The Shenoa Report
February 4, 2018
SUPER BOWL 52
I have put this off until now because I just can’t get
excited about this Super Bowl. If you are not an Eagles fan or a Pats fan you
are probably more excited about the commercials (“Westworld” Season Two Trailer),
the halftime show (Justin Timberlake!!!!), or “This Is Us” which immediately follows
the game, than the actual game.
On the other hand, I’m a little sad that another football
season has come to an end, but as a Giants fan, a little relieved. This will be
the last time we have football on Sunday until August.
Today (2/3) is the 10 year anniversary of Super Bowl 42, aka
the best Super Bowl Ever, aka the helmet catch super bowl, aka the NY Football
Giants ruining the Patriots perfect season. Sometimes it is good to reminisce.
Now let’s recap Championship Sunday to see who advanced to
Minnesota for Super Bowl 52. I went 1-1
on my picks.
Jaguars @ Patriots 20-24
Gronk got knocked
out of the game early with a concussion.
The Jags played very well but they didn’t have the refs in their pockets
like the other team, so they lost. Brady’s injured hand was a non-factor. It
was a good game to watch, especially if you like watching refs celebrating with
certain teams… Sorry Jags, I think you
should have won that game too.
Vikings @ Eagles
7-38
This game was ridiculous. The Vikings were literally one and done.
One drive and then they stopped playing. Their first drive was exciting and
gave Minnesoda fans hope of a hometown Super Bowl. Then the rest of the game happened. The
Eagles dominated and it wasn’t even fun to watch. I’m not going to lie; we
started making dinner at half time and didn’t watch the rest of the game.
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Sunday February 4th
Patriots VS Eagles
[6:30pm NBC]
Super Bowl 52 will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium,
Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Vikings, sorry Vikings fans. Coverage for
the game starts at 10am Sunday morning on ESPN and then at 12pm on NBC. Kick off is set for approximately 6:30pm EST with
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth calling the game on NBC. The highlight of the
game might be the half time show, which will feature Justin Timberlake.
This will be New England’s 10th Super Bowl
appearance and Philadelphia’s 3rd. The Patriots and the Eagles met
in Super Bowl 39 where the outcome was a New England win 24-21. I can honestly
say I don’t want either team to win this game. I will say that this should be
the last Patriots Super Bowl for a long time. I am calling the dynasty over.
Think about it. Belichick, who is usually under dressed, grumpy, and eluding
questions, wore a fedora off the plane when he landed in Minnesota, smiled
multiple times and happily answered a number of questions on media day. He even helped his assistant coaches, Josh
McDaniels and Matt Patricia, get head coaching positions on other teams in the
NFL. If Brady is calling the shots, which we all know he is, there is no reason
for Bill to stick around. I believe this is Belichick’s swan song.
In other Patriot news Tom’s hand has healed and Gronk passed
concussion protocol and will start in Sunday’s game.
In Eagles news, billboards all over Philadelphia are popping
up saying “From Wentz we came in Foles we trust.” It’s clever, and a nice
homage to once backup QB, now starting QB Nick Foles, who, in my opinion, looks
like Napoleon Dynamite.
I can’t root for the Eagles to win this game because I’m a
Giants fan and Giants fans never root for the Eagles. As much as I don’t like
the Patriots, and I DO NOT LIKE the Patriots, I can’t root for them either. For
me, the best possible outcome would be a Pats win with a Brady injury that takes
him out of the game for at least a year, ending his career, that way everyone
loses. During the regular season I usually, begrudgingly, pick the Patriots to
win, but I never pick them to win the Super Bowl, until now. I AM picking the
Pats to win; it’s just a pick nothing else.
GO DEFENSE!
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