"For once, the hoopla is justified. The exhausting dissection of two players is worth every second of airtime. This year's Super Bowl script is made for cinema.

Eli Manning is gunning for his second title . . . in his brother's backyard. Tom Brady is gunning for his fourth ring . . . and revenge. These are two quarterbacks at their peaks of their games on the world's biggest stage.

Please, by all means. Bring on the madness.

So even though the Green Bay Packers are not here, they shouldn't be grieving. If anything, maybe there's slight embarrassment in having to play in a half-speed, impossible-to-watch Pro Bowl game. Because in real football, tackle football, the Packers should contend annually as long as Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback.

This matchup is yet another reminder. The NFL is a quarterback-driven league."