Thoughts About Super Bowl XLII

Eli Manning and the Giants were able to overcome the mighty 18-0 Patriots and Mercury Morris with the rest of the 1972 Dolphins cried with joy! I was totally wrong about this game and would've put my money on the -12 spread, but luckily I don't have a bookie. This game wasn't the best for the highlight reel, it was won and lost in the trenches with the great play by the Giants defensive line lead by Justin Tuck (should've been MVP) and Osi Umenyiora.

It is no suprise though that the MVP award went to Eli Manning, marking the first time in NFL history that two brothers have won a super bowl and the MVP award in back to back years none the less. With all the pressure that has been on Eli over the past few years and living in the shadows of his brother and father, Eli does deserve praise for playing the game smart and not making mistakes throughout the post season. I still will never be able to get over him crying when the Chargers drafted him and he whined until they traded him.

The biggest loser of the Super Bowl was not the Patriots, Tom Brady, or even the great Hoody, it was however Tiki Barber. After leaving the team for the bright lights of hollywood, Tiki proceeded to trash the team, Eli's leadership, and the coach. Now look at them Tiki, I'm sure that all of the players in the locker room will be sending one big thank you card and some pictures of their new rings.

One of the best moments of the night didn't even happen during the game, well sort of. After the Patriots had their last shot and the ball hit the ground Bill Bellicheck ran out onto the field with one second left. I guess once Bill decides the game is over than that is the way it is. This guy is a great coach but a true jerk and he continues to prove it time after time.

All in all I thought that the super bowl was a good one, not great. At least I was still watching the game in the final minutes unlike years past. I didn't really care what team came out the winner, we all knew that we would be hearing about it all year from either the Boston or N.Y. fans. Just be glad that we don't have to hear about an asterisks next to the Patriots championship. Over the past few days the media covered that more than the big game itself. I'm sure will be getting our filling of it from ESPN in the off-season, but you can at least be happy that it will only take up 30 minutes of Sportscenter instead of the 45 minutes it would've if they pulled it off.