The League Deserves a Baltimore and Arizona Super Bowl!

[Da Hammer]

i think that it will be Arizona vs Baltimore and i think it will be an exciting game. You have Arizona with the highpowered offense that is doing a good job now of at least mixing in the run to keep defenses honest. and their D has stepped up in the playoffs creating turnovers! and with Baltimore you have the great D obviously with the great young QB. i think it will be an awesome SB if it happens!

 

[vta]

It is a scary thought.. but it very well could be fixed for ratings. And none would be the wiser. And it would also seem their going for a league-wide "branding" over the one of past years where only a handful of teams ever used to compete year in and year out.

It's a far-fetched notion, but looking back at the way things were supposed to be, the wheels sure fell off our wagon simply enough it seems. And one could almost argue, by design. Then look at the Pats of a year ago and how they systematically ran over the entire league for 18 games straight, only to hit a proverbial brick wall at the end when a long standing record of an undefeated team was to be matched. Then you also have the 13-3 Packers of a year ago. And like clockwork almost, the 3 premier teams of last year properly dismantled by the underdog, sudden new darlings of the NFL, the Gints.

It very well all could be one big machine designed specifically for money and ratings.

If it were fixed for ratings, why would they fix it for the duds? Why do you think Giants were crying about lack of respect, even after winning? Because no one gave a poop. And no one outside of the winners city will after this years' either.

Fix it for the Cardinals? The Ravens?

If it were fixed, it'd be Dallas and NE in the Super Bowl, after a great run through the playoffs, including Green Bay, Washington, Miami and Pittsburgh.

I have to say, after watching some of these games, these guys play and deserved to win.

 

[alancdc]

This is, quite frankly, the only Super Bowl I acn be happy with. Unless, you guarantee me that either the Steelers or Eagles would lose if they got there. I would be ok with that, but if they play each other....My gosh. Have to listen to Eagle fans all year, or the Steelers with their 6th and Ben his 2nd. HORRIBLE EITHER WAY.

 

[silverblue]

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Should the NFL be fixed for ratings?

Do you mean to say it is not already?

 

[DallasEast]

The league deserves a Baltimore Ravens/Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl matchup.

Two #6 seeds vying for the title.

That would be the final piece of the puzzle proving that parity (and, by association, the league's playoff seeding system) sucks.

 

[Wrangler87]

Fixed? Probably not.

But if you don't think the Steelers and Eagles are going to get their fair share of good calls this week....

 

[silverblue]

I guess it is a little stretch to say fixed, but it is little more than a 'reality' show, most aspects of everything else except for the bounce of the ball(except k-balls) and the actual hits(unless on a quarterback) are completely and utterly managed to the nth degree and even more so for the bigger market teams like the Cowboys.

 

[silver]

i'll be watching if that's the case. hate pittsburgh and philly although kinda feel bad for them now. imagine if they blow it again? don't know if their fan base can take the pain & suffering.

 

[dcfanatic]

EVERYONE, wish with all you got, that the league gets this ratings and excitement stinker!

The ratings won't suffer because it's the Super Bowl.

MLB suffers because that is a 'market league' when it comes to the WS.

And that Cards offense against the Ravens defense would be pretty entertaining if you ask me.

 

[Rogah]

EVERYONE, wish with all you got, that the league gets this ratings and excitement stinker!

The Super Bowl is big enough that the teams don't matter. It isn't like the World Series where people don't give a darn and won't watch 5, 6, 7 games. Most people plan on going to Super Bowl parties or watching the game no matter who plays.

 

[MC KAos]

EVERYONE, wish with all you got, that the league gets this ratings and excitement stinker!

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Should the NFL be fixed for ratings? It's not the leagues fault the Cowboys couldn't muster up the will to win.

ya, this isnt the nba...