Three Reasons The Green Bay Packers Will Win The Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is fast approaching, and as much as it kills me that I'll be in Oklahoma while the game is a mile from my house, I also know how traffic works in the DFW area.

Never thought I'd say this, but thank goodness I'll be in Oklahoma.

Plus, I'm glad I won't have to see the Metroplex be taken over by Steelers fans. It still shocks me that any Cowboy fan could pick the Steelers over the Cardinals a few years ago, but to choose the Steelers this year would require that fan turning in their Cowboys fan card for good.

Why? Just in case you haven't turned on ESPN during a Super Bowl week ever, I'll go ahead and explain it.

I don't choose the Steelers simply because they now have one more Super Bowl ring than the Cowboys. If they win against the Packers in two weeks, they'll have two more rings than my beloved Cowboys.

With all of that said, here are my three reasons why the Packers will win Super Bowl 45.

The Arm
Aaron Rodgers is becoming a top 5 quarterback in the league. Not only did he finish the regular season with a 101.2 passer rating, but he also has a 109.2 rating in the postseason. The list of the quarterback's he's beating? Maybe a few guys you've heard of... Manning, Brees, Brady, Sanchez, and the man he'll line up against in the Super Bowl, Ben Roethlisberger who ranks #10 on the list with a 75.5 passer rating.

The Surprise
James Starkes... Who? The 6th round draft pick has exploded onto the post-season scene, and no one even saw it coming. After being activated from the Unable To Perform list on November 9th, Starkes has hit his stride. After rushing for just 101 yards in 3 games in the regular season (his high of 73 yards coming against the 49ers), Starkes has rushed for 263 yards in 3 games, which averages out to 87.7 yards per game.

The Hair
Pittsburgh has their beloved Troy Polamalu, but the Packers not only match that hair-do, but they also raise it one. Clay Matthews and A.J. Hawk line up at two of the linebacker sports for Green Bay, and play with more intensity than most players in the NFL. Not only was Matthews named the Sporting News Defensive Player Of The Year, but he's also used to being told he can't do something. Coming out of high school, the only colleges interested were small junior colleges. He decided to go to USC and try to walk on, which he did. Four years, three special team player of the year awards, and a starting position at Outside Linebacker, and Matthews had made a name for himself. So although he's going up against what's thought of as the best defense and linebacker crew in the league, I don't think it will phase him too much.

Plus, Matthews just signed a one year deal with Suave shampoo. Compare this to Polamalu signing with Head and Shoulders. This bit of information made me even more comfortable with my pick of Green Bay in the Super Bowl... Head and Shoulders never really worked for me.

Go Rangers, Cowboys, Pokes, Mavs, and PACKERS!