Ray, Colin and a Couple of Harbaughs

The Super Bowl matchup is set: the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers will square off in SB XLVII. Now we know there are two weeks (well, a little less than that now) in which to absorb as much as humanly possible about the teams and their players.

The main focus for each team?

For the Ravens, it is undoubtedly Ray Lewis. While many are quick to praise Lewis for his NFL career, there are detractors which bring about events that transpired in Atlanta over a decade ago.  Honestly, I don't need to delve into those events.  After the Ravens defeated the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship, more than just Wes Welker's wife reminded us of what happened. (Since her statement, Welker's wife has issued an apology.)

Lewis is the face of the Ravens. I know there are those that will mention Ray Rice and Ed Reed, but make no mistake about it. The Ravens are Ray Lewis' team. Ever since the day he was drafted it was his team.

We will be lambasted with video, audio and written word of all Lewis has brought to the Ravens franchise. Some of us will quickly grow weary of such for as much as Ravens fans love "Ray Ray", there are those that despise him. The ring matters to him in this his last "ride". We will witness that last time Ray Lewis don a Ravens uniform.

Think what you will of Ray Lewis, the person. No one can ever doubt Ray Lewis, the linebacker, the football player.

For the record, this isn't a salute to Lewis.

And looking over at the opposing sideline, it can only be Colin Kaepernick.