Sean Jensen (@SKJensen) of the Chicago Sun Times came at me the other day and asked...
"Wanna do a Super Bowl preview of the game for the paper?"
I then retorted...
"YEAZZZIIIIIR!!!"
Here's an excerpt of my column, followed by a link to the full piece...
"It doesn’t surprise me that these teams are playing for the Super Bowl.
This is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ third time in six years, and they’ve already won the first two. I don’t think Ben Roethlisberger gets the respect he deserves, playing for his third. He’s not pretty with what he does, but he’s efficient and effective. I’ll take effective and efficient over pretty every day.
The Green Bay Packers get a lot of praise because of that offense and Aaron Rodgers — and rightfully so. Rodgers controls that ship, and he’s doing a tremendous job. What makes him unique is the way he gets the ball out and how quickly he reads defenses.
But the defense is a huge reason why they are in this game. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers has done a tremendous job of game-planning and scheming other teams. The defense is a huge reason they are where they are.
Here are my three keys to the game:"
Now go get the rest...
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