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      Top 7 reasons why Super Bowl XLIII was an Instant Classic

      February 5, 2009 /

      Brainz.org lists the top 7 reasons why Super Bowl XLIII was an instant classic:

      Santonio Holmes7. Arizona’s Three Goal Line Stands
      Who would’ve thought Arizona would have three goal line stands? Granted, Pittsburgh’s short yardage running game is subpar but Arizona’s run defense was mediocre in the regular season…

      6. Controversial Officiating
      I already talked about Roethlisberger’s near touchdown. There were other close plays that will be debated by sports fans for years to come…

      5. Two Great QB Performances from Possible Hall of Famers
      Neither team could run, so they had to go with the pass. This could’ve been an ugly game if the quarterbacks threw too many incompletions but both Warner and Roethlisberger came to play…

      4. The Longest Play in Super Bowl History
      The Cardinals were one yard from paydirt with 18 seconds left in the first half. They had no timeouts but it was first down. They could’ve taken a couple shots in the end zone. However, they only got one play because Harrison stepped in front of a Warner pass and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. Until this play, Warner was 15 for 16 with five touchdowns in the red zone for the 2009 playoffs…

      3. Fitzgerald’s Insane Second Half
      Fitzgerald proved that you can’t keep a good man down. His only reception in the first half was in the two minute warning. But in the second half, he exploded with 6 receptions, 112 yards, and 2 touchdowns…

      2. The Greatest Super Bowl Comeback Ever… Almost
      The greatest comeback was in Super Bowl XXII. The Washington Redskins trailed the Denver Broncos 10-0 at the start of the second quarter, but scored 35 unanswered points to put the game away…

      1. Big Ben Does His Best Joe Montana Imitation
      …you can’t have an instant classic Super Bowl game without a late game winning drive. (Okay, there’s the Titans vs Rams game but that’s the exception.)…

      The article goes into more detail explaining every reason, so make sure to check out the link above to view the entire piece.

      The reasons listed above are pretty compelling. Yes, Super Bowl XLIII had several great moments (Harrison’s interception, Fitzgerald’s big play, Holmes’ TD catch). But for me, the game was sloppy on a whole, uneventful in the first half outside of Harrison’s touchdown, and often controversial at times. I thought it was one of the greatest fourth quarters of any Super Bowl played, but not one of the greatest games.

      If you want to be technical, I think Brainz.org is right – it was an instant classic. But so many people are coining XLIII the best Super Bowl ever played and I don’t think it even tops two other Bowls in the same decade (Super Bowl XLII between the Giants and Patriots and Super Bowl XXXXVIII between the Panthers and Patriots).

      NFL, Super Bowl

      Gonzo: ‘I didn’t ask to be traded’

      February 5, 2009 /

      Despite a YAHOO! Sports report on Wednesday that stated he wanted out of Kansas City, Chiefs’ tight end Tony Gonzalez is stating that he never asked to be traded.

      Tony Gonzalez“I want to make sure people know I have not asked for a trade,” Gonzalez said Wednesday morning before the AFC’s Pro Bowl practice. “I haven’t even talked to (new Chiefs general manager Scott) Pioli yet. I said there are reasons I would ask for a trade, but depending on the coach they bring in and the free-agent acquisitions, I could easily be a Chief next year, too. In fact, that’s the direction I want to go.”

      Gonzalez was particularly irked at the attention his “trade demand” received as it aired on an ESPN television crawl for his Pro Bowl peers and coaches to see, not to mention unsuspecting members of the Chiefs organization on the mainland. Gonzalez said he isn’t as down on the franchise as he believes the story made him out to be.

      Gonzalez, though, admits he doesn’t know whether he will still be playing by the time Kansas City is ready to contend for a Super Bowl title. The Chiefs finished 2-14 in 2008 — their second consecutive season with double-digit losses — and failed to reach the playoffs for the ninth time in Gonzalez’s 12 NFL seasons.

      Gonzalez, who turns 33 later this month, is under contract through 2011. While committed to playing in 2009, Gonzalez said he is taking a season-by-season approach toward retirement.

      The original report might have misinterpreted what he said, but Gonzalez did ask for a trade last October so I don’t blame any media outlet that ran with a story of him wanting to be dealt this offseason. It’s clear he wants to play for a Super Bowl and if the Chiefs hire a collegiate coach, he could ask for a trade shortly thereafter.

      You get the feeling that this situation is far from over and certainly nothing has been settled.

      Fantasy Football, NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      Did Santonio Holmes really get two feet down?

      February 4, 2009 /

      If you look at these pictures from SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via Will Leitch’s personal blog), yeah, Holmes did:

      Santonio Holmes

      Santonio Holmes

      Santonio Holmes

      From the looks of that second picture, it appears to me that he stuck both feet into the ground and therefore it was a touchdown. The top picture (which some media publications are using to prove that Holmes didn’t get two feet in), was likely taken either before or after the second photo. In fact, if you look at the first and third photos, Holmes has a piece of the turf stuck in his shoe. In the second photo, the turf appears to be absent, which would indicate that the first and third photos were shot after the second photo and therefore Holmes got his right foot down.

      Later I’ll be reopening the JFK case by looking at evidence photos, so make sure to stop back.

      NFL, Super Bowl

      Larry Johnson officially asks out of Kansas City

      February 4, 2009 /

      In the same week that Tony Gonzalez expressed his desire to bolt Kansas City, Larry Johnson also is asking the Chiefs to either trade or release him.

      From Rotoworld.com:

      Larry JohnsonLarry Johnson told 610 Sports in Kansas City Wednesday morning that he wants a “clean break” from the Chiefs.

      L.J. believes the organization hasn’t backed him, and it’s ruined his public image. He must not realize there is a new GM in town and KC will have a new coach shortly. Johnson also thinks he was on the trade block at the October deadline, and that the Chiefs “have been trying to trade me ever since I got here.” It’s pretty clear that L.J. was told he was great too many times by too many people in the mid-2000s. He’s lost touch with reality.

      I agree with the writers at Rotoworld. Here’s a guy that caused a stink two years ago when he thought he wasn’t getting paid enough. So in August of 2007, the Chiefs signed him to a six-year, $45.05 million contract, which included $19 million in guarantees and a $12.5 million signing bonus. In October of last year, Johnson was suspended one game for allegedly pushing a woman at a nightclub, which also brought him simple-assault charges.

      And now he’s saying the organization hasn’t backed him? Get a grip. They paid him what he wanted to be paid, stood by him when he got into trouble off field and now he thinks he can pick and choose what teams he wants to play for. Ridiculous.

      NFL, Rumors & Gossip

      Kurt Warner likely to return to Arizona next season

      February 4, 2009 /

      Despite the recent talk that he could retire this offseason, it looks like Kurt Warner will return next year as the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.

      Kurt WarnerHe will be back. And he likely will sign a new, two-year contract extension – possibly in the neighborhood of $18-20 million – to try and lead this once-woebegone franchise right back into glorious history.

      Give it two weeks, three weeks tops.

      That was the word circulating through the Warner camp before and following the Cardinals’ 27-23 loss to the Steelers in Tampa. And unless management completely drops the ball and short-changes the quarterback at the negotiating table, it’s appears to be a done deal.

      Still, Warner would make no such public assumptions. He did say on Tuesday he wants to finish his career with the Cardinals.

      “That’s my mindset,” he said. “If I’m going to keep playing, I don’t want to change teams.”

      Outside of Anquan Boldin and Todd Haley’s possible departures, Arizona is the perfect place for Warner. He benefits playing in a dome eight times a year because his arm strength is fading fast, he knows the offense and he has a multitude of weapons at his disposal. At this point in his career, he can’t be the guy anymore but he can obviously be very effective in the right situation. And the Cardinals are definitely the right situation for him.

      Fantasy Football, NFL

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