Packers' news...

Packers' tight end Jermichael Finley is supposed to be cleared for contact,after spinal fusion surgery,within a month... he is an unrestricted free agent this off-season,but he says the Packers will not get a "hometown" discount from him,if he re-signs with the Packers...i guess that he wants to test free agency... good luck,Jermichael...

commentary...

i honestly do not care about who wins in the Super Bowl...i do not like either team... i just want a good game... two weeks ago,the weather was supposed to be crappy,but right now:41 degrees,with slight wind... it should benefit quarterback Peyton Manning the most,during the game,but i simply do not care... NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in the his "State of the NFL" speech today,in New York said that an expansion of the playoff field,from twelve to fourteen teams has "a bunch of benefits",along with an expanded instant replay,somewhat like the NHL,with the "War Room",in Toronto... both are still under consideration,by the NFL... honestly,who gives a hoot,and whit,about that stuff...

Packers' news...

Packers' linebacker Clay Matthews had the pins removed from his injured thumb last week... rehab has started for Matthews...

commentary...

how do you stop an offense that averaged almost thirty eight(37.875)points a game,with a quarterback who threw for 5,477 passing yards,and 55 touchdowns,in a season,after the quarterback had four neck surgeries,missed an entire season,and then had a season to remember... how do you stop a defense that allowed only just under fifteen points a game,from devastating your offense... the keys for the Denver Broncos' offense is to have Peyton Manning dissect the Seahawks' vaunted "Legion of Boom" defense with crisp,short,and accurate passes,mixed in with running the football... the key to the Seattle Seahawks offense is to have Marshawn "Beast Mode" Lynch rush the ball at least twenty five times,and have Russell Wilson mix in some accurate passing,exposing the suspect Broncos' pass defense... it seems like opposite game plans for the two teams,and basically it is... the team who honestly forces more turnovers usually wins,but both teams can overcome turnovers to win the game,depending when the turnover happens... offensively,Denver has the major edge,and defensively,Seattle has the edge,ever so slightly,with that very good defensive backfield... can Seattle out-score Denver in a basic Wild West shootout??? i do not think so.... can Denver win a major dogfight(close game) with Seattle??? yes,if Manning does not get rattled by the Seahawks' pass rush,or does not turn the football over,but depending when,and if the turnover happens,both teams can win the game... interesting game,it will be,Sunday...

commentary...

honestly,Super Bowl XLVIII is not a game that i am not too pumped up about... i "despise" the Seattle Seahawks,and the fact that they are playing the Denver Broncos,in a ice box,at Met Life Stadium,does not thrill me... over the last week,i have heard a lot of hype about the game,and simply have turned the tripe off... it is a game between an offense,in the Broncos,who scored a NFL record 606 points,and a defense,in the Seahawks,who allowed 231 points in the regular season-the widest point difference in NFL history,between teams in a championship game... offensively,the Broncos have the edge,and Peyton Manning,who threw for 55 touchdowns,and 5,477 passing yards-both NFL records-(and did not play the second half,in week seventeen,when the Broncos were up,31-0,on the Oakland Raiders),and the pundits are comparing the Seahawks' defense to the best defensive units in NFL history... what a bunch of manure on that simple fact... they are also comparing the Broncos' offense to the best in the NFL history... again,what manure... trivia:what team in the Super Bowl scored the most points in a Super Bowl??? hint:it is not "Da Bears",in 1985,when they beat the New England Patriots,46-10(the Patriots were actually up,3-0,at one point in that game) drumroll,please!!! answer:the 1989 San Francisco 49ers,who beat the Broncos,55-10,in a game that the 49ers scored 48 unanswered points...

comments...

i know that i should be previewing the Super Bowl on Sunday... however i need to ease up until,at least,tonight... i bruised my left forearm,because i tripped over a shoe,and arm hit bedroom bookcase,but i will be just fine... hopefully,by tomorrow,i will be up to snuff,and start previewing the "Big Game"... i just really do not like the big hype about the Super Bowl,because most of it is a bunch of tripe,period...

movie trivia...

as a change of pace:name the only sequel ever to win Best Picture??? answer:this is a two part answer:the Godfather won in 1972 for Best Picture,and then in 1974 the Godfather,Part II won Best Picture...