Super Bowl XLIV

Hey sport fans,

I apologize for my lack of blogging through the playoffs. Fortunately, I'll be here for the Super Bowl, at least I'll try my hardest too.

Speaking of the Super Bowl, it's only a mere 3 days and 6 hours away. I don't know about all of you, but I'm ready, all I need is my Fantasy Football star's jersey -- Drew Brees.

Drew Brees. It's a name people have heard a lot this season. Before this season, Brees had only ONE playoff win. Now he's making a Super Bowl debut with the Saints, who are also making their Super Bowl debut? Unbelievable. Actually, it's not that unbelievable when you think about. With the numbers Brees has put up with the Saints, it was bound to happen sometime. In the last three seasons alone, he has like what? 24 touchdowns and 4,400 yards? Yeah. Impressive.

However, this Super Bowl isn't all about Brees.

It's Brees vs. Manning.

Peyton Manning. Despite being 34 years old, he seems to have a lot in him left. He's on the verge of surpassing every major passing record in the NFL. I've even heard him compared to Dan Marino. Only difference -- Marino didn't have a Super Bowl win. Poor guy.

On Sunday, who are you rooting for?

The Colts have more experience when it comes to the Super Bowl, who won the Super Bowl last time they were in Miami.

Let's look at the defense. The Colts have the 18th ranked defense. The Saints have the 25th ranked defense against the pass. I'm feeling a high scoring game.

However, the Saints utilizes a defense based on movement, deception, several blitzes and getting after the quarterback. Which you can basically assume the Colts will do also.

But how well the defense plays depends on how good the offenses are. On the rush, the Saints are ranked 6th among the NFL and in order from them to have any success on the field, they will have to block Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis for the Colts. Meanwhile, the Colts have one of the top-notch pass offenses in the NFL with Pierre Garcon, Austin Collie, Joseph Addai, Dallas Clark,and Reggie Wayne. Sounds dangerous.

Currently, the Colts have to conjure up a plan that does not include Dwight Freeney due to ankle injury. Even if Freeney manages to get into the game, the Saints will attempt to slow him and Mathis down with screen passes to Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas and moving Brees out of the pocket to allow for more time to pass and for plays to develop.

While the Colts are being plagued by injury, the Saints are returning from injuries. Expect to see tight end Jeremy Shockey, safety Darren Sharper, and lineman Jonathan Vilma back again this week, especially after the game at Minnesota. They want to be part of this game.

Wow. So much information and I barely scratched the surface. This still doesn't help me (or any of you I bet).

However, after watching football all season long, I'm going to go with the Saints. This game isn't all on stats, it's on heart and determination. And that's something I personally think the Saints have more of.

So what will it be?

The New Orleans Saints or The Indianapolis Colts

Until next time...