Showing posts with label Super Bowl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Bowl. Show all posts
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Sunday, February 5, 2012
And the winner of the Super Bowl will be......
.......the team that scores the most points.
Seriously, I picked New England and Green Bay to be playing in this game. I got one of those right.
I think New England will win this game, even though New York has all the tools to whip the Patriots.
Simply put, Tom Brady doesn't lose revenge games. And he'll want revenge for the Giants derailing New England's perfect season four years ago.
Oh, I know: New England's defense - particularly its secondary - is not terribly strong. And the Giants have the defensive line to pressure Brady ---- which was a key component to the victory four years ago.
Frankly, my pick is based on nothing more than a gut feeling. Well, and the fact that Brady just doesn't play two bad games in a row...and he was quite human in the AFC Championship Game.
To be honest, the Patriots are here more because Baltimore choked than anything else.
Still, they're here. And I expect them to win.
Mind you, I'll be rooting for the Giants. It's more rooting against the Pats than anything else, though.
Seriously, I picked New England and Green Bay to be playing in this game. I got one of those right.
I think New England will win this game, even though New York has all the tools to whip the Patriots.
Simply put, Tom Brady doesn't lose revenge games. And he'll want revenge for the Giants derailing New England's perfect season four years ago.
Oh, I know: New England's defense - particularly its secondary - is not terribly strong. And the Giants have the defensive line to pressure Brady ---- which was a key component to the victory four years ago.
Frankly, my pick is based on nothing more than a gut feeling. Well, and the fact that Brady just doesn't play two bad games in a row...and he was quite human in the AFC Championship Game.
To be honest, the Patriots are here more because Baltimore choked than anything else.
Still, they're here. And I expect them to win.
Mind you, I'll be rooting for the Giants. It's more rooting against the Pats than anything else, though.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Super Sunday? Eh
The wonderful aroma of baked beans fills my apartment as I write this. It's a side dish for the feast my oldest sister, Mary, is preparing for tonight's Super Bowl party at her place near Cheney Lake. I'll be going for the food, the fellowship and the commercials.
My beloved Broncos feel light years from the bright lights of games with Roman numerals attached to them, thanks to the nightmare that was Josh McDaniels (go back and read my initial posts on his hiring and Shanahan's firing). This is a return to my childhood, when .500 seasons were considered successes and the playoffs and Super Bowl were the domain of other teams, not Denver.
I'm probably going to be rooting for Green Bay today, if for no other reason than the Steelers grate me. All this talk about a Pittsburgh "dynasty" is laughable. A dynasty refers to one team dominating a sport for a specific period --- normally 3 years or more. The Steelers aren't even the team of the decade, let alone a dynasty. Oh, sure, the Steelers of the '70s, who won 4 Super Bowls in a 6-year span could wear that title. The Packers of the '60s. The 49ers in the '80s. The Cowboys in the early '90s.
One could even argue that the Patriots in the '00s fit that description, since they won three Super Bowls in four years. But I hedge on them, simply because every one of those wins was down to the wire. They didn't dominate in their Super Bowl wins. To me, that matters. When the Islanders and Canadiens and Oilers had dynasties in the NHL in the '70s and '80s, they won series 4-0, 4-1, 4-2.
Heck, Denver could have earned the "dynasty" title had the Broncos not been upset by the Jaguars the year before they won back-to-back Lombardi trophies. It was widely accepted that the Patriots were no match for Denver that season, and Packers fans told me the only team they feared that season was Denver. Three Super Bowl wins in a row earns you a "dynasty" label --- especially given how the Broncos dispatched Green Bay and Atlanta.
I hope the Broncos get back to being part of a "dynasty" discussion. One day, perhaps.
My beloved Broncos feel light years from the bright lights of games with Roman numerals attached to them, thanks to the nightmare that was Josh McDaniels (go back and read my initial posts on his hiring and Shanahan's firing). This is a return to my childhood, when .500 seasons were considered successes and the playoffs and Super Bowl were the domain of other teams, not Denver.
I'm probably going to be rooting for Green Bay today, if for no other reason than the Steelers grate me. All this talk about a Pittsburgh "dynasty" is laughable. A dynasty refers to one team dominating a sport for a specific period --- normally 3 years or more. The Steelers aren't even the team of the decade, let alone a dynasty. Oh, sure, the Steelers of the '70s, who won 4 Super Bowls in a 6-year span could wear that title. The Packers of the '60s. The 49ers in the '80s. The Cowboys in the early '90s.
One could even argue that the Patriots in the '00s fit that description, since they won three Super Bowls in four years. But I hedge on them, simply because every one of those wins was down to the wire. They didn't dominate in their Super Bowl wins. To me, that matters. When the Islanders and Canadiens and Oilers had dynasties in the NHL in the '70s and '80s, they won series 4-0, 4-1, 4-2.
Heck, Denver could have earned the "dynasty" title had the Broncos not been upset by the Jaguars the year before they won back-to-back Lombardi trophies. It was widely accepted that the Patriots were no match for Denver that season, and Packers fans told me the only team they feared that season was Denver. Three Super Bowl wins in a row earns you a "dynasty" label --- especially given how the Broncos dispatched Green Bay and Atlanta.
I hope the Broncos get back to being part of a "dynasty" discussion. One day, perhaps.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Super Bore
I just can't get excited about this year's Super Bowl. Oh, it's charming that the lowly Arizona Cardinals have finally made it to the Big Game. But they struggled to sell out their first playoff game, and struggle to sell out their home games (unless it's the Cowboys or Broncos or some other team with a strong fan base that travels well). Cardinals Fever? They can't even work up a decent sweat. I'm sure that has something to do with the fact that so many Arizonans came from elsewhere and brought their loyalties with them. That's an issue for Florida teams as well.
The game itself doesn't enthuse me, either. No game without Denver does. But it goes beyond that. A top-notch QB, an erratic run game, a mediocre defense that comes up with turnovers now and then - I'm having flashbacks to the Denver teams that went to the Super Bowl with John Elway and lost 39-20, 42-10 and 55-10.
I'd love it if the Cardinals would win, but it's not going to happen. So I'll just enjoy the commercials and the camaraderie and whatever food we come up with.
And hope it won't be long before the Broncos return....
The game itself doesn't enthuse me, either. No game without Denver does. But it goes beyond that. A top-notch QB, an erratic run game, a mediocre defense that comes up with turnovers now and then - I'm having flashbacks to the Denver teams that went to the Super Bowl with John Elway and lost 39-20, 42-10 and 55-10.
I'd love it if the Cardinals would win, but it's not going to happen. So I'll just enjoy the commercials and the camaraderie and whatever food we come up with.
And hope it won't be long before the Broncos return....
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