Chilly and The Diva - The Reprise

I was starting to get a little nervous, like I would have to apologize for being wrong. Brett Favre was about to make me eat crow and than I was saved by my favorite, least favorite coach Brad Childress. Don't get me wrong, Chilly is an excellent Offensive Coordinator, but like Chuck Weis, Romeo Crennel, Gregg Williams, Ray Rhodes, Buddy Ryan, he was a better Coordinator than head coach.

I see this all of the time and it almost always rings true, coaches lose games, more than they win them. Case in Point, Chilly during the NFC Championship game. New Orleans and Minnesota were taking turns giving the game away to each other. It was definitely going to be, whomever had the ball last would win kind of a game. And late in the fourth quarter, while the game was tied, the Vikings got into field goal range. Ryan Longwell was well within his range and the way the game was going, Chilly shouldn't take any chances.

With about a minute left in the game, Vikings run a play for no yards and than second down doing the same. It was obvious, they weren't trying to move the ball. So why call a time out with 19 seconds left on third down? Why not let the clock tick down to 10, call a time out, trot the FG Unit on the field and kick the game winner than? I said to my wife, the Vikings are making a huge mistake and sure enough, I was right. After the time out, too many men in the huddle, 5 yard penalty, Vikings out of field goal range? Perhaps. And than the Diva does what the Diva does best, try to do too much - on the next play, he throws an interception.

Saints win the toss in OT, march down the field and kick the game winning field goal to propel them into Super Bowl XLIV in Miami.

So here is what we learned this season, The Diva will waffle on retiring, he will return after training camp and lead his team to an impressive 12-4 record. He'll get his Head Coach a big money extension and the result will be the same, watching the Super Bowl at home like the rest of us.