The Crow Tastes Just Fine, Thank You

I knew it was going to be bad when the coin flip came up heads. Not for either team, but for my picks. Hey, this is all about me. There was one prognostication down the drain. The opening kick made me feel a little better. But I’m still wondering why it took Jim Nantz until after the commercial break to tell us what we already knew. Did he actually need confirmation that Hester’s run back was the first opening kick run back for a TD in Super Bowl history? My man Gus Johnson would’ve called that as soon as Hester hit the 20 yard-line. Damn, I wish Nantz would just stick to golf.

Even my crack about Prince’s halftime show was way off the mark. A lot of people forget (yours truly included) that ‘symbol boy’ can wail on that guitar of his. Prince cranking out a Foo Fighters tune? I liked it. So did the New York Times.

During the second half, I kept wondering why Lovie Smith didn’t have Brian Griese warming up. I guess there’s a fine line between loyalty and stubbornness. It’s baffling to me that Smith was content to let Grossman throw his team out of that game. Rex looked like he had a limp noodle hanging from his right shoulder all game. There’s just no excuse for under thrown balls, especially when the receiver has his corner beat. I don’t know what was worse, his passes or his reads. It’s not like he was under a whole lot of pressure either. He got sacked only once, and his line gave him more than enough time to make reads and step up. Besides the two interceptions Grossman threw, the Bears turned the ball over on three other occasions, so there is plenty of blame to go around. Chicago’s defense did nothing to pressure Peyton Manning, and seemed content to let him have anything he wanted underneath. Manning took advantage of the Bears lack of aggression, and made them pay for it. But most of the blame lies on Rex’s shoulders. He flat-out stunk up the joint. At least he got his million dollar bonus for “leading” the Bears to the big game. I wonder how they’re going to take it in Chicago if Rex doesn’t have to compete for his job come training camp. The guys over at WBRS think Jeff Garcia is the answer.

Oh yeah, before I forget. Congratulations to Peyton Manning on his MVP performance. I can’t wait to catch him on: Letterman, Leno, SNL, Oprah, Rachael Ray, and I Love New York.