Super Bowl VII was really, really boring
I watched the first half of Super Bowl VII on the NFL Network Saturday, for the first time since enduring it live 35 years ago as a young, impressionable, passionate Redskins fan.
The quality of the picture was remarkable, as was the plodding efficiency of the Dolphins.
The most exciting play was the 28-yard TD pass from Bob Griese to Howard Twilley on which Twilley faked Pat Fischer out of his cleats.
I had to leave before the second half, which mirrored my experience in 1973, when the game became so boring and hopeless for the Redskins that I turned the channel.
(Yes, I saw Garo Yepremian’s TD pass to Mike Bass, but that was the ONLY thing that happened in the second half.)
If Big Blue wins, I will be happy for my friends in the Giants organization and my friends outside the team who are fans. But I also wouldn’t mind seeing the Patriots take the ’72 ‘Phins down a peg after what they did to my ‘Skins in '73.
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