• TUESDAY'S SHOW: Rich Eisen fills in for Dan ... Peter King ... Phil Simms ... Mike Mayock
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Brooklyn Decker on last year's SI swimsuit plane.

As Brooklyn Decker talked about on the show today, she'll be hanging with me, Andrew "MC Lovin'" Perloff on the SI Swimsuit jet tonight.

We'll be partying in Vegas the rest of the week. I promise I'll share all the photos and video I can muster. Should be pretty crazy.

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Our girl Brooklyn Decker is this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover girl.

She joined Rich to talk about the impact on her career and what it's like to have a cover before her husband Andy Roddick.

She also described the amazing party they have set up in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, she has to babysit me.

More details to come

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Many consider Ndamukong Suh a posssible No. 1 overall pick.
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The NFL Network's Mike Mayock joined the show to talk about the NFL Draft.

Mayock has Oklahoma's Gerald McCoy rated over Nebraska's  Ndamokung Suh on his draft board. But Mayock wanted to make it clear:

"In my opinion, the two best players in the country are by far, McCoy and Suh," Mayock said.

Mayock said all anybody wants to talk about is Tim Tebow. Mayock said that Tebow is "way out of whack on his footwork." Mayock said he'll probably go around the third round, and he'll need a "redshirt" year. But Mayock said he could get up to the second round.

"If you're ever going to take a chance on a kid ... this is the kid," Mayock said. Mayock said he's convinced he will follow coaching very well and do anything he can to help a team. But overall, Mayock said Tebow has "issues."

Mayock said it's not a good quarterback year -- in fact, he doesn't think there are any top 10 quarterbacks. Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford have shoulder issues.

"There are some Jimmy Clausen fans out there. I'm not one of them," Mayock said.

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Phil Simms, right, with Rich Eisen
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CBS' Phil Simms joined the show to talk about the Super Bowl.

Simms said the Saints' offense was designed to move the ball against teams like the Colts. Simms said head coach Sean Payton loves playing against zone defenses.

"It played right into the hands of what Sean Payton is all about and how he designed offenses since he's been in the NFL," Simms said.

Simms also credited Payton for all the risks he took. He said Payton reminded him of Bill Parcells. And he thought Payton would play the game to the edge. Simms got to watch practice hear Payton's speeches during the week. He said the Saints practiced like crazy.

"It was a team that was preparing like it was still preseason," Simms said.
"My gosh did they practice hard. In full equipment. It wasn't an underwear show."

Simms also commented on the potential of a Super Bowl in New York. He hates the idea of a cold-weather Super Bowl. "Elements bring talent together," Simms said. "It brings it closer together. You can't play to your full athletic potential."

SI.com's Peter King joined the show to discuss the Super Bowl and other NFL topics.

King also talked about why Paul Tagliabue isn't in the Hall of Fame. King said critics are pointing to the labor issues. Some writers think Tags rushed through the 2006 CBA and left the NFL in a tricky spot.

King thinks Tagliabue should get in. He and Rich both talked about Tagliabue's key role in keeping the Saints in New Orleans. King said Tagliabue told New Orleans owner Tom Benson he'd move the team over his dead body.

King also talked about how New Orleans built a champions. King said that he asked Saints GM Mickey Loomis what was the key move that led to this Super Bowl title. King said Loomis said hiring Sean Payton, not Drew Brees. Because without Payton, he wouldn't get Brees.

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Rich Eisen, with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend

The NFL Network's Rich Eisen is filling in for Dan, who is off to the Great White North for the Winter Olympics.

Rich will continue to sort through the post-Super Bowl buzz. And we'll start to look ahead to the draft.

Here is the rundown of guests:

Phil Simms: The CBS announcer talks about calling the Super Bowl and Peyton Manning.

Peter King: The SI.com NFL writer shares his thoughts on the Super Bowl and talks about the Hall of Fame.

Mike Mayock: The NFL Network draft guru should have some interesting news on the No. 1 overall pick.

 

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Peyton Manning failed to capture his second Super Bowl title.
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Former Colts coach Tony Dungy joined the show to talk about the Super Bowl. Dungy had said last week that he would be "shocked" if Indy lost.

"I just thought it would probably be New Orleans that made the big mistake ... it ended up being the Colts that made the big mistake," Dungy said.

Dungy said he knows so many of the Colts and was disappointed for them. "I can see how fans get into it," Dungy said. "I was down."

Dungy said that Pierre Garcon's drop in the second quarter was the biggest play of the game. That allowed the Saints to stay in the game and eventually get back in it.

Dungy also thought Saints coach Sean Payton made a great call going for it on fourth down at the end of the first half. Because if they had just kicked a field goal, the Colts may have had an opportunity to score from better field position.

I expected the Colts to score touchdowns and put 30 points on the board," Dungy said. "They only put up 17. I was pretty shocked."

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The Saints' Tracy Porter returned an interception for a touchdown on Sunday.
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Saints Super Bowl hero Tracy Porter joined the show to talk about his pick-six against the Colts.

"Everything just started to slow down," Porter said. "The only thing i saw was myself and the ball. And once I had the ball in my hands ... the mentality was to score."

Porter said he could see Peyton Manning's face when he was running back the interception. Porter said Manning looked very unhappy.

Porter explained that he saw this play coming when the Colts' Austin Collie went in motion. He said the film study paid off in a big way.

Porter also said that all the Peyton Manning talk inspired the Saints' defense. They took it personally.

Porter also described his haircut. He had the Lombardi Trophy and the road to the Super Dome and the words "SB 44." Porter said he thinks Sean Payton hasn't seen it yet, but he will.

Dan asked Porter if he felt he should have won the MVP. "I would have taken it," Porter said. "I wouldn't be myself if I didn't say I deserved it. But Drew had a somewhat bigger night than me, throwing a near-perfect game."

Colts fans Reggie Miller joined the show to talk about the Super Bowl and the NBA.

Reggie knows a thing or two about losing big playoff games. He said that he texted back and forth with Peyton Manning. Miller wouldn't say exactly what Manning said, but it went something like the postgame press conference: "Very disappointing. Disappointing. They played Great. Very disappointing."

Still, Reggie said it was a great Super Bowl. Even though he was still very upset his team lost.

Reggie also weighed in on the Lakers. He thinks Phil Jackson needs to rest Kobe Bryant more. "Kobe needs to get healthy for the second half of the season," Miller said.

NBC NFL analyst Rodney Harrison joined the show to talk about the Super Bowl. Here are some of Harrison's takes:

-- Harrison thought Reggie Wayne was partly to blame for Tracy Porter's interception. "To me, he didn't run a great route," Harrison said. Harrison said the ball wasn't thrown that well either. But he gives Porter a lot of credit for having the confidence to jump that route.

-- Harrison said that Drew Brees was a deserving MVP, but Saints head coach Sean Payton is also a hero for his aggressive play-calling.

-- Harrison said that the Saints' offense deserves a lot of credit keeping the Colts offense off the field. It wasn't just New Orleans' defense.

-- Harrison was a Super Bowl loser and knows what the Colts are going through. He said it is unbelievably tough. "You want to get off the field before the confetti hits you in the head," Harrison said. He said it is rough for a long time.

-- Harrison thinks Plaxico Burress is a "good guy." And he thinks the former Giant will help a team in the future.

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