Super Bowl?

Yes, I said it. I'm not going to say that I meant something different or hide in any other way. Just as we are about to be battered about the head with "will Brett retire or not?". And we would have been battered with the "amazing comeback this year" had the Vikes not had a bonehead coach. Both of which I am eternally tired of already, btw.

I don't know how else to put it, but I am tired of that story line. As I am not a NO fan, it had grown old to me. I won't say anything to diminish the human tragedy that it was, but as a motivating factor for football, I've had enough, personally. Just my opinion, sorry. I have no doubt that the people are warm and friendly, as we saw in the local pregame coverage from down there. But right now, none of that increases my interest in any of the story lines going into the game.

As a game, I expect the SB to be very lopsided towards the Colts. Another feather for Manning's crown. They have a better offense that the Vikings, IMO, and Manning is an absolute surgeon, with more sure-handed receivers. They will not have the issues that MN had in hanging onto the ball. The NO offense did not look very high powered last night, especially when you consider the issues that the Vikings have had against the pass most of the season. Take away the Thomas TD, and how long was their longest completion?

So as this thread pertains to the Super Bowl, I expect the Colts to simply carve up the NO defense. Manning isn't known for making the mistakes that #4 is, and I don't see him starting it now. The storylines that interest me about this game are on the field. I'm not someone who's big on off the field stories as it pertains to games like this. So, if I offended some of you with my comments, I apologize for that. Part of it comes from the pain of witnessing defeat being snatched from the jaws of victory yet again.

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Originally Posted by Wanger

I don't know how else to put it, but I am tired of that story line. As I am not a NO fan, it had grown old to me.

Take away the Thomas TD, and how long was their longest completion?

I live in Slidell which is about 30 miles east of New Orleans and is one of the areas where the eye of that hurricane actually passed over. I, and a lot of my friends, who "survived" the storm, are tired of that story line also. (flood water stopped about 8-feet from my front door, my roof was less than 1 year old, so it stayed on, and a pine tree missed my air conditioning by about 6 feet. I'll never win the powerball)

In fact, I would say that just about everyone down here who have worked hard to recover and who didn't look at the disaster as a way to get "free" money from the government and charities are pretty tired of it. It seems that the only people who aren't tired of it are the news media, the politicians and the people who are still trying to milk it.

As far as the game, I think Reggie Bush had a 26 yard reception.