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It's finally here, the moment that America has been waiting for. Super Bowl XLIV. Colts versus Saints, a matchup of the best teams from each conference. Other sports' playoff systems leave us unsatisfied as less-than-the-best teams crash championship games, causing us to doubt playoff structures. Ultimately, these systems don't pit the best teams head-to-head in a battle for supremacy. Nothing of the sort can be said of this game. The Colts had the best record in the NFL, are widely considered the best team, and have Peyton Manning. The Saints earned the NFC's best record, NFL's best scoring offense, a possible champion destiny, and the incredible Drew Brees. Short of Brett Favre returning to the Super Bowl at 38 years old to tango with Peyton Manning, this scenario is as compelling as they come.
A cloud of questions hovers over Miami less than 2 days before kickoff:
Will Dwight Freeney's badly sprained ankle allow him to play? If so, how effective will he be? Can Manning knife through the buttery New Orleans defense like he did with the #1 defensive New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens before? Can Reggie Bush rise to the occasion when his team really needs him? Who will win the Battle of the Pierres (Garcon and Thomas)? How many times will Colts head coach Jim Caldwell blink? If the Saints win, will Jeremy Shockey backflip off Joe Robbie Stadium's upper deck? Will defense reign supreme as it tends to do in Super Bowls? These questions, especially the one about Jim Caldwell's inanimate-ness, will ultimately bear the outcome of the game.
Freeney's presence on the Indy defensive line is the single most important game-changing scenario. If he plays and is disruptive to Brees, the Colts' chances increase significantly. If he doesn't play, the Colts can still win, because the Saints love to play Indy's style of game, but the Saints will hold the edge. After two weeks of speculation and analysis, that's really what it comes down to for me. I don't think the Saints can win if Freeney goes, and will need help anyway if he doesn't go. It's that simple.
If you're feeling risky, take the Saints and ride the 2009-2010 franchise of destiny. I won't criticize you in the least. I, however, can't ignore my conscience, and my conscience says to never go against Peyton Manning in a night game or a big game. The Super Bowl is both. He has been absolutely robotic all year long, and there's no reason to think that he'll stop now. The guy is the greatest quarterback ever, and will only heap more accolades on himself when he wins his second Super Bowl on Sunday night in Miami.
Colts 31 Saints 21
It's finally here, the moment that America has been waiting for. Super Bowl XLIV. Colts versus Saints, a matchup of the best teams from each conference. Other sports' playoff systems leave us unsatisfied as less-than-the-best teams crash championship games, causing us to doubt playoff structures. Ultimately, these systems don't pit the best teams head-to-head in a battle for supremacy. Nothing of the sort can be said of this game. The Colts had the best record in the NFL, are widely considered the best team, and have Peyton Manning. The Saints earned the NFC's best record, NFL's best scoring offense, a possible champion destiny, and the incredible Drew Brees. Short of Brett Favre returning to the Super Bowl at 38 years old to tango with Peyton Manning, this scenario is as compelling as they come.
A cloud of questions hovers over Miami less than 2 days before kickoff:
Will Dwight Freeney's badly sprained ankle allow him to play? If so, how effective will he be? Can Manning knife through the buttery New Orleans defense like he did with the #1 defensive New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens before? Can Reggie Bush rise to the occasion when his team really needs him? Who will win the Battle of the Pierres (Garcon and Thomas)? How many times will Colts head coach Jim Caldwell blink? If the Saints win, will Jeremy Shockey backflip off Joe Robbie Stadium's upper deck? Will defense reign supreme as it tends to do in Super Bowls? These questions, especially the one about Jim Caldwell's inanimate-ness, will ultimately bear the outcome of the game.
Freeney's presence on the Indy defensive line is the single most important game-changing scenario. If he plays and is disruptive to Brees, the Colts' chances increase significantly. If he doesn't play, the Colts can still win, because the Saints love to play Indy's style of game, but the Saints will hold the edge. After two weeks of speculation and analysis, that's really what it comes down to for me. I don't think the Saints can win if Freeney goes, and will need help anyway if he doesn't go. It's that simple.
If you're feeling risky, take the Saints and ride the 2009-2010 franchise of destiny. I won't criticize you in the least. I, however, can't ignore my conscience, and my conscience says to never go against Peyton Manning in a night game or a big game. The Super Bowl is both. He has been absolutely robotic all year long, and there's no reason to think that he'll stop now. The guy is the greatest quarterback ever, and will only heap more accolades on himself when he wins his second Super Bowl on Sunday night in Miami.
Colts 31 Saints 21
While everyone on the big basketball sites hands out their midseason award picks, I'd like to offer one of my own: the MLP, Most Lazy Player.
Just in case the picture didn't spoil the mystery as to the 2009-2010 MLP is, let me introduce him.....Amar'e Stoudemire, everybody!
Never have I seen such a unique combination of limitless athletic potential and utter indifference on the basketball court. Actually, I don't know if indifference is the right word. Apathy, lack of discipline, arrogance, missing work ethic, laziness? There, laziness, that's the right one. While everyone loves to watch the Phoenix Suns play, I have grown to dislike watching them, mostly because of the way Stoudemire plays. If you tune into a Suns game at any given moment, you're likely to see Amar'e moving exclusively between the free throw lines, and leisurely at that.
Granted, its fairly easy to stand around and watch while Steve Nash is executing his brilliance all over the offensive side of the court, but one of the league's most imposing and dominant specimens has relegated himself into a near-exclusive jump shooter. Rarer and rarer are the charging dribble drives that turn into powerful finishes at the rim or thunderous dunks over unsuspecting defenders. Usually, he stands at the top of the key waiting for Nash to feed him for a jumper, which is the path of least resistance.
On defense, his lack of effort is obvious: he blocks a mere 1.0 shots per game and grabs only 8.3 boards per game, which is the 2nd worst he's averaged over a season. EIGHT rebounds a game!?!?! This guy is SO athletically superior that he could average 28 points and 15 rebounds a night, no doubt. That is how far above the rest he is. No one can stop Amar'e when his head is in the game and he feels like playing.
Anyone who is worth their weight in basketball knowledge knows the importance of simply bending your knees on D and being in a stance. Stoudemire missed the day they taught this at basketball school. Standing straight up most of the time, he only makes impact plays when they fall in his lap. I'm not sure if he has problems with his focus, mental toughness, or what, but his inconsistency is maddening.
Stoudemire turned in the best piece of his MLP resume just the other night against Dallas. His line for that game: 22 points on 7-13 FG and 8-10 FT, 1 REB, 5 TO, and 1 BLK in 26:40. He hauled in ONE rebound. Shocking and depressing for someone so unfathomably gifted.
While everyone on the big basketball sites hands out their midseason award picks, I'd like to offer one of my own: the MLP, Most Lazy Player
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The New Orleans Saints are experiencing a season full of firsts: roaring to a 13-0 start, hosting the NFC Championship, and now, a Super Bowl appearance. A team that, just 5 years ago, had an uncertain future and a decimated fan base is now among the NFL's elite, and the pride and joy of a rebuilding region. The storybook unfolding of this season suggests that these Saints might be a team destined to bring home its first Super Bowl to its beloved city. They have the explosive, versatile offense, headstrong and capable leader in Drew Brees, playmakers at receiver and running back, solid lines on both sides, and a vastly improved defense that has been opportunistic all season
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The New Orleans Saints are experiencing a season full of firsts: roaring to a 13-0 start, hosting the NFC Championship, and now, a Super Bowl appearance. A team that, just 5 years ago, had an uncertain future and a decimated fan base is now among the NFL's elite, and the pride and joy of a rebuilding region. The storybook unfolding of this season suggests that these Saints might be a team destined to bring home its first Super Bowl to its beloved city. They have the explosive, versatile offense, headstrong and capable leader in Drew Brees, playmakers at receiver and running back, solid lines on both sides, and a vastly improved defense that has been opportunistic all season
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The good times and easy smiles at USC are over for Pete Carroll and the Trojan faithful. A reign created from the stuff of college football legend (9 years, 2 national championships, 7 consecutive Pac-10 titles, 3 Heisman winners, a near-.900 winning percentage) ended in two abrupt days. With one phone call from an NFL team, Pete Carroll was gone quicker than a Reggie Bush 40-yard touchdown run. After 9 years, Carroll decided it was time to move on and try something new, and walked out the door on USC
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The good times and easy smiles at USC are over for Pete Carroll and the Trojan faithful. A reign created from the stuff of college football legend (9 years, 2 national championships, 7 consecutive Pac-10 titles, 3 Heisman winners, a near-.900 winning percentage) ended in two abrupt days. With one phone call from an NFL team, Pete Carroll was gone quicker than a Reggie Bush 40-yard touchdown run. After 9 years, Carroll decided it was time to move on and try something new, and walked out the door on USC
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Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas’ suspension has been handed down from David Stern, but that doesn’t mean the story is finished changing, er, developing. Days after the initial reports of a gun confrontation in the lockerroom between Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton were falsified, confusion has set in as to what exactly Arenas was disciplined for. In a statement that accompanied the announcement of the suspension, Commissioner Stern said that Arenas’ behavior makes him “not currently fit to take the court.” Now, as the supposed truth about what really happened on the team plane and later in the lockerroom is revealed, and in light of Arenas pregame actions Tuesday night, Stern’s rationale for punishment appears relatively ambiguous
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Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas’ suspension has been handed down from David Stern, but that doesn’t mean the story is finished changing, er, developing. Days after the initial reports of a gun confrontation in the lockerroom between Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton were falsified, confusion has set in as to what exactly Arenas was disciplined for. In a statement that accompanied the announcement of the suspension, Commissioner Stern said that Arenas’ behavior makes him “not currently fit to take the court.” Now, as the supposed truth about what really happened on the team plane and later in the lockerroom is revealed, and in light of Arenas pregame actions Tuesday night, Stern’s rationale for punishment appears relatively ambiguous
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Comment by Jason Heim
on LIE: Jesus was ALL about Love and Forgiveness
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By overlooking the call to repentance, Christians and non-Christians alike are taking the responsibility off themselves and licensing themselves to live as they please. A posture of repentance--not a one time commitment--is what God desires from us, and is absolutely essential to following Him.