M.V.Brees!

Well the football season is officially over. It saddens me just a little, but we can start the countdown to draft now. The Super Bowl last night was three quarters of amazing football by both teams and one quarter of Saints domination. I thought the Saints could win but to see them actually do it was surprising.

The Saints defense played the way they have all season. The same bend but don't break strategy that worked so well throughout the season worked again against the mighty Colts offense. They did the one thing that they needed to do to win. They forced Peyton Manning to make quick decisions and as good as Manning is, if you get a quarterback out of his comfort zone he will eventually make mistakes. And Manning made a big one late in the third quarter when he forced the ball to Reggie Wayne. (Although I truly believe that Wayne is to blame for this interception. His route looked awful lazy.)

Drew Brees was close to perfect. His performance was outstanding. He showed an extreme amount of patience sticking to the pick and pop game plan. He marched his team down the field with accuracy and in the face of determined Colts' pass rush. (The pass rush died out a little as Dwight Freeney's ankle started to tighten up on him.) Despite the onside kick being a big turning point in the game, the play that stood out to me was Lance Moore's fingertip catch for the two point conversion. I really thought that reinvigorated this team and really made them believe they were going to win.

I am very happy for the city of New Orleans. This is a great story for the NFL. I said in the middle of the season that I would take Drew Brees over Peyton Manning as my quarterback. Now this game doesn't prove that this would be a great decision, but it sure helps my argument. The saddest part of the game was that Hank Baskett of Clovis, New Mexico was the player that missed the onside kick that gave the Saints life. Live like no one is watching, and stay off Bourbon Street for your own safety.