The Super Bowl Wrap-Up

First off, I'd like to welcome you all to my 50th Blog. I have had a ton of fun doing this since I started it last summer. Thank you to all the people who have read it and make sure to tell everyone who loves sports to come back and check it out!


Now, on to the Super Bowl. What a game. Who here thought we were on our way to an Indy blowout when Pierre Garcon caught that touchdown pass to put the Colts up 10-0? I know I did. I thought for sure that Peyton Manning had figured out the holes in the Saints defense and would pick and pick at them until the game was way out of hand.


Instead, the Saints toughened up, held the ball for almost all of the 2nd quarter, went into the locker room down by just four, came out, did their Brass Balls "Ambush" play, went down, took the lead, gave up just one more score to the Colts, took the lead back and got a 2-point conversion. But then, Peyton had the ball in his hands and started matriculating the ball down the field, surely on his way to tie the game and make Super Bowl XLIV the first Super Bowl in history to go to overtime.


Tracy Porter and the images shaved into his head had different ideas. It was 3rd and five or six yards to go and the Colts went to their patented 3rd down play. Reggie Wayne make his way to about three yards past the sticks, cuts in and catches it at the marker, 1st down Colts. Unfortunately for Peyton, the Saints defense knew this was the play that was coming. They had seen it numerous times on film. Tracy Porter jumped the route, got away from Wayne, got a couple good blocks and took the ball all the way to the endzone. 31-17, Saints win the game.


After the game, Peyton was visibly upset. And, though he wouldn't say it out loud, I think a lot of it was directed at Reggie Wayne. Wayne looked old in this game and I have no idea why. His routes were sloppy, his feet were slow and on the interception, he barely attempted to get to Porter as he was streaking down the field. Not only that, but usually Wayne fights on his route to get to the ball before the defender. What happened? Was he suffering from some injury that he didn't tell anyone about? What was going on? I don't know if we'll ever know just what the problem with Wayne was, but he may have cost the Colts the game.


Let's talk about the halftime show for a second. Now, don't get me wrong, I love The Who and I think they are one of the ten best bands of all time, but that was not a strong performance and I think it's time for the NFL to get away from the old guys, get an up and coming performer, put them on a 45 second delay and do it. Roger Daltry's voice is nowhere near what it used to be and Pete Townsend looked exhausted after doing his windmills. It was a decent performance but I really feel that someone like Jay Z could have had a much better performance.

What are your thoughts on the Super Bowl? Let me know!