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Sat. Jan 04, 2003

Dining on Frozen Cheese

Dining on Frozen Cheese – All week long, we heard the dire warnings. The dreaded winter conditions alone would defeat them, nevermind the fact their foes were unbeaten in such circumstances, or their foes’ nearly unrivaled support from the local populace.

I’m not talking about Afghanistan and the Pashtuns, I’m talking about Green Bay and the Cheeseheads. The Falcons came in and played as if none of it mattered. As John Madden said in the first half when it was 21-0, “They’re just gashing them every way you can be gashed”

He also said, “when Michael Vick played tag as a kid, he was never ’It’” He is so fast, when they show the slow motion instant replay, it looks like everybody is moving in slow motion … except Michael Vick.

Last week when I talked about the fun this Falcons season has been, I said, “The fact it will be extended into the playoffs is icing on the cake. But I don’t expect that icing to be more than one week deep.” After closing the season in such an ugly way, and opening the playoffs in never-defeated-at-home Green Bay on a cold snowy January night, I figured the Falcons just didn’t have the momentum … or the experience … to get past the first week, especially at Green Bay.

After five turnovers, a blocked punt, and a whole lot of Michael Vick, I cheerfully admit how wrong I was. I’m certain my Liberal Lil’ Sis and Michele will be quick to do the same.