Now that we've all gotten used to the idea of Ben Roethlisberger riding
the pine in this one let's get down to decidng who's got the edge. Miami
has Daunte Culpepper. Culpepper looks like a ne quarterback now that
he's found Nick Saban. The Dolphins managed to go 9-7 in 2005 without
any real solid quarterbacking so if Culpepper can come through in the
regular season the Dolphins should be solid. Are they solid enough to
beat the Steelers? Probably so. Will they beat the Steelers? I'm going
to say yes. Only because I've opened my big mouth and said that Miami is
going to be the surprise team of the AFC East. If I back down now all
my friends will eat me alive. Sep-9-06 4:51am
The Steelers ticket to a win may
come in the form f Charlie Batch. Not that Batch needs to throw for
three touchdowns, he just needs to avoid throwing for three
interceptions. With the Steelers defense they can be in any game the
offense doesn't screw up. But is Willie Parker for real? Now that he's
the featured back in the offense we'll find out for sure. The big
contract came his way and the Steelers aren't known for throwing money
around so it's a good bet Parker can deliver at least a respectable
season. But the Steelers have lost Jerome Bettis and Randle-El, two key
components of the Super Bowl squad. It remains to be seen how essential
these two were to winning it all.
I'm going with the underdog here. Miami 28, Pittsburgh 24
Since
I'm a freelance writer for ticket sites I though I'd pass along a few
hot NFL tickets courtesy of the info I get from site owners.
Panthers tickets:
The leading provider of online Panthers tickets is telling me that it's
their best year ever. That doesn't surprise me. The Panthers are being
pegged as Super Bowl contenders again and I like the Panthers to win the
NFC South, edging out Tampa Bay.
Arizona Cardinals tickets: The guys at TotalTickets.com
and the other sites I write for are having a banner year with Cardinals
tickets. Predicting the Cardinals to post a winning season is a
dangerous game to me. This is a team that rivals my New Orleans Saints
for heart rending dissapointment. Still, while it may not happen this
year, the Cardinals are on the right track. (I think)
Dallas Cowboys tickets:
It shouldn't be a surprise to see Cowboys tickets on the list. With TO
generating billions of pages of blather the Cowboys are reaping the
whirlwind of interest. I like the Cowboys to win the NFC East and
apparently so do a lot of other people.
Chicago Bears tickets: My friend Mark at Frontrow.com
likes the Bears to go all the way. While I like Chicago to repeat in
the NFC North I can't pick them to be in the Super Bowl. Too little
competition in the division and not enough offense in Chicago. Still, if
you like defense, Chicago Bears tickets will deliver it big time.
That's
enough for today. If you have comments, go ahead and post them. I have
to edit out the profanity (some of it anyway) before it goes up but if
you disagree wth me please post. I love a good argument.
