Ten (less than) Super Thoughts

1. Until the final half of the fourth quarter, the Super Bowl was a total snooze fest. It was the Giants making silly mistakes and the Patriots being feeble on offense. And Fox didn't give us any analysis at all to liven things up. The minute there was a change of possession, BOOM!, we were quickly sent to three minutes of commercials.

2. Despite the lack of time allowed to provide commentary and analysis, the Fox crew proved yet again it is far superior to the CBS first team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms. Yes, Fox went a bit overboard in talking about the Giants (not a surprise because Fox carries the NFC games), but given the historical implications of the game, did we expect them not to spend a lot of time on the Giants' efforts? But Troy Aikman is easier on the ears than Simms. And Joe Buck uses him better than Nantz uses Simms. And we always have the feeling that everything Nantz does is simply a way for him to pass the time until he gets to Sunday afternoon at The Masters.

3. The Fox exception is Pam Oliver. She is a total waste of time. Let's face it -- the female sideline reporter is there to look good and/or provide good info. Unfortunately, Pam fails to deliver the goods for either category.

4. We said it for months to anyone who would listen. Richard Seymour was stealing money this year. He was a non-factor, yet again, all game yesterday. And did Ty Warren even play yesterday? Seriously, does anyone remember seeing him? And it was contagious, as even Mike Vrabel was a non-factor and big play corner Asante Samuel dropped a game clinching pick on the last drive.

5. And we know that the Patriots O-line are great guys. And they have that facial hair thing going. And Tom Brady loves 'em to death. But, man, they got their asses kicked and kicked hard yesterday. Seriously, if Matt Light had any stones, he would announce he is not going to next week's Pro Bowl. He was abysmal. Absolutely abysmal. And, as usual, the right side of the line (Stephen Neal/Nick Kaczur) was a literal turnstile.

6. And what about Boy Genius Josh McDaniel? A month ago, he was the next Jon Gruden -- a guy with an offense so dynamic he was destined to be a head coach at the age of, like, 12. Yes, we know the O-line was getting pushed around like school girls. And you can only run that slip screen to Wes Welker so many times, but couldn't Boy Genius have come up with something to off-set the pressure the Giants were bringing on every play?

7. Speaking of geniuses -- let's move on to Coach Bill. If your child left a game he was about to lose with one second left, would you not force him to get back on the field/court/diamond to take the loss like a man? If we were coaching and anyone left the field in that situation, we would call time-out and haul their asses back out there. Shouldn't the same be expected from Coach Bill? We love the guy. Love how he does exactly what he wants (being grumpy with the media, wearing the drab gray hoodie, refusing to be best friends with opposing coaches, etc), but yesterday's departure before the game ended crossed the line. He acted like a big baby.

8. Speaking of the hoodie, that thing he wore yesterday was hideous. Too bright, too small and too heavy in the humid indoor stadium.

9. Did the hoodie nuke his brain cells? Why in the world would Coach Bill go for it on 4th and 13, instead of kicking a 48-yard field goal? Yes, that's a long kick. But given the lack of pocket time Brady had, did he really think QB12 would convert a pass for a first down?

10. We are guessing Brady was injured more than he let on. The few times he had time to set up, his throws were often off the mark and simply un-Brady-like. To his credit, he will never admit to it publicly -- but he had to be playing at less than full strength.