done at 37 years old, mentally, it is more difficult to get it done at that age, we saw it with brett favre and players in other sports. you tighten up, it means more. you are more -- you are smarter and have been through it all, you are aware, this is your last chance maybe, you have to grab it, you have to make this work, and you mess-up. >> rose: we continue this evening with an appreciation of the life and art of philip seymour hoffman, who died 46. joining me first, ao scott and david denby, film critics. >> he was both a wonderful character actor and had great character parts in big hollywood movies but partly because of the flurry of that independent and studio specialty division, cinema and the ambitions of directors like paul thomas anderson and others, he was able to become a star, to take on these heed roles that were incredibly ambitious, often very dark and troubling and there is just this kind of honesty i guess in his work that was very unusual and will be very much missed. >> but i was feeling he was just opening up all kind of spheres of rages, lusts, everything that -- it

we see it with brett favre and other people in boards, you tighten up and it means more,t you are smarter and have been through it all. you are aware this is your last chance, maybe, you have to grab it and you have to make in woreo you mess-up and weu aw that with peyton manning. >> that' s why i always think peyton manningpeyton mtter with two weeks to prepare. >> no. >> because i think it is two tmore weeks to obsess. >> to obsess over it. >> is that right? he obsesses and is too anal already. shou nly have a week to prepare because after that, you know, charlie it becomes spy , versus spy well here is whatlh he is thinking is so this is what i am going to think so this is what he is thinking.ng. just go out and play the game. >> should we think less of his career becau of this? >> this is a gigantic moment because yton manning may not get to another super bowl, so, you know, it is going to affecto legacy, there is no question about it. aall of fame voter thof famad guys have to be retireave r five years before we consider their case. >> because you a>> thinking about it. rk warnererhe

u >> johnny unitas had some bad postseason gposte in his career, some bad prey-off games, brett favre brett ad post season games late in his career. he had a terrible game againstma the giants and the cold thatnd l in green bay, dan marino, i mean, so many great quarterbackb as you get older are really arer they count the mosey games when >> what do we say about russell ??ls >> he is getting old too. [laughter] what do we say about his performance? >> the line of 6'2", certainly if you go back the analysis of him duri he draft, which we did, it was almost unaniwas out, he might make it in the nfl but not really a starting quarterback. and now johnny manziel ijocoming to the draft as a six-foot quarterback. >> schneider and carchnearch famously said they had this x factor they look for. the will to win. >> that may be pete carroll'et best decision ever as a coach achd i mean thracghout his entie career, whencaid good-bye to flynn, a he $8 million and said i'm going to go withing to russell wi on. there was no way that if he doesn'at it do that t m, i don't care how good their defense i

he's on the coat tails of brett favre and could be breaking the records. he can set the records would likely never be broken in the history of the game. he's some what of an ego maniac. i eksz pekt him to retier. i think he's going down as the greatest quarterback ever to play the game and his stats will dictate that. >> all right. again, morgan, 5400 yards passing and 55 touchdowns this season and interesting what the decision is tomorrow night. >> we are looking forward to it. >> for the temperatures tomorrow here is our meteorologist. >> not as cold as december 13th. this is metlife stadium on december 13th. there are piles and piles of snow. the alberta clipper crossing across the plains and dumping the snow. we have had a change in the pattern so leave the gloves and hats at home. it is a very, very comfortable super bowl sunday. we are talking temperatures in the 50s through the day, as we can see temperatures are plummetting around the night time. we are around 44 degrees at kickoff. nice and comfortable out there. we are seeing a boost in the tempe

. >> reporter: namath follows former packers quarterback brett favre, who spoke to matt lawyer on "today" late last year. >> to me, the wake-up call was, dee yawn and i were talking recently and she was talking about our youngest playing soccer. i don't remember him playing soccer. >> reporter: even president obama weighed in, saying if he had a son "i would not let my son play pro football." now, a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll finds many agree. 40% of americans say they'd encourage their children to play a sport other than football because of concerns about concussions. when broken down further, the number is closer to 50% among wealthier americans and near 60% among the most highly educated. >> any time you play a sport, there's a risk of getting hurt. >> reporter: young players are learning the dangers firsthand. >> all the pads we're wearing, it's very safe. >> reporter: there are efforts to make the game safer -- redesigned, thicker helmets and taking a closer look at the players themselves. >> we require them to be matched by age and weight. they don't generate nearly as

. >> reporter: green bay packer brett favre is questioning whether the game is even safe enough for kids. >> if i had a son, i would be real leery of him playing. >> reporter: and the president of the united states told the new yorker magazine i would not let my son play pro football. and our new poll shows a dramatic class divide on the issue. while four in ten americans overall would discourage their kids from playing football, the number is closer to 50% among wealthier americans and near 60% among the most highly educated. cris collinsworth is concerned this safety fear could decimate youth football. >> i think more than ever before, we're seeing football coming down to what the moms in the minivans think. because if the perception is that it is not safe for their son to play, they talk. >> reporter: youth enrollment in pop warner football has dropped by nearly 10% in the last three years. though officials claim it has nothing to do with concussion concerns. >> football is relatively safe compared to other youth activities. they say kids get more concussions in a variety of other way

he said he has some residual brain impact, brett favre has some residual. you ran as hard as anybody i watched in the game. >> still doing it. you know, the science is still in effect. we don't know how the brain reacts with the trauma. some guys have problems, and others don't. there's a lot going on with this issue in the national football league and the existential problem is something very serious. we all know the judge rejected the concussion settlement because they think it's not going to be enough money. so they think it's important to develop protocols and keep guys out. seven years ago, i got a concussion and i came right back in the game. now you don't do that and i think that's a smart move. >> i played ice hockey, had my bell rung a couple times. but it's almost like being in a car wreck when you get hit really hard. >> it is. i sustained a concussion earlier this year, and they wouldn't let me go back in the game. i think they're doing a good job of preventing guys going back in action when they're impaired. because it's been proven if you go b

. >> namath follows former packers quarterback brett favre, who spoke to matt lauer on "today" late lastna and i were talking recently and she was talking about our youngest playing soccer. i don't remember playi inhim playing soccer. >> even president obama has said if i had a son, i would not let him play football. now a new poll finds many agree. 40% of americans say they'd encourage their children to play a sport other than football because of concerns about concussions. when broken down further, the number is closer to 50% among wealthier americans, and near 60% among the most highly educated. >> any time you play a sport, there's a risk of getting hurt. >> young players are learning the dangers firsthand. >> all the pads we're wearing, it's very safe. >> there are efforts to make the game safer. redesigned thicker helmets and taking a closer look at the players themselves. >> we require them to be matched by age and weight. they don't generate nearly as much force. >> but this weekend, when tens of millions will be watching fooshlg it seems many are beginning to see the game differ

and why some nfl players from brett favre to joe name act say they're having long-term problems. doris kearns-goodwin is here is, robert gibbs, rich lowry, gwen ifill from pbs, chuck todd. chuck, the tabloid treatment of christie over this weekend has been tough. look at it on the screen, christie new. your lying gov. is this more hype than real? >> christie obviously believes it's more hype than real. you do have david wildstein with his own motivations, legal bills. this is the advice that is chris christie is in, he's got three people that essentially were thrown under the bus in some form or another is, wildstein, bridget kelly and his long-time campaign guy. all of them, if forced to pick between their own survival, this becomes a game of survival, that's where christie is in trouble. that's what wildstein has been hinting on this. this story is no longer whether chris christie kk survive to become a viable presidential candidate. it's about whether he can save his own governorship. stop thinking about the presidential race. >> before getting through this. gwenn, one of the

>> or the text messages from brett favre? get real.is totally appropriate. >> this should be top down. you need a strong owner, a strong general manager, and a strong coach who is secure. >> you identified a strong owner. in celebration of the super bowl -- is there a jonathan tisch that you would suggest? >> robert kraft of the patriots. look at the indianapolis colts. you have strong organizations. san francisco 49ers is a possibility. >> didn't mike sam come out to his team last summer? >> everybody has known for a year. this is the most amazing part of the story to me. he told his teammates on a college campus a year ago and were never got out. they must really like the guy. they must really admire and like the guy. >> or maybe it is all about being a team and winning. they told the team they were going to exercise. everybody tell me something that you do not know. he sure did. >> this is also a generational thing. the young kids today, you say this is a gay player -- this is not an issue anymore. >> all right. well, they wanted a

he's becoming the brett favre of figure skating telling russian tv if he needs to, he'll have anotherfth olympic games in 2018. he will be 35 years old. >> well, i wouldn't count him out. he's a champion for sure. >> wish him luck. hope he makes it. >>> we do have big news outside of the olympics coming from cee lo green. appears on a taped episode of "ellen" to announce a new tour but then unexpectedly breaks news about "the voice" that shocked ellen. >> i'm not coming back, guys. >> oh, you're not coming back at all? >> i'm not coming back at all. >> i did not know that. >> yeah, but i just want to -- i don't want to wear out my welcome there. i have so many other things i want to do. >> the next season of "the voice," he's not going too far. he says he's got projects in the works at nbc. that full interview airs today. meanwhile, "the voice" hosted by carson daly returns this monday at 8:00/7:00 central. sad to see him go. >> yeah. >>> well, here's the question, this almost happened to you and i. what happens when you take your sister to a hockey game on valentine's day? you've got