Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Pro Bowl

I HAVEN'T WATCHED an NFL Pro Bowl in many years, but I'm watching it now. My first impression: The lead singer for the National Anthem could be better. (It got better when the backups joined in.)

I hate crying and/or shouting in commercials.

Matt Schaub, a former University of Virginia quarterback, has thrown two touchdown passes for the AFC. Go, Wahoos!

It's obvious that no one's going to clobber a quarterback. At least two left ends have had a free shot at a QB and passed on it.

The Packers' Aaron Rodgers just threw a touchdown pass to the Giants' Steve Smith. You won't see No. 12 throwing to No. 12 anywhere else. (I just saw a pair of 92s tackle somebody.)

The Texans' Mario Williams just sacked Rodgers, so I guess they're not going to give QBs a free ride after all.

They have the Ravens' Ray Lewis miked up, and it's cool to hear him make defensive calls and to help his teammates.

Those uniforms are ugly, but I like the NFC blue unis better.

I can see why Joe Namath wanted to kiss Suzy Kolber.

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A dozen great years

WHEN I FIRST HEARD of Kurt Warner, he was a first-year starter for the St. Louis Rams and the Greatest Show on Turf. The Rams, who had recently been a down-and-out franchise (and are back there now) threw the ball all over the yard. They won a Super Bowl with Warner, and it appeared that Warner was a product of the offense built by coordinator (later head coach) Mike Martz.

 A few years later, Warner wound up with another struggling franchise, the Arizona Cardinals, and Warner took them to a Super Bowl, too. And Martz, the former whiz-kid coach, was nowhere to be seen.

 Along the way, Warner's come off as a great quarterback, a fine man and a terrific father. He's active in the community through his charitable organizations, and his humility makes him special.

 Warner retired the other day after a 12-year career, and it's obvious now that Warner was the reason the Rams were great. The NY Times did a nice story about Warner and his retirement. Warner said he's as excited about the next 12 years as he was about the past dozen years; it'll be interesting to see what he'll do.

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