Superbowl Wrap

Well the Pats won. New England fans will be insufferable for another year now that they took the football and baseball crowns and another NFL season is in the books. Base10 was correct in his call for taking the Eagles and the points, although--as always--such suggestions are for non-gambling use only.

All in all it was a good game. The Eagles certainly gave the Pats a run for their money in the first half and they were in it until the very last seconds of the game. Fans, you got your money's worth. Click here for the recap.

The only thing I didn't understand about the Eagles strategy was that they abandonded the run early. Forcing Donovan McNabb to throw against the Pats resulted in a staggering three interceptions--certainly not the way to win the championship.

Let's not be bad sports though, so congratulations New England Patriots! Talk of the dynasty aside, Bill Belichick has certainly cemented his position as a coaching legend, surpassing in my mind the status of his mentor, Bill Parcells. Whether this is sustainable in future years is open to question. Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis is probably already on a plane to South Bend and defensive guru Romeo Crennel is reportedly lined up for the head coaching job at Cleveland.

At least there were the commercials. Base10's favorites were the Pepsi ad with the delivery truck and the CareerBuilder.com ads with the chimps. Here's a link.

Finally, in the "don't you people know how to have fun anymore?" department, Forbes reports that companies lose $820 million annually due to lost productivity as a result of the Superbowl. On that note, let's post some more at work!
- posted by Base10 @ 12:09 PM