Top 10 Things I Will Miss Now that the NFL Season Has Ended

With the end of yet another exciting football season upon us, sports fans are somewhat stuck in limbo. While college basketball, the NBA and NHL are in full swing, neither of them are near a real exciting point in their seasons. Both the NBA and NHL are at or about the midpoint of their seasons, while college basketball is still a month away from March Madness. Spring training starts up soon, but real Major League Baseball doesn't begin for another two months. Besides, even though football is not my favorite sport to watch, even I can admit there is just something special about Sunday afternoons during the fall and early winter. With that said, here are ten things I will miss now that this football season is behind us.

1. The commercials. My God the commercials. Does any sport even come close to having as entertaining commercials as pro football? The Coors press conference commercials were gold this year. Even though they weren't just about football, the Miller Light "square table" discussions were always good for a laugh. Finally, what would an NFL season be without those Peyton Manning ads for Mastercard? However, I must say his Sprint commercial is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. After all, that guy's pretty good...

2. Jacked Up. Every Monday ESPN would show the best hits of the weekend in professional football in a segment named "Jacked Up." In a season where many a Monday Night Football broadcast was a snore fest, seeing guys just get the crap knocked out of them always put a smile on my face.

3. Sunday Night Football on NBC. At first, I was opposed to how they would shift the schedule so that a more competitive game would be shown on Sunday nights. It turned out to be a great idea. More often than not, the game on NBC would be a much better game than on the next night. This turned out to be a great way to end a weekend of football. Besides, the team of Al and John were actually less annoying than I imagined they would be.