Gimme, Gimme More Super Bowl Coverage

Manning vs. Brady.

That’s right, the media missed out on one Manning/Brady matchup in the AFC Championship Game, but now they get younger brother Eli, who will be representing the football family at this year’s Super Bowl XLII (42 for those, well never mind…).

The ideal scenario would have been Manning vs. Manning, but, not this year, sorry media hogs, you don’t get your dream matchup, or nightmare, depending on which Manning you are. 

I guess when it comes down to it Peyton spent too much time concentrating on licking the Oreo in the Oreo Bowl, while Eli thought ahead to his game against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game.

As we head towards Super Sunday, people are so desperate for news that the  media is trailing Brady on his outings.  Cast you say? Perhaps a ploy to throw the Giants off?  Brady a decoy you say?  Who knows…who cares?  I do!

I crave more of that over the top coverage; you know the gazillion shows on the same subject covered by 15 different guys working for three separate networks, plus every “rag” mag following Brady and his off the field shenanigans.

I mean come on, the television show Extra!, Fox, CBS and the NFL network can’t possibly be wrong in what they’re saying, can they?  

I crave more knowledge regarding what the Chargers did wrong against the fairy tale Patriots, or why Brett Favre couldn't beat Eli in the snow, or sadly, why Junior Seau still calls San Diego his home and the Chargers his home team, though he plays in the EAST.

MORE MORE MORE! 

I am thirsting for more of that duplicate coverage looping on the NFL network 24/7.  I am hungry for some Super Bowl chatter about each and every single player, the color of their eyes, how much they weigh, how tall they are, and how having shorter or longer hair can make or break one’s Super Bowl dreams.

Can licking an Oreo make you a champion?  Will Peyton show up at the Super Bowl and shadow his brother as a spectator?  Will Favre play after this season?  Will Brady ever get married? I need answers, before I start pulling my hair out.

Feed me boys, feed me your knowledge…You know the men who know it all…I played or coached, so now I am an expert and can critique someone on the field and give you my personal know-how on what each team should or shouldn’t do.

The endless media coverage is like a drug fed to you intravenously through a cable to your television, sucking you in until you blend in with your recliner or fall into the cracks of the couch.

You watch until your eyes are square and hang on every one of the announcers words.  Bill Cowher says it, so it must be true.  Dan Marino knows it like Boomer does, so they must be right. 

Then on Monday, February 4th, after donning your favorite teams jersey, who by the way for most fans, did not make it to the championship game, the withdrawals and depression set in until you realize one thing:

It’s only four and a half months until next season’s training camp.

Phew.

Until July, stay strong football fans, and stay busy.