Though the game itself turned out to be a good one, some fans are still lamenting the seating issues that caused a bevy of fans to lose their assigns seats and watch the game from a standing room only area.  When the temporary seats were deemed unsafe at the last second, 2,000 fans were displaced and offered face-value for the seats, though this only sent some into an uproar.  Both Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the NFL itself now face law suits, even after they’ve expanded their compensation package in the wake of the melee.

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With the owners and NFLPA still very far apart on many key issues for the new CBA, there is starting to be a real doubt as to when a new one will finally come to light.  Now, reports are that the owners have walked out of a key level of negotiations, leaving a potential deal on the table.  The two sides that are already very far apart on several key issues, from an 18-game season to revenue sharing, will now have to try to find a new deal with which to start on if they are to move forward with saving the 2011 season.

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Even with the ongoing debates raging between the owners and the NFLPA over the new collective bargaining agreement, teams are moving forward as usual.  One way the Chargers are going on with business is speculating about potentially franchising Vincent Jackson for the second consecutive season.  Though the Chargers were unwilling to bend and before last season about Jackson’s contract, he clearly is a player that the Chargers would love to have on the team again in 2011, even if that means slapping him with the franchise tag once again and potentially screwing up their chances of signing him long-term.

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With Los Angeles clearly moving forward with their plans to one day bring an NFL team to the city, some are still worried that San Diego could eventually be the team to go.  Though it’s almost pure speculation at this point and there are other franchises that also make sense to make the move to L.A., the Chargers have some issues that they’ll eventually have to deal with.  One of their biggest issue is Qualcomm Stadium, which is now somewhat outdated and no longer a place that could house the Super Bowl.  San Diego, formerly a great option for the biggest game of the year, hasn’t hosted the event in quite a few years and a new stadium would have to be constructed before it would happen again.

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The Green Bay Packers had just one more win than the San Diego Chargers did in the regular season, though they also sneaked into the playoffs and ended up running the table.  With a 31-25 win over the Steelers in Dallas on Sunday, the Packers are now the world champions and have officially moved beyond the Brett Favre era.  In the game, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was nearly unstoppable, completing 24 of 39 passes for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns without throwing a pick.  But while Rodgers was throwing darts all over the field, his receivers were also not giving him much help.  Various Packers’ receivers dropped key passes that could have turned Rodgers’ good day into one of the greatest performances in Super Bowl history.

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Though he’s no longer a San Diego Charger, it’s hard not to pull for a guy like Matt Willhelm, who only a couple seasons ago was a starter for the Chargers and a major contributor on defense and special teams.  Since being released a couple years back by the team, Willhelm has bounced around before getting signed by the Packers in mid-season, as the injuries began to mount.  For Willhelm, he’ll get his first crack at playing in the big game this upcoming Sunday as the Packers head to Dallas to take on the Steelers in the Super Bowl.  Though he wished he could have been doing it for the Chargers, he isn’t exactly going to argue with his good fortune.

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With the talks heating up about whether or not the NFL will eventually move to an 18-game regular season, a recent poll suggested that there is far from a consensus among fans.  An AP poll yielded results that only 27 percent of fans would favor the expansion of the regular season to 18 games, making the decision a very unclear one for NFL executives.  The debate has been raging for months now after owners made it well-known that they were strongly in favor of moving to 18 regular season games, which would yield considerably more revenue.  Some owners have even come out to say that it’s a done deal.

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With plenty of candidates, including Philip Rivers, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady won the league’s Offensive Player of the Year Award and is the likely player to win the MVP as well.  Brady had an enormous season in New England, throwing 36 touchdowns against just four picks all season long.  What’s most impressive is that Brady did it while transitioning the Pats’ passing attack away from the vertical game they had under Randy Moss.  While most assumed the Pats’ offense would slow down a bit after they traded Moss, Brady picked up his game and the Pats lost just one game after the trade.

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