The Mourning After: The Super Bowl Edition

When watching the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, please be on the watch for trash talking. Because we have seen nothing so far to give this Super Bowl any juice. This Super Bowl is already being questioned as the worst one ever. So keep an eye out.

I don't think anything will happen because the coaches from both sides would never let that happen. Plus there is no one with a big mouth on the teams. There are no Joey Porter's, Ray Buchanan's, or Hollywood Henderson's. And with a Super Bowl with little juice we could use one of these guys right now.

As for the Super Bowl I have decided not to pick a winner. During the playoffs all of my picks stunk up the joint and made me realize one thing. I stink at choosing winners. Vegas would love me if I was down there and at one of their sports books. It would be like highway robbery, I would come back home broke and asking for a personnel bailout. So I will not pick a winner, instead we will look at some of the headlines:

- The rescission has hit the Super Bowl. Tickets, merchandise, and memorabilia has taken a hit in Tampa and will never reach the level it hit in Arizona last year. But there is one thing not taking a hit in Tampa, the strip clubs. Some would say the strip club scene in Tampa is better than Vegas. And we all know football players love strip clubs. So if there is a player who stays out to long on Saturday night I don't like there teams chances. There is a laundry list of super bowl players who got caught the night before the big game and there teams all lost:

Stanley Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XXIII- Good ole' Stanley was caught using drugs in his hotel room and was suspended for the game. The Outcome: Joe Montana led the 49ers on a 11-play, 92-yard scoring drive to beat the Bengals.

Eugene Robinson, Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl XXXIII- Eugene was arrested for solicitation and prostitution, we do not need to go into details. The Outcome: Eugene gets burned on a big play by John Elway and Rod Smith as the Falcons lose the game.

Barrett Robins, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl XXXVII- Barrett went missing all week and ended up in a hospital. The Outcome: Rich Gannon was sacked 8 times and picked off 5 times as the Raiders lost.

So the lesson to be learned. If you are a Super Bowl player stay in your hotel room and watch a movie.

- Kurt Warner could become the first quarterback to win two Super Bowls with two different teams.

- The Cardinals actually have more rushing yards in the playoffs than the Steelers. They have more rushing yards simply because they surprised Carolina and Philadelphia by rushing the ball more. But Pittsburgh's usually strong running game has disappeared, putting Ben Roethlisberger in the tough spot. And who do you like more, Kurt Warner or Ben Roethlisberger.

- Arizona is plus-11 in turnovers during the postseason. Warner has just throw two interceptions and has not fumbled. Pittsburgh at times relies on turnovers. During the AFC championship game Baltimore was driving down the field for the go-ahead score. If it wasn't for Troy Polamalu's interception no one knows how that games outcome would have been. And who would you want more, a rookie Joe Flacco or Kurt Warner

I am not saying that Arizona is going to win the game, but we do have to look at them in a different light. Yes they have played the no respect card, but we still have to pay attention to them.

Does A.J. stand for Antagonizing Jerk? Chargers general manager A.J. Smith has looked like a big jerk making fun of his all-pro running back LaDanian Tomlinson. Sure L.T. has dropped production but that doesn't give Smith the right to mock him for wanting to know what his status is with the team. Shame on you, A.J.

Ray Lewis in Dallas: There has been talk that Dallas owner Jerry Jones is thinking about signing Ray Lewis. Can this soap opera get bigger? First a reality show, then they want to sign Ray Lewis. And could Lewis coexist with T.O. Only in Dallas could this possibly happen.

Karma always wins: I have always said running up the score on an opponent is bad karma. Remember last years Patriots team. They ran the score up on a lot of teams, but eventually lost the Super Bowl. Karma! Well karma has struck again. After Covenant beat Dallas Academy 100-0, they fired their coach. Karma! You don't mess with the karma.

Next Week: Super Bowl analysis