Brief NFL thoughts
I missed two of the four NFL games this weekend. Thankfully, one of them was the Seattle-Washington game, which wasn't too exciting. Sadly, the other game was the Pittsburgh-Indianapolis game. I saw the third quarter of this game, which was a pretty boring quarter. Since the game seemed out of hand at that point, I decided to go pick up a couple things at Target before heading over to UNICorn's for the Bears game. I listened to part of the fourth quarter on the radio, but I missed the end of one of the best football games in years. Bummer.
The Carolina-Chicago game went somewhat as expected. I always thought the Bears weakness was the deep pass, and Steve Smith burned them all day long. Any team that scores 20+ against the Bears will win nine times out of ten until they get an offense that is not offensive. I was rooting for Chicago, but they just weren't good enough this year to advance to a conference championship game.
The Patriots game was disheartening. As the #2 team on my list of NFL teams to root for (behind Detroit of course), it hurt to see New England lose in the manner in which they did. Their most reliable players over the years made such stunning mistakes in a game that they should have won. Denver really is not that good. New England had the better offense, but Denver forced five critical turnovers, leaving Tom Brady with no more layers of Visa protection. Poor Tom Brady. Hopefully they bounce back next year.
So who does that leave me to root for? Well, I have a list of three teams that I root for before I allow the media and human-interest stories to sway me. The #3 team on my list is Pittsburgh, so GO STEELERS! They just got one stunning victory. If they can win at Indianapolis, they are capable of Denver as well.
Why is Pittsburgh my #3 team, you ask? Well, before modern day legend Myron Cope took over as voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the late 1960s, my late-grandfather spent 30+ years as the voice of the Steelers. Hence, GO STEELERS!
The Carolina-Chicago game went somewhat as expected. I always thought the Bears weakness was the deep pass, and Steve Smith burned them all day long. Any team that scores 20+ against the Bears will win nine times out of ten until they get an offense that is not offensive. I was rooting for Chicago, but they just weren't good enough this year to advance to a conference championship game.
The Patriots game was disheartening. As the #2 team on my list of NFL teams to root for (behind Detroit of course), it hurt to see New England lose in the manner in which they did. Their most reliable players over the years made such stunning mistakes in a game that they should have won. Denver really is not that good. New England had the better offense, but Denver forced five critical turnovers, leaving Tom Brady with no more layers of Visa protection. Poor Tom Brady. Hopefully they bounce back next year.
So who does that leave me to root for? Well, I have a list of three teams that I root for before I allow the media and human-interest stories to sway me. The #3 team on my list is Pittsburgh, so GO STEELERS! They just got one stunning victory. If they can win at Indianapolis, they are capable of Denver as well.
Why is Pittsburgh my #3 team, you ask? Well, before modern day legend Myron Cope took over as voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the late 1960s, my late-grandfather spent 30+ years as the voice of the Steelers. Hence, GO STEELERS!
posted by GaryGinew at 7:04 PM
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