I woke up in a cold sweat last nite groaning about "12 men in the huddle" - and that's no ****!!!
Talk about the game-changer. How in the Sam Hell does an offense - coming off a timeout - end up with 12 men in the huddle? I'm beginning to believe in the Vikings' curse that all Minnesotans bemoan.
I'm currently here in Minnesota doing some work at one of our sites and caught one of the female DJ's talking on the radio this morning about how on that last drive, she gathered all her children in front of the TV and told them to pay attention and learn all about what she had to go thru as a child during the Vikings Super Bowls in the 1970's. I thought that odd, but then as I overheard the locals talking today, nearly all of them said that even after Part Time's first touchdown in the first quarter, they still had a feeling their boyz were gonna lose. Wow - I didn't realize how deeply-rooted the anxiety was over the Vikings.
I told you guys that I played this game over and over in my mind before last nite and I simply couldn't come up with legitimate reasons on why New Orleans could prevail - and judging from the final numbers, I was dead-on, balls-accurate. But, the 5 turnovers are something that even the most pessimistic of observers wouldn't have the stones to predict.
But, the milk has been spilled, so the tears are pointless. However, I am very disappointed that Minnesota doesn't get to face Indy because that would have been a helluva game. The current match-up will be severely hyped, but the only way it is close is if Indy has 5 turnovers.
Here's to BF going all-in for one more shot! I'm proud of the old boy for continuing to open himself up to being the league's punching bag. The way he was standing tall in that collapsing pocket last nite was a thing of beauty. One more to make it an even 20!!!