In no particular order:
I loved watching the snow and muck fall in Chicago. It's what the mind conjures up when you think "playoff football". Fast forward to Indy in the sterile dome.......exactly.......football should not be played in a dome.
It always amazes me that whenever the Bears play, if there is a ball on the carpet, a Bear will recover. That's not luck, that's good coaching.
The Patriots secondary is outstanding. I don't think I've ever seen so many passes defensed in a single game - all the same way as well - a big mitt right between the hands of the receivers.
Another thing that is pretty impressive is the fact that Brady is out there whizzing passes to two guys like Caldwell and Gaffney. Remember Marino's receivers after the Marks Brothers? Neither does anybody else. He is out there dueling with Peyton Manning who has a first ballot Hall-Of-Famer in Harrison, Reggie Wayne and an outstanding TE in Dallas Clark. It's almost like a gunfight where one man is armed with a Beretta 9mm and the other has an old board with a rusty nail stuck in it.
Phil Simms can be good, but he can be very bad as well. I could not believe he made the statement he made at the beginning of the game. He was liking the fact that Brady was throwing on first down and said the Patriots didn't want to make the same mistake as KC and the Ravens did....running the ball too much because of Indy's lack of run defense. What?! The Ravens ran the ball with a RB 17 times. Do these guys do their homework at all? Should Joe Schmoe sitting on his couch be able to say "that's bullshit" 3 times during a game when these guys are getting paid tons of money to just talk about football?
The stats they were showing on Manning's regular season prowess (.4 picks per game) vs. his playoff failures (2.4 per game) were amazing. It's almost hard to comprehend. I just remember the Colts killing the Steelers in the regular season last year and then physically being outmatched in the playoff game when they had Peyton on his back the entire game.
I'm happy for Tony Dungy. As an ex-Steeler player and coach and pretty good human being - I'm truly happy for him.
I wish to God Manning's people would talk to him and suggest that perhaps he take it easy on the endorsements. I've already talked about it, but geez it's tough sitting through all those commercials.
How about Eli's reaction to the one TD? Stoic would describe it perfectly - but then again he always looks stoned to me. I wonder if he's really happy for his brother, or secretly wishes it was him?
Drew Brees picked a bad week to have his worst game of the season. I feel bad for him as I genuinely like him as well. Where was Deuce McAllister in this game and why didn't they try to get him off earlier?
At least the Steelers 4 Super Bowls in 6 years won't be matched for at least another 6 years.
Reche Caldwell probably cost his team a trip to the Super Bowl. Now...in true Belichick fashion...will he be back next year? I can see Bill cutting him.
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Ugh. It was a tough loss to watch. Caldwell dropped at least two important catches he should have had. I also think the stupid 5 yd penalty for 12 men in the huddle was a problem as we ended up with a 4th and 4 situation that forced us to punt when we could have run the clock down a lot more. Maybe the Colts wouldn't have had a chance to score that last touchdown. Big Sigh.
As much as I say I hate Peyton, I think what I really hate are two things 1) seeing his face in EVERY commercial break, and 2) the image of being "whiny" when things aren't going well. It's hard not to respect his abilities as QB with those numbers. I suppose that with his talent, it would be nice for him to have a SB ring. And I do like Tony Dungy. I know he's had a tough time in his personal life in the last year, losing his son and all, so I'd like to see him win it. I can't believe that I might have to root for the Colts. And, I'm still an Adam V fan...I'm just glad that yesterday's game didn't come down to him winning it for the colts, or the Pats kicker (won't even TRY to spell his name without looking it up) missing one somewhere.
Overall, a real nail-biter that didn't come out the way Pats fans are used to seeing. Oh well, pitchers and catchers report to spring training in about 4 weeks. I think I'm going to have to buy a Papelbon shirt this year!
All the Mannings are winers, that's why I'll be rooting for THE BEARS,to win it all. Any takers out there for a couple of beers and a pizza next time we meet??? Steelers got a new coach though. AND the BIG TUNA retired , thank goodness.
Beer and pizza...yum! Rumor has it there's a party in CT on St. Pat's weekend. Maybe we can do it then!
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