Just a couple of comments on the Superbowl.
1. I think that this year, and especially during the playoffs, the Colts did what teams have done to them for the past several years. Play ball-control offense and keep the opposing offense off of the field. It was clear that if you keep Manning & Co. sitting long enough, they have trouble getting back in the flow. However, it is clear that lesser offenses are even more adversely affected by this. Even Brady had trouble getting back in the groove after his long rest.
2. enough Rex bashing. While he did not have a great game, and had a couple of bad picks, it was Chicago's lines (offense and defense) and their linebackers who laid the big goose-eggs.
3. I think that the Bears would have had a better chance of winning if Hester had not scored on the early runback. Bascially, it put Chicago into "playing to hold the lead: mode way to early, and they spent the rest of the game backing up.
Adam T
