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Mitch Perry Report for 4.4.16 – Time to play ball

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If the Tampa Bay Rays ever get a new, retractable domed stadium somewhere in the Tampa Bay area, days like Sunday are the days that stadium’s roof would be open. You couldn’t get better weather conditions to kick off the 2016 Major League Baseball season here, where the Rays dropped their home opener to the outstanding Toronto Blue Jays, who some experts predict could be in the World Series this fall. I’ll avoid writing about what a big drop off…

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For once, Peyton Manning is being compared with worst QBs

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Just like that, and Denver’s Peyton Manning is on the wrong side of the room. For most of his career, he has been among the most celebrated of quarterbacks. He has the nifty nickname, “The Sheriff.” He has all the records. He has so many comebacks. And now, in what may be his final game, he is just another guy. That, as much as anything, provides the intrigue for Sunday’s Super Bowl game against Carolina. Forever, the comparisons to Manning have…

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Ron Rivera, Gary Kubiak have guided teams to Super Bowl

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For NFL franchises, the key to success is to know when to change coaches, like the Denver Broncos, and when to stand pat, like the Carolina Panthers. Both teams made it work out on the way to this year’s Super Bowl. The Broncos came to a mutual parting with former John Fox and brought in Gary Kubiak, who has done a terrific job. He got five wins from backup quarterback Brock Osweiler, and he has helped to transform the Broncos…

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If quarterbacks don’t decide this Super Bowl, then who will?

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The quarterbacks. When there is an NFL game played, form the lowliest preseason game to the Super Bowl, it’s always about the quarterback, isn’t it? From Joe Montana to Tom Brady to Terry Bradshaw to Bart Starr. From Trent Dilfer to Brad Johnson to Jeff Hostetler to Mark Rypien, the Super Bowl is a quarterback’s game. You can be Joe Namath or Doug Williams or John Elway, and your franchise depends on you. But if this game isn’t about Carolina’s Cam…

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Panthers take easy victory over Arizona in NFC Title game

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This time, the Carolina Panthers didn’t slow down. The Panthers overwhelmed the Arizona Cardinals Sunday night, rolling to a 49-15 victory in the NFC title game. The victory means that the Panthers will play against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. The previous week, the Panthers had taken a 31-0 halftime lead against Seattle, but eased up and the Seahawks came within 31-24 before losing. This time, there was no letup. The Panthers took a 24-7 halftime lead, but…

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Fans should pay attention to Cam Newton vs. Carson Palmer

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The conversation, of course, will be about Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Isn’t it always? Brady has so many Super Bowl rings (four). Manning has so many MVP awards (5). Brady has won 11 of the 16 meetings. Manning has most of the NFL record book. So let the fans argue as they prepare to meet again. Except someone should point this out: the other quarterback matchup will be better. This time, Manning-Brady is the less impressive matchup of the…

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Carolina’s big first half gets the Panthers to NFC title game

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For the Carolina Panthers, the start was so good it was able to keep them from being finished. The Panthers scored 31 points in the first two quarters of Sunday’s game, which allowed then to hold off the Seattle Seahawks‘ furious comeback in the last two of their NFC Divisional Playoffs. Carolina won, 31-24, to advance to their first NFC title game in 10 seasons. “It’s great, it’s what you strive for and what you work for, and it’s been…

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