Super Bowl Coverage
by MaPatsFan on Feb 7, 2010 1:46 PM EST
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The big day is here, gang. Yeah, I know it's not what we as Patriots fans would've wanted, but you have to admit it's a good chance to pull people together, cook up some food, and have a good time. That's what I plan to do. Who do I want to win? Well, it's incredibly hard for me to cheer against the Saints. HC Sean Payton has spoken gushingly of our New England organization and Bill Belichick, so how can you not like the guy even if his team absolutely destroyed our Patriots?
I'm having a very hard time coming up with a prediction on this one. The Saints, with Drew Brees, are a high powered offense capable of tossing the ball to any number of "receivers"; Brees is extremely good at spreading the ball around the field. However, as good as their offense is, their defense has been cracking heads all year. They're known for beating up receivers within that 5 yard zone and knocking them off of their routes.
The problem? Peyton Manning is having one of the best years of his life. As much as us Patriots fans hate to admit it, he really is one of the most dangerous QB's on the field today. The only chance for the Saints to win is to take away his receivers. Sure, pressuring a quarterback is the easy answer and everyone uses that as the magic bullet, but Manning has one of the fastest releases in Football and will burn you on a blitz. I believe the Saints best chance is to beat up Indy's receivers when they start their routes. They used that tactic with our Patriots and it worked.
SB Nation has tons of coverage for today's big event. Check it out after the jump.
1) SB Nation Colts blogger, BigBlueShoe from Stampede Blue, was
credentialed by the NFL and has been on the ground in Miami for the
media days providing incredible coverage and interviews from a Colts
fan perspective. He has setup a special section on his blog that
gathers all his reports together:
http://www.stampedeblue.com/
2) SB Nation Saints blogger, Saintsational at Canal Street Chronicles,
was also credentialed by the NFL and just landed in Miami to cover the
Super Bowl for the Who Dat Nation. Check out his coverage:
http://www.
3) For you stat heads, mgrex03 on Stampede Blue has a stats preview
series:
I: http://www.stampedeblue.com/
II: http://www.stampedeblue.com/
III: http://www.stampedeblue.com/
4) BigBlueShoe got a really interesting interview with Peter King
including some back + forth about sports blogs:
Part I: http://www.stampedeblue.com/
Part II: http://www.stampedeblue.com/
5) We also have Joel Thorman from Arrowhead Pride credentialed at the
Super Bowl and covering it for SBNation.com. He has been updating an
epic Super Bowl StoryStream from the ground + Dave Halprin has been
adding the best content from around network. This is an excellent
single big PREVIEW link that pulls everything together:
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/
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I like Peter King
I don’t get all the hating from bloggers… Greg Easterbrook on the other hand lost me after the 2007 season when I thought that he might actually quit following sports had the Pats gone undefeated. He hated the Patriots, and Belichick in particular, that much…
Hitting a local bar for this game.
Have fun everyone. GEAUX SAINTS!
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: It's Kovy Time!
STOPPIN BY FOR MY PULPITEERS!
First thing came to mind when I awoke this morning. NO PATRIOTS! I had to come here and say hi to all and say see you in APRIL for draft analysis
Jack of all trades-Master of None.....
Haha
Making it through the football-less months until the draft will be so easy now. No sifting through the gazillions of internet articles crowning Peyton Manning king and the Colts the best. team. ever. (shiver) Can’t wait for some pre-draft analysis!
Keep the faith!
First up for pre-draft analysis...
Suggesting new QBs for the Colts? Oooh.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
I think I saw Drew Brees wearing a Ted Williams hat in the ESPN promo about the kid with cancer.
So, y’know, more reason to root for him.
USG
Rooting for Saints
It seems that everyone and their mother is picking the Colts, and my head says Colts, but my heart says Saints – they seem to be the only team where coaches and players respect and give props to the Pats, that alone should be enough. The fact they are playing the Colts, just adds to my rooting interest for the Saints ;-)
by AdrenalineJunkie on Feb 7, 2010 3:00 PM EST reply actions
I love the justice in that
A gutsy coach taking it to a cowardly franchise and winning. There is justice in the world.
As Bill Simmons would say...
…the Football gods served justice.
by Richard Hill on Feb 7, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
The Saints adjusted at halftime
For a bit there at the beginning of the game, they started to look as if they were playing on the conservative side. I loved it that they adjusted at the half, coming out with that onside kick. They went for it on 4th down. Some gutsy calls rewarded with a win.
I think people were surprised to see that the game didn’t turn into a shoot out. More defense was played than the experts predicted.
Keep the faith!
GOD BLESS THE SAINTS!!!!
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: It's Kovy Time!
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