The Pack is back: Panel of former NFL players and coaches say Green Bay is the team to beat

While Sporting News Today officially picked the New York Jets over the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl 45, a panel of former NFL coaches and players has other ideas. The Green Bay Packers lead the pack as the team picked to win it all in 2010, with the Baltimore Ravens as a close-second favorite.
Brian Baldinger, former offensive lineman: "Packers over Ravens. I think Aaron Rodgers(notes) and that offense is the best in football and will carry them start to football jersey
finish all year, much like Drew Brees(notes) did with the Saints a year ago."
Steve Beuerlein, former QB: "Ravens over Packers. Baltimore is going to be more explosive offensively, and Joe Flacco(notes) is more experienced. They have a great defense if Ed Reed(notes) and Ray Lewis(notes) stay healthy, and Ray Rice(notes) will be a dominant runner. They can play with the big boys."
Trent Dilfer(notes), former QB: "Cowboys over Chargers. I believe the Cowboys will have the best defense and, by the end of the season, a balanced offense to complement it. This is the year Philip Rivers(notes) and Tony Romo(notes) rise to elite Indianapolis Colts jersey
status."
Rich Gannon, former QB and 2002 league MVP: "Packers over Colts. Green Bay has a phenomenal offense. League MVP Aaron Rodgers outshines Peyton Manning(notes) with help from a then-healthy Al Harris(notes) and Charles Woodson(notes) in the secondary."
Ron Jaworski, former QB: "Ravens over Cowboys. Flacco has a big game."
Steve Largent, Hall of Fame wide receiver: "Packers over Ravens. Rodgers is for real. Baltimore will jump to the fore with improved play and leadership by Flacco."
Marv Levy, Hall of Fame coach: "Chargers over Cowboys. That's just my wild guess."
Jim Mora, former Falcons and Seahawks coach: "Saints over Colts. Our best guess at the future is the past."
Drew Pearson, former wide receiver: "Cowboys over Titans. Cowboys control the clock with the running game, keeping Vince Young(notes) and Chris Johnson off the field. Felix Jones(notes) is game MVP."
Joe Theismann, former QB: "Packers Minnesota Vikings jersey
over Ravens. I don't think Green Bay can be stopped offensively."
Marcellus Wiley, former defensive end: "Cowboys over Ravens. Dallas has too many stars not to shine the brightest. We won't just see stars on their helmets but helping them win the Super Bowl on the field."