Two weeks too much time

Have you ever talked to any fan who likes the fact that there's two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl? And I'm not talking about TV manufacturers who happen to be fans. Who other than the NFL thinks an extra week of hype is necessary? I guarantee you that even if you're a hard-core Pats fan you're going to get sick of hearing about Brady's foot sometime between now and Feb. 3 (if you're not already).

I know there's a lot of money involved, a ton of TVs are sold during these two weeks, the NFL wants to generate as much hype as possible and people aren't going to refuse to watch just because they're sick of it. So basically what incentive does the NFL have to take it back down to one week? That's the problem. I just want to point out that there are a lot of people who don't like the fact that it's two weeks. Like Marty Strasen of TBO.Com, who says a one-week layoff is a better option and points out that the game is big enough as it is and most of the 13 Super Bowls played after a two-week break (since Super Bowl XX) have been duds.

An interesting analysis on RotoWire.Com points out that most of the Super Bowls that followed one-week layoffs have been upsets. Very few that followed two-week layoffs were upsets. And in this case, I'm sure the underdog Giants would rather not give Brady an extra week for his foot to feel better.

And it's more likely to be a blowout. Of the 11 Super Bowls decided by 20 points or more, just one occurred when the teams had one week of preparation - 2003's 48-21 rout of the Oakland Raiders by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.