I’m Just Saying…the Black Eyed Peas are best left in the studio.
I’m just saying…
– Christina Aguilera had at least two weeks to prepare for the National Anthem and she still managed to change a word and skip an entire verse. Did someone forget to rub her the right way before she went out to midfield? Because you know you have to do that with her, right?
– What a game by Jordy Nelson: Nine catches, 140 yards receiving and one touchdown. Now imagine how good his numbers would have been had he not dropped two first down passes right in his hands.
– Speaking of drops…James Jones is lucky the Packers held on to the win because his drop in the third quarter was setting up to be the turning point in the game. Nobody can make a potential touchdown disappear faster than James Deandre Jones.
– I want to commend Bruce Arians for his decision to be aggressive when the Steelers were backed up to their own 7-yard line late in the first quarter. Rashard Mendenhall had just ripped the Packers for 24 yards on two carries in the previous series, so naturally Arians wanted to prove how smart he was by taking a shot downfield. Nick Collins and the Packers want to thank you for the gift, Bruce.
– Speaking of horrible ideas by Pittsburgh coaches: What was Mike Tomlin thinking attempting a 52-yard field goal with Shaun Suisham in the third quarter? Did Tomlin know that Suisham was only 5-for-10 kicking in the playoffs or did he think that the front office traded for Adam Vinatieri before the game?
– While we’re beating up the Steelers’ coaching staff: Is it just me or was Pittsburgh’s defense not prepared for Green Bay’s spread formations at the beginning of the game? Granted, the Steelers adjusted nicely throughout, but you’re telling me that Dick LeBeau didn’t think that the Packers would try to spread his defense out from the get-go? What, did he think GB would come out pounding the rock with James Starks against the No. 1 run defense in the league?
– I don’t know much about music but I know crappy live music when I hear it and I heard it Sunday night. The Black Eyed Peas should change their name to something more simple. Like “Studio Magic.”
– Due to an assortment of injuries to his defensive backfield, Dom Capers struggled to find the right coverages in the second quarter and Big Ben took advantage. In that quarter, he completed nine of 13 passes for 123 yards with a touchdown and an interception. But thanks to a 28 minute halftime (usually halftimes are 12 minutes), Capers had time to make adjustments and somewhat contain Roethlisberger in the second half (12 of 19 for 120 yards). So the crowd wasn’t the only thing Fergie and Co. killed last night.
– Did B.J. Raji ever make it to the stadium? I swear he wasn’t on the field.
– Maybe Raji knows where Troy Polamalu is because he never showed up either.
– This is how bad things were for the Steelers last night: Needing just a touchdown and an extra point to win the game, they were forced to start on their own 13-yard line instead of the 26-yard line because their special teams captain committed the dumbest penalty of the season…on special teams, no less. Penalties killed the Steelers all season so Keyaron Fox must have figured, “Hey, what’s one more?”
– I guess Jay Cutler should have broke his knee cap or worn a knee brace on the sidelines during the NFC title game because I haven’t seen any snide remarks from former and current players on Twitter about how Charles Woodson and Donald Driver didn’t finish the Super Bowl.
– Before the 2009 NFL Draft I wrote that Clay Matthews was nothing more than a bodybuilder posing as a football player. Upon further review, I’m nothing more than an ass-hat posing as a blogger.
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Good stuff Anthony and well deserved criticism of the Steelers players and coaches.
With regards to the music, I’d take Aerosmith, the Stones, or even an Elvis impersonator before the crap they trotted out there last night. Hell, I’d even take dead Elvis over that! During the pregame I thought my neighbor’s cat got caught in the garage door but it just turned out to be Maroon 5…another no-talent that sucks without auto-tuner.
During the pregame I thought my neighbor’s cat got caught in the garage door but it just turned out to be Maroon.
OUTSTANDING.
The Super Bowl was played yet all anyone is talking about is the music today……….that’s shows how much anyone cared other than Steeler & Packer Fans. Once the playoffs end the Super Bowl has become anti-climatic hasn’t it?
I think if it was a great game, we’d be talking about it. But this was a great matchup that wasn’t played at a very high level. I think the 2 week layoff hurts more than helps.
Rodgers being light years better than Roethlisberger last night was the big difference in that game IMO.
He was more accurate despite consistently having less time in the pocket to line up his throws. It’s been repeated ad nauseum at this point, but his stat line would have been unbelievable if not for all the dropped passes.
Regarding the BEP, come on Stalter. How could they possibly have foreseen that a group utterly dependent on their autotuner wouldn’t make for a good live show?
One last thing, am I the only one that doesn’t even find Fergie to be attractive? That chick has a squarer jawline than I do.
I’m with you on Fergie. If I squint hard enough I can find why some think she’s attractive, but overall I’m outie.
Amazing that you just went “Genie in a Bottle” on us with that first reference. I’d also like to say that I agree with all of your football analysis. As for Fergie, however, I wouldn’t kick her out of bed for eating crackers.
HD is not her friend, that much is certain. Very definition of a Butterface.
Thanks, Paul. I figure you have to have some stones to lead off with a “Genie in a Bottle” reference.
I read somewhere that Green Bay has one of the youngest rosters in football . . . I’m just sayin’ . . .
It could have been worse. They could have had Rod Stewart wheeled out there like in the old South Park episode. And I disagree about the Black Eyed Peas and their performance. I’m as much an old curmudgeon as the next guy, but I thought they were fresh and exhuberant, and put on a helluva halftime show. I only know a couple of their songs when I hear them because of my kids MP3 players, but I was impressed and thought they were vastly superior to any halftime show we’ve had since Paul McCartney. They certainly put on a better show than The Who last year and I’m a Who fan. Music, not Doctor (although a TARDIS would be nice to have).
To each their own, Russ! Although I have to ask you, how many cold ones did you have knocked down before they took the stage? I’m wondering if that made a difference in your assessment.
9 or 10. No more than usual by the time halftime rolls around! LOL
Man, I had a great buzz going by halftime and I still felt like I was watching white noise with cleavage. Even a shot of tequila didn’t help.
T-Bone I. Am
You are not alone in that assessment of their live skills. Fergie even messed Slash up on a lick I’m sure he’s played a million times.