I work in downtown Manhattan, roughly 2 blocks from the Canyon of Heroes, where I will be tomorrow around 11 am (my boss willing). And my feet haven't hit the ground yet. I haven't felt like this since 1994 when my Rangers won the Cup, and I was only 12 years old. I didn't have the same appreciation, or understanding, of what had just happened. Now, I revel in it.
How many pundits picked the Patriots this past week? How many of them can we blame? Who figured that the Giants would pull off the 2nd best (or THE best) upset in the history of the NFL? Even I had my doubts.
The Giants defense yesterday played like the best defense in NFL history against what was widely heralded as the best offense, and team, to ever hit the field for the Super Bowl. Steve Spagnuolo will get a job soon, which is depressing, but that is neither here nor there on this Monday morning.
There was no doubt this time around that a Manning was the MVP. Eli installed himself among the heroes in NY sports history, which is no small accomplishment. He figured out how to be Reggie, or Jeter, or Namath.
Tom Brady saw too much of the ceiling last night. He yelled at his linemen. He yelled at his receivers. He rushed, he paused, he flubbed. The Giants made him human by beating the pulp out of him.
Bill Belichik is a goat. 4th and 13 with a 48 yard field goal in the balance, and he elects to go for it. That cocky attitude worked during the season. 'Stop us' was the quote. If you can't, then you suffer the outcome. That was why they blew out so many teams. But that arrogance blinded Belichik, and 3 points separated the 2 teams at game's end. He walked off the field with time still on the clock while his defense had to watch Eli kneel for victory. He should be ashamed of himself.
Tom Coughlin gets an extension. I eat my words today. I wanted the man fired last season. I wanted a QB drafted. I wanted Strahan to shut up and play. I wanted, I wanted, I wanted. Well, my team gave me the only thing I wanted in reality - a Super Bowl Championship.
Copyrighting 19-0? Selling advanced copies of the 19-0 chronicles on Amazon? Scoffing at the Giants and even telling them to pack their bags before the end of the game (I believe it was Seymour)?
Well, arrogance has a way of creeping up and ending your run. Karma comes back to bite ya. Boston & the New England faithful don't get another title this year. I'm not a Yankee fan or anything, but that is sweet indeed.
Congrats to the Giants.
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This game ranks in the top 3 that I've ever seen. Arguably, the best Super Bowl of all time. The Giants d-line is amazing and I'm glad to see Eli get the upper hand on the sports media that dogged him so much during his short career. When he made his escape it was sintilating. When he threw the TD to Plaxico I had an out of body experience. I shouted "Oh my God!!" at the top of my voice and it felt like a bolt of lightning coursed through my body. It was bittersweet as I had to console my 9 year old son who is a Pats fan, but I explained to him that part of loving football is being able to say, "I watched that game." Enjoy it Giants fans.
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Great job, Moon. We don't always agree but you are definitely right about Belichick. His arrogance helped doom his team. Not going for the field goal looks great if you make it but it opens up a whole new can of worms when you lose by 3 points. I really felt like they thought they were going to just walk in and get the trophy handed to them without putting out their best effort. What they got was manhandled. Steve Spagnuolo should be doing the talk-show circuit all winter for the masterful game plan he devised. Nothing against Eli but Justin Tuck deserved the MVP or at least a share. He was unstoppable. Belichick is a master at adjustments but they had no answer for the defense. Bet he's still in deep shock; possibly on suicide watch. This loss should drop his arrogance down a peg. Same for Harrison, Samuel and Seau.
The Mets got Santana and things are looking up for NY sports , outside of basketball, that is. I am an Islanders fan and even though I like all NY teams , I'm not particularly fond of the Rangers but I rooted for them in '94 as well as the Mets in the NLCS two seasons ago. Here's to a Subway Series and a Jets-Giants Super Bowl next year. Go NY! Enjoy the parade. Wish I could be there.
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