Then came Beyonce who show was so hot that everyman in the building got a jolt of power from her and it showed on the opening kickoff where Baltimore’s Jacoby Jones broke the kickoff return record set by Desmond Howard by going 109 yards for the score. After the blackout the 49ers scored quick and in a hurry and made what started to look like a blowout into a slugfest (power of Beyonce).
In the end despite all the craziness, such as the missed calls the missed field goal, and basically the first half shutout, the 49ers made it a damn good game, but the Ravens were able to sustain their comeback, and are now two time Superbowl Champions.
Now what did we learn? We learned that Flacco deserves his money pay the man. Matt Ryan got 70 million before touching the field, Sam Bradford 50 million, Tom Brady, who he beat twice this season, 50 million. Flacco is gonna go through that BS negotiation process, but at the end of the day Joe’s about to get paid.
We learned that Colin Kaepernick as good as he’s been showed he’s human. We spoke on his poise and quick decision-making, and saw both of them get shook up Sunday night. There were countless times when he ignored using the weapon that got him there, his legs. Sure there were times when the Ravens crowded that line and eliminated the 49ers option to run the Pistol, but there were pass plays where he could’ve gotten a few first downs.
It’s the Superbowl and he’s has to go more “Balls to the Wall” and take the hard ass hit from Ray Lewis when the endzone is in sight and it’s 3rd down. That would have made the 4th down maybe 2 or 3 yards easier to go for. Then in that situation on 4th down you have to look to your redzone specialist Randy Moss. I know Ed Reed was coming full blasts but you have to look for the alley-oop to Moss versus Michael Crabtree as great as he is.
We know both teams are going to make legitimate runs for Superbowl titles. The Ravens will have the defense still intact with the exception of Lewis, and Ed Reed may be a question mark, but everyone else is coming back. Ozzie Newsome, the GM for Baltimore has always been great at plugging holes on that tea and if they loose anyone, please believe Newsome will find just the right fits.
Offensively the Ravens just showed that B–More is no longer the defensive team you fear, we learned that their “the team” you fear because now they’re offense is just as potentate as their defense. The special tams never should have surprised anyone because Jones has been getting it all season long.
The 49ers I believe just grew up a little bit more. Last year the NFC championship this year the Superbowl, and if NFL defenses don’t catch on to San Francisco’s offense expect Kaepernick, Vernon Davis, Frank Gore, young LaMichael James, and Crabtree to come back very very hungry. They’re young, and they’re going to be around for years to come.
It was great cap off to a great season. With all the coaching moves we’ve seen, the offseason should be very interesting and that’s going to make next year even more intriguing. Congratulations Ray Lewis you gave us a storybook ending to the season and a storybook ending, to the screenplay that was your actual career.
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