I know the Super Bowl build up is always about showcasing and making it sound like a good game, but is Arizona even good?
They tiptoed through a mediocre season where they got 6 free games from the worst division by far in the last decade. So they won 3 other games, many times looking VERY bad.
Now they get to the playoffs and I think beat Atl and a rookie QB/ rookie team. Not surprising. Then they beat Carolina which was a shocker. Why cause Carolina kept throwing the ball and not going with their RB tandem that has destroyed teams all season. They put the ball in Delhomme's hands for some reason. Bad game plan.
They had a great gameplan against Eagles blitz and it worked. Eagles showed us one thing at least. Don't over commit too much to the blitz.
I think we blitz 4 all day, the 4th coming from a different spot alot. Occassionally a 5th from somewhere. But mostly keep 6-7 back all day and make Warner read defenses all day. He's shown the ability to make mistakes.
Fitzgerald is a great WR, but we'll keep him in front of us.
I think this game will look alot like the SD game. Willie gets about 120-140 yards and a few midrange TDs when Arizona overcommits in the box and he pops out. Ben will throw 25-30 times, mostly on 3rd-3 to 3rd-8. He'll catch them all in the box on a few 2nd and 6s where we sneak someone down the field.
I don't think I'm overconfident. Show me how as a team Arizona was dominant this year? I think they are mediocre and had a nice run partly due to bad opponent's gameplans. I'd have thought about firing Fox after that Caro game. That was ghastly.
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