Now that the Pro-Bowl is concluded, the fact that it took place before the Super Bowl is a good thing. Not only was it not as boring, but the season ends with the Super Bowl; what could be more true to the game of football.
So the entire staff on the D-train Daily dropped work and headed to the Bar Car to watch it.
On the fifth play of their first possession, the announcers say that the AFC team is about to run a pump and go. "If that's to Asante Samuel's side," says the Cafe Car Chef it's gonna be a touchdown!"
Sure enough QB Matt Schaub lofts the ball to a wide open Andre Johnson for a 33 yard touchdown, and a confused Samuels tailing eight yards behind.
It was then we all did our first group shot.
The NFC's first possession saw them open with three straight passes. On the game's ninth play Adrian Peterson carries for the game's first running play.
This prompted our Conductor to say "I thought Big Red (Andy Reid) wasn't coaching today."
In a sideline interview Peyton Manning answers a Suzy Kolber question, "... we're not gonna speculate on that." "Not gonna speculate"? Manning has to be aware of the fact that Kolber works for ESPN.
For the second quarter, we changed things up and listened to the game as if the Eagles were playing; turning down the TV and listening to radio coverage. Calling the game was Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason, Dan Fouts, and Albert's hairpiece.
At one point Chad Ocho Cinco became the topic of conversation, which dragged on somewhat. Finally Fouts starts off a point with, "Just to wrap it up on Ocho Cinco..."
We poured a group shot in preparation for the happy occasion... and Albert brought it back to the Bengal’s loudmouth. It ruined the fun of the shot, but we did it anyway.
The broadcasters eventually got to a PSA by Esiason touting his foundation for Cystic Fibrosis. Esiason mentions that it is the disease that his son, Gunther, is afflicted with. Esiason also mentions that Gunner is now a freshman at Boston College.
One of our maintainence staff says, "I think the kid's doing just fine. Get a real cause Boomer!"
Moments later Esiason concludes a statement by saying to Fouts, "you don't know because you didn't play in a Super Bowl."
"Did Boomer just try to play Dan," asks our Engineer. He continued "What Fouts should have said is 'Yes Boomer. You should feel my pain since you will never write your Hall of Fame induction speech.'"
Later, NFC QB Donovan McNabb hits AFC linebacker Lamar Woodley between the numbers for an interception. The Chef shouts, "Ha! Who says McNabb's not accurate?"
Shortly after, McNabb is being interviewed by Michelle Tafoya on the sideline. Attempting to stir the waters, Tafoya questions McNabb about next season and his contract. McNabb does us all proud by not only dismissing the question but answering as if she had answered a different question.
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Bob McNamara would've been proud. McNamara preached about interviews, "Don't answer the question they asked you. Answer the question you wished they would've asked you."
To honor McNabb's defiance we did a group shot.
When he threw a pick on the NFC's next possession, we did another.
On the AFC's ensuing possession, the offense was led by Jacksonville quarterback, David Garrard.
"Is that David Garrard in the Pro Bowl," yells the cocktail waitress. "Turn to the Grammy's!"
"Yeah," seconds the barmaid. "It's the first one since MJ died."
No one could argue with that succinct logic so we turned to the Grammy's.
To kill time during the commercials someone brought up the recent photos of Portland Trailblazer Greg Oden. Most of the staff, uninformed of the pictures made the mistake of asking to see them. We only watched one. The picture featured a naked (save for the wave-cap) Oden photographing his reflection in a bathroom mirror.
“No wonder he’s always hurting his knee having to carry that thing,” says the barmaid.
It was at that point we realized it was time to wrap up the evening.
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