Tell you what....if the Pats lose today, there will be less ball-washing of the Patriots in the media. And if the Colts win, there will be more of the same about king manning.
But you're right, the media looks for the least common denominator on tv....they want the casual fan to have something to latch on to....thus the over abundance of Brady/Manning/and to a lesser extent Belichick talk. And in the bears game, it'll be urlacher over and over again (compared to other players). And the saints will be constantly be held up as the katrina team....and we'll all be persuaded to rally around the katrina team.
You know what bothered me once, peytonsux, but I've learned not to let it (or the like) bother me? At the end of sb 31, when the packers had beaten the pats, it was All Packers, and practically zero Patriots (you know, in the postgame right after the game). It was all Favre, and zero Pats. And I was pissed off, and said something about it (around Packer fans no less).
But I've learned (I hope I've learned) the media and cbs and fox etc. will do their thing no matter what. They oversimplify things to make it digestible for all people watching the game...so you'll keep it on when the commercials are on, so those companies get a bang for the buck, or millions of bucks as the case may be.
Thus, it's all Brady and Manning. Thankfully during the game, guys like Simms and Nance can break it down for us fans who are more intent on understanding the "whole play", and who did what.
Enjoy the game!
Go Patriots!!!
