Here is a racial breakdown of both Super Bowl teams. The Pats have 16 whites and the Rams have 15:
Patriots:
QB - Brady, Hoyer
RB - Burkhead, Develin
TE - Gronkowski
WR - Hogan, Edelman
OL - Thuney, Andrews, Ferentz, Karras
DL - Simon
DB - Ebner
P/K/LS - Allen, Gostkowski, Cardona
Rams:
QB - Goff, Mannion
TE - Higbee, Mundt
OL - Allen, Blythe, Whitworth, Havenstein, Sullivan
DL - Lawler, Longacre
LB - Hager
P/K/LS - Hekker, Luerlein, McQuaide
Both teams have several notable white players on IR, including Cooper Kupp and Morgan Fox for LA and Hollister, McCarron, Berrios, and Schwenke for NE.
Pats-Rams should be a close game and given Hogan’s pending free agency, possibly the last time we see a SB team starting two white WR’s. It could also be Gronk’s last game as a pro, the last time a white RB get touches in the SB, and the last SB game to ever be reached by Brady-Belichick. In terms of stats, how could last year’s SB ever be topped? Foles, Ertz, Gronk (twice), and Hogan all caught TD’s, 3 white pass-catchers went over 100 yards, Brady threw for 505 yards, etc.
Aside from a NE victory, it’s very important that our skill guys (Gronk, Edelman, Hogan, Burkhead) represent white masculinity on a national stage. NE has never lost a SB in which Edelman was their #1 WR and I think he’s a “good luck charm” of sorts and the emotional leader of the offense. His previous SB performances (#49 against Seattle and #51 against Atlanta) have been absolutely stellar, as he carried the squad to victory when the situation appeared quite bleak. Hard to believe that a guy who was either injured or mostly mediocre (dropping passes, bobbling punts, fumbling, false starts) could, by tomorrow night, become a 3-time world champion. He is more strong-willed than any white WR I can ever recall...
Given that Sony Michel is a rookie, I could see Rex stealing some quality carries, possibly around the goal line. Due to his versatility, he may vulture a few passes from James White and in hurry-up situations, too. James Develin has been used plenty this season and I’d love to see the all-world FB score a short TD on the biggest stage.
Talib could shadow Gronk, Roby-Coleman could shadow Edelman, and the hapless and slow-footed Marcus Peters could cover Hogan. Of those matchups, I like Hogan’s chances to get loose for a long TD. I think the Pats “preserved” Gronk for this very game and if they need a score, I think #87 be unleashed one last time.
As for Brady, well, he’ll be under the most pressure of anyone in the stadium and it’s all his own doing. How much resiliency, fortitude, and inner strength can one athlete possess? If he wins his 6th NFL championship tomorrow night, he’s the greatest athlete to ever play in America’s most popular sport.
Without Kupp, a Rams victory wouldn’t go a long way in helping to destroy the Caste System. Perhaps if Goff and Higbee both had a career game, it would ease the pain of seeing this team hoist the trophy.