Super Bowl XLIII pick

The big game is this weekend and since so many people look to me for betting advice, I thought I'd share my pick for the game.

There is really a pretty simple and logical way to determining the outcome of this game.

In Week 8, the Pittsburgh Steelers played the New York Football Giants at Pittsburgh and the Giants came out on top by a score of 21-14.

In Week 12, the Arizona Cardinals played the New York Football Giants at Arizona and the Giants came out on top by a score of 37-29.

Pittsburgh has a slightly better defense than the Giants and Arizona has a slightly better offense than the Giants. (It should be noted that the Giants had an overall (offense and defense) better year statistically then either Arizona or Pittsburgh.)

I see Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald lighting it up and putting up about 21 points on the Steelers defense. And despite Pittsburgh's less regarded offense, I see their defense putting some points on the board via turnovers. So, since the Giants can't win the game (by a mere technicality), I think it will be close, but I'm staying true to my Pennsylvania roots and picking the Steelers, 24-21.

Call your bookies now!

NFL.com Replay Re-Cutter

Adobe has been working with the NFL to create a Replay Re-Cutter built on our Premiere Express hosted service. The new site debuted this week and it is pretty cool.

Basically, you can easily cut together a custom highlight reel of your favorite team from this week's game or from several games throughout the season. You can choose which highlights you want to include, add pictures, graphics, transitions, and music. This service is built on the Flash platform, which the NFL and NBC are also using to stream Sunday night games on the web and give the viewer the choice of which camera angles to view and basically provide a custom viewing experience for the football fan.

Being a huge fan of the reigning Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, I cut together a quick highlight reel of our Week 2 thrashing of the St. Louis Rams. Check it out!

#92, we will miss you!

While not completely unexpected, I was saddened today by the retirement of Michael Strahan. After 15 seasons in the NFL, all with the Giants, he has amassed the fifth most sacks in NFL history, including the single season record of 22 and 1/2. But more than that, he was the emotional leader of the Giants through good years (especially this past season) and bad years. He goes out on top after leading the Giants to a huge upset victory of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII (I still get excited just thinking about that game!!).  

I'm really going to miss that gap toothed smile and the joy of seeing Strahan rush the quarterback, knock the ball loose, or get a monster sack. Luckily, we still have Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck to continue to spread fear in the minds of quarterbacks around the league.