A Wild and Crazy Season of Football
After an exciting Super Bowl came to a close today with the New Orleans Saints upsetting the Indianoplis Colts, the football fans of the world will have to wait until the fall to see these players in action again.
So many teams were up and down this year including two undefeated teams through 13 weeks (Colts, Saints) and two winless teams for quite a long time (Rams, Buccaneers). Starting the season off, it’s hard to forget the drama that Brett Favre brings the NFL every year. He decided to sign with Brad Childress and the Vikings, whether to spite the Packer Nation or not. (Being a Packer fan, I wasn’t too happy) And it seemed to be a great choice after seeing their high-flying offensive attack the first 6 weeks of the season as they tore every team apart. On the other side of things, Peyton Manning wasn’t slowing down either. He led his Colts to an impressive 13-0 record with a few close calls along the way. They had to try and steal the spotlight from the Saints and Who Dat Nation. They surprised the NFL by also going 13-0 until the Dallas Cowboys knocked them off.
The defensive players this year stepped it up a lot. Charles Woodson won Defensive MVP on an impressive season with the new Packers 3-4 defense. Another defensive back in Darrelle Revis for the NY Jets had an amazing year himself, and a lot of people thought was more deserving than Woodson. Jared Allen for the Vikings was constantly “roping calfs” after sacking the oppositions quarterback like he’d been doing for years.
On the offensive side of things, running back Chris Johnson put on a show for the whole league. After the Titans started 0-6, he single handedly fired the team back up and behind his NFL Record rushing yards performance won the next 5 games. Rookie Wide Receiver Percy Harvin was catching balls like crazy from his hot handed new quarterback Brett Favre. This led him to receive the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. He was unstoppable in his sharp route running and will develop into a great slot receiver for years to come.
That about sums up the big names this year in football, but I’ll see you next year and the draft isn’t too far away.
Go Packers!
-FalconKP








