February 14, 2008
Peyton Manning's hilarious United Way spoof
Don't know why football is such a ripe area for satire, as I blogged on twice recently -- Cute football videos and Ask Michael Wilbon? Not! -- but here's another classic from Saturday Night Live:
I think this video captures why Peyton Manning is all over the airways and Tom Brady is not ... Manning has a great Q (likeability) rating, Brady for all his ostensible humility and team-first attitude seems to be a guy all about supermodel girlfriends and getting off stage as quickly as possible after a game.
I missed until now that The Onion has been having a field day with anti-Patriots sentiment:
Patriots Proud Of Defeating Whoever That Last Team Was
FOXBOROUGH, MA—Patriots quarterback Tom Brady diplomatically emphasized that defeating whoever it was they had just played gave him and his teammates a great sense of accomplishment during his post-game press conference Sunday. "It's always very satisfying to get out there and get a win against…against those guys," Brady said, adding that it was a mistake to take those other guys for granted as they were capable of making a few plays. "They definitely had some sort of game plan, and they were running around fairly fast out there. We overcame a lot to triumph over, uh, you know, them." According to Brady, the Patriots still need to correct a number of mistakes during the week's practices, execute better, and prepare for that one team they have to defeat next.
And here's a classic:
Patriots' Season Perfect For Rest Of Nation
FOXBOROUGH, MA—As the once-invincible, still-insufferable Patriots attempt to come to grips with their 17-14 Super Bowl loss to the Giants, the death of their dream to go undefeated, and the possible end of their dynasty, almost every other person in America is reveling in what they consider the perfect ending to New England's season."I just couldn't imagine a better ending to the Patriots odyssey," said Simon Williams, a Kansas City-area football fan who usually watches the college game but found himself caught up in the Patriots' sheer loathsomeness during the season. "The utter lack of humility they displayed alongside an equal lack of any joy in the game, that toad of a coach, and that cologne-ad quarterback… If they have to act that badly while playing that well, you really want to see them fail in the biggest way possible. Thank God almighty, that's what we got."
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