I completely forgot why I look forward to football season. It’s not to watch my home team, the Bears to look to have much anyway. No, the reason I look forward to football season can be summed up in 3 letters: TMQ. This guy makes recapping the week’s football action fun and informative.

I’m not a huge fan of football, but I do enjoy watching the occasional game. As a result, I’ve heard of but never thought to get into fantasy football. And since no one ever took me aside to explain ti to me, I decided to do some research and see if I could find some easy instructions for someone with no experience.

Is anyone really surprised? I’m not a Vikings fan nor have I been a fan of any team Favre’s played for, but this whole soap opera that goes on every off season is bordering on insane. And if that isn’t enough, he’s getting a hefty raise. Statistically he is capable of playing, but commit to a decision when the season is over please.

Brett Favre, you gotta know when to fold’em, meaning walk away. Favre shared with USA Today that he feels he could play until he’s 50. Now, he might be able to play until then, but will he be any good or any kind of difference maker for the team he’s on? I think we all need to take a page from Kenny Rogers’ song “Know when to walk away, and know when to run.” In the case of Favre, he may wait until he can only limp.

Someone decided to have a Darth Vader helmet decorating expo, asking for people to redesign the iconic helmet. There was one who made the look even more menacing with a “Pinhead” inspired design. But, since I come from Illinois and consider Chicago to be my playground, I have to nominate this one as my favorite. Someone took a Bears football helmet and added the rear Vader flap.  This makes me laugh!

Well, along with the game, a lot of attention goes to the commercials during the Super Bowl. Everyone has their favorite, and I think mine has to be this one.

Gotta love a kid who loves him momma and his Doritos that much.

This was a great game last night. I can’t even begin to list all the things the Saints did that impressed me. The onside kick to start the second half was pure genius. It was so unexepected and executed perfectly. Or how about that barrel roll reception to get the two point conversion late in the game? Or the one interception that came just at the right moment? This Super Bowl had highlights a plenty. These were the two last undefeated teams late in the season. This was a great foorball year.

One of the best things about the Super Bowl, besides the game, are the commercials that run. Some of the best advertising takes place during the Super Bowl. I went on YouTube trying to find some of my favorites. And someone already saved me the trouble.

The AFC won the first ever pre-Super Bowl Pro Bowl 41-34. In a game where everyone tries to avoid injury, long runs and high scores are the name of the game. Football is a hard contact sport, where injury is likely on any play. One misstep, one awkward hit can ruin a player’s night, year or career. So, playing a game that means nothing in a sport prone to injury is not a true game. It’s a shell of a game. Even the players commented that it feels more like touch football than anything. And the outcome means nothing. There’s no advantage to winning the game. At least with baseball’s all-star game, the winning division gets home field advantage in the World Series. While I initially hated the idea, I now follow all-star game wanting to know which division will get the advantage. Football needs to do something different with their version of the all-star game.

Well, the stage is set, the players are positioned.  New Orleans is set to play the Indianapolis Colts, the two teams that went the longest with unbeaten streaks this regular season.  Who’s your pick?  Do you root for the sentimental favorite New Orleans, still recovering from the effect of Katrina, or do you want the Colts, who run with the efficiency of the Patriots but have more character? 

Well, here’s an article that discusses the past football weekend and offers some advice for choosing your rooting interest for the Super Bowl.  Read TMQ’s article here.