Hey, everyone. Well, it was a good ball game in Indy. There has to be a loser. It was a well-played game for the most part, with a bit of nerves exhibited at the end. I thought that the officials missed a pass interference call against the Patriots but it turned out that they lost anyway.
That was a great catch by the Giant's Manningham on the sideline. As I've said before, big players make big plays in big games. If those players can keep their feet on the ground and not get puffed up, they can have a nice springboard to a career with a play like that one. On the other hand, some folks can't handle success. The spotlight reveals our cracks, our weaknesses.
I thought the Giants messed up, part way through the second quarter, when they quit pressuring Brady. Throw out all other game planning except this: either put the heat on Tom Brady or you lose. They started bringing the heat on him again, late in the game, and won. How long does Brady have to be in the league until coaches realize this simple truth?
The officiating for the game was good overall and I was also glad that the game was not decided in the same way as the San Francisco loss, with the muffed kick returns, a few weeks ago.
Is Bill Belichick cool, or what? When he told his defense to let the Giants score, I thought this was really smart and I was trying to think if I had ever seen this being done in a football game. I don't think I've ever seen it. The poor runner almost freaked when no one tried to stop him from scoring. He tried to stop but fell into the end zone. It gave Brady enough time to win the game, the Patriots just couldn't get it done. In my opinion, as flaky as kickers get under pressure (kickers in general, I'm not bad-mouthing Tynes) I tell my guy to score when possible, as fast as possible. Have a little faith in your defense with less than a minute left. On the other hand, nobody scares me more than Brady in that situation. The dude has caused me a lot of heartbreak over the years but I have to give him his due. He is one of the top quarterbacks of all time. He and Peyton are definitely in the top ten and probably both are in the top five.
Obviously, it is better to get hot late in the season than it is to dominate all year long. The Giants won a paltry 9 games in the regular season, then win the big one. Last year my Falcons had the best record in the league and got humiliated by the Packers in the playoffs. Also, lets face it, some teams are just money teams, and the Giants are a money team. Like Pittsburgh, when all the money is on the table, some teams just rise to the occasion.
Is that like the city that makes them tough? Of course, the Jets are from New York, yet they don't seem to have that flair. Is it luck or Karma, or a praying mother or what? I sure would like to have some of that mojo working in my life. I guess that for some reason, some people just believe they are going to win. Their parents have told them how great they are and that everything is going to be great and they just believe. I don't know and I don't wish to sound like a philosopher. It is one of life's great mysteries.
But hey, the bottom line is, congratulations to the New York Giants, Superbowl Champs. Well done.
From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
That was a great catch by the Giant's Manningham on the sideline. As I've said before, big players make big plays in big games. If those players can keep their feet on the ground and not get puffed up, they can have a nice springboard to a career with a play like that one. On the other hand, some folks can't handle success. The spotlight reveals our cracks, our weaknesses.
I thought the Giants messed up, part way through the second quarter, when they quit pressuring Brady. Throw out all other game planning except this: either put the heat on Tom Brady or you lose. They started bringing the heat on him again, late in the game, and won. How long does Brady have to be in the league until coaches realize this simple truth?
The officiating for the game was good overall and I was also glad that the game was not decided in the same way as the San Francisco loss, with the muffed kick returns, a few weeks ago.
Is Bill Belichick cool, or what? When he told his defense to let the Giants score, I thought this was really smart and I was trying to think if I had ever seen this being done in a football game. I don't think I've ever seen it. The poor runner almost freaked when no one tried to stop him from scoring. He tried to stop but fell into the end zone. It gave Brady enough time to win the game, the Patriots just couldn't get it done. In my opinion, as flaky as kickers get under pressure (kickers in general, I'm not bad-mouthing Tynes) I tell my guy to score when possible, as fast as possible. Have a little faith in your defense with less than a minute left. On the other hand, nobody scares me more than Brady in that situation. The dude has caused me a lot of heartbreak over the years but I have to give him his due. He is one of the top quarterbacks of all time. He and Peyton are definitely in the top ten and probably both are in the top five.
Obviously, it is better to get hot late in the season than it is to dominate all year long. The Giants won a paltry 9 games in the regular season, then win the big one. Last year my Falcons had the best record in the league and got humiliated by the Packers in the playoffs. Also, lets face it, some teams are just money teams, and the Giants are a money team. Like Pittsburgh, when all the money is on the table, some teams just rise to the occasion.
Is that like the city that makes them tough? Of course, the Jets are from New York, yet they don't seem to have that flair. Is it luck or Karma, or a praying mother or what? I sure would like to have some of that mojo working in my life. I guess that for some reason, some people just believe they are going to win. Their parents have told them how great they are and that everything is going to be great and they just believe. I don't know and I don't wish to sound like a philosopher. It is one of life's great mysteries.
But hey, the bottom line is, congratulations to the New York Giants, Superbowl Champs. Well done.
From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
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