The Cardinals surprised me Sunday. I thought it was a fluke they reached the Super Bowl. I thought they were going to get crushed.
And it looked like they were going to fall apart in the latter stages of the game - and the Steelers were going to trounce them.
I’m glad it didn’t turn out that way. To me, that was the best Super Bowl of all time.
Super Bowls tend bog down. One team takes over. The second half is often a bore. Although the last two haven’t been that way.
The Lions have taken a lot of heat for drafting wide receivers in the first round - and justifiably so - but this Super Bowl was a classic example of how a truly special performance by a wide receiver can change the course of a game. Larry Fitzgerald is spectacular.
The Cardinals were in that game because their defense continued to perform better than expected. Their offensive line did an excellent job of protecting Kurt Warner. Those allowed Fitzgerald to become the factor he did. But it does make you realize if the Lions shore up their other areas, just how important a player Calvin Johnson could be down the road.
Seems like he has the same things going for him as Fitzgerald - except he’s faster.

Random Thoughts

- The recent incident involving Michael Phelps is a classic example of how, just when you start to think somebody is too good to be true, they prove they aren’t. But it shouldn’t diminish everything that he has accomplished, and all that is good about him.

- It’s amazing how much better the Cavaliers are with Mo Williams running the point. They will give the Celtics all they can handle in the playoffs.

- There were a lot of things that could have been anticipated this college basketball season. Michigan State losing to Northwestern and Penn State at home weren’t among them. Can’t help but be stunned.