Let's be honest...we (Patriots fans) have been quite lucky over the past twelve years. Winning 3 Super Bowls while reaching 5. That leaves 7 years where 3 of them ended in the AFC championship...making the playoffs 11 of 12. It could be worse. There will come a time in the next 5 years when #12 won't be squatting underneath a huge center and throwing darts and more importantly always leaving fans with hope. There was a point during the AFC Championship where the Patriots were down 28-13 with 5 minute left and in my mind I am still confident that a comeback is possible. That only happens if you have one of the 5 quarterbacks and we have been blessed for 12 straight years with a guy that leaves that thought in your mind.
I am a sports fan, so I will absolutely be watching the Super Bowl in two weeks...but if we are speaking truthfully this 'HarBowl' crap is going to get old fast. The next 14 days will be filled with interviews from every member of the Harbaugh family, countless examination of the impact Ray Lewis has on and off the field, and we get to see that amazing choreography displayed one final time to Nelly's 'Hot in Hurr." Can we examine this further? Ray Lewis has been doing that dance for years but did anyone know it was Nelly that he was rocking out too?! I was dumbfounded a couple weeks ago when I heard that for the first time. Can Ravens fans confirm if this is the song he always comes out to? Or does it rotate? I know I'm nitpicking so the focus is not about Tom Brady taking himself out of the Pro Bowl and that the entire Patriots team will be on vacation during the Super Bowl.
Well, having the day off allowed me to focus on more important things...like watching the West Wing for 12 hours. I was a die-hard West Wing fan in high school, but fell off the wagon when I started college. Show is fantastic. I know Sorkin can either be hit or miss with his writings but the quick wit and the issues that are tackled on that show stays true to the viewing today. As much as I have enjoyed rifling through 5 seasons in record time, I'm happy to be close to the finish lines. My dreams have involved Rob Lowe for the last few weeks and it is starting to get creepy. I wake up thinking about foreign policy and if Charlie and Zoe will finally get back together (the 5 people following will enjoy that reference). The show has reminded me why I wanted to go into politics when I was younger. The feeling that you could make major differences and changes in the world...again it was a television show...but I was young and impressionable so leave me alone.
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