Thoughts on the Conference Championships...
By Scott Burks
Here are my thoughts on the conference
championships -- the NFL's Final Four...
The New York Jets have nothing to be ashamed
of. The Jets ran into
a better team yesterday. The Jets' brashness, running game, defense,
and heart was not good enough to overcome the high-powered Indianapolis
Colts. There is no shame in losing to a team quarterbacked by Peyton
Manning on the road. I think the biggest beneficiary of the loss is
Jets QB Mark Sanchez. He had a successful rookie season and had given
the long-suffering Jets fans their first franchise QB since Joe Namath.
The Brett Favre I know and love returned at
the worst possible time.
Favre threw for over 300 yards yesterday. The only problem was he also
threw two, horrible interceptions when the Vikings were about to score some
points. And Favre did it in "old school Favre fashion", by taking
ill-advised chances and forcing the ball into coverage. Those, coupled
with some fumbles, led to the Vikings' demise in New Orleans. So much
for Favre pushing the Vikings over the top. The differences between
this year's Vikings and last year's were two more playoff wins.
Adrian Peterson's fumbling is preventing him
from becoming the top running back in the league.
Peterson has a serious fumbling problem. So much so that he was
benched for several minutes in the second half. He lost two fumbles
yesterday -- one of which with the Vikings in scoring position at the end of
the first half. AP is one of the top running backs in the league.
However, his fumbling problems have given the edge to Tennessee Titans'
Chris Johnson as the league's top back.
The Saints win yesterday was good for the city
of New Orleans. The Saints
earning a spot in the Super Bowl was one of the best stories this season.
The city of New Orleans hosting the NFC Championship game was a better
heart-warming story. For all the Super Bowls the city had hosted, it
hosted its first conference championship game. I think now the city
has officially overcome the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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