My prediction to how the Packers would win, hit pretty much dead on! I am happy to see the Steelers lose, I really am. Glad I won't be hearing, "IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS BEN ROETHLISBERGER?Mister__Awesome

Heh, aren't they one and the same?

Good for the Packers, Aaron Rodgers especially deserved the win. Turnovers destroyed the Steelers, but at least they made a game out of it. I was disgusted when it was 21-3.

[QUOTE="Mister__Awesome"]My prediction to how the Packers would win, hit pretty much dead on! I am happy to see the Steelers lose, I really am. Glad I won't be hearing, "IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS BEN ROETHLISBERGER?garey017

Heh, aren't they one and the same?

Good for the Packers, Aaron Rodgers especially deserved the win. Turnovers destroyed the Steelers, but at least they made a game out of it. I was disgusted when it was 21-3.

Lol! I was a little hammered, what I meant to say, IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS TOM BRADY?

[QUOTE="garey017"]

[QUOTE="Mister__Awesome"]My prediction to how the Packers would win, hit pretty much dead on! I am happy to see the Steelers lose, I really am. Glad I won't be hearing, "IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS BEN ROETHLISBERGER?Mister__Awesome

Heh, aren't they one and the same?

Good for the Packers, Aaron Rodgers especially deserved the win. Turnovers destroyed the Steelers, but at least they made a game out of it. I was disgusted when it was 21-3.

Lol! I was a little hammered, what I meant to say, IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS TOM BRADY?

Little hammered, huh? XD And no, even if Big Ben had won last night, he will never be able to win an MVP award with all 50 members voting for you.

[QUOTE="Mister__Awesome"][QUOTE="garey017"]

[QUOTE="Mister__Awesome"]My prediction to how the Packers would win, hit pretty much dead on! I am happy to see the Steelers lose, I really am. Glad I won't be hearing, "IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS BEN ROETHLISBERGER?SonicRenegade84

Heh, aren't they one and the same?

Good for the Packers, Aaron Rodgers especially deserved the win. Turnovers destroyed the Steelers, but at least they made a game out of it. I was disgusted when it was 21-3.

Lol! I was a little hammered, what I meant to say, IS BIG BEN ON THE SAME LEVEL AS TOM BRADY?

Little hammered, huh? XD And no, even if Big Ben had won last night, he will never be able to win an MVP award with all 50 members voting for you.

Oh I know, but you know how the media can be, COUGH COUGH EPSN! COUGH!

Big Ben has never been the best player on his team, so....

He's still a Top 5 QB in the league.

Big Ben has never been the best player on his team, so....

He's still a Top 5 QB in the league.

Bobbles

I totally agree, but there are like tiers, there is Tier A with Brady and Manning Tier A2 with Brees, Rodgers, and Ben.