Catch up

Clancy Pendergast is gone. Cards fired him. Todd Haley is gone. He jumped ship for the head coaching job in Kansas City. That begs the question, what's to come of Kurt Warner?

Eric Manginin left the Big Apple a long time ago and took the job in Cleveland. He was replaced by Rex Ryan. That begs the question, once again, what will Brett Favre do? Regardless, he'll have a new head coach unless he were to go to Cleveland. imagine that, Brett Favre matching up against Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.

Please, Brett, just retire already. Nobody likes to see a future hall of famer tarnish his career. Yes, it's up to you if that's what you want to do, but please, hang it up, for good.

Also in Cleveland, it sucks for Lebron that his triple-double was taken away. I would say the Knicks are the Lions of the NBA but they Knicks have already won a game.

Dan Reeves called it quits after working under Jerry Jones for two days. Wait, how can anybody not like to work with or under Jerry? Not like he's got an ego or anything.

So A-Rod jucing huh? If he tested positive in 2003, how come this is just coming out now? He was a Texas Ranger then. He could potentially be the next home run king and he tested positive six years ago. If we're running six years behind in the world of sports, that would mean Hank Aaron is still the home run king, the Steelers only have four rings and Peyton's not going to win the big one in the next few years. Oh yeah, by the way drama is taking place in Dallas, and it doesn't deal with A-Rod. The Cowboys quarterback battle is getting heated between Quincy Carter and Chad Hutchinson.

Speaking of Carter, he knows what's like as an athlete to be hooked on drugs. Think he'll have any advice for Michael Phelps?

Next....

The Big dance didn't turn out quite how I wanted but it was a great entertaining game. Man, I just wonder what it's like to have six rings.

Perhaps I should ask that Michael Jordan guy. His record was broken at Madison Square Garden was broken after Kobe dropped 61 on the Knicks. Yeah, when Jordan did it, he was wearing No. 45.

Now that football season is over, it's time to get into basketball. Thank God we have college hoops. March Madness will be here before you know it.

If you get too bored and want one last taste of football for the season, you can always tune into the Pro Bowl. Next year it will be coming from a new location and a new time. This years Pro Bowl will be followed by an emotion press conference where Brett Favre will announce his retirement.

Speaking of veteran quarterbacks, what will become of Kurt Warner? Will he stay or go? Will Todd Haley take the Chiefs job? What about Matt Cassel? Yeah, it's going to be a busy NFL off-season. I just can't wait for the start of the new one.

Baseball will be here soon. Who knows, maybe the Rangers will have a slugger break the record in the Home Run Derby with 28 homers. Well, I know I need something to fill this void of the National Football League.

Super Bowl Prediction

Congrats first of all to the 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class. One thing that makes me feel old is watching athletes' careers unfold, retire, and then see them go into the hall. I remember Rod Woodson like it was yesterday. Why did he play for the 49ers? Who can ever forget Bruce Smith and why did he play for the Redskins? The Passing of Derrick Thomas was shocking and very unfortunate. I can't imagine the numbers he would have put up had this tragedy not occurred.

It's nice to have another Cowboy in the hall, but there are still several more waiting that aren't in yet. Do you want a list? Congrats to Bob Hayes. It won't be long until another Cowboy No. 22 goes in. Yeah, he'll probably go in with Jerry Rice. Of course, I can't forget Ralph Wilson. There should be a stadium named after him...

Once again, I just want to wish everyone a happy and safe Super Bowl Sunday. Please, try not to break the any of the top ten rules. That being said, it's almost time for my pick.

Throughout the playoffs, I've had somewhat a them. Go with your heart or your head because you can't always have it both ways. This is a prime example of that here. I would love to see Kurt Warner lead his team out of the desert and into the promise land again (I know, lame reference but you'll get over it) but that just might be a fairy tale. Of course, though, that's what I would have said about the Cardinals being in this game.

In order for the Cardinals to win, they have to strike fast and strike often. If given the chance, they should select to receive at the beginning and try to take an early 7-0 lead. Go in no huddle hurry up offense and try to catch that Steelers D off guard.

The hard part is the fact it's hard to do once, nonetheless consistently. If they played the way they did against the Eagles and allow them to sneak back in, it's over and Big Ben will be hoisting that trophy once again. They must stay in this all four quarters.

If you're the Steelers, just do what you've been doing. Send a linebacker here, a (long-haired) safety there and maybe even throw in the defensive end here and there. You don't have to bring the house. Cover Larry Fitzgerald like a blanket. He'll have some success but not nearly as much as what he's already seen in this post-season.

The offense might night be quite as good as the Cards' offense, but they have plenty of weapons, and it's going to be enough to get the job done, especially with the defense giving them all that momentum. Pittsburgh, your Steelers are the Champions, again.

Steelers win 34-24.
MVP: Troy Polamalu