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Is it just me or were those Don Cheadle commercials for the Super Bowl the best ever? “How big is the Super Bowl? It made Roman numerals cool.”
Alas - the game. By the way - if you want an inside look at both of these coaches - go here. Beyond the Ultimate has done a piece on them.
For the game itself…I just want it to be fun to watch. I still don’t trust Rex - even if it is the “Year of the Gator.” As far as the addage - “Defense wins Championships.” That doesn’t count in the modern era of Super Bowls. Offense wins Super Bowls.
Can you stick that pig in the endzone early and often? The only team to buck that system in the last 15 years were the Ravens of 2001. That’s it. Even the vaunted ‘85 Bears averaged something like 30 points a game. (Somebody want to google that for me?)
But therein lies the rub of this game - neither one of these teams have exactly exploded offensively in the playoffs. The Colts flexed some of their muscle in their comeback against New England. (Which by the way - I hate the Patriots but can you name me a single team over the last 8 years who has won more consistently? Me neither.)
Oh you’ve got the splendid special teams of the Bears, Mr. Clutch in Adam V., and Urlacher and Manning kissing each other as the next “Jesus in Cleats” but the only thing that matters in a Super Bowl is which team can keep their cool enough to put monster points on the board.
Of the two quarterbacks, who keeps their head better? Who has consistently put points on the board? Who rarely self-destructs? Who comes from a family of keeping their cool?
That’s right - Brian Griese. But he’s not playing. So we’ll have to pick between Manning and Grossman.
So I’ll take Manning and the neutered horses.
Tags: Bears, Colts, NFL, Super Bowl
12 responses so far ↓
1 ray // Feb 3, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Ten days until pitchers and catchers report - selah.
2 clay // Feb 3, 2007 at 4:28 pm
colts wont win a super bowl until tee martin is their quarterback.
3 Chicago Bears WIN Super Bowl on Freak Play ! » Right Pundits // Feb 3, 2007 at 5:01 pm
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4 H // Feb 3, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Who are these freaks committing on your blog? I guess the Super Bowl brings all the freaks out of the woodwork!
Go Balti……, I mean, Indianapolis.
5 Shawn // Feb 3, 2007 at 9:46 pm
Spoken like a true Broncos fan.
6 Derek // Feb 4, 2007 at 1:09 am
Indy by 13
7 Jlo // Feb 4, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Your link to Beyond the Glory didn’t work on my computer?
8 jill // Feb 5, 2007 at 7:30 am
sure was funny to read your post AFTER the super bowl.
9 kris-k // Feb 5, 2007 at 8:05 am
ok - i’ve posted my recipe on my xanga!
(best part of the SB — PRINCE!)
10 the G sides » Black Monday // Feb 5, 2007 at 9:39 am
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11 clay // Feb 5, 2007 at 12:32 pm
game was a little disappointing, but the commercials were very disappointing.
12 Adwire Guy // Feb 7, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Game was way above average as Superbowls go - commercials were the worst in modern history. Halftime show had at least a single live vocal and guitar playing over a recording
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