Right now, The French quarter is either at work with a state-wide hangover or cracking open another brew on their 13th straight hour of celebrating. Either way, I would love to be a part of what is now going to be the worlds longest Mardi Gras celebration. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints as they overcame the Indy powerhouse and won their first Superbowl in franchise history. Although last year was one of the most memorable Super Bowls in my lifetime, the Saints and Colts managed to have one entertaining follow up. Here is a recap of the 10 biggest things I saw/learned from SB44.

1) Drew Brees is one class act. To tell someone that Drew Brees outplayed Peyton Manning, they may have laughed at you. 32-39 288 yards and two TD’s solidified him the MVP of the game. Holding his son while raining confetti almost brought a tear to my eye. It’s hard to believe someone so talented and so genuine came out of Purdue. Elite QB’s were always synonymous with Tom Brady, Brett Favre, and Peyton Manning. This win officially put Drew Brees into the top echelon with his fellow colleagues.

2) Perfection. A friend of mine said the Colts screwed up once to the Saints none. He was right. The Saints only had 3 penalties for 19 yards and an impressive 0 turnovers. The crucial Manning interception non only helped keep the momentum in the Saints favor, but also pretty much closed the door to the Colts as it became a 3 possession game.

3) Superbowl Soundtrack. Not even including the halftime performance by the Who I heard more variety of songs than a weekend at Bonnaroo. Off the top of my head, Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Metallica, Jay-Z, T-Pain, Beyonce, Cheap Trick, Pat Benetar, and sigh… Charles Barkley.

4) Continuing with music. Arcade Fire set to slow motion video of NFL players was the sweetest thing ever. Chills hopped down my spine when Reggie Bush did his jump in the endzone to the song.

5) Dwight Freeney’s ankle was the most over-hyped thing since sliced bread. Anyone who actually thought he wouldn’t play in the Superbowl was naive. The man showed no sign of slowness or any excruciating pain the entire game. Glad to see the Saints still took every precaution they could and minus one sack, they did a great job keeping him in check.

6) Don’t get me wrong, I love me some Who… But I would have much rather seen Carrie Underwood come back on stage at halftime with that white suit on… or off, her choice.

7) Marques Colston = future Braylon Edwards? Yes he is the number one receiver and I am still a fan of his work… BUT he had some more drops yesterday, something you can’t have from your number one receiver. The Saints are stacked to the ceiling with wideout threats, and I don’t think would miss Colston’s presence if he were to get dealt. The last time he has broken 100 yards receiving? November 30th. Not to mention only one TD since December 13th. He is a huge fan favorite in Nawlins, and he does have the height… maybe I’m just remorseful due to his lack of output on my fantasy team this year.

8 ) Charles Barkley should never do a commercial again. Ever. That goes double for Joe Montana and whatever the hell a Shape-up is.

9) For a solid half hour I thought the Who drummer was Sean William Scott with a wig on. Seriously, go on youtube and check for yourself.

10) Brett Favre 2020 commercial was great… although in the back of everyone’s head, we could all see it actually happening.

Bonus) Tracy Porters haircut makes me want to shave words into my head now. I’m willing to sell out too, people. Advertisers, for the right price I’ll be a walking billboard