Championship Sunday Recap

1. The Patriots did not win the AFC Championship, Baltimore lost it. The Ravens had plenty opportunities to win it and they failed to cash in. They controlled Brady and held him to zero touchdown passes. Still luck and some shoddy and questionable officiating were on the side of the Patriots.

2. A question was posed to Peter King and the writer wondered if John Harbaugh was a good coach? I'm not sure if I can say he's not a good coach but I think he made some questionable decisions. One was when Ray Rice got hurt in the 4th quarter, Ricky Williams came in and as my cousin Mark put it, "He was running in Beast Mode!!." Williams was stiff-arming defenders in the backfield and dragging defensive backs for 4 and 5 yards, so why would you pull him on the potential game tying drive? The other issue I question is not calling a timeout to have the booth at least some time to review the Lee Evans dropped TD pass. Its those little attention to details that cost the Ravens and it makes fans question the head coaches ability to lead this team.

3. Flacco actually stepped up and made some good throws. He did throw the one interception but that didn't hurt them because the Ravens got the ball back. It amazes me how critical people are of him. He's better than Trent Dilfer (although Dilfer has a ring) but not nearly as good as Big Ben. If you compare him to the rest of the quarterbacks taken in his class he has the most playoff wins. I think the Falcons would prefer him to Matt Ryan.

4. I said the Packers Achilles heel was that they could not run the ball. The Patriots run game is even worse. People barely even know who their running backs are. The lack of a running game actually plays into the Giants hand. Its not like they are going to find it in two weeks.

5. Not sure if people's dislike comes from Belicheck or Brady. In talking to people its split 50/50. I just don't like the smugness and arrogance both guys portray.

6. The 49ers with such a rich history of wide receivers: Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Terrell Owens, and Brent Jones, now have the worse receiving core in the history of the NFL. 1 reception for a receiver is awful. I know they run Stanford offense with two tight-ends but the receivers need to get open. Their performance was AWFUL

7. "The Tip-Toe Burglar" aka Brandon Jacobs, faded away again in a big game again. The Giants need him to play well to win the Super Bowl. He can't be running east and west for as big as he is.

8. Patrick Willis is the Ray Lewis of the NFC. Love watching him hit everything that moves in a different uniform. He doesn't get a lot of coverage because he is on the west coast.

9. Who knew Ted Ginn Jr. was so important on Special Teams? Kyle Williams was trying to make a name for himself when he should have just held onto the ball.

10. Why is Tom Coughlin not mentioned among elite NFL coaches? Maybe taking his Giants to the Super Bowl twice in four years people will start to recognize.