I talked to former Jaguars personnel executive James “Shack” Harris for literally a minute Monday morning. He said he didn't “have anything to add to the reports that are out there” about him possibly joining the Lions in a front-office capacity in the near future, but he did not dispute them, either.

About the only nugget I can add to advance the story at this point is I've been told Harris won't be in Detroit "in the next couple of days." That means next to nothing, of course. A deal does not appear to be signed and done at this stage, and even if it was he could work out of his Florida home.

My two-cent take: Harris will be Martin Mayhew's sounding board before too long and will play a prominent role in free agency and the draft, but the Lions won't have a press conference to announce his hiring until later this week at the earliest, probably after they finally confirm some of their assistant-coach hires.

• The Lions Super Bowl commercial? My wife turned my way and started laughing when she saw Jim Schwartz walk out of the tunnel, his name on the big board behind him, and half-turn his head with a look of seriousness on his face. I have no problem with the concept of the commercial, but I doubt the execution did anything to change anyone's opinion of the organization.

• As for the game itself, from James Harrison's interception return on it was one of the best Super Bowls ever. That was a fantastic finish, but the NFL, for appearance sake if nothing else, should have reviewed the Warner fumble at the end of the game. It looked like a fumble on replay, but this is the biggest game of the season. A trip under the hood wouldn't have hurt (and the Cardinals had a real chance to cash in had the call been overturned considering the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty enforced on the next play).

• Early Super Bowl favorites for next year have to be the Patriots in the AFC (with Tom Brady back) and the Giants in the NFC (with Osi Umenyiora and maybe Plaxico Burress back). I'll go slightly off the board and pick the Pats to beat the Vikings, who'll finally solve their quarterback problems this offseason (Brett Favre, maybe?). If Minnesota doesn't address its needs under center, I reserve the right to change my NFC pick, maybe to Atlanta, which should return most every key player next season but has one of the league's most difficult schedules.