It certainly started off like it was supposed to.Peyton Manning (31-45, 333 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT), the NFL equivalent to Jesus, and his apostles were up 10-0, and seemingly about to take control of the Super Bowl XLIV . Then the New Orleans Saints displayed the resilience and audacity of the city they call home as they chopped away at the Indianapolis Colts' lead to win the 31-17.
A few questions linger from last night’s game.
-Pinned deep in their own territory on 3rd and 1 with less than a minute to go, why did the Colts elect to try Mike Hart up the middle rather than put the ball in their best player’s hands? The Hart running play made New Orleans burn a timeout however, they had one left when they got the ball back with 35 seconds left and at most 10 yards outside of Kicker Garret Hartley’s (3-3, 47 yd long.) range. The Saints got three points out of the Colts' blunder and momentum heading into the half.
In the 2006 season, the Eagles were playing the Saints in the Superdome. New Orleans owned the last 12 minutes of the game with the ball (on one drive), kicking the game-winning field goal as time expired. The moral of the story is, when playing the Saints… do not relinquish possession of the football.
-Does New Orleans Head Coach Sean Payton have a pair of onions in his grocery sack or what? The fourth and 1 attempt at the Indianapolis one, down 10-0, was one thing, but the onside kick to start the second half took huevos grandes. Payton’s relentless aggression lent to that wide-eyed look of bewilderment on Indy Head Coach Jim Caldwell's face in the second-half. Napoleon Bonaparte, watching an aggressive and creative general at work, smiled in his grave.
-On the aforementioned onside kick, did Hartley target Hank Baskett just like in the final game of the movie "The Waterboy"? “Where’s my bitch? Oh yeah, there she is.”
-Does New Orleans Head Coach Sean Payton have a pair of onions in his grocery sack or what? The fourth and 1 attempt at the Indianapolis one, down 10-0, was one thing, but the onside kick to start the second half took huevos grandes. Payton’s relentless aggression lent to that wide-eyed look of bewilderment on Indy Head Coach Jim Caldwell's face in the second-half. Napoleon Bonaparte, watching an aggressive and creative general at work, smiled in his grave.
-On the aforementioned onside kick, did Hartley target Hank Baskett just like in the final game of the movie "The Waterboy"? “Where’s my bitch? Oh yeah, there she is.”
As an NFL player, Baskett should know to watch the ball leave the tee on a kickoff. Caught off-guard by the kick, Baskett looked scared as he attempted to field the ball. He did not, and the complexion of the game was altered.
-How can anyone be surprised by anything Drew Brees does anymore? Ever since his Purdue days in the late 90's when he was the point guard for Joe Tiller’s “basketball on grass” offense, Brees has run every offense he has been in with proficiency and aptitude. Payton and Brees are a perfect marriage.
-With respect to the quality of commercials, is there a writer's strike? Seriously, the Brett Favre 2020 MVP was funny, because it was preposterous and yet possible. The kid in the Dorito's ad was okay. Some of us have been that kid in the commercial so that's what made it funny. Other than that...
-How can anyone be surprised by anything Drew Brees does anymore? Ever since his Purdue days in the late 90's when he was the point guard for Joe Tiller’s “basketball on grass” offense, Brees has run every offense he has been in with proficiency and aptitude. Payton and Brees are a perfect marriage.
-With respect to the quality of commercials, is there a writer's strike? Seriously, the Brett Favre 2020 MVP was funny, because it was preposterous and yet possible. The kid in the Dorito's ad was okay. Some of us have been that kid in the commercial so that's what made it funny. Other than that...
On a related note; was all that controversy about the ad with Tim Tebow and his mother really necessary? With the drama presented by large news outlets focusing on small protests leading up to the ads airing, one would have thought that the commercial would depict Tebow taking mom out abortion clinic bombing.
-Somewhere, did Andy Reid notice how balanced the New Orleans offense had been all season and how that balance just might have contributed to their success? Time reveals all.
-Somewhere, did Andy Reid notice how balanced the New Orleans offense had been all season and how that balance just might have contributed to their success? Time reveals all.
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