Will the Giants be the cinderella story that ruins the perfect season for the Patriots? What are your thoughts about this year's game? At least it won't be played in sub-zero weather.
So the team that in IMHO is beatable keeps winning. What can you do? They may go 19-0 and considered as the best team ever. My wife still insists they cheated and should have an asterisk. The underdog can silence all these concerns.
Go Giants. I never thought I'd root for that punk Eli but I will be Februrary 3rd.
punk? lol You crack me up
I am for the game. I really don't give a hoot who wins, but I am gonna be so aggravated if the game stinks! Commercials too...I am hoping for some great commercials.
But for the sake of the game....I will post my pick the day before.
My wife still insists they cheated and should have an asterisk.
That position makes no sense. They got busted in the first game of the season, then were forced to destroy all their tapes. If they had gotten caught in game 9, then your wife would have a point.
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To add to the above subject, what Belichik and the Pats got caught doing is nothing new. It's common practice for teams to attempt to steal each others signals (different argument, but it's the same way with stealing signs in baseball). So if we're going to accuse the Pats of cheating just because they got caught, we need to also keep in mind all of the others who just haven't been caught - yet.
As far as the game goes, I can see the Giants hanging in there if they can establish a strong running game and play ball control. The problem is, this Patriot team is just so doggone versatile on offense and well disciplined overall that they keep finding ways to beat teams that have found ways to slow them down (as they did Sunday when San Diego stopped their spread offense. The Pats just switched to a multiple tight end set and smashed the Chargers in the mouth). I've never seen a team that does such varied styles of offensive football as well as New England has done this year, and I think that versatility is enough to give them an overwhelming edge. Pats by 10.
To add to the above subject, what Belichik and the Pats got caught doing is nothing new. It's common practice for teams to attempt to steal each others signals (different argument, but it's the same way with stealing signs in baseball). So if we're going to accuse the Pats of cheating just because they got caught, we need to also keep in mind all of the others who just haven't been caught - yet.
John Madden said that if he were still coaching today he wouldn't do it, but not so much for ethical reasons but that he just didn't think that for whatever little advatage you gain from it, it's not worth the effort that you put into it.
As far as the game I think the Pats will win and I will be rooting for them. I want to see someobody finally shut that 72 Dolphin team up. Plus I am an AFC guy, as a rule I generally root for the AFC. Although I would not have been able to get myself to root for the Chargers and if the Chiefs ever get to the Super Bowl again I would not be able to root for them.
They made me a few dollars over the season, and oddly enough, I didn't bet with anybody on the NFC Championship game...but I was still more than a little mad.
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I for one like the Super Bowl matchup. You have a team who doesn't lose on the road and was ready to dump their qb and coach and had to listen to Barber say that the Coach was why he quit the Giants and a team that played New England as tough as anybody.
I anticipate a good game with ball control as the key for the Giants to win. If they can run their tandem tailbacks successfully, avoid 3rd and long, and allow Eli to continue to throw passes in the short game, they have a great chance of winning. Defensive key is to continue to stop Moss from the big day, make the others beat you.
So I think I would take the Giants and the 14 point spread. My brother picked the Giants to win without the points and got a nice hefty return in Nevada. I don't gamble so I make nothing but if I did, my money is on the Giants + 14.
Ok, to all of you who say the Giants can do it as long as they use the two-back system to control the clock and Eli is effective; doesn't that sound like the same strategy everybody said could vault Jacksonville past New England? I think we all see how well it worked for them.
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