Normally I am a fan of the New England Patriots. They are my football team. They are the team that I cheer for. But for today, I am adopting the Green Bay Packers as my football team. They are the team that I want to win Super Bowl XLV tonight.
In a way, I always respected the Packers. Playing outdoors in the coldest of weather. Lead by a long line of tough guy players and coaches. They were the dominant team when the Super Bowl era began, winning the first two Super Bowls. They went into a decades long decline after Vince Lombardi left, but came back in the 1990's, beating the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. The 1990's Packers teams were lead by Brett Favre, who (before he turned out to be an arrogant jerk) was one of my favorite football players.
Say what you want about Favre, but he played with a passion like few others did. He loved the game and made it more interesting (before he started acting like a jackass later on in his career). Favre and company was replaced by Aaron Rogers and another group of players who know how to play Packer football. Another notable current Packer is Clay Matthews Jr., a kick ass pass rusher. As a matter of fact, if the Patriots left Foxboro for St. Louis or Hartford, then I probably would have switched over to being a Packers fan.
On the flip side, we got the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Packers opponent in Super Bowl XLV. If bad guys wear black, this it's only fitting that Ben Roethlisberger became a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Questionable off field behavior surrounds Roethlisberger, most notable and disturbing, two sexual assault allegations. Granted, one is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But a the very least, he is guilty of lewd behavior and some very bad decisions. At the very worst, Roethlisberger could very well be a rapist and a sexual predator.
Putting aside those allegations for a minute, even if he's innocent of the sexual assault allegations, there is evidence that Roethisberger is still not a good person. Last year Sports Illustrated published an unflattering article about Roethlisberger. It goes into detail how he treats people in general. Especially waitstaff and bartenders. A series of disrespectful and boorish behavior. If he's not a rapist, then there's is little doubt that he's a jerk.
Not all of the Steeler organization is bad. Their ownership, the Rooney family have brought class to the NFL for decades. The Steelers have a lot of players who play with a blue collar mentality. Too bad they are quarterbacked by Roethlisberger.
So while my heart bleeds Patriot blue, today I'll be a Cheesehead for one day. Go Packers!
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