Here are some miscellaneous thoughts as we head into Super Bowl XLVI.
1) A few days ago Glenn wrote a piece in praise of the work of Bill Belichick. I have admiration for the DC that brought us XXI and XXV. I did comment though that we need to be reminded about the cheating that took place, especially Francesa's BLUNT reporting that both Faulk and Warner (XXXVI) knew that the only way the Patriots could be so prepared was to know what was taking place before it happened. In H2, the Rams ditched their SB playbook and went to unplanned stuff with much better results. Unfortunately for them, it was too little too late.
I find the comments of Amani Toomer to be typically candid and blunt. Asked if he would put an asterisk next to the Pats SB wins: “I would,” he said in an interview on “The Jim Rome Show” yesterday. “I would, definitely. Without question." You have to consider that Toomer is not one to back away from the truth. His comments about Super Bowl XXXV 9 ye...
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