I was 50% right with the Conf championship games. Peyton came through in style to erase all the criticisms against him. His mom and wife could have sat together and scripted a game for him and it wouldn't have been better than what we saw last weekend. It's one thing to win a big game, but the way he did that coming back from 21-3, passing for 349 yards and winning the game on a 2 minute drive at the end was just perfect for him. Of course the doubters will all be back if he loses the Super Bowl. He still needs to win the big game. Beating Tom Brady is great for now, but the Super Bowl is what will cement your legacy. I think the Colts win this one and Peyton and Dungy silence the critics once and for all.
The "Hoody" Bill Bellichick looked real bad after this game. He brushed Peyton aside and didn't really talk to him or congratulate him. Then in the customary post-game interview, he said nothing and refused to answer the reporter's questions. He said something like "they played hard" which reminded me of Rasheed Wallace a few years back showing up for the post-game interview and just answering "both teams played hard" to every question. I thought that was at least funny and Sheed exhibited a weird sense of humor that day. But Hoody was downright rude and offensive. Losing coaches always come out and congratulate the other team and get appreciated for being a "class act in defeat". Nobody could even say that about Hoody this time. He is proving LT's assertion right that he is classless. I like Hoody making a fool of himself and also making LT look good. LT is usually all class and I was surprised he said what he said about an opposing coach. But now I am happy he said it. He is so right.
The Saints lost and lost badly to the Bears. I thought the Saints just turned the ball over too many times and didn't play to their potential. Obviously the home court was big and the Bears won this game easily. This is exactly why you need the home court in the NFL.
The other big story is that the Super Bowl features 2 black coaches and one of them is going to be the first ever black coach to win a Super Bowl. I understand the symbolism of this, but it's really idiotic that this is even a news in the year 2007. That tells you how much racism there is in our society. Black coaches have just not gotten the opportunity until recently and it should be no surprise to anybody that they are in the Super Bowl now that there were 7 teams in 2006 with Black head coaches. I almost feel "dirty" talking about this. It's almost like Boomer and all these talking-heads on TV are celebrating the racism that has prevented this event from happening all these years.
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