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Anquan Boldin is a tough and productive player, not a person who likes to call attention to himself, a very popular teammate and the director of a foundation that has helped countless underprivileged children. And yet here he is, about to take the biggest stage of his life, and he is being derided around the country as a crybaby because of a televised spat with an assistant coach (Arizona Republic). It's not fair, but not surprising. If you want your reputation to stay intact, you've got to watch your step before the media swarms for Super Bowl Sunday. The beauty is that Boldin gets a chance to make everyone forget about what happened in Arizona last Sunday -- all he needs to do is have a big game against the league's best pass defense and lead his team to an upset victory. Good luck.

STUPID CRIMINAL STORY: It wasn't that hard for authorities to track down the men who burned Cardinals cheers onto Donovan McNabb's lawn in Arizona -- one of them left a box on the site that was labeled with his own address (projo.com).

IT'S WHY WE WATCH: Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt's relationship with the Steelers is one of the 43 reasons that The Globe's Mike Reiss thinks Super Bowl XLIII is worth your time.

DON'T BELIEVE IT: The Eagle-Tribune's Bill Burt says that you should have no illusions: The Cardinals won't beat the Steelers.

HAIL TO THE CHIEF: One reason Cardinals players really want to prove Burt wrong: They're eager to make the post-championship trip to the White House to meet Barack Obama (NFL.com).

I'M PLAYING: Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has reiterated that a sprained knee won't prevent him from playing in the Super Bowl (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review).

SECOND CHANCE: Sports Illustrated's Peter King believes that Ben Roethlisberger will be much better in his second Super Bowl appearance than he was in his first. And Antwaan Randle El -- the receiver who threw the only touchdown pass in Pittsburgh's victory over Seattle three years ago -- agrees with King.

HISTORIC PERFORMANCE: ColdHardFootballFacts.com writes why the current Steelers defense will stand out as a classic even amid all the great defenses of the franchise's past.

TWO BILLS: Reiss posted photos from Zach Green, a recent Pensacola Junior College graduate, that show Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells sitting side-by-side, taking in practice for the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala.

KEEP AN EYE ON THESE GUYS: Jon Tomase of the Herald tells you this morning which players -- linebackers and defensive backs, of course -- Belichick is likely to have his eye on down in Alabama. The Herald also provides a list of past Senior Bowl participants who ended up being drafted by the Pats. Some of the better names: Ben Watson, Dan Koppen, Ty Warren and Deion Branch.

DON'T WORRY: Two years ago, after the Patriots lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game, there was widespread speculation that the Patriots' glory days were coming to an end. Then the Pats traded for Randy Moss and Wes Welker, among others, and ripped off 16 consecutive regular-season wins. Now -- with Scott Pioli, Josh McDaniels and others gone from the Patriots braintrust -- similar sentiments are taking hold. But Don Banks of SI.com doesn't believe them, and neither should you, because New England still has the league's best coach and the league's best player. And because there is no one who figures to be that much better than the Pats next season.

HE'LL WORK HIS WAY BACK: Chris Price of WEEI.com interviewed Tom Martinez, Tom Brady's personal passing coach, predicts that Brady will struggle some as he adjusts his mechanics upon his return from injury rehab. Not surprisingly, Martinez also says that Brady will make the adjustments he needs to make, and that the struggles will be temporary.

A SHORT HONEYMOON: Pioli is already coming in for criticism in Kansas City over the way he is letting head coach Herm Edwards dangle. The Kansas City Star's Jason Whitlock says it's time for the Chiefs to make a decision about their coaching future now. Meanwhile, Cris Collinsworth anticipates the Chiefs waiting until after the Super Bowl and then hiring excitable Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley (Kansas City Star).

CITY OF INDUSTRY: In the strange politics story of the day, voters in the tiny town of Industry, Calif., just outside Los Angeles, voted 60 to 1 (yes, that was the complete tally) to approve a bond measure that includes $150 million to for infrastructure improvements at the site of a proposed football stadium. The vote could be a significant step toward the eventual return of an NFL team to the nation's second-largest city (projo.com).

IT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN SAYING ALL ALONG: The Dallas Morning News' Jean-Jacques Taylor writes that the Cowboys have become a national joke. The only thing I disagree with -- as a person who has always rooted against the Cowboys -- is the notion that the joke isn't funny. I think it's hilarious.

GUNTHER HIRED: The Lions are bringing in a former Kansas City head coach, Gunther Cunningham, to serve as defensive coordinator (ESPN). Cunningham will have a very big job to do.

JAGS ON THE JOB MARKET: With their offer to former Rams coach Scott Linehan declined, the 49ers are talking to fired Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinksi about their vacant offensive-coordinator job (Santa Rosa, Calif., Press Democrat).

RAMS MAKE A HIRE: Former Eagles quarterback coach Pat Shurmur is the new offensive coordinator in St. Louis (St. Louis Post Dispatch).

QUARTERBACK SHAKEUP: The Titans' Kerry Collins will be going to Hawaii as a replacement for Brett Favre on the AFC's Pro Bowl roster (Nashville City Paper). Collins was the second alternate for a quarterback spot, but he got the call because first alternate Philip Rivers has a sore knee (ESPN.com).

HALL OF FAMER DIES: Dante "Gluefingers" Lavelli, who caught 386 receptions and 62 touchdowns for the Cleveland Browns of the 1940s and 1950s, died at the age of 85 (Pro Football Hall of Fame).

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