Thoughts on (Not So) Super Bowl XL

There have been 40 Super Bowls. Of the 19 that were decided by less than two touchdowns, this was the worst.

Poorly played. Someone tell Ben Roethlisberger that Chad Pennington called and he wants him arm back. It's unlikely any QB will ever again play that poorly and still win the Super Bowl. You know you're in trouble when the best pass of the day is thrown by a wide receiver.

Poorly officiated. The refs weren't favoring Pittsburgh, it just seemed that way because the majority of the calls they blew went against Seattle.

Poorly coached by Mike Holmgren, who looked like a graduate of the Herm Edwards School of Clock Management.

Weak excuses from Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for missing the pre-game introduction of past-Super Bowl MVPs. Tiger Woods demands an appearance fee ... but at least he admits it. Good job by whoever at the NFL made the call to say no to Montana and Bradshaw's inflated senses of self-worth.

Weak commercials. If it wasn't for some gratuitous violence (always entertaining), the ads wouldn't have produced as much as a chuckle all evening. Where is Terry Tate, Office Linebacker when you need him?

Heck, the Rolling Stones can do no wrong in my book and even they weren't 100% on top of their game. At least they got to do their thing (network bleeps notwithstanding) and weren't conned into a lip-synched half-time embarrassment with some no-talent flavor of the week (anyone seen Justin Timberlake lately?).