No fan can ever be sure how a game will end up, but at least going into it this year’s Super Bowl is perhaps the all-time classic matchup of hard core, old style, rock’em, sock’em National Football League play.
Two of the most storied franchises in the NFL will hit it off in Dallas—perhaps only the Chicago Bears and New York Giants have the same level of history as these two clubs.
The Steelers have won the most Super Bowls ever, while the Packers have the most overall championships in pro football history.
Both teams play hard, tough, physical football, and are symbolic of what postseason play has come to be.
They come from cities that are rock solid in terms of values and hard work, and in no way are suggestive of anything cool or chic.
People know that the Lombardi Trophy is what the winner of this game gets to claim, but sometimes one forgets that the trophy is actually named after a real person, in this case the legendary coach whose Packers teams won the first two Super Bowl games.
I remember watching how Green Bay dismantled the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl I when the Chiefs were a dominant American Football League team, following it up the next year with a pasting of the Oakland Raiders.
But pro football is about constant adjustments and the AFL adjusted quickly with wins by the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings in the next two championship games, bringing parity to the Super Bowl and to the pro football merger itself.
The Steelers of course had a woeful pro history until the “Immaculate Reception” catch by Franco Harris to defeat the Raiders and advance to a championship game loss at Miami—but that catch established the foundation for Pittsburgh’s now illustrious pro football history.
When the Packers played their first season it was 1921 and the NFL was in its second year of play. They finished 3-2-1 in a ramshackle 21-team league that featured teams playing as many games as 12 and as few as one—the Tonawanda Kardex (I do not know where Tonawanda is, and I don’t know what a Kardex is, either), but they played one game and lost it in 1921.
There was no championship game played in those days, they just finished the season and moved on.
The Pittsburgh Steelers began play in 1933, when the NFL was actually taking shape as the league we would recognize today. That was the first year of two divisions, and Pittsburgh finished last in the five-team Eastern Division with a 3-6-2 record while the Packers finished third in the West with a 5-7-1 mark.
Gone by this time were teams such as the Louisville Colonels, Hammond Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Columbus Tigers, Racine Tornadoes, Dayton Triangles, Akron Indians, Milwaukee Badgers, and Hartford Blues, with just as many forgotten teams left off this list as actually noted. Suffice it to say early pro football was a very tough but rag tag assortment of teams and players that came and went as quickly as the day’s receipts were tallied and split out of the cigar box.
The great and legendary (he was both) Art Rooney, whom I am proud to say I had the great fortune to meet in the earliest years of my career, eventually purchased the Steelers after a particularly good day at the horse races.
The team that was purchased with racing winnings had very rough beginnings, failing to make the playoffs in the first 39 years of its existence—imagine, 39 straight years out of the playoffs, and now they are renowned as royalty, and there is no mosre respected ownership in the NFL. Art’s son Dan not only is the primary owner within the family structure bur serves as the American ambassador to Ireland.
The Packers had claimed 11 NFL championships before the Steelers ever made their first playoff appearance.
But the Steelers, as we all know, have been a dominant team since then.
No two franchises have a hold on any more history than do these two, and Super Bowl Sunday will be a legitimate, genuine throwback clash worthy of the NFL’s beginnings.
This year’s Super Bowl is a throwback to that era of legendary teams and legendary players as well.
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If Casey Matthews is projected 5th round I say we go after 2 LBs in the draft,I don’t see how they could project him 5th round,from what I seen in the BCS game,he was making plays all over the field!
I like Greg Jones.
Thanks for the site mikey. Was on it the other day and I forgot where it was, great to see guys speed at every position.
Yea BFE, I think he will go 3rd or fourth! But if we can land both Jones and Matthews that would be SOOO EXCITING! Also, I do not like the Dalton QB idea. If we do not get any extra picks for this years draft then we DEFINITELY do not need to use one on a QB! We can sign back Brandstater or something and get a cheap one in FA!
Espn stats say he only made one tackle in the Championship game.
I wonder why we are talking to Andy Dalton QB,can’t we pick up a backup QB in FA,I don’t like drafting a QB,if we only got 6 picks,just me.
I do think we should stay put at #2. Moving back scares me. Fairley or Dareus, draft either player at that pick to be safe man. I mean how hard can it be. If Dareus is that good just take him at #2 and be done with it. we`ll all be happy.
Mikey,I read that too,and was amazed,seem to me he had a lot of tackles,or at least was in on a lot of tackles,guess I was seeing things.
I think Mathews is gone by the 3rd round. A late 2nd at the earliest.
There is a WR that is 6-2 197lbs runs a 4.36 40 and is not projected to be drafted out of college I would not mind picking him up through FA
His name is Ricardo Lockette
Now that i think about BFE he did seem to be around the ball a lot but he missed tackles also.
Mikey I been doing some research on Matthews,his #s aren’t that good,he’s nowhere near as talented as his dad or brother.I think I like Greg Jones if he is still around in the 2nd round.
Trading away the # 2 pick would be a huge mistake. Unless a high impact DL is not a part of the plan.
It’s hard for me to talk about trading players, trading picks, signing FAs anything without the CBA in place. The prospect of a lockout is down right depressing. To the point of anger.
Kelvin Sheppard ILB LSU is projected 4th round?
Man he’s pretty good too!
After the combine we will have a better idea on which round they will be drafted,it always changes every year.
Did you see Martez Wilson also projected 2nd round. He is BIGGER and FASTER than Greg Jones. Only fault is he was injured this season and is projected to go before Jones but I would take either.
Sheppard is also the leader of the team on defense exactly what we are looking for.
Yeah just as long as we get a solid ILB,that is a leader,that makes plays,then we can move DJ back to his natural position,LOLB.
I agree with that. Man I wish we had Ray Lewis.
I dont think we should trade down either, but honestly, if our goal Is interior Dlineman not Exterior, if fairley is gone, I would trade down to like the 5th pick and pick up a extra 3rd round pick and draft Dareus or something. I do agree however that its been a LONG time we have been this high in the drafts and would like to benefit from that because I hope we arent this high again for a LOOOOONG time. I keep saying I wish Suh came out this year…he would be the easy choice. Man was a beast this year
I think we stay put at #2 and take Fairley,if he’s still there,or Dareus.If we trade down and Buffalo or Cincy decide they want Dareus,then what? We lose out on them both,and have to settle for the scraps,so what if the mocks have Dareus going anywhere from 2nd to 6th,we were projected to take McClain at #11 last year and Oakland took him at #8!
Just tired of having one of the worse run Defenses in the league year after year!
I really think we need a dominant DT,and Fairley or Dareus is who we need.
I bet the Bengals draft WR A.J. Green. Just saying.
Any news on the extent of Stefan Paea and doe`s he need surgery to repair knee?
I just looked up status of Paea just now and stiil unknown of extent of injury as of yet.
On the injury front, CBS Sports passed along word that trainers fear Paea has a torn meniscus.
Didn’t say if he needed surgery or not.
strand,I don’t think Cincy will draft Dareus,but I’ve seen a couple of Mocks that had Buffalo taking him at #3,I think we take him at #2 if Fairley is off the board,just me.
I just watched the new video on our pass D and it made me realize how close we were to winning some of those games last year I realy think we are a good D line away from being in the playoff hunt well maybe a consistant running game too
I wounder if we can trade Dawkins for a pick maybe Silver pines Retirment center will want him
This is an article explaining all the trades we made in last years draft,and how we got the picks we got this year,and a mock draft,also what our roster depth could look like after this draft:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=24&ved=0CCUQFjADOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cfbdailynews.com%2Facc%2Fdenver-broncos-2011-mock-draft-part-three-can-broncos-move-to-a-4-3%2F&rct=j&q=denver%20broncos%202011%20mock%20draft&ei=bW9ATZ7wOYbbgQfbhvzUAg&usg=AFQjCNGQOmL8fiZ1lADYFD9W-2L5WVylAA&cad=rja
BFE, good stuff bro.
BFE, very interesting and exciting indeed!
That TE Ruldoph is an appealing idea to me!
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