Early Super Bowl Picks: As rewarding and important success during the regular season may be, it’s evidently just an appetizer for teams aspiring to become Super Bowl contenders. This fact has been more evident during the 2009 Playoffs than in recent years, as four Divisional winners failed to get passed the second round.
As we reach the final four teams, we are again reminded that, finishing strong and building momentum going into the playoffs is far more telling then dominating starts and/or historical mid-seasons. But the best is yet to come, as finishing strong makes contenders into champions. 
Odds-makers at SportsBook.com, who continue to work diligently around the clock to provide you with the best Sports Odds possible, have posted their Early Super Bowl Picks. Visit them now, and see where your favorite team ranks as Early Super Bowl XLIII Picks contenders.
Defense wins championships. That’s a fact! Thanks to some valuable insights put forth by Cincinnati Bengals coach, Marvin Lewis, we can now have a better idea of each team’s Defense Coordinators from a coach Lewis’s point of view:
On Jim Johnson (Philadelphia Eagles):
"He's been there 10 years and year after year they play hard and well, especially against the run. They don't give up a lot and do it all at a fast tempo. They are all on that defense playing fast right now. And if the ball breaks the line of scrimmage, they run it down very well. Pressure and turnovers. Every possession against them is so valuable. He takes things away that you don't get back." The Sports Odds for the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl XLIII are second best at +200.
On Clancy Pendergast (Arizona Cardinals):
"I told Clancy last year what an excellent job I felt they were doing putting that defense together and last year they morphed into a 3-4 defense and now they seem to be swinging back to 4-3. They have settled down and not given up a lot of big plays and that had kind of been their Achilles Heel, giving up big plays and people hitting the run on them. Not now." The Sports Odds for the Arizona Cardinals to win Super Bowl XLIII are currently dead last at +500.
On Dick LeBeau (Pittsburgh Steelers):
"Dick, time after time after time, has his defense in the right place and continues to do a good job. They play hard and fast and reap the benefits of that. Whether the defense is run or pass, they do a good job in playing hard and fast. Their guys tackle well. That may be the most important part at this level." The Sports Odds for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLIII are currently tops at +150.
And finally on Rex Ryan (Baltimore Ravens):
"Rex has sort of morphed to a defense that is a little Philadelphia, a little Pittsburgh in scheme, it's not so much a 3-4 or a 4-3 — they just come and get you. He has them doing a great job of getting off the ball and attacking both run and pass. Teams have a lot of identification problems on offense going against this defense and the Ravens do it even out of their base defense, in the way it is aligned. You set your protection and he has them walk away from what they showed early and overload your protection. He seemingly always has them able to bring one more guy than you can block." The Sports Odds for the Baltimore Ravens to win Super Bowl XLIII are currently third best at +300.
