Thoughts From NFL Conference Championship Weekend

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 23, 2012 2:30 PM CST in Notes

Those were a couple of exciting games for Conference Championship Sunday. The nice thing about this particular weekend is no over-hyped two week build up, and the games themselves actually matter. Super Bowl Sunday is an event. Many times the game seems like an afterthought with all the peripheral stuff going on. The 5 hour pre-game show, the sappy cover stories, what act is singing at the pre-game concert, the National Anthem, the half time show. Then there's the commercials, the food, the parties... actually I'm rather fond of the food. On to my thoughts!

1) I'll bet ESPN is happy with the New York and Boston market being in the Super Bowl... But they're frantically trying to figure out any way they can get Tim Tebow injected into the coverage these next two weeks?

2) Speaking of Tebow, and I promise this will be the last Tebow mention of the post, but do you realize that with Bengals rookie QB Andy Dalton being named to the AFC Pro Bowl that Timmy is one AFC QB from dropping out from getting the all star nod?

3) It was nice to see some defense being played in the games this weekend. I still think the NFL has made too many rule changes for the old mantra; Defense wins championships, to hold true, but it was nice none the less.

4) I'm just speaking from personal experiences on this one, but it sure seems like there are a lot of bandwagon Patriot fans out there that jumped on when they started their excellence under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

5) Has Eli Manning done enough to me mentioned with the games best quarterbacks? I've always thought no, but his season numbers and subsequent run through the playoffs has me thinking yes.

6) Anyone sad there won't be a Harbaugh Bowl? Anyone besides Jack that is...

7) Why is it the Bears always allow their former players to leave and coach elsewhere? Does the organization not recognize potential coaching talent when they are in Halas Hall? Who is the last former player that they kept around to coach?

8) Kyle Williams can not be 49er next year.

9) Vince Wilfork is the largest man in football.

10) Did anyone else catch the slow motion run from the Giants punter after the game winning kick and read his lips? Pure unadulterated and vulgar joy, thanks FOX.

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1) Don’t they usually have some players around the league that faced the finalists giving their two cents? There you go.

2) I wouldn’t oppose him being in the pro bowl at all. However, when I some meatheadedness about him being an all-pro and league MVP, well, the train leaving sanity has left the station and they’re on it.

3) These days it mostly goes “average D with good offense wins championships”.

4) Just like there is with any other team with success. I think the number of cheeseheads was an all-time high since until December. And look at Detroit, now that we’re at it. Once a team hits the good side of ESPN and the broadcasters, it’s bandwagon time.

5) He’s a refined version of Flacco.I don’t question his good games, it’s the bad ones that are excruciating.

6) Pro Bowl?

7) Rivera? But out of curiosity, how many teams have former players on their coaching payroll? That said, I’m thinking a Bears side coached by Jim Harbaugh. Oooooh boy.

8) I think he’s burned in the league. It’s a shame, because he did a couple of very good returns. But the game was lost on his lapses.

9) Impressive player.

10) The game had some great camerawork. I loved the expression on Manning’s face when he was blindozered by the pass rush.

by lmfsilva on Jan 23, 2012 3:25 PM CST reply actions

Scr*w Detroit.

And Green Bay.

Especially Green Bay.

Cacti are prickly.

by crackedcactus on Jan 24, 2012 11:48 AM CST up reply actions

Responses...

1) diaf. The next 2 weeks will be hell on earth…
2) Dalton was actually good, though.
3) Defense does still win championships. Rules notwithstanding. But now you need an offense to put you in that position, whereas before you could rely upon having ONLY a dominant defense.
4) Or salty Michigan fans. Either way, I can’t WAIT for that team to diaf.
5) No. Sorry. He’s not better than Cutty, and Cutty’s nowhere close to being in that category.
6) Yes. Absolutely. It would have been the 2nd most entertaining Super Bowl I could think of for this year. The 1st would have to be a Ryan Bowl.
7) Hey, Virginia! How bout that sunshine :-D.
8) Probably not.
9) 6-2, 325. He’s a big dude.
10) Anybody have a YouTube link to that?

by Doshi on Jan 23, 2012 3:53 PM CST reply actions

by C-Razzle on Jan 23, 2012 6:14 PM CST up reply actions

awesome

When Mike Ditka calculates pi it's decimal representation ends.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 24, 2012 8:57 AM CST up reply actions

Interesting thoughts.....

1. Agreed
2. Living in the DFW Metroplex I got to see a lot of Andy Dalton at TCU and he’s always been a good QB. He’ll take the next step and get even better so he should enjoy this moment, even though it’s by default.
3. Agreed
4. I’ve liked the Pats since Drew Bledsoe was their QB. I’m not in the “buy a jersey” category though.
5. He’s clutch. That’s all I can really say.
6. Not really but I did want the Niners to win.
7. Because they’re dunces!
8. Big time and I thought Cundiff had it bad!
9. No fake he’s all sorts of blob!
10. I did but I thought I was seeing things lol

by frenchbears113 on Jan 23, 2012 4:05 PM CST reply actions

At first I though Weatherford was crying...

And then he took off his helmet and I was able to read his lips. =D

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."

by GriggsBriggs on Jan 23, 2012 4:06 PM CST reply actions

Wasn't even the first time Kyle Williams did that either

http://www.houseofsparky.com/2012/1/23/2727376/kyle-williams-muffed-punt-san-francisco-49ers-Giants-Super-Bowl

He had something like 8 catches for 120 yards and he just caught the game tying TD before that too. Crazy that it happened to him again.

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[I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].

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by JoeCB1991 on Jan 23, 2012 4:33 PM CST reply actions