Super Bowl LVII Reaction

My initial reaction after watching the Eagles/Chiefs Super Bowl was… That game was back and forth. It was 1 of the more memorable and exciting Super Bowls in recent memory.

Some Super Bowls you know are going to be snoozers because it’s obvious who the dominant team was all year. The other team is the Cinderella story that no one saw coming. They’re just happy to be there.

Other Super Bowls, you do get the true 2 best teams in the league all year who battle it out for 3 hours. That was this year for sure.

I know this is going to sound blasphemous for a minute, but I felt like Jalen Hurts actually outplayed Patrick Mahomes in the 1^st half. I felt like the defense kept the Chiefs in the game. For example, Nick Bolton’s fumble return on the Quarterback Draw in the 1^st half.

And speaking of the Quarterback running, how many times did Jalen Hurts Quarterback Sneak? I lost count after about the 6^th or 7^th time.

Our newly built Offensive Line held up pretty well against the Eagles Defensive Line, who is considered the best in the NFL. Which they did not do against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a few years ago.

Much like any other Kansas Citian, I held my breath when Patrick Mahomes was crawling around on his hands and knees like I do at home, after being tackled around his bad ankle. Luckily, Super Bowl halftime’s double what it is in the normal regular-season (15 minutes most games, and 30 minutes during the Super Bowl). So, it gave him time to do whatever he needed to do to heal up.

I felt like the Chiefs offense got it together more in the 2^nd half. The defense was able to hold them to field goals in the 2^nd half also. That helps. Against high-powered offenses, like the Chiefs you can’t settle for field goals, and can’t punt the football. That’s why the Chiefs nor Eagles really punted the football, or kicked a lot of field goals. The flow of the game was geared toward whoever has the ball last will probably score, and win.

Finally, Harrison Butker hasn’t been his clutch self this year. He’s still good, but has his moments. He clanked one off the goal post. But drilled it at the end when it mattered most for the win.

Jason David Frank Death Post

Despite having cerebral palsy since the age of 5 months old, I’ve always been into martial arts. It started at age 9, with Bruce Lee, and then yourself as Tommy in 1993. My current 38-year-old self was comparing prices on the classic 1994 Dragon dagger this morning. I stopped watching Power Rangers after the 1st 88 episodes when the original cast was no more. But I always go back to you 2 individuals as the starting point for my love of martial history. Thank you! I’m sorry that you were in pain. And I never got to thank you personally. #RIPJDF

BAs Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon Attica impression

Here’s my classic 1975 Al Pacino Dog Day Afternoon Attica impression:

You got the whole militia out here, huh?

They got me on armed robbery. Not attempted robbery. They gonna bury me man. Kidnapping. Armed robbery. I don’t wannabe be talkin’ to some city cop trying to con me man. I don’t want to talk to some flunky pig trying to con me man. Get somebody in charge.

What’s he doing over there!? Get back their man!...

Look at him! He wants to kill me so bad; he can taste it! Huh!?

Attica!... Attica!... Attica!... Attica!... Attica!... Attica!

Tell them to put their guns down! Put their fu*king guns down!

All these cameras gonna get us all killed! Put their fu*king guns down!

Attica!... Attica!... Attica!

BAs Robert Duvall Apocalypse Now Impression

Here’s my classic 1979 Apocalypse Now Robert Duvall “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” impression:

(Bullets and bombs going off all around them!)

Okay, fellas. Quit hiding. Come on! Let’s go! Take off! Dammit!

If I say it’s safe to surf this beach, it’s safe to surf this beach! I’ll surf this whole place! I’ll surf this whole f*cking place!

Give me that R-T soldier.

Dammit, I want that tree line bombed! Blow them back to the Stone Age son!...

Let me take care of this… Get that out of here! (Pushes gun away. Takes baby) Come here now. All right. (Gives baby to another soldier) You put him in my chopper. Get him to the hospital. (Pushing Vietnamese mother towards chopper) No, no, no. You got to go with them. Get it outta here! Take off! Go! Go! Go! Tell my boys I want my board!

Give me those. I want you to take these, and do your stuff in them, over there. (Unfolds shorts) These are a present from me and the boys in the air cav. (Bomb goes off in the ocean. Minutes later, bombs are dropped)

Do you smell that!? Do you smell that!? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Once we bombed a hill for 12 hours. I walked up. Didn’t one find. Didn’t find one stinking body. Not one body. But that gasoline smell… Smelled like… Victory…

Someday, this war is gonna end.

BAs Robert De Niro Taxi Driver Impression

 

Here’s my classic 1976 Robert De Niro Taxi Driver impression:
 
(twirls gun in hand) Huh! (Whips out gun from sleeve) I’m faster than you!… Make the move… It’s your move… Don’t move! I got you!... Are you talking to me!? Are you talking to me!? Are you talking to me!? Who the hell else are you talking to!? I’m the only one standing here! Who else would you be talking to!?… You’re dead.

BAs Marlon Brando On The Waterfront Impression

It wasn’t him Charley. It was you. Remember that night in the garden? You came to my dressing room and said, “Kid, this ain’t your night. We’re going for the price on Wilson. Ain’t my night!? I could have taken Wilson apart. So, what happens? He gets a title shot out in the ballpark. And I get a one-way ticket to Plooka-ville. You’re my brother and you should have looked out for me a little bit, so I wouldn’t have to take all those dives for the short end money… You don’t understand! I could’ve had class! I could’ve been a contender! I could’ve been somebody! Instead of a bum. Which is what I am. Let’s face it!

2022 Projected NFL Standings, Playoff Results, and Super Bowl

 

Here’s my 2022 projected NFL standings, playoff results, and Super Bowl matchup, as well as the winner in my opinion.

NFL Standings

AFC East:

Buffalo Bills

New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins

New York Jets

AFC North:

Baltimore Ravens

Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers

Cleveland Browns

AFC South:

Tennessee Titans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Houston Texans

AFC West:

Kansas City Chiefs

Los Angeles Chargers

Denver Broncos

Las Vegas Raiders

NFC East:

Dallas Cowboys

Washington Commanders

Philadelphia Eagles

New York Giants

NFC North:

Green Bay Packers

Minnesota Vikings

Detroit Lions

Chicago Bears

NFC South:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

New Orleans Saints

Carolina Panthers

Atlanta Falcons

NFC West:

Los Angeles Rams

San Francisco 49ers

Arizona Cardinals

Seattle Seahawks

NFL Playoffs

AFC Playoff Picture:

1. Kansas City Chiefs

2. Buffalo Bills

3. Baltimore Ravens

4. Tennessee Titans

5. Los Angeles Chargers

6. Cincinnati Bengals

7. Denver Broncos

NFC Playoff Picture:

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2. Los Angeles Rams

3. Green Bay Packers

4. Dallas Cowboys

5. New Orleans Saints

6. San Francisco 49ers

7. Arizona Cardinals

 

AFC Wildcard Playoffs:

2. Buffalo Bills defeat 7. Denver Broncos

3. Baltimore Ravens defeat 6. Cincinnati Bengals

5. Los Angeles Chargers defeat 4. Tennessee Titans

 

AFC Divisional Playoffs:

3. Baltimore Ravens defeat 2. Buffalo Bills

1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 5. Los Angeles Chargers

 

AFC Championship Playoff:

1. Kansas City Chiefs defeat 3. Baltimore Ravens

 

NFC Wildcard Playoffs:

2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 7. Arizona Cardinals

3. Green Bay Packers defeat 6. San Francisco 49ers

4. Dallas Cowboys defeat 5. New Orleans Saints

 

NFC Divisional Playoffs:

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat 4. Dallas Cowboys

2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 3. Green Bay Packers

 

NFC Championship Playoff:

2. Los Angeles Rams defeat 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

 

Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs defeat Los Angeles Rams

*I envision a Super Bowl similar to the Chiefs/Rams Monday night game in 2018. 105 points, over a thousand yards, and it’ll come down to which defense can stop the other team’s offense.