Monday, February 8, 2010
From this point forward I will be calling any and all predictions I may make as "Predictions Sure to go Wrong," as this will help everyone as they're placing there bets - simply do the opposite of whatever I pick. As a friend of mine was quick to point out, my Super Bowl pick was wrong, but I was perfectly OK with that and rooting for the Saints. We've been really quite spoiled recently with good Super Bowls, great games the last three years, and last night's game was the most watched TV program ever, passing the last episode of M*A*S*H over 25 years ago.
As for last night's game, the moment in that game that will be most remembered is undoubtedly the onside kick. It was possibly the gutsiest call by any coach in Super Bowl history, and if it doesn't work it would probably be considered the dumbest coaching move ever. However, it was executed perfectly and turned the momentum in that game. As a result of the onside kick, Peyton Manning took the field after New Orlean's touchdown having not been on the field for 45 minutes with confidence clearly risen on the New Orlean's sideline. Though that was the signature play of this game, I would argue the biggest play of the game was the interception by Porter. At the point that he made that interception, everyone watching that game, and probably even some of the Saints, were sure that Manning was going to tie that game and overtime was on the horizon (oh what could have been...), but Porter sealed that game with that interception.
The interesting part of this game is that it likely means that Peyton Manning just lost his chance at being the greatest quarterback of all time, and Drew Brees just became a future Hall of Famer. It's funny how the NFL works like that. It's a similar situation to two years ago with the Patriots. Tom Brady wins that Super Bowl and his legacy is cemented, possibly as the greatest of all time. He would have been 4-0 in Super Bowls, capped with a 19-0 season in which he led the most prolific offense in the history of the NFL in terms of scoring and set the new bar for touchdown passes in a season. The only other QB with a 4-0 Super Bowl record is Joe Montana, frequently mentioned as the greatest quarterback of all time. Regardless of what this game did to "legacies" it was a great game for the fans. Peyton Manning and Drew Brees both played very well, and regardless of the outcome, both are great quarterbacks.
Congratulations to the Saints and the city of New Orleans! They deserve every bit of it!
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