Wow.
This whole thing has been just the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. I still can’t get out of my head that this team was six inches from being 0-3, that less than two months ago they were being booed off their home field, that they were down 14-0 in a must-win game in Buffalo before the bad weather started.
And yet now they are the world champions? Amazing.
This is the most resilient team I’ve ever covered. They’ve got incredible heart and toughness. And that defense … wow, did I underestimate them. What they did in the playoffs is incredible enough, but what they did against the Patriots is unfathomable. That’s the greatest NFL offense of all time. That’s a seriously good offensive line and a quarterback who’s brilliant at avoiding blitzes.
And the Giants absolutely battered him.
And Eli Manning was absolutely brilliant in the fourth quarter. The poise he showed, the resiliency from three mediocre-to-bad quarters and even some bad throws in the fourth, all of it was incredible. Didn’t I tell you that someday he’d win a Super Bowl for the Giants? I bet that trade with San Diego probably doesn’t bother you so much anymore, right?
Incredible. That’s the only word I can think of. I don’t think I’ve ever covered anything quite like this.
So enjoy it. Magical rides and unexpected championships like this don’t come around often. And if you want to gloat over the fact that I picked them to be 7-9 this season, and to lose in Dallas … and in Green Bay … and to the Patriots … go ahead. At least I’m not alone. They had a legion of doubters this season – including many of you (admit, you had your doubts).
This unbelievable, magical, incredible team proved everybody wrong.
***
My MVP vote, by the way, went to Eli Manning. For most of the game it was going to Justin Tuck. And with five minutes left in the game, when they collected the ballots, I had written down Tuck if the Giants win, and Wes Welker if the Patriots win. After that last drive, though, there was no choice. I had to change it.
For the record, Manning got 16 1/2 of the 20 MVP votes last night. Patriots Welker got 1 1/2, and Giants DEs Michael Strahan and Justin Tuck got one each. … I’m guessing whoever voted for Welker turned their ballot in early and didn’t change it. There’s no question Manning was the MVP.
***
As MVP, Manning is literally “going to Disneyland.” In fact, after a morning press conference here in Phoenix this morning, he’ll hop a flight to Anaheim and will ride in a parade down Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland this morning at 10:30 a.m. PST. From there he’ll return to New York, in time for tomorrow morning’s ticker tape parade.
This whole thing has been just the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. I still can’t get out of my head that this team was six inches from being 0-3, that less than two months ago they were being booed off their home field, that they were down 14-0 in a must-win game in Buffalo before the bad weather started.
And yet now they are the world champions? Amazing.
This is the most resilient team I’ve ever covered. They’ve got incredible heart and toughness. And that defense … wow, did I underestimate them. What they did in the playoffs is incredible enough, but what they did against the Patriots is unfathomable. That’s the greatest NFL offense of all time. That’s a seriously good offensive line and a quarterback who’s brilliant at avoiding blitzes.
And the Giants absolutely battered him.
And Eli Manning was absolutely brilliant in the fourth quarter. The poise he showed, the resiliency from three mediocre-to-bad quarters and even some bad throws in the fourth, all of it was incredible. Didn’t I tell you that someday he’d win a Super Bowl for the Giants? I bet that trade with San Diego probably doesn’t bother you so much anymore, right?
Incredible. That’s the only word I can think of. I don’t think I’ve ever covered anything quite like this.
So enjoy it. Magical rides and unexpected championships like this don’t come around often. And if you want to gloat over the fact that I picked them to be 7-9 this season, and to lose in Dallas … and in Green Bay … and to the Patriots … go ahead. At least I’m not alone. They had a legion of doubters this season – including many of you (admit, you had your doubts).
This unbelievable, magical, incredible team proved everybody wrong.
***
My MVP vote, by the way, went to Eli Manning. For most of the game it was going to Justin Tuck. And with five minutes left in the game, when they collected the ballots, I had written down Tuck if the Giants win, and Wes Welker if the Patriots win. After that last drive, though, there was no choice. I had to change it.
For the record, Manning got 16 1/2 of the 20 MVP votes last night. Patriots Welker got 1 1/2, and Giants DEs Michael Strahan and Justin Tuck got one each. … I’m guessing whoever voted for Welker turned their ballot in early and didn’t change it. There’s no question Manning was the MVP.
***
As MVP, Manning is literally “going to Disneyland.” In fact, after a morning press conference here in Phoenix this morning, he’ll hop a flight to Anaheim and will ride in a parade down Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland this morning at 10:30 a.m. PST. From there he’ll return to New York, in time for tomorrow morning’s ticker tape parade.
2 comments:
you owe me a huge beracha. you have no idea why i did what i did.....DISASTER
cause ur a jets fan, its simple
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