HighwindPilot
White Mage
Ah, well rested after last night's craziness and still just as excited. Great "end" to the season.
Contrary to my belief after the first half, this turned out to be a very exciting superbowl.
For starters, congrats to Garret freaking Hartley for coming up big on three occasions he was called to action. Haven't seen him get too much recognition, but I definitely think he deserves it. I'm sure it felt great for the Saints to be able to turn to a guy like capable of execution like that after having cut Carney last year.
Huge respect given to Drew Brees who, despite being rather conservative and maybe entative in his decisions the first half, really started to press his authority, go bigger on the plays, and hit his marks.
And then of course, there's the big game clencher. Tracy Porter with that pick and 74 yard touchdown. He shut down Favre towards the end of their NFC championship game to ensure the Saints' victory and he snuffed Manning's would-be drive in an incredibly pronounced fashion here. That man is a big part of why this team's been considered one of the best at pass coverage this season. That was a true glame clencher. Colts had no real chance after that.
And as was suggested above, Sean Payton certainly was ballsy. Not only with the onsider that followed the first half, but in other instances, and even in choosing to use those timeouts and go for it in the last 24 seconds of the first. There was very little margin for error there. Incredibly risky game he played throughout the night, but man did it pay off.
I'm very happy to see the Saints take it, and hope that this will keep Manning's diehards mummed about the "greatness" for a while.
Good end to the season, I'd say. Will be looking forward to the pro bowl.
Contrary to my belief after the first half, this turned out to be a very exciting superbowl.
For starters, congrats to Garret freaking Hartley for coming up big on three occasions he was called to action. Haven't seen him get too much recognition, but I definitely think he deserves it. I'm sure it felt great for the Saints to be able to turn to a guy like capable of execution like that after having cut Carney last year.
Huge respect given to Drew Brees who, despite being rather conservative and maybe entative in his decisions the first half, really started to press his authority, go bigger on the plays, and hit his marks.
And then of course, there's the big game clencher. Tracy Porter with that pick and 74 yard touchdown. He shut down Favre towards the end of their NFC championship game to ensure the Saints' victory and he snuffed Manning's would-be drive in an incredibly pronounced fashion here. That man is a big part of why this team's been considered one of the best at pass coverage this season. That was a true glame clencher. Colts had no real chance after that.
And as was suggested above, Sean Payton certainly was ballsy. Not only with the onsider that followed the first half, but in other instances, and even in choosing to use those timeouts and go for it in the last 24 seconds of the first. There was very little margin for error there. Incredibly risky game he played throughout the night, but man did it pay off.
I'm very happy to see the Saints take it, and hope that this will keep Manning's diehards mummed about the "greatness" for a while.
Good end to the season, I'd say. Will be looking forward to the pro bowl.
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