A Superbowl thread

[Mesden]

Also, the Pats actually had a really bad game. Tom Brady is basically the star of that team with the other players making notable plays, but if he can't make plays then the team doesn't do well and it definetely showed. He was constantly under pressure as the O-Line just couldn't hold off the defense (Starting Right Guard was injured). Brady couldn't make good passes because of the pressure. The running game was off and nothing special, and the defense just seemed to slightly hold off the Giants from scoring. The Giants' 3rd down conversion was really good. I don't want to say "What if", but honestly if the Pats offense were actually able to get anything going for points, then it would've been a much different game.

Did you even see Brady that game? I mean seriously, he was like a statue waiting for his guys to get open while the entire O-Line shrank in on him, and then he got pissed when they blocked his passes!

Compare him to Eli who was a snake that entire game that threw some awesome passes.

The difference in this game was that, while Tom Brady is the best QB in the league, Eli was the best QB in the superbowl.

Suck it Brady!

I hope this humbles him a bit.

[Moogle0119]

Ugh, what a horrible day to have bet on the Patriots. I got to wear some silly Giants crap around the office for the rest of the week now. I'll admit it was a good game, but yeah the Patriots offense definitely did not do as well as they had done during the regular season. Dang, what a loss...

[Red Fighter 1073]

All I gotta say now is that Tiki Barber must feel like an idiot for retiring from the Giants while his former team won the Superbowl. Haha wow...

[Frostatine]

Originally Posted by Red Fighter 1073

All I gotta say now is that Tiki Barber must feel like an idiot for retiring from the Giants while his former team won the Superbowl. Haha wow...

Yeah, Tiki Barber isn't allowed to have anything good happen to him, ever.

Part of his punishment for being named Tiki.

[Bob The Mercenary]

I'll admit it, I'm a lifetime Jets fan. But when a bandwagon like this stops in front of me, I call shotgun. Seriously, I was the only one in a green jersey in a room of blue. I listened to the New York sports station I frequent today and one of the hosts said something that hit me.

He mentioned that around 50% of the people showing up at Modell's stores today are frauds, as in, not true fans. And I have to agree, I was on the brink of going out myself and grabbing a jersey or championship shirt. But, it didn't feel right. The man went on to say that the feeling you get from being a lifelong fan and finally grabbing the moment is completely different than just jumping on the wagon. This kind of derails my idea of going into the city tomorrow for the parade, I'd feel like a complete hypocrite. Guess I'll just wait the decades out for a Jets superbowl...*cries*

Now that I've composed myself I can actually comment on the game. The Patriots averaged around 30 points a game, almost 600 total, for the season and the Giants held them to 14. I find that both remarkable and suspicious. The Pats had just not been playing their best for the entire postseason. I'm still frustrated at the coach for just walking off the field with 1 second left and declining to comment for more than two words afterword. Brady and Moss at least gave classy interviews.

You should have heard all the radio personalities apologizing for their portrayal of Manning today. I'm so happy him and Coughlin have finally been rectified.

Finally, another host said something else that got me thinking. He asked "what are we doing really? Reporting on something pointless in the big scheme of things?" I thought, well maybe. But, you could also consider life itself pointless. It's the dedication people place in something that gives it worth.

Also, 18 and 0wned!

Originally Posted by Raiden

The helmet catch.

They should just call it The Helmet Game.

[Edit] Just for posterity.

[Flarecobra]

Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary

He mentioned that around 50% of the people showing up at Modell's stores today are frauds, as in, not true fans. And I have to agree, I was on the brink of going out myself and grabbing a jersey or championship shirt. But, it didn't feel right. The man went on to say that the feeling you get from being a lifelong fan and finally grabbing the moment is completely different than just jumping on the wagon. This kind of derails my idea of going into the city tomorrow for the parade, I'd feel like a complete hypocrite. Guess I'll just wait the decades out for a Jets superbowl...*cries*

Well, you could always go to it, as a way of saying "Hey, congratulations." to the team. You don't have to support the team, but you can respect them. Like me, I'm a Dolphins fan, and I lived in San Diego, which was home to the Chargers. I don't own a piece of memerbilia from them, outside a small poster that I got from one of the players when I worked as crowd control in a game, but I read up on them, and respect the team.

[Mesden]

I'd think Florida fans would be happy, too, as they still have the undisputed best team ever now.