well, doesn't THAT just stink.
no offense, but if John Elway had to suffer through THREE super bowl losses before winning one, i think peyton manning certainly deserved to go through at least ONE loss before winning. cuz let's face it, the colts will be back to the super bowl. The Bears? hey- we were lucky to get to this one.
tonight on the news there were of course the "reaction pieces" with oh-so-interesting interviews with chicagoans... just about everyone had some sort of variation on the "there's always next year" theme.
i'm thinking those folks are also Cubs fans.
mostly i'm sad for Rex Grossman, the chicago Bears much maligned quarterback. he's been criticized all season long, and with two (three?) interceptions, i'm sure much of chicago will place the superbowl loss squarely on him. and that stinks. sure, he's no john elway- not even a peyton manning- but he played starting QB on a team that made it to the superbowl, and i relaly think that oughtta count for something- like, maybe a little respect.
(btw, i've been posting to my blog via the "email to post" feature, which is why there is the little tag about yahoo at the end of each post- it's not cuz their sponsoring me or i get paid for advertising- it's just cuz they add a tag to everything sent using their free email accounts. someday, when i actually figure out why Blogger suddenly isn't letting me log in to my account from my computer, i'll go in and edit all that yahoo crud out.)
thanks for reading. i hope wherever you are is warmer than where i am today. (high of ZERO, so you can just imagine what the wind chills have been. not as bad as the 80 below in des moines back in my college days, but still pretty uninviting. and our state-of-the-art vintage original-to-the-building windows aren't quite up to the task. we've got a lovely ice garden developing on the inside of our living room window. ICE, mind you- no wimpy frost going on here- we've got ice deposits building up in interesting and beautiful patterns. i just can't WAIT til that ice all melts into our completely watertight and certainly not rotting out vintage window frames.) from the disappointed Windy City- emily
So here is the question.... How many years does a player have to persevere before his day comesS Many nay-sayers said Peyton Manning would choke because of all the years he never made it to the big game, only the play-offs. But not only did he come through, his team came through.
ReplyDeleteIf sitting through years of frustration was a determinant for who deserved to win, Detroit football would be first in line. I'm not going to feel sorry for anyone who hasn't had to suffer through years of being loyal to a team like the Lions.
If sitting through years of frustration was a determinant of who deserved success, it would be our turn to win the lottery or some crazy thing like CEO of GM. We know frustration!
To me, the game seemed like an opportunity to prove yourself. With the raing pouring down, it was like nature saying, "How much do you want this? What are you made of?" I identified with that in some weird way.
I think it was a good game, well-played by both teams, not decided by the officiating, football as it should be.