I think maybe its time to get this discussion off the Zonkboard and into a blog.

Its seems that for once I am one of the few that thought the Super Bowl was indeed interesting to watch. This is somewhat ironic as not one hour before the game I was discussing over dinner how much I hate the champion game. Now I did miss the first half of the game because I was returning from Toronto via Hamilton (had to take Paul back to school), but I did watch the 3rd quarter and most of the 4th. Here’s what I thought of the game. Both teams actually played very well. The Bears defense lived up to all the expectations and played well for most of the game. They created multiple turnovers and hassled the Colts offence for most of the game. I suspect it would have been a much tighter game had they not spent so much time on the field. The Bears offence, although not great, did manage to make some great players and moved the ball effectively for 3 quarters, had Grossman not thrown that pick in the fourth quarter I actually think the Bears could have won. The Colts on the other hand started slow, but got into a great rhythm by the second half. Manning made some great players, but even greater was their running game. Both Addia and Rhodes played amazing and really were the stars of the Colts offence. The Colts defense played strong all game and managed to stop the Bears offence when it counted. Overall it I definitely found the game interesting.

So maybe I’m one of the few out there that didn’t watch the game for the commercials. In fact I care very little for them. I now await Rick’s response about how football is boring and the only good thing about the game is the commercials.

Oh and this past weekend was Network Wars 7.1, but I think I will let Rick take a stab at producing a more colourful summary of the events that unfolded. He’s always been better at it than me. I will say this. The Mandarin is officially the devil.

Comments

The Bears defense was terrible. What game were you watching? They constantly gave up 6 or 7 yards on running plays. The start of third quarter, the Colts ate up the clock and proved how superior they were. Grossman botched several snaps. His inexpereinced showed.

In the last ten years there have been far better Super Bowls. This one wasn't horrendous, but I wouldn't classify it even as being good.

The most excited we got, was during opening kickoff - after that it was downhill

Posted by: Cliff Coleclough at February 5, 2007 03:39 PM

I agree with Cliff. The opening drive of the 3rd quarter lasted 8 mins... yes, 8 mins!

Posted by: John at February 5, 2007 04:21 PM

I hate football, but this was my first superbowl in the US, so I had to get into it. Anyway...Bears started well; the party we were at had screaming so loud it set off the house alarm due to 'blast' at the front window (all of us screaming). I will say it went downhill, and I will also say I was right in my prediction of the winner. When asked last week who would win / who I was rooting for, my answer was always Prince. :)

Posted by: Shaz at February 5, 2007 08:00 PM

I'm not sure what game you were watching, Mark, but it didn't appear to be the Super Bowl. The only thing that prevented that game from being an absolute blow-out were screw-ups by the Colts that lead to penalties and such. Aside from the first play of the game there was no time during the course of the entire four hours that it appeared the Bears had any chance of winning even an Intersquad game. This coming from someone who picked them to win and wanted them to win. They were horrid from mid-first quarter to the end.

The commercials were boring, and thus not the only good thing about the game. All in all I think my time would have been better spent playing Tiger Woods. :)

Posted by: Rick at February 6, 2007 09:20 AM Post a comment

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