Super Bowl Edition

Well,  here we are 2 days away from the biggest game of the year.  Super Bowl 46..That's right GOLDY Don't do Roman Numerals!  This game has 3 story lines going in to it and ALL are very interesting.

FIRST--Rematch of Super Bowl 42 is very interesting and both teams are headed in to the game in very different situations than they did 5 years ago...The Giants are the hottest team coming in and the Patriots LOOK like the underdog....Let me Emphasize LOOK like the underdog. Last time Bill Bellichek and Tammy Brady were dared to throw the ball deep by the G-men D and the Patriots over confidence ultimately led to their missed perfect season.  This time The Giants seem UNBELIEVABLY confident that they are that much better this time.  Will the Master Game Planner Billy B dare the G-men to come after Tammy with that nasty front 4 "NASCAR" Package?

SECOND---Will Gronk's (Seriously this might be the dumbest nickname in sports next to ManRam) ankle be healed in time for him to be effective enough to not only run his routes but also be able to chip the ends of the Giants?  Last year we were worried if Tom Coughlins face would ever heal after the CHAPPING of a lifetime in GB, and yes...the jury is still out on it, but lets go with yeah it healed.  Gronkowski's (yep couldn't do the nickname again) injury is a high ankle sprain and those don't heal quick.  Yes he will be able to move straight ahead, but he wont be able to cut.  That's okay because it isn't his game, that is Aaron Hernandez job.  The biggest effect it may have is in his blocking and chipping of those pas rushers.

Finally THIRD---Peyton Manning is cleared to play, or is he, and where..............WAIT WHAT?

Peyton isnt even playing in the Super Bowl and his story is overshadowing the entire game.  He wont be a Colt...He will be a Colt...He is going to retire...he is cleared to play...Who knows?  All of this is more fascinating than the big game and I am going to tell you why.....

Peyton is the BEST QB of our time and we all need to know what is happening with him.  I know you are going to ask, " If Eli is paying for another ring and Tom Brady is playing in his 5th Super Bowl how can you say Peyton is the best?"  Let me point out to you that Peyton played in 2 Super Bowls and he is 1-1.  (Eli Down)  Tom Brady is very very good and I have mentioned my respect for his ability, but when he went down week 1 in 2008, Matt Cassell was able to lead the team to an 11-5 record teh same way Matt Flynn was able to put up Aaron Rodgers like numbers in week 17.  The system.  The system allows them to be as good as they are, and no I am not saying Rodgers and Brady are that replaceable but part of their success is based on the system they play in.  Peyton was lost and the Colts were AWFUL!!  (Brady down).  I know we can give all the hypotheticals in the world, but I promise that if you give Peyton the defenses Brady had instead of his messes, He has more than 3 Super Bowls....

Prediction Time---I believe that the Giants D is too over confident.  I believe that they wont get to Brady as much as they think (That Pats o-line is pretty darn good)...I believe that the "System" Brady runs is too quick to get sacked that much and that Giant Secondary is average at best.....I also believe teh Patriots real Defense shows up and there is just no way to cover Nicks, Manningham, Cruz, Boss and stop Bradshaw and Jacobs from running....

Giants---23
Patriots---21

What do you think?  Who is gonna win?  Am I wrong about Peyton?  Why?

GOLDY