The Super Bowl Could Use Brett Favre or Rex Ryan

Forgive me New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts fans, but the week leading to the Super Bowl has been boring. There is talk about Saints' magical run to the Super Bowl XLIV and them saving New Orleans.

And how can we forget the reverence of Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning and his pursuit of football God?

The only real drama surrounding the big game has been if Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney will play on his bum right ankle. An ankle? That is what we have been reduced to?

I hate to say this, but we sure could use Vikings quarterback Brett Favre or New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan to spice things up.

Favre would have given us the ultimate polarizing figure. An athlete we can either root for holding off the sands of time in a bid for another shot at a championship, or wish impending doom upon his Wrangler wearing off the field persona.

Ryan's bravado would have been a welcome breath of fresh air. He might have given us a pre-game prediction, challenged an opposing player to a fight or flipped a reporter the bird during a media session.

Sean Payton and Jim Caldwell seem like really nice men, but they give as many vanilla answers as a conservative republican during election time.

There are no villains in this Super Bowl.

How can anyone not want the Saints to win after being a ragtag football team for much of their history? It would be almost a sin to cheer against a franchise who resides in a city that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina five years ago.

Manning, arguably the best signal-caller of this era, is a relatively liked performer among his peers and fans alike. Opie Taylor meets superstar quarterback seems to play well to the American public. Nobody dislikes him one bit. Even New England Patriots fans respect No. 18. Just a hair.

Additionally, the city has provided us a host for the NCAA Tournament and some car race called the Indianapolis 500. Nothing to revile there.

The Colts-Saints matchup will certainly provide for great theater on the field as this is the first real Super Bowl that features two high-powered offenses. However, the subplots leading up to the contest could use a few more devils instead of halos.