Nick Canepa of the San Diego Union-Tribune hit the nail on the head when he writes that everyone needs to get over the fact that there won’t be a Colts-Patriots rematch.
I’m sick of this “marquee game” manure. I’m sick of the TV networks playing the ratings game..I’m sick of it all. Why play the games? Why bother? Just get those “American Idol” idiots to pick the Super Bowl finalists. Don’t have a regular season. Don’t have playoffs. Go straight to the Roman numerals.
This week we’re getting it from all sides. Chargers-Patriots isn’t nearly as sexy as Colts-Patriots. I don’t question that, although the Chargers have better players than the Colts.
“You can’t always get what you want,” I read in “USA Today” during a 90-hour flight from Indianapolis back to San Diego.
And that, no doubt, is true. The author knows what he’s doing. But it’s too damn bad. America did not get Colts-Patriots and Cowboys-Packers. That’s a shame. Win a game. Be somebody. Don’t go snorkeling with Jessica Simpson. Cut out a commercial or two and throw to someone other than Antonio Cromartie.
I’ll be the first to admit that I was disappointed that there won’t be another Colts-Patriots grudge match, but Canepa is right. The Colts didn’t win – the Chargers did. Peyton Manning and the Colts didn’t step up – (gulp) Billy Volek and the Chargers did. Who’s to say that the Chargers aren’t the ones destined to knock off the Patriots? The game will still be played whether the fans like the matchup or not, so stop the crying.
