Super Bowl Reflections

In lieu of Photoblogging Monday, I am posting a few of my thoughts on yesterday's game.

• I thought about going on record on Friday with my pick - the Giants winning by 3, but forgot.
• So now everyone is thinking, "Yeah, sure!"
• Bill Belichick is a sore loser.
• I'm surprised there's not more discussion on the Belichick's decision to go for it on 4th and 13 while in field goal range.
• Lack of faith in your kicker will ultimately come back to haunt you...so will letting Adam Vinatieri go.
• Ryan Seacrest should never be allowed to host anything related to football again...ever.
• Did anyone catch the New York vs. Boston skit FOX ran during the pregame marathon? It was the worst thing I've ever witnessed on TV. I never expected to see a Westside Story throwdown between football fans.
• I miss the Bud Bowl and Crystal Pepsi.
  
• SuperBowl ads don't live up to the hype anymore.
• This was an amazing catch:
  
  
  (Larry W. Smith / EPA)
• Apparently, the Patriots were trying to patent "19-0", but it was already taken by the Denver Broncos.
• The New York Giants tried to patent "18-1".
  

Monday Night Football

The trend in the NFL has been towards high powered offense and barely competent defense. NFL scores are now rivaling College Football in absurdity. To be honest, I really wasn't looking forward to last nights game pitting the tough Steelers at home against the 0-10 Dolphins. Was I in for a treat!

The Pittsburgh ground crew had re-sod the field this week by laying new sod over the existing turf. Combine that with torrential rain, leaky tarps and 350 pound lineman and you have a ballgame! The drama of who was going to score first increased exponentially as the game progressed, all while players were slipping and sliding all over the place actually getting muddy.

I'm sure it was more weather than defense, what with the fumbles, dropped passes and missed field goals, but it was great to watch either way. After a quarter or so, you could see Miami play harder as they realized they might actually have a chance at winning.

The best moment came at the end of a punt in the 2nd half when the football embedded itself in the sod with nary a bounce, surprising the players, refs and commentators.

Pittsburgh nailed a field goal with 17 seconds remaining in the game to break the 0-0 tie. You'd have to go back 60+ years to find two teams that went that long before a score.

Day 7:

Fridays are always welcome in my life. The work day passes faster, with a traditional playlist on the CD player consisting of Boz Skaggs "Silk Degrees" album, "The Best of Sammy Davis Jr." and usually some Spectrum (more on them later), Jay Graydon, Rick James and Stevie Wonder. I get paid weekly, so Friday is always payday.

Friday night brings a night out, or a night in, and it doesn't really matter because if Saturday comes and I regret the choices I made the night before I have all day to recover or make up for what I did or didn't do. Then there's Sunday.

This Sunday is a little depressing because the NFL season officially ends after the Colts - Pats game. This is the Super Bowl. It's too bad this game doesn't take place during Week 17 or even at the end of the playoffs since both teams have a legitimate chance to go undefeated; having the game now will likely take the wind out of somebody's sails. What's worse is I can't even watch the game live due to a rehearsal in Malibu. My pick - the Colts by a touchdown.

Now that I've got the typing thing down, I'm going to start Monday with a new weekly feature where I post a photo from my collection. This is a direct rip off from my favorite blogger GPG at Exoterica(imitation is the highest form of flattery), but I've chosen a different day of the week so as not to rain on her parade (which I suggest you don't ever do either). She is equally at home at the keyboard as she is behind the lens. I'm convinced she should write the L.A. version of "Sex In The City", but she has other aspirations. Please by all means check out her blog.