As Hollywood and sports continue to melt together into one big juicy drama I would like to salute Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson for their ill timed vacation. Out of the kindness of their hearts they decided to take Jason Whitten with them to Mexico…. I don’t know what that is all about. That fiasco is further proof that Stetson really did peg the wrong man to peddle their musk concoction. It is a proven fact that Jessica is drawn to Stetson like Mark Richt is drawn to church. One dab of the leathery brew sends her into a tizzy. Step aside Tom Brady.
No one can convince me that the model impregnating, league MVP is walking around smelling like a flowery horse saddle anyway. It is more likely that he is Right Guard man, but not the kind that wants to make a commercial about perspiration. Note to Warren Sapp: you can put your arms down now. Maybe I am just bitter because I have never worn any Stetson. I just don’t see it.
I could even picture Eli chugging a few beers and dabbing a little product for good luck. When all is said and done, I am beginning to wonder if Peyton’s little brother will have more than one endorsement deal after this year. After all, there are only so many things that you can do with an Oreo.
This is definitely a breakout year for the little Manning. He is a talented quarterback that seems more than content to let the game come to him. As much as Peyton St. Vol comes across as the quintessential “everyman†in the NFL, I think his little brother has just as much appeal. No matter what seems to happen Eli simply takes it as it comes. Other than a few party pictures of his college years and a few snide remarks from Tiki Barber the world knows little about Peyton’s little brother. I cannot shake the feeling that for the first time in a while, Eli is comfortable managing the game.
So, as we prepare for Superbowl extra large 2 (XLII) I am having thoughts of what the Patriots did to the Rams when they were 14 point underdogs. In that match up everyone was talking about the genius of Mike Martz, and they were debating whether or not the Rams were the new dynasty in the world of pro football. To add even more irony, Curt Warner, the signal caller for the Rams that was only a few years removed from stocking the grocery shelves with ….yep….you guessed it…..Stetson. Little did we know that the Pats were on their way to creating the real new dynasty in pro football.
This Superbowl could just as easily play like a replay of the only XXX football game in history. I like to call that one “Dallas does Pittsburghâ€. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the Pats let the Giants hang around till the very end of the game. I am not ready to put my eggs in the Giant’s basket, but 14 points is way too many to give the Pats at this point in the season. If the Giants take a no holds barred approach, and if Manning doesn’t make any mistakes they will have an opportunity to win it all.
It could be that I am simply having delusional fantasies of the Pats tripping up. Tom Brady has gotten the pick-three game out of his system and this is easily the best offense that the Pats have brought to a super celebration. The real challenge for a good Giant’s defense will be containing Randy Moss in the warm weather. Say what you will about the home field advantage of New England. Randy Moss plays better when it is above 50 degrees. That will make him the X factor down in Zona. As prognostications about the game go, that is all that I really have. It is the possible drama of the game that excites me the most.
When all is said and done, I am more stoked about who will get the commercial deals as the dust clears. Will it be Tom Coughlin plugging tanning beds? “Avoid chapped face and sunglass head. Get yourself to a tanning bed!†Maybe it will be Bill Belichick. “You too can look really goody, underneath a Russell sweatshirt hoody.†Could Randy Moss do a domestic violence/drug control public service announcement? “Wrassling and weed don’t mixâ€. Maybe Michael Strahan will surprise us all and do a dental commercial. Any of those would be much more believable than Tom Brady peddling Stetson.
If Eli wins, will he take his big brother to Disney World? Until next time..Go Vols!