Wide receiver Randy Moss was a disgruntled Patriot still in Minnesota's rearview mirror. Quarterback Brett Favre? Sure, he was looking and playing older, but Grandpa Snaps remained a punchline only for his primadonnaness, rather than the butt of jokes for some decidedly nonbutt cell photos. Today, they know it as the blind intersection where bigtime sports and the National Enquirer violently collide.It can't be totally scripted but I believe that the people running the show work with the officials to give an edge to the teams they want to see make it. They have to find a way to get everyone to watch the Superbowl and not just the fans of the 2 teams playing in it. So they find the teams that carry the most drama that can get us more excited to watch the games.

I would like to send out a special Congratulations to Jamon Meredith. I've known him since we were kids. We all knew he would make something of himself on the football field.I think Jonah Lomu also could have made th