Super Bowl 42
First and foremost, I am a New York Giants Fan. Now that’s out of the way, lets get down to business. Super Bowl 42 is teaming up to be one for the record books. The Patriots are undefeated, that we know, but whether or not that will lead to the record books on Feb 3 is still unknown. Apart from the plethora of other records the Patriots crushed this season, the most important one is not going to be easy.
The Giants come off an impressive post-season, with the likes of Eli’s brilliant form, Jacob’s mac truck momentum, and the sticky icky fingertips of Plaxico Burris. Eli, playing some of the best football of this career, began this impressive stint during the regular season battle when the Giant’s tested the Patriots regular season record. The Patriots managed to walk away from that game with some great playing of their own, but won only by a margin of 3 points. That small margin gave the Giants a much needed boost of morale for the team heading into the post-season and the super bowl.
From Eli’s 0-2 performance in the post-season before 2007, his 3 wins, 4 td’s, and 0 interceptions this year show he may be maturing into a great post-season quarterback. The question is whether pressure from the Patriots will cause Eli to break and end his dream post-season. All us Giants fans have gotten used to an oh so regular [Sigh] which has plagued us for so many seasons with Eli at the helm. So much have we gotten used to great games, games that are vital to our success in the post-season (and regular season), and so many times have we gotten held back because of his lack of experience, his “lobbing” of every throw, or that look. Eli’s look. His face only knows one expression, that of a coward. You can see it when he throws an incompletion, or does anything wrong. He knows come Sunday, if they are to have a chance at the trophy, he is going to have to shake the cobwebs off and play perfect football.
So then what about the Super bowl? Most New Englanders could have told you halfway through the season the trophy was already being raised by Belichick and CO. Will this happen? Most likely. Will the Giants put up a good fight? Definitely. Once again, the fate o
f the Giants rests on the shoulders of an adolescent boy, one who is still fighting his own fate as a quarterback for his career. We know the Giants have good defense, a great one actually, one that put Brady on his ass quite a few times during the regular season. But if we can’t put numbers up against the highest scoring team in the NFL, pack your bags Giants fans, the wars over.
So for all you Giants fans out there, I raise my glass with you in the hopes that the Giants win the super bowl. It took a decent regular season coupled with two great post-season wins against the Cowboys and the Packers to get here. Now all you have left between us and the ring stands Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Teddy Bruschi, Lawrence Maroney, Ellis Hobbs, Mike Vrabel, Rodney Harrison….you get the hint. Good luck boys you’re going to need it.
College Kid: Hostnik
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