02/08/2026
Old Dog needs this on the record...
I picked the Seahawks to win today's Big Game™️, 28-21.
But I can't get this nagging feeling out of my gut.
I had this gut feeling the past two weeks that New England could surprise the world.
But running all the scenarios through my logic, I couldn't see a way for them -- rationally -- for them to take out Seattle.
But still...
Here's my problem. Tomorrow is my daughter's birthday. She would have been 33 on February 9.
She ADORED Mike Vrabel. Not, like, she liked him as a coach. She LOVED him...he was her dream man.
Despite the Pats having a historically easy schedule, somehow Vrabel won the NFL Coach of the Year, over other finalists who MAY have been more qualified. Guys like Liam Coen of the Jaguars), Ben Johnson from the Bears, the Seahawks' Mike Macdonald, and Kyle Shanahan of the 49ers.
He won it 4 days before Lauren's birthday.
So I think the thing that is nagging at me is whether or not Lauren is sitting on Vrabel's shoulder today, looking for chances to inject herself into the outcome.
So for the records, my brain continues to believe the 'Hawks will win 28-21. My heart equivocates somewhat, wondering if the New England running game and super soph quarterback Drake Maye will show up large in the big game.
My memory of Lauren, however, screams at me to never doubt Mike Vrabel.
And never doubt her ability to impose her will wherever she chooses.
