Why the Packers Will Win, A Quick Hit Rebuttal

Well, my scripture has been besmirched. I sent you all to the mountaintop, and my sermon fell on deaf ears. My words had been given unto me from on high, and I spoke them with conviction in the hope that you, my flock, would follow me to the path of salvation behind the right arm of our Second Coming, Aaron Rodgers. So, as my respected counterpart has provided you with false words to turn you toward the path of evil and sin, I am forced to write a rebuttal to turn you all back to the way of righteousness. Seriously, its in Epheseans 6, I'm not making this up.

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1. Karma and Hunger, the intangibles
Frank is just loathe to admit that the Packers have it on their side. Yes, its intangible. Yes, both teams have some unscrupulous characters. But really, when it's all said and done, which team has the second coming? Which team needs to forget Brent and move on with Aaron, just to show the football gods that Brent is a terrible human being as well? That's right. The intangibles are the same reasons Frank argues that Ben is a top 5 quarterback in the league. The Packers have them here.

2. Sure, the Steelers are the best team that the Packers have played since week 15. I don't understand how this equals advantage Steelers. Week 17 was a snow bowl of a game, I wouldn't look too hard at those stats. The Giants were almost a playoff team, and desperately needed that game to make it there, and the Packers came out and steamrolled them. Say what you want about the Falcons defense, their offense is strong enough to destroy most of the time. And say what you want about the Bears, but all season they found ways to win, and that means more that stats most of the time, as Frank so eloquently points out when discussing Big Ben. The Packers have had good wins and close games all season. There will not be a let down.

3. Have you seen Rodgers' career stats when he plays indoors? They are insane! From Sports Illustrated:

Location G YPG TD INT TD:INT
Indoors 11 308 25 5 5.00
Outdoors 39 261 71 28 2.54

Read more: SI.com

Do some mental math. Almost 2.5 TDs/game. Less than .5 INT/game. Forget almost everything I've said about Rodgers so far. This is the part that matters. The boy is good. He actually, according to the article, has the highest passer rating indoors of all-time. This bodes well for Jerryworld. Aaron is about to pick apart the secondary of the Pittsburgh before you can say Punxsutawny. Did you try saying it? TOUCHDOWN! Now say it five times fast. You are now my slave. And.... to go along with this point:

4. The Steelers have not fared well this season against elite QBs
Granted, they haven't played very many elite quarterbacks this year. They got beat by Brees early in the season, and then destroyed by Brady in week 10. Since that loss to Brady, the Steelers have faced: Campbell/Gradkowski, Fitzpatrick, Flacco, Palmer, Sanchez (lost, made him look good), Clausen, McCoy, and then Flacco and Sanchez again. With the exception of possibly Flacco, none of these come close to my top 10. Now, I'm not saying that Tomlin and LeBeau don't know how to prepare for a big time quarterback. I'm not saying that Polamalu hasn't seen Rodger's before. I am saying that sometimes not having seen someone of this quality for some time, one can be slow to react to the heightened level of ability. With Rodgers outstanding indoor stats, it would not surprise me to see the Packers jump out to an early lead on what looks to be a sluggish Steeler defense. Then, by the time they wake up, the Packers are too far ahead, and the Steeler offense is forced to lose their balance, and then becomes a throwing club. As the dominoes fall, the Pack front seven pins their ears back and makes hay out of a patchwork Steeler offensive line, driving Ben to the ground again and again. The Packers then coast to victory as McCarthy learns from last week, does not take his foot off the accelerator, and lets Rodgers pass the ball to glory. Packers win, 31-24.

5 Reasons Why the Packers Will Win the Super Bowl

With Frank so convinced that the Steelers will somehow win yet another Super Bowl, I have taken it upon myself to tell you all why the Green Bay Packers will be your Super Bowl champions.

The game you will see Sunday, Feb. 6 will be a tightly contested one between two great teams. You first have the Steelers. A team with six Super Bowl titles to their name already and hailing from a wonderful blue-collar city. Then, the Packers. You might call them the people's team, as they are the only publicly owned professional sports franchise. Most of the people in Wisconsin own a piece of them. The Packers are a team of destiny. The Steelers wave is about to come crashing down. It's like Conan the Barbarian. The Packers are Conan. The Steelers are James Earl Jones. Conan is coming for you, and he knows what is best in life.



So, other than being really cool, here are the five reasons why the Green Bay Packers will be your Super Bowl XLV champions.

1. Karma

The Steelers have angered Crom. Between Roethlisberger, a womanizer and rapist, Polamalu, a Trojan and hair enthusiast, and Harrison, a psychopath, the Steelers have a crop of players who are not good people. Bad people can't win the Superbowl. There is more and more evidence of this every year. You don't think karma plays into it? Do you really think the Saints won last year just on skill. You're wrong. It was destiny. Aaron Rodgers has taken so much crap over the last decade missing out of championships and what have you. Its time he gets what is coming to him. Which is a great thing considering how good of a person he is. Crom will not let the Steelers win a seventh Lombardi trophy with this cast on their roster.

2. Aaron Rodgers

Will Ferrell was actually describing what Rodgers is about to do here. Could not find it on youtube, so, many apologies. Watch at 2:28.



He is a top 5 quarterback in the NFL. He does it without a running game. He does it with a none-too-impressive O-line. He throws the deep ball, he throws the screen. He throws on the run. He throws in the pocket. The guy is just freaking good. He is the X factor above anyone else in this game.

Here's a video of him being awesome last year.



He is the second coming. He will lead the faithful to salvation. Ben has nothing and is a bum. This could easily be reasons 1-5. He will do it. And everyone will eat cheese to celebrate.

3. Raji, Matthews, Bishop, Jenkins, Hawk and Co.

The Green Bay defense is as good as it has been in a long while. The front 7 is going to give the Steelers fits. As I see the Steelers, they have a good balanced offense. However, there has to be balance in order for them to be successful at either. If they are forced to go run or pass heavy, its game over. I see the Packer pass rush blowing by a beaten offensive line. I see them showing looks they haven't shown all season. I see them filling the holes and stopping the running game. The Steeler offense will never hit their stride. Game, Packers.

4. Treman Williams and Charles Woodson
With the front seven harassing Ben and the running backs, the cornerbacks of the packers will have a field day. These are world class players with world class talents. Ben will be intercepted at least twice during the game. Wallace and Ward will be blanketed during the rest of the attempts. The Steelers won't move the ball.

Here's what Woodson did last season:



5. The Hunger
The Packers want this. They want this for Aaron. They want this for the doubters. No one has doubted the Steelers. No one likes a dynasty except for the fans of the team that has it. The Packers have the bigger chip on their shoulder. They're eager to make this happen, and there's no reason why they can't. I know Frank pointed this out as a reason why the Jets might beat the Steelers, and then they didn't. The Packers want it way more than the worst QB in the NFL (Sanchez). Hunger will play a part in this game, and the packers are hungrier. That, and Crom is on their side.



GO BEARS! GO PACKERS!

Really Exciting Stuff

Well, sports fans, I was skiing all weekend and did not have a chance to watch very much in the way of the exciting playoff games offered to us. Fortunately, I can get back to my lazy couch potato ways.... now.

So, first of all. AARON RODGERS!!!!!! Highlights from the game below.





He was absolutely fantastic. He is going to win the Super Bowl. Not the Steelers. I can't let Frank have too much sports glory, or I will have as much power as Dr. Zoidberg.

Also, in case you didn't notice:

This:
A's sign Balfour
And This:
A's sign Fuentes

The A's are beginning to look like a very formidable force in the AL West. They quite possibly now have the deepest pitching staff in the AL, if not the majors. They also have added three names you may or may not know. Dejesus, Matsui, Willingham. Yeah, they're not household names, but they're established hitters who combined with the likes of Crisp, Suzuki, and Kouz make the A's less than the laughable bunch of lovable goofballs yet poor hitters they were in 2010. Oh yeah, remember that Giants team we keep lauding? They were nobodies too. Then they did good.

Expect a much more complete post on this later, but I love what's going on, and I'm very excited to see what Beane's next move is. I don't think he's done. And even if he is, the depth the A's have is astounding.

Get excited for the NFC and AFC championship games next weekend. Hopefully I have time to watch. Go Packers!