After an exciting season in the NFL it comes down to only two teams. The AFC champion and # 1 ranked offense battles the NFC champs and best ranked defense in a historical Super Bowl. The first Super Bowl ever to be played outdoors in a cold weather climate in Met Life Stadium in New Jersey.
A game in which the outcome could solidify Bronco Quarterback Peyton Manning's legacy and bring silence to his doubters. A win would give the reigning MVP his second ring and possibly cap off an outstanding career.
On the other side a Seahawks win would mean second year quarterback Russell Wilson would be the shortest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl. A feat once considered impossible for a sub 6 foot tall quarterback. Wilson listed at 5'11" would break a barrier which just might influence the thought process of general managers in future drafts. A position once focused on who had the size, arm strength, and pocket presence is changing before our eyes. More and more mobile quarterbacks are finding success in today's game and the height of a quarterback is slightly less important when GM's look at their draft board. For this Saints quarterback Drew Brees can be thanked. At 6 feet tall Brees has become one of the leagues top quarterbacks with arguably the best offense in recent years. He led the Saints to a Super Bowl win against the Colts, then quarterbacked by you guessed it Peyton Manning. Wilson looked up to Brees. He modeled his game after him because of their commonality of being undersized quarterbacks. He saw Brees was successful and used it as inspiration to chase his dream of a playing in the NFL.
My prediction for tonight is the Seattle Seahawks will win the first Super Bowl in franchise history and hand Peyton Manning his second loss in the biggest game of the year. Russell Wilson will win most valuable player of the game and break down a wall in which future "undersized" quarterbacks will be able to run through on their way to chasing their dreams of playing in the NFL.
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