The biggest game in all of sports is now upon us. Super Bowl XLII will kick off Sunday night between the undefeated New England Patriots, and the New York Giants. The Patriots (18-0) come into the game as the first undefeated team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The Giants (13-6) come into the game riding a ten game win streak.
Tuesday kicked off Super Bowl Media Day, a day devoted to thousands of reporters asking the same questions over and over to players, with a mix of random non-important questions. That being said lets take a look at the most overdone stories from Super Bowl XLII:
1.Tom Brady’s Injured Ankle- Enough with talking about Brady and his “injury”. If Brady thought that the ankle would be enough of a problem to affect how he was going to play, he would take himself out of the game. We are, after all, talking about the quarterback who has been listed on the injury report for pretty much the last two years straight. When will reporters start understanding that this is all part of Belichick’s plan? He wants other teams to worry about every possible scenario, in hopes of distracting them. He wants his team to have every possible advantage to win the game, which is also the reason for “Spy Gate”. Tom Brady will be the quarterback, come Sunday night, and I am willing to bet he will be the same Tom Brady that has led his team to the most impressive season in history this year.
2. New York vs. Boston- Sure, these are two of the most historic sports cities in the world, but this Giants/Patriots game is no Red Sox/Yankees. The Red Sox/ Yankees rivalry is arguably the best rivalry in all of sports. The Giants aren’t even the Patriots biggest rivals from “Ne w York”. Now that I say it, The Giants are from New Jersey, and the Patriots are from Foxborough, making this storyline completely irrelevant.
3. Plaxico Predicts Score- So Plaxico Burress predicted a Giants’ win by a score of 23-17. So what? Would people rather him say that he doesn’t expect his team to win? My problem is that he is not confident enough to say that the Giants will dominate the Patriots. The worst part of this storyline is that analysts think that the Patriots will use this as “bulletin board material”. Do you think the Patriots need another form of motivation to win this game? I think having the best season in history, and winning a Super Bowl is more than enough motivation.
4. The Giants Almost Beat The Patriots in Week 17- Key word? Almost. It is absurd that I have even had to listen to the argument of who gained the most from that final regular season game. To quote Coach Herm Edwards, “You play to win the games!” Who in their right mind thinks that before the game the Giants players were hoping they would lose in a close, hard fought game? I give the Giants credit for playing their starters the whole game, and I think it helped them in their playoff run, but the Patriots won that game.
5. The Giants Are On a Hot Steak- Yes, the Giants have won ten road straight games, but the Patriots are 18-0. If you were in the Super Bowl, whose momentum would scare you more? The Pats or the Giants? In my opinion, I would rather not play the best team in football history.
The Super Bowl is the greatest spectacle in all of sports, and I cannot wait to see history made. I’ll post more thoughts at the end of the week, and will give my prediction. (Hint- I’m not agreeing with Plax.)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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