Giants win!
I cannot tell you how happy it made me that the Giants finally beat those assholes down in Dallas.
Added bonus: making T.O. cry.
I have to say, at the beginning of the year, I thought the Giants were en route to a terrible season, but bit by bit they've really proven themselves to be scrappy and tough and I really appreciate that. They don't always win "pretty", but they grind it out and fight to the end - an attitude they've had missing for several years. It's good to see.
P.S. Before anyone gets on my case for mocking Owens, let's not forget who we're talking about here:
Added bonus: making T.O. cry.
I have to say, at the beginning of the year, I thought the Giants were en route to a terrible season, but bit by bit they've really proven themselves to be scrappy and tough and I really appreciate that. They don't always win "pretty", but they grind it out and fight to the end - an attitude they've had missing for several years. It's good to see.
P.S. Before anyone gets on my case for mocking Owens, let's not forget who we're talking about here:
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I was disappointed by Peyton - he started off sharp (11/11!) and looked like he was going to have a great game, but at the end he just seemed to run out of juice. I was hoping for a Manning-bowl in February, so I was sad to see them go. That, and I don't really like the Chargers.
Honestly, at the beginning of the playoffs, I figured the Colts would move on to next round to get knocked out by the Patriots, and the Giants would lose to Green Bay, making it a Pats/ GB superbowl. There's still a pretty damn good chance of that, I guess, but I was still surprised by the Colts.
Here's hoping my initial prediction about GB/Giants was wrong... but the way the G-men have played in the cold for the past few years, I have trouble predicting anything else.
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But yeah - it's like they couldn't get the momentum going. Their precision wasn't there. And like I said . . they just tanked in the red zone.
You know, re: your prediction - that would probably be the superbowl match up I'd most like give a miss to. Seriously - Green Bay and the Pats? *shudders*
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Basically: I'm happy the Cowgirls were knocked out of contention, and I don't have strong feelings towards any other team. I do like Brett Favre, he seems like a nice guy and has a heck of a scrappy record as a QB. I don't like anyone on the Pats, but I do like Bill Belichick and think a lot of the arguments about fair play and sportsmanship are a bit overblown.
It sucks to be on the receiving end, but having watched the Giants blow multiple late-game leads because they went easy on their opponent, and being of the mindset that these guys are being paid to win, not to coddle their opponents, I say hell with it - play to win. If your team doesn't want to be humiliated, then play to win. The Giants were massive underdogs and almost stopped their undefeated season - and that's how it has to be played.
I do wonder if he's done any cheating - spygate and the like - and I hope not. But cheat or not, the man is a freaking genius - what other coach has ever managed a team as well, overall? Some of it's luck, of course, but you don't have a season like this or a track record like he's had in NE without having some real talent and putting in some real effort. And, y'know, he's a grump but he doesn't trash talk and seems to care mostly about how he feels about himself and how his players feel and less about public opinion, and I respect that.
I just wish he'd come coach the Giants. ;)
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Hello? Threatened much?
Also, all the bollocks about retiring/not retiring just bugs me. It's selfish and at least a little bit about self-gratification, hearing the fans bemoan his retirement.
As for Belichick . . . cheat or no, I think that they lost a lot of their fire when their coaches all moved along, which to me suggests he's not *that* much of a genius, except maybe in terms of coach selection (most likely a very important skill in it's own right). However, a number of players have fled the Pats, citing what borders on "chilly climate". I actually think that Dungy is a good contrast to Billy - an example of how you can lead dispassionately without coming off as a borderline aspergers personality with savante skills.