Tegis Posted January 18, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2009 Well, we got one of the teams participating. Arizona Cardinals. Will the Steelers or the Ravens join them? edit: And Steelers it is. And the free channel TV6 in Sweden will show it so no streamlag for me this year. Yessss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Im thinking Ravens, i might go change my IKTR pick quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-dub Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Don't really care too much since the Giants lost; but it is nice that we'll have at least one more year of the Eagles having never won a Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecraft Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 So now I have to be a Cardinals fan for the day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Don't really care too much since the Giants lost; but it is nice that we'll have at least one more year of the Eagles having never won a Super Bowl. Indeed! I should have stuck with my initial predictions also as i picked the Ravens initially! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted January 19, 2009 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2009 Added a poll for good measure. Voted Cardinals and I'd like to see Warner be the first QB to win the Super Bowl with two different teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerniesElbow Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I had to vote for the Hilljacks, but I want the Cardinals to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 19, 2009 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2009 Want Cards Think Pitt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usvilla Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 steelers - aggresive defense will smother em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salsa Party Animal Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I think Cardinals will nick it with wonderful Larry Fitzgerald receiving and Kurt Warner put a wonder show as quarterback. Saw Eagles V Cardnials - fanstatic game and Steelers V Raverns Yuck game. It amaze me there is no QB winning superbowl with two different team (Assuming this is correct) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 19, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted January 19, 2009 Think the Cards will sneak it. * Warner can be a very fast-release quarterback, which negates some of the Steeler pass rush; if combined with a good showing from Edge, LeBeau might have to abandon the zone blitz scheme, which is the linchpin of a LeBeau defense. and perhaps more importantly: * There are few offensive coaches who know LeBeau as well as Whisenhunt. I can assure you that in the process of scrimmaging during his tenure with the Steelers, Whisenhunt figured out what an offense could do to give the Steeler defense fits. With those two things, I don't think Arizona will have much trouble scoring. And that's nearly half the battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkr Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 My thoughts also Levi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 19, 2009 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2009 Interesting thoughts Levi and I hope you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 20, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2009 The Steelers by 7 line is very interesting, also. The Steelers have always been a "public" team: there's always an avalanche of Steeler money from their fans. This tends to inflate the line (obviously). I was expecting something more in the 10pt range, myself. I think there's three possible and two likely explanations, both of which likelies point to Cardinals upset: * the books don't care about getting an imbalance toward Steeler bets (and thus having a huge exposure to a Steeler cover)... given the current financial environment in Vegas, this is unlikely. * the books are expecting a ton of smart money to come in on the Cardinals and 7 points represents a balanced line * the books internal projections indicate that the true line is something like pick'em (ie no handicap) and even if they get a surges of Steeler money, the c. 7 point edge on those bets is enough to make them confident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 20, 2009 Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2009 the true line is something like pick'em Surely not. Paddypower has the Steelers by only 6.5pts which is very interesting as the TD becomes a huge difference. To win outright he has them @ 27/10 on from scratch, with the Cards @ 11/5. From those odds, that suggests that either the Cards are very tempting odds or the handicap bet favours the Steelers hugely. Either way, depending on who you fancy, one of those bets is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Want Cards Think Pitt. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Defense wins championships so you have to go for the Steelers. I think warner will have a shocker throwing 2 picks and losing at least 1 fumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT_1993 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 cardinals as they beat my tip, (eagles) just learnt of the existance of this part of the site today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 22, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted January 22, 2009 Welcome aboard, LT... (that's your cue, kkr, to post an LT pic...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT_1993 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 (that's your cue, kkr, to post an LT pic...) explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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