The Art Form That Is Sport

Pearl Jam released a documentary a little while ago which chronicles their two shows at Wrigley in the summer of 2016 and the Cubs World Series win a short time later. Eddie Vedder comments that there is an art form to the game which made me think about what "artist" will produce the more beautiful creation this Sunday? On one side you have the proven masters. Brady and Belichick with six championships. On the other side you have the newcomers. Pederson in his second year as a head coach and Foles where Sunday will mark his 43rd start behind center. Artists tend create their best work when they are confident and unencumbered by negative judgment from them self and others. It is obvious that the Patriots have a huge advantage in this category. Or do they? Sure, everyone on that team feeds off of the confidence of the leaders, the ones who have been there before, Brady. But the Eagles have also shown tremendous confidence which is defined as "full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing." No matter what the odds makers say and no matter who gets injured, the Eagles have remained confident in their ability to "create better art." Now, we have to be realistic, the Patriots are the favorite because of their past success contributes to a high level of confidence. But confidence cannot be measured with 100% certainty. It is not like speed, strength, and accuracy which can be measured with stopwatches, weights, and targets. Confidence is a an emotion. Although a person can label their confidence is as high, low, or use a 1-10 scale, it can often be inaccurate and the rater can be deceitful or wrong. Plus, we are talking about a collective confidence of a team, not just the confidence of the quarterback. I'm questioning whether we should automatically assume that the Patriots' confidence level is astronomically higher than that of the Eagles. But, as I've said before, we will find out on Sunday. I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge my bias toward the Eagles. Maybe all of the aforementioned information is inaccurate because of my favoritism. Maybe it is the wishful thinking of a fan who wants to see his team finally win a championship. Or maybe I'm on to something. Sunday at 6:30 cannot come soon enough.  Feel free to provide your two cents on the confidence of the teams, another Super Bowl topic, or comment with a predication.

And for those of you Eagle fans who revel in the underdog roll or have repeatedly referenced David vs. Goliath during this Eagles playoff run, you may enjoy this older Nike commercial as your final hype video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTwZNUBhcI&t=74s
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Plus, here are some Alshon Jeffries' quotes highlighting the brotherhood that exists on this team

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