Well, they lost. Was I upset? Not really. I would have liked them to win, but I didn’t think they had a bad loss. It’s not like they went to the Superbowl and were spanked … They remained alive until 9 seconds left in the game. They lost by 3 points. To me, that isn’t a bad effort at all. The things I have been hearing bother me though.
Right after the game, I had to leave for work. I didn’t see any press conferences or post-game shows, so I don’t know the extent of everything, just what my wife has been telling me. Seems many people in the city want to blame someone for the loss. If we had won, there would be none of this. She tells me that people are saying Donovan choked, or the coaching was bad. Whatever.
The Eagles broke tons of franchise records this year. They finally got past the NFC championship game and they went to the Superbowl. They also played an exciting Superbowl. They played sloppy, but they also made the other team play sloppy. The other team was able to get it together quicker than the Eagles, but the Eagles weren’t far behind. Again, only 3 points behind. They had the first Superbowl to ever be tied after 3 quarters.
So, I am disappointed that they lost. I am not devastated. I am sorta amazed that anyone could play football in that extremely hyped and show business environment, but both teams are subjected to the two weeks prior to the game with tons of press and all the hooplah of the game itself … So it’s not a cop out. I realize that any given football game will have one of two outcomes. For the Eagles, this Superbowl is chalked up as a loss. A lot of Philadelphians give it the ol’ “We’ll get ’em next year” … but in this case, we certainly can go there again next year.
It’s great to be an Eagles fan. I have seen many great things on my television from the Eagles these past, oh 16 years. Sometimes it’s not great to be part of the group though … I don’t believe that fans can coach, and I don’t believe that they should be upset about the decisions the organization makes … I don’t think someone like Freddy Mitchell is someone to get rid of … I like FredEx, I think he is an asset to the team … While people may say that he had no impact and when he was given a chance he missed the ball. Welp, the missed ball was a bad throw, and the times he was wide open, you didn’t see on your TV screen. That’s why the coaches look at the film after the game … They see these efforts, and see reasons to keep players that may not be favorable in the public eye. You know what I say? Shut up and support your team.
My complaints of the Superbowl were the horrible production. Poor camera cuts and bad timing. On top of that, the sound was horrid. The country act was live vocals going to a track … That could have been mixed better. Black Eyed Peas had live vocals, but Earth Wind and Fire was it? They were lip-synched … Alecia Keys (I don’t know how she spells her name) was completely lip-synched … The National Anthem was lip-synched … and portions of Paul McCartney were lip-synched … McCartney had way better sound though … Made that transition from synch to live very good … I thought the director’s choice of camera angles during the game made it difficult to watch at times … Oh well …