While everyone was rooting for a Harbaugh vs. Harbaugh Super Bowl, I had someone else I was hoping would find a spot in the big game.
As it turns out, neither of the Harbaughs will be coaching in the Super Bowl. Jim’s 49ers lost to the Giants; John’s Ravens fell to the Patriots.
John had ties to the Eagles, he was a longtime special teams boss for Andy Reid; Jim did not. But it was his Niners I was backing, and that also has a special teams connection.
I wanted to see David Akers win a Super Bowl.
Yes, the same guy that kicked for so many years for the Eagles, only to be kicked by the curb by the team after Andy Reid decided to throw him under the bus for a playoff loss the Eagles lost by five points after Akers missed two field goals.
Football is a pretty cold business, but Akers deserved better. After he signed on with the 49ers, Akers took out full-page ads here to thank the Philly fans.
As it turns out, both games left us with some memorable goats. The Ravens’ kicker Billy Cundiff put a nasty hook on a 32-yard field goal that would have tied the game and sent it to OT.
And Kyle Williams fumbled a punt to set up the Giants for the winning field goal in OT.
I don’t know how many more chances Akers will get. That’s why I wanted him to be able to come back here and shine that big ring in the faces of Reid, Joe Banner and Jeff Lurie.
Instead, a special teams mistake left the Niners out of the Super Bowl. Another one did the same to the Ravens.
Talk about a kick in the gut.
As it turns out, neither of the Harbaughs will be coaching in the Super Bowl. Jim’s 49ers lost to the Giants; John’s Ravens fell to the Patriots.
John had ties to the Eagles, he was a longtime special teams boss for Andy Reid; Jim did not. But it was his Niners I was backing, and that also has a special teams connection.
I wanted to see David Akers win a Super Bowl.
Yes, the same guy that kicked for so many years for the Eagles, only to be kicked by the curb by the team after Andy Reid decided to throw him under the bus for a playoff loss the Eagles lost by five points after Akers missed two field goals.
Football is a pretty cold business, but Akers deserved better. After he signed on with the 49ers, Akers took out full-page ads here to thank the Philly fans.
As it turns out, both games left us with some memorable goats. The Ravens’ kicker Billy Cundiff put a nasty hook on a 32-yard field goal that would have tied the game and sent it to OT.
And Kyle Williams fumbled a punt to set up the Giants for the winning field goal in OT.
I don’t know how many more chances Akers will get. That’s why I wanted him to be able to come back here and shine that big ring in the faces of Reid, Joe Banner and Jeff Lurie.
Instead, a special teams mistake left the Niners out of the Super Bowl. Another one did the same to the Ravens.
Talk about a kick in the gut.
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