The Super Bowl is a-coming! It’s highly probable that some of you are sporting inclined and will watch the big game this Sunday with the rest of the football faithful. Do we have something to share with you! Since sending you out into the wild of Super Bowl parties and work place chit-chat unprepared isn’t how I role … time to drop some knowledge! Now, I could impart stats and statistics but that’s not what I’m going to provide. Instead I think it’s best if we let the experts do the talking. So, lets turn to the very knowledgeable cast of All Star Dealers for their Super Sunday picks!
After a little begging and pleading on my part the Grey Flannel guys decided they’d give us their thoughts on the big game past and present. No more waiting because here are the Super Bowl picks from Richard and Michael Russek your All Star Dealers from Grey Flannel Auctions!
Richard Russek, Founder of Grey Flannel Auctions
Richard Russek
Q: Who is your Super Bowl XLVI Pick?
A: The New England Patriots
Q: Why do you like the Giants or Patriots ?
A: “Neither”
Q: What was your favorite Super Bowl of all time?
A: “Super Bowl III (New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7). Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name “Super Bowl”. (The two previous AFL-NFL Championship Games came to be known, retroactively, as “Super Bowls”.) This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets (11-3) defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts (13-1) by a score of 16–7. It was the first Super Bowl victory for the AFL. I am a big Namath fa n and always love the underdogs!”
Q: What was your favorite Super Bowl team of all time?
A: “1969 NY Jets… After brashly guaranteeing a victory prior to the game, Jets quarterback Joe Namath completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, and was named the Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Player, despite not throwing a touchdown pass in the game or any passes at all in the fourth quarter.”
Michael Russek, Grey Flannel Auctions
Q: Who is your Super Bowl XLVI Pick?
A: “The New England Patriots opened up at a minus 3-point favorite against the New York Giants. Since then, the line has been moving back towards the Giants. Meaning that the public is betting NY… I am going against the public and picking New England”
Q: Why do you like the Giants or Pats ?
A: “I am a BIG NY Jets fan so it is VERY difficult to cheer for either team. But since its the Super Bowl, I am pulling for the Pats (and the under)..”
Q: What was your favorite Super Bowl of all time?
A: “Super Bowl XLII (New York 17, New England 14). Arguably the greatest play in Super Bowl history… A ridiculous game winning drive against an undefeated, seemingly invincible team. After New England took a 14-10 lead late in the fourth quarter, Eli Manning led the Giants on a gritty 12-play, 83-yard drive in the final minutes. It included his improbable escape from the clutches of the Patriots pass rush and 32-yard desperation heave that David Tyree somehow caught and held to his helmet as he was tackled by Harrison. Four plays later, Plaxico caught the winning TD with 35 seconds on the clock, ending New England’s dream of 19-0 perfection.”
Q: What was your favorite Super Bowl team of all time?
A: “Super Bowl XLIV (New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17). The 2009 New Orleans Saints rewarded the city of New Orleans with the franchise’s and city’s first championship with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. It was very cool to watch that City and the Nation rally around the team like they did.”
There you have it! the guys who know sports memorabilia just dropped the knowledge! Now tune in to All Star Dealers Tuesday at 8 p E/P and watch them bring the best from the sporting world to your living room.
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