{"id":79233,"date":"2017-02-07T14:58:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T14:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=79233"},"modified":"2023-04-14T19:07:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:07:08","slug":"behind-mic-thoughts-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-thoughts-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic:  Thoughts on #51"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I do not think anyone would argue the fact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a> #51 was one of, if not the best, Super Bowl game ever.\u00a0 The drama, the comeback, the overtime, the improbable plays, etc. all made for just a tremendous game.\u00a0 And the telecast had everything from the commercials, to the human interest, to the Gaga extravaganza.\u00a0 As I watched the game, I made some random notes about it all.\u00a0 I thought I would share them with you in just the random way I wrote them down.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/presspass\/bios\/on-air\/joe-buck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Buck <\/a>made an <a href=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/football\/joe-buck-confuses-danny-amendola-with-julian-edelman\/349355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">early mistake<\/a> calling an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/11674\/danny-amendola\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amedola <\/a>catch an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/12649\/julian-edelman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edelman <\/a>catch and then he compounded it by making the mistake again after correcting himself. Obviously, I have been there and from experience I can tell you there is nothing worse than getting off to a bad start during a broadcast.\u00a0 It affects you right away.\u00a0 Naturally, Joe Buck recovered much better than I ever did.\u00a0 I like Joe Buck and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/presspass\/bios\/on-air\/troy-aikman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Troy Aikman<\/a> \u2013 I am not sure why so many do not.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t you want WATSON to do your taxes? That\u2019s what H&amp;R Block says they are using.\u00a0 I just get a sense WATSON would find ALL the possible deductions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UujLUcssIZU\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>There was a small snippet about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispot.tv\/ad\/AFWq\/nfl-the-future-of-football-virtual-player-feat-buddy-teevens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motorized tackling dummies<\/a> used for the safety of the players. It was intriguing, but fleeting.\u00a0 I certainly wanted to know more.\u00a0 I guess whoever promoted it couldn\u2019t afford more air time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>To me, the Honda yearbook commercial was the best and the most creative. It took quite awhile to realize it was a Honda commercial, but the message to chase your dreams from yearbook \u201cnerds\u201d who did just that was intriguing and meaningful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f06ng5cII8o\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>The Bradshaw stain followed by the journey to a Tide removal was funny. Even James Brown got into the act later in the game.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xT85CFxs-lM\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Watching <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/13982\/julio-jones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julio Jones<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlantafalcons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Falcons <\/a>make catches is sheer artistry. He comes off as being almost superhuman.\u00a0 He would have been the hero if\u2026<\/li>\n<li>The last offensive play by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patriots.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New England<\/a>, a flat pass instead of throwing into the end zone, was the worst call of the game. Time could have easily run out if the receiver had not been tackled right away.\u00a0 Therefore, no field goal and, therefore no overtime, and therefore, no victory.\u00a0 A win made that play disappear from everyone\u2019s memory.<\/li>\n<li>Did you find the CURE auto insurance with Todd approaching Mandy the creepiest commercial of the day? The message was \u201cdon\u2019t follow too closely\u201d, but Todd was a weird stalker.\u00a0 It was not funny and bordered on \u201cicky\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HrHpVdgynAA\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>How will someone follow the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladygaga.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lady Gaga<\/a> spectacular? From the 400 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/02\/lady-gaga-halftime-show-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drones <\/a>(amazing), to the leap from the stadium roof, to the show itself, Gaga delivered a Super performance!<\/li>\n<li>In the midst of a critical third down play by Atlanta at the start of the second half, I assume, like me, all of Pennsylvania got an Amber alert. The system, obviously, works.\u00a0 It can even interrupt the Super Bowl.\u00a0 I hope the little girl was found and is back home safely.<\/li>\n<li>Did you wonder, as I did, why New England did not seem to be in any hurry offensively when they were down 28-3? And the slow and steady pace continued right into the fourth quarter.\u00a0 There was no sense of urgency except in my family room.<\/li>\n<li>There must have been @ 10 commercials that I either did not know the product or did not understand the connection to a product. Is that a good commercial?\u00a0 I\u2019ll check with marketing.<\/li>\n<li>I want an Alfa Romeo!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ySBY1OpvNrY\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>In the excitement of the New England late drives, it seemed like everyone on the broadcast forgot about the spectacular Julian Edelman catch. He deserved more credit for the victory.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/player\/tombrady\/2504211\/profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Brady<\/a> IS the best quarterback ever!<\/li>\n<li>The NFL overtime rule is totally unfair. Each team should have the opportunity to have a possession.\u00a0 Allowing a coin toss and one successful drive is unfair to the opponent.<\/li>\n<li>I know there are plenty of Brady haters, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/early-lead\/wp\/2017\/02\/05\/tom-brady-dedicates-super-bowl-li-to-his-ailing-mother\/?utm_term=.7f6e66a51457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scene with his mother<\/a> after the game was heartwarming.<\/li>\n<li>I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patriots.com\/team\/coaches\/roster\/bill-belichick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Belichick<\/a> smile!<\/li>\n<li>The New England crowd booed during the entire Roger Goodell <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/patriots\/2017\/02\/06\/tom-brady-mvp-trophy-roger-goodell-deflategate-super-bowl-2017\/97549474\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trophy presentation<\/a>, remembering Deflategate and the Brady suspension.\u00a0 Maybe that is when Belichick smiled!<\/li>\n<li>My blog prediction last week was New England \u2013 31 Falcons \u2013 27; it was 34-28 \u2013 pretty close!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Final results &#8211; NFL Picks \u2013 Last week \u2013 1-0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>169-95-2 \u2013 64%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I do not think anyone would argue the fact the Super Bowl #51 was one of, if not the best, Super Bowl game ever.\u00a0 The drama, the comeback, the overtime, the improbable plays, etc. all made for just a tremendous game.\u00a0 And the telecast had everything from the commercials, to the human interest, to the&#8230;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"Yoast SEO Relevanssi index exclude","inline_featured_image":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4],"tags":[36,760,761,759,758,571,505,522],"class_list":["post-79233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind-the-mic","category-featured","category-sports","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-bill-belichick","tag-danny-amendola","tag-julian-edelman","tag-lady-gaga","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-super-bowl","tag-tom-brady"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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