Hopefully they will be the next double digit favorite to bite the dust.
Go Giants!
Call me a cynic, but there is little doubt in my mind that the Patriots used illegal video tape techniques in all their super bowl victories. Until there's real credible evidence though, what do you do?
Video tapes or not, the Pats are a better team than the Giants this year, and I expect to see the Pats win again tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed for the Giants though.
Hopefully they will be the next double digit favorite to bite the dust.
Go Giants!
Call me a cynic, but there is little doubt in my mind that the Patriots used illegal video tape techniques in all their super bowl victories. Until there's real credible evidence though, what do you do?
Video tapes or not, the Pats are a better team than the Giants this year, and I expect to see the Pats win again tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed for the Giants though.
Nothing you can do...but at least now I have a better idea of why the NFL destroyed the tapes.
I didnt get why they had to destroy tapes of the Jets signals...Now Im thinking there was alot more there...Nixon lives...
One school of thought is that this latest rumor will motivate the Pats that much more to make a statement of defiance and take it out on the Giants.
As for the NFL, even if they found evidence of wrongdoing, there's no advantage for them to air their findings.
Last thing they need is the perception that the competition in the game is crooked in some way.
If they take away the Pats Superbowl that year, then people might ask, what about their other Superbowls?
What about all the other Superbowls?
The damage to the reputation may not be contained to the Pats, it may spread to the rest of the league. That kind of thinking might explain why the NFL had the tapes destroyed.
"During walkthroughs, players literally "walk through" plays that the team is planning to run in the game the next day. A Rams source told the Post-Dispatch that the Rams emphasized short-yardage, goal-line, and red zone plays that were in the game plan during the walkthrough that day in New Orleans."
"According to the Rams' source, one of the plays in that day's walkthrough was a play early in the fourth quarter when quarterback Kurt Warner fumbled on a fourth and goal from the New England 3. The Patriots recovered the fumble and raced 97 yards for an apparent touchdown. But the play was negated because of a defensive holding call against New England. The Rams subsequently scored to cut New England's lead to 17-10 with less than 10 minutes to play."
"A second source said, "We hadn't run that play all year. Our players were upset after the game because on certain plays, especially in the red zone, (the Patriots) were calling the plays and the formation that we were going to run."
Is the game being streamed anywhere online? The bulb in my DLP HDTV just burned out today.
"Be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium." -Nick Hornby
Giants D-Line is destroying the Pats O-Line, and it looks like the Giants O-Line has the upper hand on the Patriots D-Line.
If that pretty much stays the same I think the Giants will pull the win off. Be interesting to see what adjustments both teams make at half-time. At this rate Brady may not complete the game if the Pats can't protect him better.
Best wishes,
Doug
"Every major sport has come under the influence of organized crime. FIFA actually is organized crime" - Charles Pierce
Yeah but as well as the Giants D has played, the team is still losing.
Now it comes down to Brady or Eli making adjustments better.
Giants were skirting the edge of disaster a few times but it was that great rush that kept them in the game.
NE, don't even wait out for long routes. They can dink and dunk underneath and throw those quick screens and march down the field. Hell even a couple of FGs may be enough because the Giants don't seem much of a threat to score TDs. Horrible management near the 2 minute warning too.
Maybe NE wanted to stamp their greatness like past SB blowouts but so far, they're not able to get Brady the protection.
