I read over on CNN.com that Janet Jackson's breat-baring is the most replayed event in the history of Tivo. This is pathetic considering that while her surgically-enhanced mammaries are very nice, if I had Tivo, I'd be checking out the equally-as-nice surgically-enhanced breasts on Skinemax's "After Dark" soft-core movies that are much better lit and on screen for longer than a fraction of a second.
Now, back to actual football discussion:
Jake Delhomme deserved to be the game MVP. Despite a horrible start and being smacked around by the Patiots defensive front, he put up 323 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs and nearly won the game. There is precedent for a player on the losing team (Chuck Howley, Dallas, Super Bowl V) winning the MVP and no one Patriot stood out enough to deserve the free Cadillac.
Adam Vinatieri just made himself a lock for the Hall of Fame. He's played 8 years, is 31 years old and has probably 7 or 8 more seasons left. His career numbers are 212 of 263 FGs and has 915 total points. If he has even average numbers for the next five or six years, he's going to the Hall of Fame for the two Super Bowl-winning kicks, plus the 2 "Snow Bowl" kicks. He may not be a first-ballot guy (like Gary and Morton Anderson), but he's going to Canton.
People are touting this last Super Bowl as the Greatest of All Time. While the ending was good, are people forgetting what a snoozefest the first third was? It's hard to compare one year to another, but the Giants-Bills (a "Wide Right" that didn't involve Florida State), Rams-Titans (Dyson on the 1), Pittsburgh-Dallas (2.0, Bradshaw 4 TDs, Staubach 3 TDs), 49ers-Bengals (Montana vs. Esiason) and Denver-Green Bay were all great games.
What's the "blueprint" that everyone will be copying this year? How do you quantify smart salary cap management, excellent coaching and depth? You start with stacking your offensive and defensive lines. After being deposed by ESPN, TMQ has resurfaced over at NFL.com and says
here that the deserved MVP of the game was undrafted Patriots offensive tackle Tom Ashworth who held first-round pick Julius Peppers to 2 tackles, 0 hurries, 0 sacks and 0 knockdowns. In fact, the Patriots surrendered 0 sacks during their entire playoff run and by having a good rotation and lots of depth, they showed that you can win the Big One with average receivers, no running game and a QB of average physical ability.
It's great when the game is better than the ads. Still my favourite was the NFL Network's
"Tomorrow" spot with Bill Parcells, Jerry Jones and everyone else who was watching the game from home.
