03 February 2015

Super Bowl Musings You're Not Seeing Elsewhere

Super Bowl Moral
Seattle Seahawks: Live by the miracle, die by the miracle.

Critique of Seattle's Final Play

What I would have done: The same thing you would have. I would have guided the Seahawks to a 3-13 record, eliminating any need for a goal-line decision.

Tom Brady's Legacy
Myth 1: Tom Brady has won four Super Bowls.
Truth: Tom Brady's team has won four Super Bowls. He's been the most important player on that team, but not the only one.

Myth 2: Winning a fourth Super Bowl solidifies Tom Brady's legacy.
Truth: A great quarterback plays 150-200 games. It's not possible that one game in which the QB may or may not have played well makes the difference.

Myth 3: Joe Montana is a greater QB than Tom Brady because he didn't lose any Super Bowls and Brady lost two.
Truth 3: Translation: It's more impressive to miss the playoffs altogether than earn a berth in the championship and lose it.

Myth 4: Losing this game would have hurt Brady's legacy.
Truth 4: Translation:  Tom Brady's legacy depended on a fluke play that occurred while he was on the sideline.

Worst Shame of Super Bowl XLIX
The amazing, acrobatic, game-changing catch that set up the goal line play at the end will be lost to history.

Best Thing About the Super Bowl
Pitchers and catchers report in two weeks.

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