Super Bowl '09

[StormKlowd61]

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Cardinals because the underdogs are always awesome.

And...

Argonauts

You suck, Toronto sucks (well their sports teams), *rants about how unsuccessful Torontonian teams have been*

[NFD]

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CARDINALS

[OrganisM]

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so thats whose in the super bowl... im going for cardinals because i hate the steelers.

Wow, you hate a team without even knowing enough about football to know who is playing in the Superbowl. How sad.

I'm a Steelers fan, have been my entire life. Outside of that, I like the Cardinals, though I find the trend of loving the underdog because they're the underdog ridiculous. I mean, picking the Cardinals because it's fashionable? Wow.

Any Cardinals fan who shows disrespect to the Steelers can go die in a fire. If not for a former Steelers coordinator and the coach your crappy ownership fired (Dennis Green, who drafted the most talented players on the team) you'd still be at the basement of the pitiful NFC West. As a football fan in general, trash talking for the sake of doing so makes you a moron. I'm into the rivalries as much as anybody else, though I have a respect for the game and the league, so I'm not a sniveling dong-surfer who trashes other teams because somebody told me I shouldn't like them.

As for the outcome of the game, I've been saying for years that the Steelers in their modern form can win a championship. When they went 8-8 a couple of years ago I thought they weren't playing up to their abilities and standards. Last year at 10-6, I felt they could play with almost anyone. Now they've gotten even better and I think the Steelers can play with and beat anybody in the league. However, simple things can change a game very quickly. Either team has the talent and ability to win. That's why they're the only two teams left standing. Granted, this is not always the case. But it's very true this year. If the Steelers win this one, who's to say the Cardinals wouldn't have won a re-match the very next day? The same is also true in reverse. If I have to pick with my head and not my heart, I still have to pick the Steelers. They have been consistent on defense all year long, and their offense has produced enough to get them by in the bad times, while having proven explosive in the past couple years when playing to their potential and with adequate pass blocking. This Arizona team has not been as consistent. They got blown out by the Patriots in an unbelievable matchup, whether they cared about the game or not. Nobody goes in and tries to lose a game. Except for perhaps the Lions (not an insult, just a sad, wry joke). Both their offense and defense have played hot-and-cold, and lucky enough for them, they've heated up at just the right time. However --and this goes for both teams-- trends are a way we can predict things. The past does not have an active role in deciding the future. The quality of the offensive, defensive, and special teams schemes and their execution by the players is what will matter, and that's what will decide the winner tomorrow.

None of the popular media storylines really work. Whisenhunt's prior experience with Roethlisberger means nothing. Roethlisberger has changed in style over the past couple of years, and so has this offense. A great deal is different. And the offense is much improved over just a couple of weeks ago, so don't even think about last year. Aside from that, you can toss aside Arizona's victory against the Eagles. It means nothing for this game. The Cardinals' ability to run quick-fire underneath routes against the Eagles' defense does not mean they can do the same to the Steelers. True, they both like to blitz, but their styles of coverage and blitzing are quite different, and Dick LeBeau is the originator and master of the zone blitz. The Steelers were also number one against the pass this year, and have been the number one overall defense for the past two years. They've also done an incredible job containing some of the league's best performing quarterbacks. True, the Colts won, but the Steelers kept Manning in check for most of the game. The Giants won through a series of bizarre game-changing events. Matt Cassel, who had put up two back to back 400 yard games against the two teams they'd played before the Steelers, was reduced to rubble. The Chargers' efforts went nowhere. Joe Flacco, who had been a big-time rookie powering one of the most prolific scoring offenses this season, was shut down.

I could go on and on. If you believe anything other than both teams being able to win the game, and defend your position through pseudo-fact, you need to sit down with the game for a good week, and actually learn something about football.

[XTF PBAsniper]

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The Arizona defense needs to contain Parker, Ward (should he play with his bad knee), and Roethlisberger.

While the Pittsburgh defense needs to contain Warner, James, Hightower, Fitzgerald, and Boldin.


I pick Arizona over Pittsburgh, 38-27.

[NFD]

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I only said Cardinals because Stephen Colbert told me to. Stop overreacting OrganisM, this is the Internet.

[OrganisM]

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The Arizona defense needs to contain Parker, Ward (should he play with his bad knee), and Roethlisberger.

While the Pittsburgh defense needs to contain Warner, James, Hightower, Fitzgerald, and Boldin.


I pick Arizona over Pittsburgh, 38-27.

Each team needs to cover all eligible ball-carriers of the opposing team. The Arizona defense needs to contain Paker, Ward, Holmes, Roethlisberger, Moore, Washington, Miller, Sweed, and a number of others.

I mean, Holmes had the highest YPC last year and has produced a number of impressive performances this year, Moore has been a clutch receiver, Miller is one of the best TE's in the game, Washington is proving a great 3rd wide receiver now that he's healthy, Sweed's a promising rookie with great talent, and the Steelers have contained just about everybody this year. The Cardinals have not.

@NFD I'm passionate about football and I won't apologize for that.

oh and

STEELERS
STEELERS
STEELERS
STEELERS
STEELERS

yeah, that's right, size 7 bold.

[NFD]

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I'm not passionate.

[dore]

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I hope the Cardinals win. They deserve it after sucking for so many years. I'm not going to pick because both teams made it there so apparently they've done something right. Traditional logic would say that the Steelers should have no problem but traditional logic said that the Eagles and Panthers shouldn't've had a problem, so screw traditional logic

[eastsideman09]

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Organism wins. We should talk football when it's back in season.

As much as I'd like to see a team win its first Super Bowl, I just don't think throwing the ball to Larry Fitzgerald every single omg play is going to get past the best defense in the league....

[funmonkey54]

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[Plan_Bsk81127]

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Wow, I hope you guys are not picking the Cardinals just because you either dont like the Steelers or think they will be the underdog. You dont notice that Steelers has a better overall team and the Cardinals cant beat it. You got a team that had no real challenging teams to play face in the playoffs, relies on like one main receiver to make big plays and a defense that is not all that good. There is no chance they can win against the #1 defense in the league and a good offense to go with that.

Cardinals lose, end of story.

[funmonkey54]

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Plan, you said the same thing last year with the Patriots. How did that turn out?

[Plan_Bsk81127]

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Plan, you said the same thing last year with the Patriots. How did that turn out?

WTF, i dont remeber that, prob putting words in my mouth, but whatever. :P I am pretty confident on this one.

[OrganisM]

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LOLLOLOLOL

[NFD]

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So what is that.