Think about that for a second. The Cardinals, who like the Clippers in basketball and well, previously the Rays in baseball, were so dependably bad for years might win the Super Bowl. They've got the better quarterback, better receivers, the better offensive line, better special teams and the better wildcard in this game.
Their coach Ken Whisenhunt knows the Steelers like no other coach in the league aside from Steeler's coach Mike Tomlin. Whisenhunt ran the Steelers offense for years and has seen all of defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau's blitz packages.
That's a huge advantage.
The only situation that was remotely similar was Jon Gruden coaching the Bucs against the Raiders in the Super Bowl. Gruden knew the Raiders offense and had his team so prepared to face it, that they knew how the plays would develop before they actually did.
I could see the same thing happening here. Whisenhunt might have his offense so well prepared that they'll be able to know who's blitzing and who's dropping into coverage before they even get set at the line of scrimmage. And if the line can protect Kurt Warner, he should be able to take apart the Cover 3 and Zone Blitz looks that the Steelers favor.
One more thing: I've heard a lot about how this will basically be a home game for the Steelers because their fans travel so well. I think the large number of non-fans who go to the Super Bowl neutralize the impact of the real fans there. Again, I point to the Raiders-Bucs Super Bowl, as much as I hate to remember that game. That game was in San Diego, where there's a huge contingent of Raiders fans who show up to every Raiders-Chargers game. They had no impact on the Super Bowl whatsoever.
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Might is a mighty word.
man, I was wishing so hard for them. I'm so pissed that the steelers fucking pulled ahead of the Cowboys in most superbowls won. Also, Larry Fitzgerald is like the best player I've ever seen. For real, I want him to move to the Cowboys.
oh, yeah. this is my new blogger ID, too.
-frances
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i've been spammed. i feel like i hit the big time.
frankie, i might do an all cowboys post. that team is just a huge mess.
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