The first thing I thought of after Tom Brady's second kneel down is that the Patriots have to build a new room at the Hall of Fame for this Lombardi Trophy. At first glance, this game set up a lot like the Patriots last two Super Bowls. A tough match up against a strong, stout defense. A QB that people were hyping up because no one knows what a good QB looks like any more. A lot of talk about "legacies," "history" and "gates." The game featured a miraculous play, big come backs and questionable play-calling.
Only the game was flipped on its head. While some would say that Jerome Kearse's fumbling and bumbling catch on the Seahawk's last drive was miraculous, the real miracle came when Malcolm Butler jumped the quick slant on one yard line to intercept Russell Wilson's pass to seal the game. While some would say that the Seahawks almost drove down the field in 2 minutes to wing the Super Bowl, the real big comeback was the Patriots erasure of a 10 point deficit in the Fourth Quarter to score 14 unanswered points. And while I was certainly questioning Belichick's decision not to call time out when the Seahawks had the ball on the one yard line, the real questionable call was that pass on second and goal. Why not run the ball on second down, call the timeout and then pass if you don't get in?
A couple of fleeting thoughts:
1. C told me after the Seahawks took the 24-14 lead that "That's it. The Patriots lost." I actually told him that I would not be able to handle it if he talks about that again.
2. G went over a friends house with his cheesy nachos. While I did most of the work, he actually did chopping and other prep as well as the cheese topping. He texted us after the game about whether we watched the game.
3. DLG was pretty sure that the Patriots won the Super Bowl, she was too busy working on her Minecraft mansion.
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| Carroll took a Dump, I agree |
5. On that subject, I am convinced that the Seahawks were Hell-bent on making sure that Marshawn Lynch was not going to be the star of the game, the MVP of the Super Bowl or the face of the franchise. At the time of the interception, Russell Wilson had 2 TDs, but did not look dominating. Lynch had one TD and a second may have put him over the hump for the MVP award. Not only should they have run Lynch one more time, but when you see the overhead view of the play, Lynch was open in the flat for an easy touchdown on that Butler play. He could have waltzed into the end zone. Carroll just hates these kinds of guys who don't believe in his "ra ra" motivational voodoo.
6. I think Carroll wanted his guy, Wilson, to win the game. It would have been sweet for Carroll to show Robert Kraft what was what after all those years ago when Carroll was fired.
7. If Kearse's catch at the end of the game would have led to a Seahawks' victory, would we be calling the last 8 years the curse of Spygate?
8. I don't think Edelman suffered a concussion on that hit by Kam Chancellor. It was just a big hit that staggered him for a couple of moments. I think he also hurt himself on that play right in front of the goal line.
9. Who allowed Mark Mark out on the field at the end of the game?
10. Why were the commercials trying to get people to cry? Nationwide and dead children. Budweiser and a lost puppy. Nissan and an absent Father. #likeagirl, Toyota and sad Fathers. What the Hell was this all about?
In any event, to coin a term from Bill Belichick, We're on to Baseball season.
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