Bill Simmons Super Bowl Column

raduray · Nov 1, 2015

Bill Simmons tweeted out a link to his Grantland columns archive and I went in and found his Super Bowl column. I hadn't read it before. What a great read! Brought the memories to life. I realize many months have passed, but if you haven't read it, I highly recommend you check it out. A good read for a Sunday without the Pats.

Retro Running Diary: Super Bowl XLIX

PP2 · Nov 1, 2015

Brings back good memories. Easily one of the best pieces he's ever written.

A.C Vegas · Nov 1, 2015

love that read

Fencer · Nov 1, 2015

Stuff that only Simmons would or could pull off writing:

Michaels was the first announcer to save words on injury descriptions by only saying the body part itself. Had he been announcing the last scene of the “Red Wedding,” he would have said that Catelyn Stark was “out with a throat.”

… but wait! They call an illegal downfield block on Amendola even though (a) Seattle is setting more picks than Wes Unseld, and (b) again, SEATTLE SCORED BECAUSE THE UMPIRE RAN A PICK PLAY. Whatever.

an under-pressure Brady burns them with a Gronking To Remember over the middle for 20 huge yards.

the football plopped back down off Kearse’s left leg and then his right leg, buying him time to tip it with his right hand, then it fell into his hands as he remained on his back. Also, he gave birth to a nine-pound baby just because everything else wasn’t unbelievable enough.

Seattle started an Anchorman brawl on Brady’s next kneel, with only one Seahawk getting thrown out even though Gronk fended them off by punching multiple attackers and killing someone with a trident.

pheenix11 · Nov 1, 2015

I still can't believe Moss didn't catch that bomb.

metrowest · Nov 2, 2015

Yep that is a great read -- thanks for sharing.

DarrylS · Nov 2, 2015

Simmons broke the mold at ESPN, now he has moved on he will be really off the leash..

1960Pats · Nov 2, 2015

raduray said:
Bill Simmons tweeted out a link to his Grantland columns archive and I went in and found his Super Bowl column. I hadn't read it before. What a great read! Brought the memories to life. I realize many months have passed, but if you haven't read it, I highly recommend you check it out. A good read for a Sunday without the Pats.

Retro Running Diary: Super Bowl XLIX

I don't know why, but I hadn't read that before. It was a great way to start a Monday morning.

Oswlek · Nov 2, 2015

For some reason, when I saw this thread I thought it was about this article. It's safe to click, I promise.

aluminum seats · Nov 2, 2015

Oswlek said:
For some reason, when I saw this thread I thought it was about this article. It's safe to click, I promise.

That's another great one.

My favorite part of the Seattle Super Bowl piece is about Belichick not calling the time out. By now, we've heard from BB, the strategy has been discussed and understood. But at the time, I'm sure I wasn't the only one wondering why a timeout wasn't being called. Simmons' piece was the first one to really get to the truth of it. Awesome.

Pat the Pats Fan · Nov 2, 2015

GREAT READ for a Monday morning.....brought a big smile to my face at work.....people wondering, is he looking at porn......

raduray · Nov 2, 2015

Oswlek said:
For some reason, when I saw this thread I thought it was about this article. It's safe to click, I promise.

Another great read. With the benefit of hindsight, I love this quote:

"Now we have a 10-year grace period. No matter what happens over the next 10 years, we won the Super Bowl. Nobody can take that away from us."

Little did he know that we'd win two more in the next three years.

everlong · Nov 2, 2015

The first one fell apart after Jermaine Kearse dropped a gorgeous lob pass on New England’s 20

Except Malcolm Butler grabbed his arm as the ball arrived causing the drop. One of the more underrated plays of the game with the announcers never taking notice or giving credit.

Oswlek · Nov 2, 2015

The answer: He’s not like any other coach. Of anyone — seriously, of anyone — he’s the one guy who would stand there and say, “You know what? I think Pete Carroll might screw this up. I’m not doing anything even if I don’t have the best hand. I’m gonna let him raise the pot. CHECK.”

My interest in Simmons has waned in recent years, but it is astounding how close this is to how Belichick himself described that moment.

Start at 2:30

n6249c · Nov 2, 2015

aluminum seats said:
That's another great one.

My favorite part of the Seattle Super Bowl piece is about Belichick not calling the time out. By now, we've heard from BB, the strategy has been discussed and understood. But at the time, I'm sure I wasn't the only one wondering why a timeout wasn't being called. Simmons' piece was the first one to really get to the truth of it. Awesome.

Best coaching decision ever, just another reason he is the GOAT coach. Practiced it. Coached his player up. Won the chess match with the opposing coach. Amazing!

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