What did I say? In the playoffs it isn't how good you played all year long, but who wants it more. Two teams expected to win, both picked at various times to win this year's Super Bowl, gone. No New Orleans Saints. No Green Bay Packers. Out. A team not expected to even make the playoffs is still in it. Hello New York Giants.
1. Great football - The Saints/49ers game went down to the wire with both teams coming back to take the lead and the 49ers left standing in the endzone in the end. Exciting playoff game. The Packers/Giants game too was a doozy with Eli Manning leading his team to the win while the Packers Aaron Rogers tried to hold his team together at home. Fun, fun, fun.
2. Tim Tebow - I don't blame Tebow for that terrible game. I blame his offensive line. Although I wondered where the energetic, yelling on the sidelines Tebow from last week went. Gotta have a leader who fires up his team.
3. Tom Brady - One thing Brady doesn't like is to be ignored. All week the only name on everyone's lips and in all the papers was Tebow. So Brady went out and reminded them of Tom.
4. John Elway - Where was he? Not on the sidelines preening.
5. Harbough vs. Harbourgh - Will we see that in the Super Bowl? Might be a possibility.
6. Ravens - They thought about collapsing, but the defense dug down, held it together, and forced some turnovers that led them to a win. Can't stand them, but think they're the best chance against the Pats.
7. Saints - Drew Brees has nothing to be ashamed of for his play. Great guy. Great quarterback. Just ran out of time.
8. Pulling Brady - The talk began before halftime. Should Brady sit out the second half? Would we see the back-up QB? Jim Nantz and Phil Simms babbled so much about this I had to wonder if they had been watching the comeback Broncos at all this season.
9. Eli Manning - Not having to stand in his big brother's shadow this season, Eli is showing us why he is the Manning man we should be talking about. He stood tall in the pocket and led his team, throwing great passes, including a Hail Mary before halftime that was caught in the endzone.
10. Veteran QB's - Yes, Andy Dalton, J.J. Watts, Tim Tebow and Matthew Stafford made the playoffs. They are now sitting at home on the couch. There is something to be said for experience and these playoffs have proven that.
11. Packers - I'm thinking that they should have been concentrating more on their upcoming games instead of acting in those god awful State Farm commercials. Sort of like the Steelers and their tweeting...
12. Hoosiers - Oh, Indiana, where has your team gone?
13. Federer- Rafael Nadal made some comments before the start of the Australian Open regarding Roger Federer's lack of complaining when it comes to his fellow player's grievances. Roger shrugged it all off, told the press all is fine and that Nadal has grown up enough to have his own opinions. Nadal, for his part, apologized for mouthing off. And here we go... Anyone else wonder if this is just a get-in-your-opponents-head attempt?
14. Federer 2 - That being said I understand and support Federer's reasoning (that and I just love him) on why he doesn't stand up and shout. He feels the media gets involved and it gets turned into something more. He would prefer to go about it in another way. “I was in the meeting. I completely understand and support the players’ opinions,” Federer said. “I just have a different way of going at it. I’m not discussing it with you guys in the press room. It creates unfortunately sometimes negative stories.” He supports his fellow players and agrees there is problems in men's tennis, but he prefers handling it in a different manner. Perhaps his Switzerland background kicking in...
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