Super Bowl Thoughts

So the Super Bowl was sweet, two years in a row we got treated to a solid overall game. To the much tortured fan base of the New Orleans Saints, you deserve it for sticking through the thick and thin. One of the best parts about having a team in the Super Bowl that has been a loser their entire existence is when they do finally make the Super Bowl, the fans pull out their old jerseys of that team. It’s always a great day when a faded gold Aaron Brooks jersey makes an appearance, good times! So since everyone watched the Super Bowl, there’s not much need to go over it frame by frame....instead here are my thoughts from the big game.

Why did Boomer Esiason have a football with him the entire pre-game show? Every segment there’s Boomer fondling the ball in a different fashion. Why was this occurring? Bus Drivers don’t carry around a steering wheel all the time, Teacher’s don’t carry around blackboard chalk all day. I guess Boomer still thinks he can play, and is showing the teams out there his ball skills.....I don’t care how old he is, he’s still gotta be a better option for the Raiders than Jamarcus Russell.

Jim Nantz bothers me on his best days, but I’ve noticed a disturbing trend over the years....Jim can’t keep his hands to himself. Whenever Jim is on camera, there he is with his back arm clutching his partner like he’s an orderly leading an old dude to dinner in the home. You can tell by the look on Phil Simms face that he was not pleased with all the man love going on.

New Orleans had the people’s vote because of the recovery from the Hurricane, but I was just thrilled to have them in the game. There are many reasons for this,

1.We didn’t have to endure a Brett Farve slurpfest of epic proportions from Jim Nantz

2.As mentioned we got to witness an extraordinary amount of Aaron Brooks jerseys

3.Drew Brees’ wife.....she’s brings elegant sexy mid 30 year old woman style back

4.Jeremy Shockey showing up in a suit, kinda like he used to be successful but then
committed an atrocious crime, he was taken straight to jail in one of his classy business suits, While in jail he decides he’s wrongfully accused and in rebellion refuses to shower, shave or cut his hair. Five years later he’s released in the suit he was wearing when he went to jail and instead of changing went straight to the Super Bowl.

5.The greatest part of the Saints being in the Super Bowl, and perhaps why they have been the most entertaining team in the Super Bowl in ten years........
WHO DAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes that’s right, this whole Who Dat nonsense has become must see TV. In the span of 6 hours we had five members of the Whitest Dudes Alive All-Star team saying the phrase “Who Dat” over 50 times. Yes I’m talking about you Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Boomer Esiason, Phil Simms and Jim Nantz. Every time I heard one of these pale-skinned gentleman utter the term “Who Dat” I felt like I was watching a skit from the Chapelle Show. The unintentional comedy scale was blown away by this. Watching Shannon Sharpe’s reaction anytime one of these guys said “Who Dat” was priceless. How funny is it when Dan Marino talks about what it’s gunna take to win a Super Bowl? The closest Dan got to a Super Bowl was botching Ray Finkle’s kick!

6.Sean Payton pretending he was playing Madden 2010 and doing an onside kick to start the 2nd half. The name of the Colt who fumbled the catch on the kick was.....Hank BASKETT! That’s like a girl being named Suzy Skank and then being a virgin, oh the Irony!!!!

7.Drew Brees delivering a giant metaphorical middle finger to the people of Miami. Let’s break it down now from a Dolphins fan’s point of view. 2005 you hire Nick Saban as coach, following that year you sign Daunte Culpepper instead of Drew Brees because of concerns over his shoulder. Saban quits and goes to coach Alabama where he wins a national title in January 2010. Brees signs with the Saints instead and is Super Bowl champ and MVP in February 2010....In Miami....in the Dolphins stadium.....While Dolphin fans are trying to convince themselves Chad Henne is the future.....Barf!

8.Lance Moore ensuring for the third year in a row we would have a ridiculous catch at a crucial point by someone who would either become a superstar (Santonio Holmes) or never catch another pass again (David Tyree). Let’s see how Lance ends up.

Other thoughts from the game,

The Saints winning unfortunately robbed the world of what we were truly tuning in for.......the Gatorade dump on Jim Caldwell to see if he actually was alive. Caldwell has kept the same face the entire season.......it’s actually remarkable. When Indy lost the onside kick, Caldwell had the same facial expression as when Joseph Addai scored a touchdown. Peyton`s touchdown pass was met with the same reaction as his game breaking interception from Caldwell. Of all the times to have a streaker at a major sporting event, this was it! See if Jimmy is alive in there!!
Phil Simms doing one of the great U-turns in broadcasting history,

Phil Simms before Manning interception....”we saw what peyton did to the jets when they blitzed....if I were the saints I would use the extra man in coverage.” Phil Simms after the Manning interception “I know I said they shouldn’t blitz but the Saints made the right move.”

The only kingdom Queen Latifah should be royalty in is the Kingdom of Atrocious life performances. America the Beautiful was anything but. Now if you want to talk beauty, Carrie Underwood (soon to be Fisher....point for Canada) was on fire.....singing and looking.

Saints deserve the victory, they were the better team....and footage of a massive party on Bourbon street looked a lot cooler then a bunch of dudes in Colts gear shovelling their driveways would have.