Thoughts on Super Sunday and other NFL Tidbits

Super Bowl Sunday is finally here and there is no lack of NFL news to sift through, I have a few thoughts about the big game and the biggest NFL notes of the day

• Steelers vs. Packers, it could be 41-34 or 17-14, honestly it's a toss up as to which side of the ball will dominate, but in the end people are going to come out of this talking about Aaron Rodgers. I feel win or lose, he's gonna be a big story for what he does today and it'll be in a positive way. If you thought you were tired of hearing Aaron Rodgers hype going into this game just wait until the confetti falls.

• It's never going to change but 18 hours of pregame Super Bowl coverage is entirely too much, I and other football fans I know don't want to hear from Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston leading into a football game, those interviews never turn out well and at best they are hilariously awkward.

• The fact that Jerry Jones was on NFL Network today talking about how big a day this is for Cowboys fans makes me wanna laugh in the faces of Cowboy fans. Hey Cowboys fans, how does it feel to have the biggest game of the year at your stadium and not be in it, makes you feel proud doesn't it, no? Well Jerry Jones thinks so.

• Larry Fitzgerald is being consulted on how the Cardinals should proceed in their QB search. This is a smart move for Arizona because losing Fitzgerald would kill all the momentum the franchise ws built over the last couple of years. And Larry's assessment? Get Kevin Kolb, I would agree with Fitzy on this one.

• Tom Brady gets the MVP award, it wasn't ever really in doubt, Brady had a phenomenal season anyway you slice it and the fact that he won it unanimously makes the honor even more impressive, maybe that will help sooth the burn of losing to a lesser Jets team, hey I said maybe.

• Washington Redskins WR Santana Moss's contract could be voided this Friday and he would become a unrestricted free agent. Moss just completed one of his best seasons as a 'Skin and was literally the team's only play maker this season and there could be a lot of value in a 31 year old receiver who consistently gives you solid numbers and he doesn't miss many games, injury wise. 

Enjoy the Super Bowl everybody! 

Knicks Strike Back

When the New York Knicks played the way they did today, they're difficult to beat and today the Sixers couldn't.

New York played their game today, the three pointers were falling and Amare Stoudemire resembled his early season MVP form.

Stoudemire lead all scorers with a season-high 41 points and in the second half got to the basket at will. Today's game was a far cry from his Friday night 7-19, 21 point performance.
Today, Amare was efficient from the floor going an amazing 17-21 from the floor and had 12 points in the forth quarter to hold the Sixers at bay when they made a couple late charges at the Knick lead.

Amare wasn't the only big-time performer today at the Garden, Landry Fields had a season high 25 points on the day including a three point dagger late in the forth quarter that pretty much sealed this one.

The Knicks were firing on all cylinders from three point range, shooting 11-27 from beyond the arc and they had five of them in the forth quarter alone, three of them came from Fields.

The Sixers have to be disappointed in not being able to get this one, but should feel good about the fact they held serve at home and have cut into the Knicks lead considerably despite the loss, and the Sixers played relatively well as they shot 54% from the field and Elton Brand had another really good game for Philadelphia.

Brand went for 28 points and five rebounds and these last two games were his highest scoring games of the season by far, his play in the games to come will be interesting to follow since the schedule does not get any easier for the Sixers.

The Sixers have the Hawks, Magic and Spurs coming up and the Atlanta and Orlando games are on back-to -back days so the road gets rockier for the Sixers, but these are games that the Sixers have to continue to show up in if people are to believe that this team is truly improving. Stretches like this define a team and even though a lot of people are feeling better about this group, that feeling could change in a hurry.

The Sixers still have a lot to prove and a long way to go before they can, but at least the ride will be a fun one.