2007-2008 NFL Playoffs

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:07 pm

Inuyasha wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

GREAT SUPER BOWL!

What goes around comes around!

spooky157 · Post by **spooky157** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:08 pm

All week long...the brady ballwashing....Pats the best team ever...

I can't believe it.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:10 pm

XXXIV wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

GREAT SUPER BOWL!

What goes around comes around!

Maybe if the Pats still had a few spies they win.

:):)

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:11 pm

Brady will probably still get one or two more rings before he's done.

NE will pay Moss what he wants, whereas if they won, they might not have ransomed the whole franchise. If they give Moss big money, they will gradually have to let some other good players go.

Even if NE won, it would have been another one score win. Maybe NE hurt themselves trying to look downfield early in the game, looking to light up the scoreboard.

Casinos took a bath today.

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XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:11 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
XXXIV wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

GREAT SUPER BOWL!

What goes around comes around!
Maybe if the Pats still had a few spies they win. :):)

Having that champagne with the 72 Dolphins...

TOOOOOOOOO sweeeeeeeeeeeet

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:12 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
wco81 wrote:THEY DID IT!!!!

Bellichek leaving early with time left in the game.

Typical.

Brady and Pats leaving to the locker room w/ 1 sec left.

Typical sore loser behavior by this New England squad. It is easy to hoist the Super Bowl trophy, but they've displayed poor sportsmanship a few times when they've had to taste defeat. Hopefully the media starts calling them on it this time.

I guess NY is going to start loving Eli now.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:14 pm

Plex crying at the end, he's really grown up since thsoe Pitt days, show's real class unlike the other team.

dougb · Post by **dougb** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:14 pm

I don't think Brady played that badly - we just saw what happens when the defensive line takes away the running game and gives the quarterback no time to throw. Great performance from Giants D - that's gotta rank up with the Buddy Ryan Bears or the Ravens Defense from a few years ago.

Happy to see Tom Coughlin get a win, considering how much s*** he's taken in the past.

Best wishes,

Doug

kevinpars · Post by **kevinpars** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:15 pm

Remember the huge fuss when Randy Moss left the field with time on the clock during his last year with the Vikings? This game, he was about the only offensive player on the Pats who did stick around.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:15 pm

dougb wrote:I don't think Brady played that badly - we just saw what happens when the defensive line takes away the running game and gives the quarterback no time to throw. Great performance from Giants D - that's gotta rank up with the Buddy Ryan Bears or the Ravens Defense from a few years ago.

Happy to see Tom Coughlin get a win, considering how much s*** he's taken in the past.

Best wishes,

Doug

Ya, that NYG defense was the only 'real' defense I've seen all year. Very old school like those teams you mentioned.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:18 pm

How bout some respect to those 72 Dolphins?

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:19 pm

and to Archie Manning...

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:22 pm

Terry Bradshaw is a little too giddy, telling Strahan to take the trophy and show it to the Giants fans around the stadium.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:22 pm

18-1 will go down as the most amusing record in NFL history. Way to stay constipated for 18 games before shitting the bed, New England.

Seriously, congrats to the Giants. Terrific defense against the best offense in the NFL and a solid game by Eli. Dallas and Green Bay on the road and then the Pats in the Super Bowl -- that's a hell of a run.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:23 pm

this has to be probably the biggest choke of all time. 18-0 and losing in the SB. Maybe the Yankees blowing a 3-0 lead to the redsox is a close second.

I hope the Brady lovefest stops now.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:34 pm

It's always a treat when the Super Bowl fulfills its name. What a terrific, entertaining football game. I didn't think the regular-season finale between these two teams could be topped, but this game did it.

The Giants completed their game plan perfectly. Ball control, minimal mistakes, another great game from Eli, timely running, great pressure on Brady all game.

Two observations from this football moron:

1. San Diego got pressure on Brady in the AFC Championship, and it was effective. With Tuck and Strahan on the defensive line and a corps of aggressive linebackers for the Giants, why weren't the Patriots better prepared for the inevitable pressure that was going to be thrown at Brady? The Pats' offense just looked ill-equipped to handle the Giants' relentless pass rush and linebacker blitzes.

2. Much like Green Bay with Favre in the NFC Championship game, the Pats relied too much on Brady to win the game. The New England running game, which had been effective at times during the season and postseason, was missing in action. I know Brady put up the greatest numbers of any NFL quarterback in history this season, but I would think that the Pats would attempt to run more in a game in which their QB had guys in his face nearly every time he lined up in the shotgun to throw, which occurred on most downs.

Hey, I had the Giants +12 and under 53. Double win to end the season! Good thing, as I had a crummy fall of football wagering.

A fantastic finale. Thank God for the NHL and motorsports, as I'm really going to miss the NFL, as always.

Take care,
PK

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:37 pm

You know what I just remembered, Bellechek going for that 4th down in the first half and not trying the 50 year fg. They lose by 3 at the end, could have cost them.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:43 pm

1. I think NE was looking to go downfield, knock the Giants out early. Brady wasn't taking the dumpoffs and the underneath patterns to Welker in the first half that much.

A couple of times he tried to pull the trigger on the bomb but didn't have time to plant and deliver. He looked downfield more in this game than in both of the other playoff games combined.

Moss was often getting good releases against a shaky NYG secondary but the Giants were able to get to him before those longer routes could develop.

2. Against Jax, they were running against a nickel defense most of the game. A soft nickel defense which often rushed 3 men so they were more pliable for those draws off the shotgun.

Against SD, NE probably didn't think the Chargers could score enough to beat them so they were content to go to heavy run formations.

Tonight, Giants didn't get sucked into playing nickel. They got burned by Welker, who often had a LB in front of him, but they didn't give up cheap rushing yards. They also blitzed up the middle a lot, giving their linemen chances to go one on one most of the time.

When the Pats scored their go-ahead TD, they just tried to fortify the middle of the line and let the DEs rush wide.

johnvon314 · Post by **johnvon314** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:45 pm

The champagne will flow freely both in NYC and Miami. Congrats to the Giants. I also thought the Patriots would have something more up their sleeves, but it was the strength of the Giants interior pass rush that kept the Pats at bay. New England tries a little trickery on their first play and gets snuffed out. I thought that set the tone for the whole game. Brady clearly was not on his game too, but the Giants were consistently in his face. Not a Giants fan, but you have to tip your hat to them.

John

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:46 pm

YESSSS!!!!!

Amazing!!!!!!!!

NY Giants SB CHAMPS!!

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:46 pm

18-N0

spooky157 · Post by **spooky157** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:46 pm

The Giant front four was just vicious all game long. They've got 3 legit pro bowlers and when you can sprinkle in a blitz now and then, it's a thing of beauty.

That Eli Manning to David Tyree play on their final drive may go down as one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:49 pm

spooky157 wrote: That Eli Manning to David Tyree play on their final drive may go down as one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history.

That was do or die.

And Eli came close to getting sacked or fumbling a couple of times that drive.

Then he had one where he threw backpedaling and it was tipped by a DB ad Tyree almost came down with it too.

Pats fans could say it was luck but the game wasn't suppose to be a one-score situation where luck beats them.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:51 pm

Just watching the post game interviews and got to hand it to Brady, he's answering all the questions in the loss. I guess it's not his fault the media hypes him up, but he came up really classy at the post game.

Bellechek was an ass, but he's that way win or lose, so at least he's consistent, got to give him that.

jondiehl · Post by **jondiehl** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:52 pm

pk500 wrote: Hey, I had the Giants +12 and under 53. Double win to end the season! Good thing, as I had a crummy fall of football wagering.

Way to stick your neck out. I took the +350 moneyline on NY while I was in Vegas last week. Cha ching.

Going back in 4 weeks to collect. Priceless!