Mike Valenti

He's not that kind of kid.

But for me, in this particular story arc, the Sam Donald story arc is amazing.

I, you know, as a guy who covered him here when he was the Jets quarterback at the age of 20.

I have to say that I am rooting for him to have a huge game.

I would love to see him kind of recreate the game that he had against the Rams in the NFC Championship game.

I don't know if he could do that against this defense.

I just don't want him to lose the game at the end with an interception or a sack fumble.

Please, I just don't want that to happen to this young man.

It shouldn't happen to this young man.

I think it's great.

I think it's great for the game.

I know the game is always about offense.

Most of the penalties are called against the defense, ruins the game, gives the quarterbacks and the offensive players even more opportunities to put up a lot of points.

I like the fact that this is a defensive-oriented game and that both of these teams do have, like I said, the top two scoring defenses in football.

That's why I tend to think it's going to be a slugfest maybe until we get to the fourth quarter.

And then once we get into the fourth quarter, maybe we'll start seeing some things loosen up a little bit.

Maybe we see a penalty that gives a team a yardage gain in the first down or maybe gives them goal-to-goal on the one-yard line, something like that.

But I love the fact there is a defensive kind of feel to this type of Super Bowl.

Doesn't do anything for me at all.

I'm so sick and tired of hearing about give the ball to Marshawn Lynch against the goal line defense of the Patriots, which was what they had on the field.