Huffington Magazine Issue 34 | Page 75

Exit SPORTS HUFFINGTON 02.03.13 BOURBON STREET Does any other Super Bowl site make it as simple for a player to find himself embroiled in a pre-game debauchery — leading to an in-game distraction — quite like the Big Easy? CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SKIP BOLEN/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES; STEPHEN DUNN/GETTY IMAGES; ANDY LYONS/ GETTY IMAGES; JARED WICKERHAM/GETTY IMAGES; ICHAEL ZAGARIS/SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS/GETTY IMAGES ALEX SMITH The former No. 1 overall draft pick and starting quarterback for the 49ers will be watching the Super Bowl from the sideline, having lost his job to dual-threat dynamo Colin Kaepernick. THE BLUEPRINT With the NFL having a reputation as a “copycat league,” the outcome of this game could go a long way toward determining how teams build going forward. Will big-armed Joe Flacco be the model for teams, or will Colin Kaepernick’s read option find its way into a playbook near you? LAST CHANCE FOR RANDY? “I do think I’m the greatest receiver to ever do it,” 35-yearold Randy Moss said with his characteristic modesty at Super Bowl Media Day. The one thing missing from his impressive statistical resume is a Super Bowl win.