Jim Mora.  We will never forget him uttering “Playoffs?!” to a media person while he was the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

Today the NFC and AFC Champs will be crowned.  Those winners will play in the Super Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia providing there is not a political move to postpone it.  You just never know these days.

In the first game today, the New Orleans Saints host the Los Angeles Rams.  I am for the Rams.  My Granny would not have approved.  I hold a grudge when it comes to NFL and College football.  The Saints beat the Colts in the Super Bowl.  I can’t root for them.

When I was a kid the 49ers beat the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI.  Have hoped for SF to get beat every time since.

If the Saints play the Patriots in two weeks, I might as well watch a marathon of Fraiser.

You can surmise that I hope the Kansas City Chiefs beat the New England Patriots in the second game this evening.  You would be right.  If you know anything of the Indianapolis rivalry against New England in the Peyton Manning administration, you know I will never root for the Patriots.

How cool is it that the two Super Bowls the Giants won with Eli Manning behind center were both against the Patriots.  It is awesome stuff for sure.

Late in the season, I was hoping that if the Colts did not get there, that we would see the Rams play the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.  I will be for the Rams if they get there I think.

Let’s see how things play out.

I am not as avid in my following of the NFL as I once was.  No, it has nothing to do with the National Anthem.  The game has changed and I don’t like it as much as I did.  I remember an article in a magazine in 1979 that led with this: “It’s Bombs Away in the new NFL”.  The reference here was a nod to the Air Coryell offense of the San Diego Chargers.  In 1978 the Chargers quarterback, Dan Fouts, threw for over 4000 yards in the first sixteen game season.  Joe Namath threw for 4007 in 14 games in 1967.

Still, the forward pass was gaining momentum.  Roger Staubach pulled out the shot-gun offense when they needed a big play.  These days most quarterbacks don’t even know what their center’s backside is about.  Maybe that is a good thing.  And, a QB throwing for 5000 yards is no one’s front page news now.

I suppose my heroes are gone.  I root for Eli Manning now.  He won’t play much longer.

At least we have some good games to look at today.  I am going to enjoy them.

Speaking the rights…

Danny Johnsojn