The "Replacements"
No, that the movie with Keanu Reeves. That would have been way more fun. No these poor guys, who had very little expierence to begin with, got thrown onto center stage with millions of people watching every call they made. Wouldn't you be a little nervous? Yes, they're was a lot of bad calls, but everybody is going to complain about the officiating. At least, that's what I told myself. Then came the "Fail Mary", Monday night, the Packers intercepted the pass in Seattle's end zone, but the refs called the ball to Seattle, and with no time on the clock, Seattle was rewarded the touchdown and won. Whew! Could you imagine how mad the Packers' fans would be if Seattle would have made it to the Super Bowl?!?! Just days later, the regular refs returned and all was ok. At least that's what I told myself.
Alarming Deaths Throughout the NFL
Dallas Cowboys players Josh Brent, and Jerry Brown were involved in a car accident that took Brown's life, and now Josh Brent is in jail, facing manslaughter charges. Junior Seau fatally shot himself in the chest, many believe so that his brain could be examined, to help the study of concussions. In November, Jovan Belcher mudered his girlfriend, also the mother of his child, then drove to Arrowhead Stadum, and commited suicide in front of the Head coach, and the General Manager. Steve Sabol, the president and co-founder of NFL Films passed away. He was a pioneer in the film industry and helped build the NFL into the foundation that it is today. He will be very dearly missed. Just the facts folks, I'm keeping my opinion out of this one.
Lots of big game blowouts
The Giants blew out the Packers, the Packers blew out the Texans, the Bengals blew out the Giants, the Patriots blew out the Texans, the 49ers blew out Patriots, the Seahawks blew out the 49ers, the Broncos blew out the Ravens. Whew! Did you get all that?
A Great Rookie QB Class
It's no secret, I was on the Russell Wilson bandwagon before the draft! What I was?! Anyway, what a difference and impact a frachise QB can have on your team! Ryan Tannehill didn't do a terrible job in Miami, given the team he had around him, the Dolphins did improve. But the real stories here, are the first 2 picks of the NFL draft; Andrew Luck, and Robert Griffin III. Both lead their teams, from the bottom, back near to the top and into the playoffs. Then Russell Wilson literally fell into the hands of Pete Carroll out in Seattle. Seattle wasn't even looking for a QB, but Wilson was right there, and he lead them into the playoffs, and even beat one of the other rookie QB's(Griffin) in a playoff game. Got a lot to look forward to in the future of the NFL.
Peyton Manning takes over Mile High
The biggest free agent in NFL history signed a 5 year contract with the Broncos, and John Elway said himself, "We're going with Plan A!". Plan A of course, was to take the Broncos to the Super Bowl. After a 2-3 start, the losses coming to playoff teams, the Broncos then went on a monsterous roll, winning eleven straight games and clinching homfield advantage throughout the playoffs. Then the Broncos blew it against the Ravens, and now Peyton Manning is hosting a super bowl party at his house and I'm pretty sure he's gonna have pizza there.
2,000 Yards for "All Day"
Adrian Peterson joined the 2,000 rushing yards exclusive club this year and even had a chance to break Eric Dickerson's single season record. The Vikings chose to kick the field goal and win the game instead of trying let Peterson try to gain the necessary 8 yards to break the record. I bet A.P. will remember that when contract negotiations come around. Here's a fun fact, the only player to rush for 2,000 yards and win a super bowl in the same season is Terrell Davis when he ruhsed for 2,008 yards in 1998 with the Denver Broncos.
Tebow takes New York
Even when they had nothing, nothing to lose, the Jets refused to put Tebow in, and watch Mark Sanchez run into his own lineman all year long. Tebow may not be a great passer, but he is a great leader, and he does anything he can to win a game. The Jets were just a bunch of bullies to him and he didn't deserve it. He needs to go to Jacksonville and just do what he can with that team. That will be his last chance to start in the NFL.
R. Lewis, Kaepernick headline Ravens-Niners Super Bowl
All this young man needed was a chance, and he grabbed it, ran with it, and now he's gonna try and win the Super Bowl with it. Alex Smith is a capable QB and he will get paid in the offseason, but he took to long to emerge. Kaepernick just needed a chance and on sunday, we will watch one of the most exciting QB's of the year. Ray Lewis is trying to walk into the sunset this sunday, though his image will always carry the heavy load of the burden that were his murder charges (he was acquitted). As a linebacker and NFL player, he will go down as one of, if not the best Middle linebacker to ever play the game. But now, with his steroid allegations, I am going to pass on him being a role model.
So there you go, just a brief review, enjoy the game on Sunday. Shua out!!!!
