Ty Watches Super Bowl LIX

The Eagles dominated Super Bowl 59 last night. Let’s discuss.

It was a wire to wire win for the Eagles. They didn’t trail for one second. There was never a moment where it looked in peril. The only thing the Chiefs did even remotely well was stop the run. But, it seemed like they were solely focused on Saquon Barkley, and that meant that Jalen Hurts was able to feast. And boy oh boy did he feast. His pass to Devonta Smith, the first Alabama alum to score a td in the Super Bowl, was an absolute gem. The crossing route ball to AJ Brown hit him in stride. The “tush push” or “brotherly shove”, whatever the hell they call it, worked to perfection. He was able to scramble for big yards and had all the time in the world to scan the field when he stayed in the pocket. Hurts was masterful last night and he more than deserved the MVP. Barkley didn’t have a monster game, but his presence was more than enough to scare the Chiefs and screw up their defensive game plan. Brown and Smith did their job at wideout and the o line was brilliant.

The Eagles defense was also otherworldly last night. The d line got constant pressure. They seemed to be in the backfield all game. I think they had five sacks. The linebackers cleaned up any mess. And the secondary was on point. Cooper Dejean had a pick six. Quinyon Mitchell laid the wood all night and they were able to pick Mahoney twice and make him look very pedestrian. Their kick game was great and their special teams did the job. Total team effort.

The Chiefs, on the other hand, were terrible. The o line was dreadful. The receivers, except for Xavier Worthy, were middling. Travis Kelce looked old and slow. The run game was non existent. Patrick Mahomes was off all night. This may be the worst he’s played since he was a rookie. The defense tried to hang in as long as possible, but the second half proved to be their undoing. I don’t know what their mindset was coming into this game, but they looked woefully unprepared. Maybe the close games all year finally caught up to them. I don’t know. The three peat wasn’t in the cards. The Eagles were ready, the Chiefs we’re clearly not.

As for the halftime show, I loved it. I’m a humongous Kendrick Lamar fan and he delivered for me last night. I loved his song choices. I loved the whole performance. I thought it was great that he did “Not Like Us”, when it was reported that he was asked not to. I was all for the direct look to camera that is now a massive viral meme. Seeing Serena Williams dance with all the dancers was rad. SZA came out and crushed. I was all in on the halftime show.

The commercials were fine and vanished from my brain quick. I don’t remember the Clydesdale commercial. Nothing made me really laugh. Unless my dad was laughing, he has a contagious laugh, not one commercial made me laugh on my own. The movie trailers have all, for the most part, already been released. I paid more attention to them this year, but nothing was worth remembering for me.

All in all, the game was underwhelming. The right team won, so I guess that’s cool. I thought Kendrick Lamar and crew were great, and the commercials were middling. I’ll end this with giving the Eagles a much deserved congrats. They won and they won big. They stomped all over the Chiefs attempt to three-peat. Congrats on the win and enjoy the spotlight Philly. Well done.

Ty

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Devonta Smith Was the Right Choice for the Heisman Trophy

I have wanted to write about Devonta Smith winning the Heisman since last week, but then all the madness happened. I'm still angry, upset, unnerved and scared by what happened. Those monsters that incited, and took place in those riots need to be arrested and removed from office. But, with the CFP title game on tonight, what better time than now to finally give my thoughts on Smith winning the Heisman. Oh, and he also won the AP Player of the Year award too.

I have to admit, I was rooting for Smith to win. I am not an Alabama fan by any means. In fact, I do not like any of the four teams that played in the playoff, and I may only watch the title game for a bit tonight because I truly couldn't care less who wins. But of the four guys, and in a season marred by COVID and other random injuries, I figured why not give it to someone other than a running back or QB.

We see the RBs and QBs win all the time. I think there have been very few instances where a non running back or QB has won the Heisman, and that is BS to me. In fact, the last non RB or QB to win was Charles Woodson in 1997, the GOAT by the way. Some names that have won it since then, Eric Crouch, Jason White, Troy Smith, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jameis Winston, Johnny Manziel and Marcus Mariota. Some guys that were up for it in those seasons, Manti Teo, Rocket Ismail, Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald and Amari Cooper. I'd take the guys that did not win it over the others if we just look at career success. But when I dug a little further into this season, when I looked at the finalists and decided to watch each one play, it was clear that Smith was the best, and most deserving player. Kyle Trask had a fine season for Florida, but without Kyle Pitts he was a mess, and he looked real bad in their bowl game. Mac Jones is an okay QB, but he is a system guy. He didn't change the position like Tua did when he was at Alabama. Jones is a lot like Jalen Hurts was when he was at Alabama, just not as athletic. He ran the system. He got the ball to Smith, and then Smith did great things with it. And Trevor Lawrence, he did not deserve to win just because of his career. This is a season award, not a college career award. He also missed two games because he got COVID. The people stumping for Lawrence are the same that claimed Peyton Manning deserved the award when Charles Woodson won it because Manning had a "better college career" than Woodson. I don't see any championship rings on Manning's fingers. I saw one on Woodson's. The only season Lawrence could have won it, in my opinion, would have been for his freshman season.

When I watched Smith I came away most impressed. The separation he was able to get, the speed in the open field, it was unmatched. When Jaylen Waddle went down early in the year a lot of people thought Bama's offense would slide. They got better, and that was because of Smith. Sure it helps to have Najee Harris in the backfield, but the way Smith took over a secondary, made the defense have to constantly game plan for him, it helped Alabama stay great on offense. He was the unsolvable problem for opposing defenses. He was the one that opened things up for Harris and Jones and the rest of that offense. But that wasn't the only thing he did. Smith put up gaudy numbers this year. In 12 games, not counting tonight obviously, he had 105 catches, 1,641 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns. He averaged 15.6 yards a catch. He averaged almost 9 catches a game and 136 receiving yards a game. In the semifinal game he had 7 catches, 130 yards and 3 TD's. In the SEC title game he had 15 catches, 184 yards and 2 scores. Against LSU he had 8 catches, 231 yards and 3 scores. He averaged 28.9 yards a catch in that game. And against their biggest rival, Auburn, he had 7 catches, 171 yards and 2 scores. The kid put up video game numbers. It is unreal. I would have been happy if a Michigan receiver did anything close to half of what Smith was able to accomplish. And when you compare his stats to the other finalists, it isn't even really close. Trask threw for 4,200 plus yards and 43 TD's, but struggled against top flight teams, especially Alabama and Oklahoma. Mac Jones just barely threw for 4,000 yards, had 36 TD passes, but almost half of that wouldn't have been possible without Smith. And Trevor Lawrence only threw for 3,100 plus yards, 24 TD's and missed those 2 games. He also did not look great in their last game.

Devonta Smith was, far and away, the best player in college football this year. He more than deserved this award. It is kind of crazy he is the first wideout since Desmond Howard to win the award. I assume he will have a good game tonight, but we will see. He is going up against a solid secondary, but every other secondary, good and bad, he has faced, he has torched. Congrats to Devonta Smith, a much deserved Heisman win for a non QB or running back.

Ty

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