Last Stop before the Super Bowl

'Twas the night before the Conference Championships and all through the league,
not a pundit really knew just which teams would succeed.

Peyton Manning in his helmet and Dungy in his cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's snap.

When what to their gaping eyes did appear, but Teddy Bruschi unchecked
and the fans holding their cheer.

On tackle, on center and Addai who can block
Halt Blitzn' right now or I'm going to get sacked!

Ha-ha.

Tomorrow the Super Bowl teams will be decided.
I'm rooting for Colts because Tom Brady's already won three Super Bowls.

You Sir, are No Devin Hester

Those were my thoughts when the Chargers' Eric Parker fumbled that punt return in the AFC playoff game against the Patriots, because during the Bears game the day before, even though I was aghast at the way Hester kept boggling his punt returns, on none of said boggles did Hester actually LOSE the ball, and I give him credit for being able to recover from his jitters so quickly.

In fact, by the end of the game I was wondering why they don't put Hester in as a receiver some time? They could get him a short pass or set up a screen and see how many defenders he could fake out!

Football is fantastic because NO ONE gives up. The Pats defense was on its heels in the first half but the offense came in and kept firing away. Stalwart Tom said it for all the kiddies out there at his press conference, "Even though it doesn't all go well, you still have to believe in yourself and still have confidence and go out there and play."

Why wouldn't LT want to bust wide open seeing that dance at midfield after the game?

However, can someone fill me in on why he would slam Belichick at the press conference? That seems foolish, especially since he's been through the locker room and had an opportunity to prepare himself.

TONY ROMO's slip gives him heaviest chin in NFL

Tony Romo started the year with something to prove, and ended it with something to overcome.

Football players talk a lot about character, about never giving up and getting up after you've been knocked down. I think Romo will use this to his advantage in the coming seasons. Maybe it's a good thing in the long run that he didn't get too much too fast. Look what happened to Ben Roethlesburger. Super Bowl Champ his rookie year, then flat on his face the next.

I hope Parcells comes back, and I think how they just lost will definitely be a factor in his decision. He will want to redeem himself.

Everyone's got sympathetic comments for Romo, from T.O. at the post game press conference to the bloggers at www.ivillage.com/femalefan. Several posts at the Cowboys fan forum are even floating the idea that the ball that slipped through Romo's fingers may have been "greased," but there's no getting away from the fact that this botched snap "monkey" is going to be on Romo’s back unless and until he can get the Cowboys beyond the first round of the playoffs, no matter how much his teammates (or even Carrie Underwood) try to comfort him.

It's so amazing how one mistake can instantly re-define a player. I just hope it doesn’t re-define his whole career.