Is anyone concerned that both Troy and Clay from the Steelers and Packers respectively are both the leaders of their defenses and have huge hair? Is that like a prerequisite for being a good linebacker now?
Hmmm... this post isn't quite homoerotic enough yet...
Now we're talking!
Now just imagine seeing video of these guys in slow motion with that same overblown grizzled narrator from the pregame videos.... let me tell ya, there's no such thing as an 'ineligible man' on Superbowl Sunday.
Unless there is. What was with that penalty? I thought the whole point of a kick-off was to run after the ball and stop the returner from running it back. Someone has to stay behind the scrimmage line? I would have understood an offside call, but they didn't claim that.
Pittsburg had in their previous victories had won only at home, and had only played one good half in either game along with one terrible half. Green Bay therefore, despite their lack of experience and similar strengths, kind of looked stronger to me. They had won three times in the playoffs on the road, and looked very good while doing it.
Still, I felt similar to the announcers when they started to suggest that Pittsburg was taking over the game. The Packers did seem to go a while without scoring in the middle...maybe that's not necessarily suggestive of anything, but part of the announcer's job is to create a narrative rather than try and hedge their bets. It makes things more interesting.
A funny note: Dad pointed out in the Steelers/Jets game how Ben Roethlesberger (?) seemed to be limping, and then immediately ran for a first down on the next play --and that it was probably a trick. Sure enough, it happened again in the Superbowl. After discovering a minor limp, Ben proceeded to run on the very next play, and the limp totally seemed to have vanished from there out.
It's fair to say that the big determining factor was that Pittsburg made some big mistakes by giving up the ball, and Green Bay both avoided that, and helped make sure that Pittsburg paid for those mistakes with interceptions/recoveries/ and scoring points.
So the Lombardi trophy now goes back to a small town in Wisconsin...a town roughly the same size as Sudbury, (I'm not joking) but with a huge national following. It goes to show how effective community ownership of a team can be, and how valuable methods of profit sharing can be in retaining small market teams.
However, if the sport were more gate revenue orientated, (Therefore more geographically dependent) it wouldn't be economical to maintain any number of small market teams even with profit sharing; which may be why the Saskatchewan Roughriders have only recently become incredibly profitable in the CFL in spite of their enduring popularity.
Unless there is. What was with that penalty? I thought the whole point of a kick-off was to run after the ball and stop the returner from running it back. Someone has to stay behind the scrimmage line? I would have understood an offside call, but they didn't claim that.
Pittsburg had in their previous victories had won only at home, and had only played one good half in either game along with one terrible half. Green Bay therefore, despite their lack of experience and similar strengths, kind of looked stronger to me. They had won three times in the playoffs on the road, and looked very good while doing it.
Still, I felt similar to the announcers when they started to suggest that Pittsburg was taking over the game. The Packers did seem to go a while without scoring in the middle...maybe that's not necessarily suggestive of anything, but part of the announcer's job is to create a narrative rather than try and hedge their bets. It makes things more interesting.
A funny note: Dad pointed out in the Steelers/Jets game how Ben Roethlesberger (?) seemed to be limping, and then immediately ran for a first down on the next play --and that it was probably a trick. Sure enough, it happened again in the Superbowl. After discovering a minor limp, Ben proceeded to run on the very next play, and the limp totally seemed to have vanished from there out.
It's fair to say that the big determining factor was that Pittsburg made some big mistakes by giving up the ball, and Green Bay both avoided that, and helped make sure that Pittsburg paid for those mistakes with interceptions/recoveries/ and scoring points.
So the Lombardi trophy now goes back to a small town in Wisconsin...a town roughly the same size as Sudbury, (I'm not joking) but with a huge national following. It goes to show how effective community ownership of a team can be, and how valuable methods of profit sharing can be in retaining small market teams.
However, if the sport were more gate revenue orientated, (Therefore more geographically dependent) it wouldn't be economical to maintain any number of small market teams even with profit sharing; which may be why the Saskatchewan Roughriders have only recently become incredibly profitable in the CFL in spite of their enduring popularity.
Yep, the line is not allowed to run down field until the ball is actually kicked. not sure why they have such a rule but it is similar to passing plays. Probably so the defence can figure out who might get a pass.
ReplyDeleteYou noticed the fake limp eh. 2nd time. It wont fool anyone next year.