Things We Learned from Super Bowl XLV

Yep, I know it's been awhile. Time to start writing again. And what better way than to take a look at some things we learned from the most watched Super Bowl of all time.

- The NFL is human. It seems like all the things that could go wrong, did go wrong in the world of Jerry. From workers getting hurt by an avalanche falling from the stadium to fans getting displaced because of temporary seating that was not cleared by the fire marshal, or Christina Aguilera forgetting the national anthem, and the Black Eyed Peas halftime show which had lights malfunctioning (and I don't mean Taboo's seizure inducing get up) and Fergie's mic problems at the beginning, things just didn't go smoothly.

- The Super Bowl should only be held in places with nice, warm weather. Okay, honestly I will give the league a pass on this one this year. Jerry Jones built a palace in Dallas with the idea of hosting a Super Bowl and he is a major part of the success the league is enjoying today, so they threw him a bone and just to see what it would be like. And when you think Dallas in February, you don't normally think major ice storm. But from now on, I would keep it in Phoenix, Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego (when they improve their stadium situation) and maybe New Orleans. Too bad 2 of the next 3 games will be played in weather questionable 'cities' (Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis and Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford, New Jersey).

- A team based around throwing the ball can win the Super Bowl - with a great QB. You know Andy Reid got excited watching that game with all the throwing Aaron Rodgers was doing. That is, if he was watching the game and at Ruth Chris Steakhouse with Jon Gruden, of course.

- Seeing Alex Rodriguez getting fed popcorn by Cameron Diaz makes for great television. To me, this was the highlight of the game. Not because it was a huge surprise or because ARod committed a 'violation' as some have said but imagine being the director of that broadcast. On one of your cameras, you have Arod getting popcorn fed to him like royalty by his actress girlfriend. You just HAVE to get that on screen.

-The real defensive player of the year was Clay Matthews, not Troy Polamalu. When the game was on the line, Matthews actually made a play forcing a fumble. Polamalu, on the other hand, was absent for the Steelers.

- The NFL would be crazy not to get a deal done with the players. Coming off the highest rated televised season in the history of the league, I cannot imagine the NFL missing any weeks of this upcoming season. I won't get into details about the CBA but there is way too much money to be lost with not playing, by both the league and the players. I'm not saying a deal will be reached by March 4th, but I believe something will get worked out so zero regular season games are missed.


These are just some of the things we all learned from this past Super Bowl. The commercials were unimpressive overall, with my favorite being the Kim Kardashian spot late in the fourth quarter or the Faith Hill 'rack' commercial. Let the countdown begin for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Pitchers and catchers report in less than a week.