End Zone (Super Bowl)

1. The media is talking about how vulnerable Tom Brady is, you buying that?
KDC: So the media, as a rule always overplays certain storylines to death & this is one of them. Strangely, the media has been almost completely right this year about the playoffs, the Giants amazing repeat-run, the prolific Pats, the no-D Packers & so on. So yea, he’s vulnerable. The Giants made Brady look bad last Super Bowl & they’ll do it again.
Momo: This totally fires Brady up and we will see his wrath on Sunday. The same things were said about him when he faced Tebow and he torched him both times. What people forget about Tom is that he is the ultimate competitor. That part of his game is rarely mentioned. By the NY press totally playing up how he was man-handled the last two times he's faced the Giants will only make him raise his game a little more. Don't tug on Superman's cape.

2. With a win on Sunday is Belichick the greatest coach ever?
KDC: What?!?That would be 4 Super Bowl wins in 5 visits (& remember all the wins were only by 3 points). An old-timer named…what was his name? Oh yeah, Vince Lombardi! He won 5 NFL championships in 7 years(and lost another the year before the streak). It’s not his fault the Super Bowl wasn’t invented until the end of his tenure, but both of his Super Bowl wins were blowouts in a period of run-first offense.

Let’s give Belichick his due though, he is easily the best of his generation and probably in the Top 5 (3?) of all time. He’s a serious student of the game that everyone can learn from. To me, he’d have to win 2 more Super Bowls to be considered the greatest ever.
Momo: The one thing that will always haunt Belichick is the "Spygate" from earlier in this decade. He needs this win to try and validate his legacy. Belichick is a great coach but won't be one of the greatest of all time because of the cheating scandal. Did you know that since the "Spygate" story was broken that the Patriots are just 2-4 in the playoffs and have lost a Super Bowl? Belichick needs this win to validate him as a genius. Lombardi, Walsh, and Chuck Noll (who is always overlooked) are better coaches.

3. X-factor for the Giants is...
KDC: Can the secondary hold those tight ends & Wes Welker down. Those guys are tricky and the Giants Achilles Heel is their secondary.
Momo: It begins and ends with how much the Giants front seven can pressure Tom Brady. If they make Brady uncomfortable then the Giants will probably win the game. Also,if Belichick runs Julian Edelman out a defensive back and Eli picks him apart that will also be key. Eli is more seasoned than Flacco and will look to exploit this mismatch.

4. X-factor for the Patriots is...
KDC: Can they handle the line pressure consistently? If I’m the Giants, I’m blitzing some linebackers early to get Brady looking everywhere on every play.
Momo: Can their defense give up less than 24 points? If this game is a shootout that means that the Patriots defense has comeback to earth. Vince Wilfork is the biggest key, he has to get pressure on Eli and make his life miserable.

5. Your winner is...
KDC: Cough!Cough! I’ve been hating this Super Bowl for almost 2 weeks now. I always root against NY teams (being a loyal Midwesterner), but there’s no one I want to lose more than the NE Patriots, so that means I end up rooting for the Giants. ARGH.
At least the commercials should be funny.

Momo: I'm not a fan of either team but early in the week I said the Giants would win. But it all changed after Tuesday when you started hearing the Giants talking about how they can get to Brady anytime they want to. That was the wrong thing to say. Brady and the Pats squeak one out based on pride and the fact its difficult to beat a team twice in one NFL season.

Bonus question:
KDC: Madonna at the Super Bowl probably means there is few other "name" performers that are worth touting at the Super Bowl. So that probably means the Rolling Stones and Green Day are left..? What are they going to do in 3 years? The hardest part, of course, is translating a show into a stadium show. Michael Jackson did it & U2 was used to is. We'll see how the Material Grandma does it...
Momo: You stole part of my answer. I understand the wardrobe malfunction happened and you want to get safe performers but 25 years ago would Madonna be a "safe" pick? I think not. I guess Run DMC and Aerosmith will be up next. Again I say the league is missing who their target audience is. Someone like Jay-Z, Kayne West are safe performers who could put on a good show. I'm not going to watch it because she used to have a fake English accent and no one called her out on it. Plus, she's not interesting to me.