Sorry for my absence during all the excitement, but I've had an unbelievably strange weekend - on Saturday I drove over 1300 kms (800+ mi.) for a friend after not much more than three hours sleep, got home when the Ravens game was well into the second half, but I started watching my recording, of course...which cut off around 5 mins into overtime...grrr. Tivoed the OT from the highlights and caught up on sleep.
A wonderful weekend of sport! Two really good games - Atlanta and SF, one no brainer that should have been even more decisive - the Pats, and one classic game for the ages, the Ravens' unbelievable come back in conditions that sane people should not be outside in. Of course, the safety was to blame, but that last minute bomb by Flacco was something else! Peyton once more chokes at a crucial moment in a playoff. This was my game of the season for sheer thrills, excitement, and guts.
The last minute of the Atlanta game was unreal. I was so glad to be watching as a neutral. Thanks to Atlanta I recovered to 2-2.
My plan is to seriously root for two miracles - a minor one in Foxboro, call it 'revenge for Ray', and the major one that will be required for Atlanta to beat the Niners. Kaep is frightening, don't want to face that kid! I would dearly love the Ravens to pull this off for a fairy tale ending for Ray (don't Dawg, please).
Bill, I'm with you on the RG3 incident. I would have pulled him then too, I was shouting at the tv....it is what it is, the euphoria went to everyone's heads and they went with the flow while ignoring common sense. They left him him way, way too long. I'm not suggesting that the result would necessarily have been much different, who knows, but it's indubitable that we were 14-0 up, and the game started going south from that first hit, when our boy lost his mobility. All we can hope for is that he makes a Peterson-like recovery.
My head says Pats and Niners. My heart says Ravens and Falcons (only because I reckon they're less dangerous than Kaep, the beast).
RIP Iron Man
Rock On and keep the Faith
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Wow, I hope, cannot imagine that was a coaching decision, that's the only way it could be worse. Great game nevertheless; Wilson Rookie of the Year.
