Three Things to Take Away from Super Bowl 50 (Part I) Bonus: Hank Stram outtakes
Super Bowl 50 was great! It had defense, offense, and a ton of big highlight plays (and I didn't mention the ads and halftime because I don't care.) There are three things I, and you should, take away from it. I am breaking my analysis into three parts. Part I is about how about Peyton Manning winning (and retiring) is the beginning of the end for multiple poster players of the 2000s. Part II will be about how defense really wins championships. And finally, part III is about why mainstream media and social media is slowly ruining the game that is football.
The confetti has fallen, the hardware has been handed out and Peyton Manning has won his second Super Bowl. Five years from now everyone young and old will still know who Peyton Manning is. 10 years from now most will still remember #18, The Sheriff, but maybe not everything about him... fast forward 20 years and he will be what Joe Montana, John Elway, Warren Moon and company turned into: broadcasters, coaches, restaurant owners and GMs. And for me, it will be odd that many football fans growing up years from now will only to know Tom Brady or Peyton Manning as a coordinator or commentator first and a player second.
Here are are some guys that you most likely have a jersey of, that you used to draft in the first round of your fantasy league or were always on your team's ticket stub, that are will be out in the next year or so:
Peyton Manning, 39, two Super Bowl wins, a bunch of AP awards, and enough commercial money to buy the Jaguars ten times over.
Drew Brees, 36, one Super Bowl win, in that victory he lead the NFL's #1 offense. That was the first and only time that the #1 offense went on to win a Super Bowl.
Antonio Gates, 35, sadly no Super Bowl wins, but one of the best tight ends ever to play the game. Currently he has 10,647yds and 104 touchdowns in his (I think Hall of Fame) career.
Tom Brady, 38, four Super Bowl wins, and a truck load of NFL hardware, and franchise that will forever be indebted to him. I am sure retirement will not be the last we see of Brady.
Reggie Wayne/Steve Smith Sr, both 36, two receivers I know people used to burn a first round pick for in fantasy football or in Madden Franchise mode. Wayne is the only one that has a ring between the two. Wild fact though, Smith is only TWO touchdowns away from Wayne's 82 career touchdowns. That is crazy too me; especially because Smith didn't have the luxury of #18 throwing him the rock.
Honorable mentions: Carson Palmer (35), Tony Romo (35), Adam Vinatieri (42), Eli Manning (35)
There are more that are on the doorstep in Ben Roethlisberger, Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers but, I think they all have two or more seasons left in them. But, this is the ending of a great era. I hate to see these guys go. They are who I and other guys grew up watching in high school and college. Guys we tried to emulate on the field. And to to a degree guys we looked up to. On the other hand... I am looking forward to see how a lot of these franchises move on from such catastrophic retirements. In Part II I will talk about how defense really does win championships.
AND as promised here is some fun outtakes from my Hank Stram shoot:
The confetti has fallen, the hardware has been handed out and Peyton Manning has won his second Super Bowl. Five years from now everyone young and old will still know who Peyton Manning is. 10 years from now most will still remember #18, The Sheriff, but maybe not everything about him... fast forward 20 years and he will be what Joe Montana, John Elway, Warren Moon and company turned into: broadcasters, coaches, restaurant owners and GMs. And for me, it will be odd that many football fans growing up years from now will only to know Tom Brady or Peyton Manning as a coordinator or commentator first and a player second.
Here are are some guys that you most likely have a jersey of, that you used to draft in the first round of your fantasy league or were always on your team's ticket stub, that are will be out in the next year or so:
Peyton Manning, 39, two Super Bowl wins, a bunch of AP awards, and enough commercial money to buy the Jaguars ten times over.
Drew Brees, 36, one Super Bowl win, in that victory he lead the NFL's #1 offense. That was the first and only time that the #1 offense went on to win a Super Bowl.
Antonio Gates, 35, sadly no Super Bowl wins, but one of the best tight ends ever to play the game. Currently he has 10,647yds and 104 touchdowns in his (I think Hall of Fame) career.
Tom Brady, 38, four Super Bowl wins, and a truck load of NFL hardware, and franchise that will forever be indebted to him. I am sure retirement will not be the last we see of Brady.
Reggie Wayne/Steve Smith Sr, both 36, two receivers I know people used to burn a first round pick for in fantasy football or in Madden Franchise mode. Wayne is the only one that has a ring between the two. Wild fact though, Smith is only TWO touchdowns away from Wayne's 82 career touchdowns. That is crazy too me; especially because Smith didn't have the luxury of #18 throwing him the rock.
Honorable mentions: Carson Palmer (35), Tony Romo (35), Adam Vinatieri (42), Eli Manning (35)
There are more that are on the doorstep in Ben Roethlisberger, Jay Cutler and Philip Rivers but, I think they all have two or more seasons left in them. But, this is the ending of a great era. I hate to see these guys go. They are who I and other guys grew up watching in high school and college. Guys we tried to emulate on the field. And to to a degree guys we looked up to. On the other hand... I am looking forward to see how a lot of these franchises move on from such catastrophic retirements. In Part II I will talk about how defense really does win championships.
AND as promised here is some fun outtakes from my Hank Stram shoot:
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