Bill Belichick Was the Super Bowl MVP

I didn’t really have an MVP per se this game unless you were going to give it to Bill Belichick for his outstanding game planning from a defensive standpoint. Keep in mind, in these playoffs this New England defense stoned the high octane LA Chargers offense. Then shutdown Patrick Mahomes in the first half on the road in Arrowhead before the league’s MVP finally broke loose in the second half. Then of course, yesterday’s complete shutdown of the LA Rams for both halves.

So, in essence, in five out of six halves of play in post season, the Patriots were stellar on the defensive side of the ball. Absolutely stellar with a group of players who don’t have high name recognition.

Bill Belichick did something even Saben couldn’t do this season in the age of ping pong spread football…namely, he put a defense on the field which could deal with the spread. Maybe every Big 12 coach should study what Belichick and did see if this can be transferred to the college game. Note to Lincoln Riley, start studying what Belichick did against Kansas City and Los Angeles.

There is no longer a question as to whom is the best professional coach in all of professional sports in the collective bargaining agreement era. It is Bill Belichick whether you hate him or not.

And if Brady comes back I will have the Patriots as my odds on favorite to reach the Super Bowl again next season even if Gronk does retire.

Belichick isn’t only an X’s and O’s guru, but more than any other coach I’ve seen he understands how to evaluate and integrate players into his system of football.

He was my MVP in this Super Bowl. Tony Romo was second. And Jeff Bridges third.

Jared Goff, Sean McVay, Phil Sims, and Adam Levine not so much.

I hate that football season is over, but unlike so many in this part of the uneducated redneck bubba country… I’m passionate about hockey so I will seamlessly pivot to the goal achieving portion of the NHL season while of course following the Thunder as well. Color me a multi-tasker. Tramel…not as much.

You’ll notice the NFL has tried to implement the Stanley Cup feel into their trophy prestation yesterday with Woolfolk, Emmitt Smith, and Broadway Joe Namath…but they should stop that. There’s only one Stanley Cup.

Look at Emmitt Smith with the white gloves. Gary Bettman should sign him to assist with Lord Stanley’s Cup presentation later this spring. Emmitt gets it. You don’t want to risk scratching the cup with a ring. Joe Namath is still clueless. That must be from him going to Alabama for his schooling. I’m guessing Emmitt is a Dallas Stars fan.

When I saw this coupled with the Bruins 1-0 shutout over Ovechkin yesterday–it got me now totally psyched for hockey. Boston netminder Tuuka Rask notched his 253rd career win yesterday it puts him as the winningest goalie in Boston Bruin history… and given that he was a career 1-15-2 against the Caps before yesterday the shutout was huge. So there is hope for Westbrook even though he once choked on the big stage in Boston in the last fifteen seconds. Billy Donovan should have of course called the timeout and put the ball into Schroder and PG’s hands for that last play, but some people are so stupid they can’t even be helped by the basketball gods for more than seven games. Damn.