Wide Left Podcast: Giants, Patriots, Super Bowl, Joe Paterno, Twitter & More

Some days it's a struggle to find topics to discuss on the show. Other days, like today, things book themselves.

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We start our five topics with a look at San Francisco and New York, breaking down the game and wondering why special teams players con't fair catch in big spots, deciding rather to be a hero, only to end up a goat. 

We also talk about Eli Manning's toughness and revel at how he's managed to transform how people think of him.

Next, we talk about the Patriots and the Ravens and…Wide Left.

We also question why the Ravens didn't try to get a first down on 3rd and 1, call a time out and take a shot into the end zone. The mismanagement at the end of the game should be as big a part of the story as the missed kick.

As for the Patriots, didn't they kind of win that game in the most Patriot way possible? 

We next look ahead to the Super Bowl. Sorry, people of Indianapolis. This has to be the worst of all match-ups for you. But is it the Super Bowl the rest of the country most wants to see?

We then shift to the passing of Joe Paterno before moving to a discussion about how news breaks--or false news breaks--in social media, framed inside the false alarm of Paterno's passing that led to hours of Twitter indignation. 

Thanks as always for listening. Please leave your thoughts in the comments and please remember to be respectful of others.