On Feb 4, 10:25*am, "Tim J."
wrote:
rb608 typed:

On Feb 4, 8:55 am, daytripper wrote:
Aw, c'mon, Joe. This was a classic Greek Tragedy of an object
lesson, no fix required ;-)

Yeah, maybe "fix" is too strong an accusation, and the machinations
necessary for such a thing no small matter; but from my sofa, I
thought both teams uninspired & uninspiring, as though they were going
through the motions, with the drama already scripted. *The media
already had their darling; all that was left was to get through 60
minutes of a football game so they could sell more stuff. *Kind of
like the Brady franchise had run its course, but the Eli market was
just opening up. *I dunno, maybe it's just me.

I vote for the "it's just me" answer, and think we must have been watching
different games. The Giants had the Pats offense on their heels from early
in the game. Their blitzes were near-flawless, and the Pats abandoned the
offense that got them to the bowl in the first place. It was a great game
that kept me watching all the way to the last seconds.

As far as your "uninspiring" comments, I think you must be referring to the
halftime show and most of the ads - BLECH! Although it was VERY sophomoric,
the Doritos-mouse-through-the-wall ad cracked me up. The e-trade "baby" ads
were pretty cool, too.
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TL,
Tim
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It seemed to me that the Pat's offensive line was about a half step
slower than normal. Just enough to allow the Giant's defense to be
rffective. I think they need younger legs on the line. In many of the
closeups those guys looked tired right from the get-go. I still think
that Brady was bothered by the ankle, and that may have had a lot to
do with the plays they chose to run in the first half. One question
was answered however......Eli Manning is a legitimate NFL QB.
The sad thing is that this was a once in a lifetime chance. The Pat's
will have other good seasons and win other Superbowls, but this was
their one shot at a perfect season. One good thing, (maybe), is this
game mat spawn a NE/NY rivalry similar to the Sox and Yanks.