Super Bowl Shuffle

No we're not the 1985 Chicago Bears, but we ain't here to cause no trouble, we're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle

The Special One and Mr. Miyagi have decided to team up to break it down really funky this week by combining to do a Super Bowl Preview. The Special One is live on the ground in Dallas and has some breaking news (told you we are credible journalists), up-to-the-minute info about the game.

The Special One (TSO): I'm here at Highland Park High School because this rich kids high school is the only place with indoor football practice facilities in the city of Dallas (Well done Southern Methodist University and Dallas Cowboys. How do these two not have indoor practice facilities? Oh wait. The Cowboys have a good excuse...) and I'm happy to report that the snow and ice are melting

Mr. Miyagi (MM): That's fantastic, cities in the south like Dallas are less equipped to take on the snow than Michael Jackson was for parenting (too soon?).

TSO: No kidding, downtown Dallas and the freeways between Forth Worth and Dallas are open, but no one is reporting this because outside of those areas it is still covered in ice and snow

MM: This why the Super Bowl must ALWAYS be played in a warm weather city...

TSO: Odds-makers in Vegas have the line at Packers -3, you think they are 3 points better than this Steelers team?

MM: On a neutral field that happens to be in a dome? Yes, the Packers should be the favorite. If they had played their same schedule in a dome like an Atlanta or New Orleans (and hadn't had so many freak injuries), this Packers team might have had a 14 win regular season

TSO:  I don't disagree that this Packers team can score at will, the Steelers might have the right defensive scheme and personnel to keep them in check. Polamalu is back in charge of that D and he is making big plays. Also, don't sleep on their incredibly fast receiving core

MM: IF anyone can slow down this Packers team, the Steelers have the best shot, but Polamalu is hurt. Right now, the only thing Polamalu is head and shoulders above is dandruff. Aaron Rodgers will be sporting the "championship belt" all night long

TSO: Lets not count out the Steelers offense. Big Ben is back and hitting his receivers. He doesn't go down and blows past any defense. Mendenhall ran all over the Jets D. This offense is capable of keeping up with the Packers if the D gets some stops.\

MM: Roethlisberger is more hype than substance in the postseason. Obviously, you can't discount his 2 Super Bowl wins and playoff win-loss record, but this is a guy with a career playoff rating of 85.4 (not stellar) and 17 TDs to 14 INTs. He's going to make mistakes on Super Bowl Sunday and will hurt his team.

TSO: As I said, if the D makes stops, they can be in this game. The O-Line could open up some holes for Mendenhall and get that running game going. Sure Pouncey looks to be out but this is a well coached team. Well coached teams minimize their mistakes and take advantage of others. Who doesn't want Blade (Tomlin) to coach your team.

MM: So what do you think the Packers have to do to win?

TSO: The Packers need to come in and be the team that wins in dome games. I think the game comes down to the secondary. Can their DBs handle the speed that is Mike Wallace and Emmanuel Sanders in addition to Hines Ward? If they shut down the receivers make Roethlisberger to force it, then the Steelers are in big trouble and the Packers win. What do you think the Steelers have to do to win?

MM: I think they need to turn the Packers into a one-dimensional team. Packers running back James Starks had that great game in the Philadelphia win and hasn't been as explosive since. If the Steelers can force Packers QB Aaron Rodgers into having to make EVERY throw and be responsible for EVERY first down, they may be able to get the turnovers they need to win. We've gone through how each team can win, but who do you think will win tomorrow?

TSO: After all of that, I have to take the Packers. That offense in the Jerrydome should be unstoppable unless Jerry hates Wisconsin.  

MM: I have to agree, the Packers are the best team in this game with all that they bring to the table on offense AND defense. Packers LB Clay Matthews lost the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year Award to Troy Polamalu by 2 votes (he should have won in my humble opinion, he played the whole year whereas Polamalu missed a handful of games/was hurt and ineffective in others) and the Packers defense will be the story of the day as they repeatedly harass and make life difficult for Big Ben. I'm picking Packers by 10.