You’re the best quarterback of our generation (sorry, Mr. Brady, you’re a very very close second), and it’s time to step up and win the big one.

He’s two Super Bowl rings behind the second-best quaterback, buster.

Colts and Bears?

oh my…

Great game. I really was looking for Manning to do his usual panicked throw one stupid throw one up for grabs heave on that last drive, but he didn’t.

Brad, in response to your earlier post regarding hating the Patriots, that ship has already sailed. After three Patriots Super Bowl victories in four years, we all pretty much hate the Patriots already.

And yes, I am still bitter about the suck a** officiating in last year’s Super Bowl against my beloved Seahawks.

I think it’s too early to assign “best QB of our generation” to either Manning or Brady. Manning has most of the numbers, but Brady has the playoff and Super Bowl wins. No question, both are great quarterbacks, and both are destined for the Hall of Fame. But Manning has yet to prove himself as a guy who can lead a team to the championship, and I think he will not have an easy road with the Bears.

By the way, what the hell was up with Reche Caldwell tonight? He dropped two gimme passes, including one when he wasn’t even covered!

Yes, the Colts need to win, because there are entire stretches of advertising time not yet featuring Peyton Manning. He has yet to pull the Meerkat Network completely under his dominion, and his inroads are tenuous into the Gold Plated Bracelet call-in channel.

I would *love* to see Manning ads on a Meerket Network. Hell, I’d love to see the programs on a Meerkat Network.

It was a fantastic game, and for once I’m looking forward to the Super Bowl a lot.

By the way, what the hell was up with Reche Caldwell tonight? He dropped two gimme passes, including one when he wasn’t even covered!

Uhm, yeah. Yeah. That was horrible.

Remember that Reche Caldwell was actually our best receiver this year. I mean it: he was really our best.

At the same time, it wasn’t Reche’s fault that our defense gave up 32 points in the second half. Peyton simply flat-out beat us tonight. He had an amazing game. I don’t exaggerate when I say that it was an Elway-esque performance that will go on his career highlights tape.

Fr33n3y is in ur b4ckf1eLd, heez s4ck1n’ ur d00dz.

Fr33n3y is in ur b4ckf1eLd, heez s4ck1n’ ur d00dz.

How many sacks did he have tonight? I am too drunk to remember.

Again, though, it wasn’t the offense that blew it. In fact, I don’t even blame the defense. It was simply that Peyton was too damn good. Way too damn too. He’s one of the great passers of all-time and I hope he wins it all this year. (I mean it- I’ve picked on Peyton before, but when I look at his ability to hit Marvin, Wayne and Clark on out passes, it’s simply amazing. He is the best I’ve seen in a long time.)

Brad, nobody could have said it better.

For AG the only thing worse would have been losing to the Eagles!

Sleep well.

How about a Sox game in the near future?

How about a Sox game in the near future?

Hey e-mail me and let me know. I give you my cell number.

I still think the Sox suck this year. Do we even have a closer yet?

Oh, and have I mentioned Mr. J.D. Drew yet?

i saw the last bit of the third and most of the fourth. Colts offense did play very well, I’m not saying they didn’t, but that game was won on Pats fuck ups. Recaps showed one or two of their touchdowns being from fumbles near the goal. The peeps I saw it with (die-hard Pats fans) didn’t even chuckle when Manning tripped over his own guy, they were so annoyed.

Ah wells. Smart money is on the Colts in the ‘Bowl, when they release their secret technique; The Superbowl Two-Step. Twenty-six skiddo!

Sorry, Pinko used AG’s computer last week.

That was AG.

Don’t go all Altmouse on AG, please.

Brad, I actually don’t think he had any. There was that play where he was putting pressure on (along with like 15 other guys) and Brady just sacked himself, but I don’t think he got any credit.

Hell of a game though. Half the people I was watching it with left after the 1st half.

Oh, Pinko, I could have said it better. To wit: PATRIOTS R TEH SUXXXORZ!!!1!@!!!!1

Going to the game was almost as much fun as watching the hilljacks afterwards drive their pickup trucks in circles around downtown yelling, “We’re goin’ t’ the Superbowl!”

I hope this will give Payton Manning some media exposure, he doesnt get nearly enough right now, I mean there are at least 3 commercials running right now that dont feature him in any way shape for form.

And yes, I am still bitter about the suck a** officiating in last year’s Super Bowl against my beloved Seahawks.

Amen Desert Rat. Amen.

He single-handedly lead his team down the field to victory tonight.

I know you were drunk, but the past tense conjugation of ‘lead’ is actually ‘led’. Which is what Manning did.

I deeply resent any playoff season that (a) doesn’t include the Bucs or the Bills and (b) forces me to root for the goddam Hoosier Colts over the horrible hateful Patriots. Now that the Colts have ensured that nobody anywhere says the word ‘dynasty’ without tears streaming down their cheeks for at least another year, though, I will simply offer up my appreciation to Lovie Smith’s boys for putting a stake through the Saints’ hearts, and hope da Bears can continue in this tradition by completely ruining all the Colts’ fans’ day in two weeks.

And, you know, NEXT year, if the Bucs have a quarterback with an actual spleen that nobody ruptures during a game, maybe I can actually enjoy the playoffs again.

I doubt it, though.

Now that the Colts have ensured that nobody anywhere says the word ‘dynasty’ without tears streaming down their cheeks for at least another year

Wuh-wuh-wuh whoa. Huh? Uh. The Patriots won three Super Bowls in the span of four years. The Dallas Cowboys of the early ’90s also won three SBs in the span of four years. Both teams are already rightly considered dynasties.

Also, the Bucs aren’t going to be good for a long, long time. Gradowski? Teh LOL.

Bah. It’s a shame, but you said it, the Colts blew them out of the water.

Shades of the Rams super bowl back in ’02- score some points and hold on for dear life. Ah well. Time for breathless commentary on Daisuke throwing 300 pitches a day in February!

Amazing AFC game yesterday. While I admire what the Pats have done and how they play, it was nice to see a new team make it to the Super Bowl. If the Pats can give Brady at least one A-list target they should be contenders again next year.

[homer]
Seeing the Bears play a completely Bears game yesterday put an enormous smile on my face. I could care less about the Haterade, I’ll even pass out the cups. Super Bears, Super Bowl!
[/homer]

Seriously, it’s going to be a pretty tough matchup. Bears will need to run the ball like they did yesterday if they’re going to win. And I love having two weeks to overanalyze everything.

If the Colts win then I won’t have to keep calling for John Gruden to give his Super Bowl ring to Tony Dungy.

Dah Berss.

I almost wax nostalgic for the annual NFL playoffs “Bwahahahahaha Manning is teh pooh!!!1!!” post on Sadly, No. Even though I’m a Colts fan. Now my head feels explodey.

He’s two Super Bowl rings behind

Three.

I think the Pats were just too burnt out from SD. They looked great for the first half and then they just couldn’t keep up anymore. Also the game plays out differently if they called the mugging in the endzone. Pats got 3 instead of 7.

Wuh-wuh-wuh whoa. Huh?

Well, at least you spelled that right. 😉

I don’t mind Patsie fans babbling about dynasties in the past tense. History is history; old men maundering around the fire about past glories don’t trouble me. It’s when people are STILL gobbling like turkeys about ‘dynasties’ that I get aggravated. You’ll have to pardon me; I grew up a Bills fan and am currently a Bucs fan. The ability to brag about a ‘dynasty’ is one I’m unlikely to ever have, unless you count being AFC Champion many many years in a row, which, y’know, nobody ever will.

As to the Bucs having little or no chance at any point in the near future, alas, this may be true. On the other hand, if Peyton Manning or Tom Brady get their spleens ruptured in Game 3 next season, I suspect the Colts and/or the Patriots will spend a long winter watching other teams romp around in the play offs, too. Few teams can get to the playoffs using their back up QB, and I seriously doubt that Indy or New England are among that small number.

I’m coming to suspect that the Bucs single Super Bowl victory may indeed have been a fluke, and it tasks me, it does. But, y’know, that’s football. I still expect the Bears to beat the living shit out of the Colts in two weeks, because the Colts simply seem to me to have “we’re gonna choke!” tattooed on their collective forehead in bright red letters. But I could be wrong.

I’m coming to suspect that the Bucs single Super Bowl victory may indeed have been a fluke

Ya think? Shocking that Gruden managed to coach well against the team that he’d been head coach of for the previous several years. Damn. He knew every play in the Raiders’ book. He knew exactly how everyone on the Raiders (esp. Gannon) reacts to situations as atheletes. He knew their psychology, their body language, everything. Oh, that year, if the Raiders had played any other team than the Bucs, (and if their bipolar center hadn’t flipped out and disappeared the day before the game) the Raiders would have won that Super Bowl.

But, well, what can ya do. I was born in Oakland so the Raiders are my team. Sigh. We’ll see about next year. Can’t really do much worse than 2-14, so it’ll probably be better. If not, it’s one for the record books one way or another.

I’m coming to suspect that the Bucs single Super Bowl victory may indeed have been a fluke, and it tasks me, it does.

Well, they had some of the greatest defensive players of our generation: Sapp, Brooks, Lynch et al. That was a terrific team who simply cashed in on their window of opportunity and promptly broke down. Again, though, that team has at least two HOFers, maybe three if Lynch plays well for another couple of years.

Well, they had some of the greatest defensive players of our generation: Sapp, Brooks, Lynch et al.

I hate including Warren Sapp in that kind of roster, because he’s an appalling human being, but, yeah, great player. I’d also add Ronde Barber there. And on the offensive side of the ball, the Bucs at that time had Joe Jurevicius, Keenan Cardell, and the ever awesome Mike Alstott, who may indeed be one of the most specialized backs in the game, but, still, when you need what he can give you, you NEED it, and there are very few players out there who can perform in short yardage situations as reliably as Mike can.

The problem the Bucs have now is they simply cannot seem to buy a front line for any amount of money. I really think the talent they currently have — Michael Clayton, Cadillac Williams, Joey Galloway, and they still have Alstott — could be championship material if they just had someone to open up some holes for them. And I think the quarterbacks they have would look a helluva lot better if they had some protection.

Still, maybe they just suck and I just need to get used to it. It’s hard to fall so hard and so far after you win the Super Bowl, though.

Even though I’m a Colts fan. Now my head feels explodey.

I know what you mean. I still remember that first 49ers super bowl. After it was over, it was a truly sureal feeling. It was like “there is no fucking way this is really happening. What did I take in order to halucinate THIS?” That team had been so bad for so long the concept of them winning anything other that an occasional division was crazy…

mikey

I still think it’s the flu bug that hit several Patriots players during the week.

A few thoughts.

(1) I am so glad the Pats lost so I don’t have to avoid Sadly No for the next two (or three) weeks.

(2) Mr. Brady, you’re a very very close second /barf

(3) Brad, you forgot to include the fact that Gruden knew all of the Raiders plays, players, tells, etc. I think “huge advantage” doesn’t even cover it.

(4) I am pretty sure Brad is right, and next to “pathetic bitches” in the dictionary, there is a picture of LT (88 TDs), and not, say, Patriot fans.

but I can put that all behind me now.