DMN: Thomas’ play, not his words, hurt him

C'mon Mike, I know you are a Springsteen fan but at least give The Who a chance to impress you.

I predict a medley involving Baba O'Rielly, Won't Get Fooled Again and Who Are You.

And I'll take the Saints and the points.

If Adalius Thomas is cut and he lands with the Jets and plays well, it will just prove he was dogging it this year.... the guy is a bum....

And Mike, how in the world can you put Springsteen ahead of the Who? The Who is like the Colts and Springsteen would be the Rams..... And speaking of Springsteen, why does he always look like he's constipated when he sings?

Wow, a double major letdown. Guess Lombardi is not a rock 'n roll fan. Townshend is one of the greatest guitarists ever.

The Ron Turner comment is odd, considering Tom Moore/Peyton Manning seem to be the pinnacle of NFL offensive knowledge and RT's body of work in Chicago was less than stellar.

Wow, a double major letdown. Guess Lombardi is not a rock 'n roll fan. Townshend is one of the greatest guitarists ever.

Mike is a liberal so it stands to reason he would slurp Springsteen. He probably wants Olberman on at halftime too.

Peyton and the Colts will get their points, but as a Saints fan, here is my biggest concern - Larry Coyer was in Tampa for two seasons before moving to Indy this year. That seems like a pretty significant piece of info that not many (any?) of the "experts" have discussed. No, he wasn't the DC, but in prepping for and playing the Saints four times since the beginning of 2007, he has seen pretty much everything we could throw at the Colts. BTW - Saints were 1-3 vs TB in those games, and averaged 20.3 ppg.

Mike, I'm a NJ guy and a Raider fan and I read you religiously. But Bruce Springsteen is not the God you make him out to be. He's great. But give me Baba O'Reilly over Rosalita any day!

Stick to football, Mikey!

Mike, you've got to be kidding me about The Who. The Who will be playing arguably the best rock anthem of all time! I remember in the pregame last year when they interviewed Springsteen and he said that he wasn't even a football fan!!! I mean come on, Carrie Underwood too! While your football knowledge is immense, your music choice is suspect. But hey, there's no accounting for taste.

I love your site Mike.

The Who will be an outstanding halftime show for the Super bowl.....in all honesty it is the only act that could follow the Boss in my opinion

Denver, don't forget Carrie dated Tony Romo.

It won't make any difference what the Who play--Pete Townshead is deaf, oh yeah keep your kids away from him.

A football fan? Springsteen is not even a sports fan. Who else in the history of mankind has ever referred to a baseball pitch as a "speedball" Embarrassing.

I have no problem with The Who as rockers, but can't we get any body under 60 to perform?

If I were the Bears I would make a play for Marshall. It would allow The Donkey's to move him out of the AFC so that they would only face him once in a while. Cutler would be happy and it would allow the Bears to become more of a solid passing game. I would be happy to see him gone from the AFC West. This kid can play!

I think there is just a lack of big artists under 50. They've kind of run the gambit when it comes to older rock musicians (The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Prince, Aerosmith, Paul McCartney), and there isn't a lot of family friendly music out there. I don't know what's next, my guess, AC DC maybe. Probably more likely Coldplay or something like that.

The Who Dat?
Minus John Entwistle(RIP), is it the same thing?

Found a new appreciation of The Boss while looking up some music and interviews of Roy Orbison. His describing another legend gives you a deeper appreciation of his own approach to writing music, and more importlantly, the kind of personal values the man emobides as a man of the people.

A Carrie Underwood lookalike works at a nearby diner, only brown hair and brown eyes, cue the Van Morrsion music....

The Who is, was and always will be better than The Boss even without Keith Moon and John Entwhistle. Springstein is an overrated, wannabe-man-of-the-people while Pete Townshend is one of the top 5 geniuses in R&R history.
Seriously Born to Run, Rosalita..whatever, none of them are in the class of Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Reilly or the first five songs on Tommy.
Love ya Mike and I look forward to your columns and BS Report appearances (not as much as I look forward to JackO, but still).
Just look at Tommy. It was the first rock opera. It was made into a movie. It was made into a hit Broadway musical. Pinball Wizard and See Me Feel Me came from it.
Look at Who's Next. Pete Townshend, a guitarist, introduces the synthesizer to R&R. Baba O'Reilly, Behind Blue Eyes and, the anthem of all anthems, Won't Get Fooled Again.
Let's not forget the great 60's stuff like My Generation, I Can See for Miles, The Kids are Alright (also the name of one of the first and best rockumentaries), Happy Jack, Magic Bus.
It's not even close.

I agree that The Who, especially sans Entwistle and Moon (double RIP), isn't even a shadow of their old selves. Still better than tafkap a few years ago. More ego than all the players combined there...

Here's an interview from Billboard Mag...
“We’re kinda doing a mashup of stuff,” [Pete Townsend] tells Billboard. “A bit of ‘Baba O’Riley’ [CSI: NY], a bit of ‘Pinball Wizard,’ a bit of the close of ‘Tommy,’ a bit of ‘Who Are You,’ [CSI] and a bit of ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ [CSI: Miami]. It works — it’s quite a saga. A lot of the stuff that we do has that kind of celebratory vibe about it — we’ve always tried to make music that allows the audience to go a bit wild if they want to. Hopefully it will hit the spot.

I guess 3 Dog Night wasn't available.... what do you expect from people that hire a freaking French Canadian to sing the Star Spangled Banner before SB XXXVIII. (remember that one, Mike?)

Well,

I must say that Brandon Marshall has been controversial to say the least for my Broncos. I hope that things can be salvaged but now more than ever I'm convinced B-Marsh has a few loose screws. When he's right, no one can cover him but he sure brings a lot of baggage and we have nothing to show for his talent at this juncture. I'm convinced Commish Goodell is committed to labor peace and I honestly think a new CBA will be reached. Concessions must be made, but it's all about growing the pie. Even a math dummy like me knows, the bigger the pie, the more is available for everyone. Nice work, Lombardi, and yes, Larry Coyer helping the Buccaneers the past few seasons could be difficult for the Saints to counter but I think both Manning and Brees will be awesome. This will be a great game!

To be honest, I wish they didn't even have a huge band performance at halftime -- knowing that the performances are going to be taped and lip-synched, you can practically feel the artistic integrity being squeezed out of the artist. Back in the day, didn't half-time include the punt, pass and kick competition among young kids? I'd rather they do that -- something that nobody has to watch but would make somebody feel fantastic. High school marching bands from the two teams' cities would be good too.

AD's interview the other day was utterly bizarre. He complained about being confused after an early-season meeting with Belichick, and that confusion lingering throughout the season. Here's a thought, Adalius -- if you're confused about what the man means, ASK him what he means. And maybe, just maybe, your coach is going to come down on you a bit harder for being late to a morning meeting when they'd lost the preceding week and the day before he told the entire team that they'd have to get very, very serious if they wanted to succeed as a team.

One thing that's a bit bizarre here in DC is how quiet Shanahan and the Skins are being. That's VERY unusual for the Daniel in the off-season, but a good sign for Shanahan.

I'd like to hear some expanded commentary on the Adalius Thomas situation. I thought he played well the prior two season factoring in that he switched positions in 2007 and was injured in 2008 (the guy had 2 sacks in the Super Bowl two years ago).

You're right, he was not productive this year. However, he was rarely rushing the passer and in primary passing situations he never saw the field. That's not his fault; I'd just like to understand where the disconnect was.

OK i must admit.
I really dislike S'teen (for his politics more than anything) 1. i'm not lib and hes left of lib and 2. i like performers to just shut up and sing.
But, I saw him in Mobile in 1979 or 80 and he did 1.5 hours took a break and did another 1.5 hours. (This was his good stuff too from his Born to Run album, not that crappy Born in the USA stuff.)
It was by far the best concert i've ever seen.
But I still hate his politics.

This year i am looking forward to halftime more than any other I can remember. The Who is a legendary rock band and they are on a short list of bands worthy of an event as big as the Super Bowl. I guess if they are committed to 60 year olds, the next one might be Pink Floyd. Nobody puts on a show like they do. They'd probably run a flying pig across the stadium or build a wall on the fifty yard line while they play. I figure they go with the old folks because they are least likely to have a wardrobe malfunction. Either that or everybody who watches football is from that generation. That's a scary thought.

5. Looking forward to hearing Carrie Underwood perform, more than The Who. Not sure how The Who got the call. From Bruce Springsteen last year to The Who this year is a major, major letdown.

And Carrie Underwood has talent, Rush Lombardi?

Can't stand The Who, but Carrie Underwood is strictly high school talent night with a blond mop and a round bottom. In other words, the only reason you get up every morning, Rush Lombardi.

I am at a loss why anyone would call Springsteen "The Boss". Maybe its because he has such good musicians backing him. They should have brought in "The Guess Who" to sing their hit "American Woman", not "The Who"

To paraphrase a certain football coach:

"HALFTIME SHOWS !, YOU WANT TO TALK HALFTIME SHOWS? DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT HALFTIME SHOWS !

Personally I haven't watched a halftime show in 40 years.To much BS and to much to take care of before the game comes back on. They could have a high school marching band for all I care !

The Who totally rocks. Considering the acts they have had lately this is a big deal for us rockers. Springsteen is a minor leaguer compared to U2, The Stones, Tom Petty, Paul McCartney and The Who. How did that sissy Prince ever get that gig? I haven't known anyone who liked his music, not a single person male or female. Janet Jackson? A dud and a disaster for free speech. A great band will rock us out at half time. Carrie Underwood is a good young talent on her way. She'll be okay and she is pretty! Next Year Led Zeppelin!

That guy you called a sissy has had more trim in the last year than you've had in your entire life.

Prince is a musical genious on par w/ Stevie Wonder and Lennon & McCartney.

The NFL could go tad younger though: How about Pearl Jam ?

How about John Fogerty of CCR? Saw him live several years ago and he can still bring it. As I recall, he did a solid halftime show at Thanksgiving a couple years ago.

I tend to disagree with people who say that the Who are undoubtedly better than the Boss even without Keith Moon. You don't just replace one of the best 5 drummers ever.

But Keith Moon alone would top the Boss, and the Who in their heyday were at a level the Boss could never dream of.

haha lombardi writes a long column and all the comments are about his last non-football related note...funny

Prince would be welcome anytime, he was sporting the stage with Beyonce at the Grammy awards? Unfortunately, the coronation for King Favre had a slight setback, so Prince was not on the set list. He is a football fan and big fan of Minnesota and its Vikings. Give the hometown hero his props.

Mr. Lombardi, I will let you insult me; I will let you say you think my house is ugly; you may even disrespect my car. But to say "The Who" is a major letdown from Springsteen? Those, sir, are fighting words. Please don't reapeat them,. Or if you do, well- let your conscience be your guide.

I've hated the halftime shows for as long I can remember because it's almost never a person or band that has been relevant for a couple of decades. And as has been previously mentioned, it's not even a real live performance. Instead of just trotting out great musicians that haven't put out a record in a generation, why not pair them with a modern artist or group or similar or even contrasting styles? They could sing each other's songs and it would be a little more fresh than just coming out and playing their two or three biggest hits and sounding just like it did on the CD. We could have had The Stones with Franz Ferdinand, maybe the Who and Coldplay, Springsteen and Green Day, Petty and John Mayer, and on and on. That would certainly be more watchable than it is now.

I'm not that great...I'm actually overrated, and all the Libs overrate me because of my politics.

Mike: The Who is a great choice because it is extremely rare to see them perform, so all eyes will be on it. After so many years in retirement, it is a fair question whether they can pull it off. I suspect they will although it won't have the power or energy of the 70s and 80s. when they got back together to perform post 9-11 it was inspiring. For better or worse, this performance will define who the Who is. Who are you to say no to that? Tell me.

Saw Daltrey & Townshend perform an acoustic set on the NFL Network Thursday. It consisted of "Behind Blue Eyes" (afave of mine), "Pinball Wizard", and "Won't Get Fooled Again". It was a solid set with Daltrey also contributing on guitar. I have my Who's Next LP cover displayed in my living room and I'll be ready for The Who and their support musicians.

I've heard abouy Lambarti's column, supposedly he 's a good football analist or writer, how so, is he like the Tom Arnoll of Roasann or the Arnold Swarchneger of Maria Shriver Kennedy, just ridding on his relative's last name???? What crentuals does he really posses, as far as journalism expertise on professional football or music for that matter?Come on he is the like the many weathermen and women, just BLAH BLAH AND BLAH !!!!!!! If he any relative of the great Vince Lambardi, don't insult him!!! There are way too many people out there wanting to be famous only because they have the name, give us all a break!!!

It goes to show football fans have lousy taste in music.

I'm sure Petey Townshend is a huge George Bush fan. /sarcasm

As a 1979 HS grad, listening to The Who embodied the anger felt by a teenager. Anger that I took out on linebackers from my FB position whenever I could. "Behind Blue Eyes" was like an anthem to pissed-off kids like me.

The Who 31, Lombardi 17. Final. MVP to Townshend.