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Here's my thing
Monday February 8, 2010
. . . the Colts lost because they were outcoached.
The battle between the two evenly matched teams was decided by the guys with the headsets and play sheets.
Much ado has been made over the last two weeks about Colts coach Jim Caldwell. And I'm sure he's a nice guy. But he's no coaching savant. He's more like the Colts version of Barry Switzer.
Jimmy Johnson rebuilt the hapless Cowboys into a two time Super Bowl winner in the 90s, then left as his ego and owner Jerry Jones' ego couldn't both fit under the roof at Texas Stadium. Jones brought in Switzer, fresh from Oklahoma and told him not to f**k with anything. Switzer duly paced the sidelines making faces and let the offence chug along under Aikman, Smith and Irvin and they won a third Super Bowl and Switzer slipped off into the sunset.
In Indy, Tony Dungy built the Colts into the perennial contender they are. He recommended Caldwell to suceed him and they told him the same thing that Switzer heard in Dallas -- don't f**k with anything. The offense is run by Manning, the defense by the guy in the booth.
Caldwell's most notable "coaching" decision to date, was to forfeit a game and hence the undefeated season to the overmatched Jets.
During the game this Sunday, Caldwell paced the sidelines impassively allowing the team to run on autopilot.
On the other sidelines, Sean Payton was like a teenager at three a.m. after downing a second two liter of Jolt cola playing Madden 2009, furiously working the controller until carpal tunnel set in.
Going for it on fourth and goal at the end of the first half. The forehead slapping decision to try an onsides kick to start the second half. In the waning moments, with a tenous lead and the Colts driving for a score, Payton dials up one blitz after another. In the both, analyst Phil Simms is talking about how the Saints should be dropping back in coverage, tactically the more sound course of action. But on the field, Payton's coaching like a mad scientist, pulling every blitz package the Saints have out of the book and throwing it at Manning until he's finally forced into a hurried throw that is intercepted and returned for a touchdown and puts a dagger in the Colts heart.
That's coaching, baby!
That's why his players love him, and that's why the Saints won the game.
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Sunday February 7, 2010
First off, congrats to the Saints for the victory. I didn't really care who won this year, but since the Colts won just a couple of years ago, and the Saints have had such a Bucs-like existence, I was sort of rooting for them.
Happy for both Drew Brees and back up Mark Brunell. Both qbs that have taken their lumps in their career and always come up just short of the big one. Finally got the ring.
Marcus Colston had a drive killing drop in the first quarter, then I don't think he missed a catch after that. Talk about redeeming yourself in a big game. Wonder if he'll get props for that from sports writers?
How about the testicular fortitude of Sean Payton for that onsides kick to start the second half?! Talk about juevos! Risking giving the ball to Payton Manning at the 50 yard line -- amazing!
And finally, Reggie who?! This guy is the most overrated player in the game. I was tempted to call him the A-Rod of football, except A-Rod actually produces in the regular season. Four years in the league and Bush doesn't even have a 1000 yd season yet. He fair catches one punt, then tip-toes for a one yard gain on the other in the biggest game of the year. And this guy is supposed to be something special?! Dwight Thomas ought to be getting a huge raise in his next contract, he's the Saint's running back.
I saw some people grousing about the Who as halftime entertainers. Why the Who? Did you hear the audience singing along with their music? Yeah. That's why the Who. How about the pipes on Roger Daltrey?! Guy's like 60 years old and belts it better than dudes one third his age. Pete Townshend can still actually play guitar (unlike walking dead Keith Richards), and who was the Keith Moon look-a-like on drums? That was freeky!
And the stage lighting -- totally awesome! Don't know who was in charge of that, but that was the best light show I've ever seen at a Super Bowl.
Missed all the pre-game stuff. Caught the end of Carrie Underwood doing the national anthem. How about those kicks?! Nice shoes, honey!
Commercials I liked --
Casual Friday by careerbuilder.com -- everyone in their underwear, the dude at the end going "nice pants" heh
The violin playing beaver for monster.com
Brett Favre for Hyundai -- accepting the mvp award at 50+, white hair and beard, not sure if he's going to retire, hates taking orders from guys younger than him -- glad to see he can joke about that stuff.
Love the tiny KISS thing.
Also the tiny Troy Polamalu bit as Punxatawnee Troy for tru.tv
Commercials I didn't like --
The Simpsons / Coke bit totally sucked. Lifeless, boring, it was like one of their send ups of a lifeless, boring tv commercial. Maybe that was the idea, but I doubt it.
All the Doritos ads sucked. Time for a new ad agency guys.
Poor Danika Patrick. I get the feeling she's over the whole "GoDaddy.com" thing. The shtick for their psuedo dangerous commercials is passe, no one's falling for it anymore. Like the Doritos comment above, time for a new ad direction fellas.
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Wednesday February 3, 2010
So Brian Johnson, lead singer of AC/DC was doing an interview for an Aussie newspaper and in it he called out Bono and Bob Geldolf and others about their charity work.
Basically, he said that they should donate their own money, or do charity gigs without the relentless "look how great I am" media coverage. Be charitable, but do it in private, like he and his bandmates do.
To which I say, "Oh hell yeah!" He also mentioned how, when he was still just a working stiff like the rest of us, it used to piss him off to go to a concert and have someone onstage berate the audience about how someone was going hungry somewhere else in the world.
And again, I agree. One of the most maddening things I remember, was uber-tool Don Henley doing a show years ago to save Walden Wood. He does a one hour show, then tells the audience he's done his part, now we have to part with our hard-earned money to save the historic area or it's our fault the place is lost to developers.
This clown makes a thousand times more money in a year than I do. He probably could have donated enough money out of his own pocket to do the trick, but he's got to put the guilt on folks working for minimum wage, like we don't have enough burdens on us already.
I get the whole charity thing, I get how these entertainers help out by raising awareness, but when these millionaires start parting with their money, it will make it easier for the rest of us to reach into our pockets as well.
And by the way, props to all the stars and others who have donated to the Haitian relief effort. That's exactly what I'm talking about here.
And apropos of nothing, here's Ashley Scott in a bikini, 'cause I was liking her when she played Huntress in the short-lived Birds of Prey. Another show I liked that went nowhere. I'm like the curse of doom for cool television.
sheesh
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