Monday morning roundup
It’s a day of celebration in New York today, where they’re celebrating the Giants’ 17-14 upset over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII last night.
And of course, reveling in the misery of New Englanders.
The Giants used a sizzling speed rush attack all evening, leaving Tom Brady helpless. In the biggest game of his storied career, the Patriots quarterback came up short in his team’s bid at 19-0.
The New York Daily News refers to Ellis Hobbs as a “Paper Tiger” for getting burned by Plaxico Burress on the game-winning touchdown. The New York Post skewers Bill Belichick for not kicking a 50-yard field goal in the second quarter.
But it is Belichick’s departure from the field with one second left on the clock that is garnering the most criticism today. “Bill Belichick, classy to the end,” writes the New York Daily News’ Tim Smith. “Maybe we should forgive Belichick for heading to the locker room before the game was over. He didn't get any practice losing this season - until last night. Maybe Belichick had taken a lesson from the Receiver, Moss, who once left a game before the final gun with Minnesota. Why stick around when things aren't going your way?”
Spygate is also, not surprisingly, getting plenty of play, as Patriot haters are getting their fill of comeuppance. The New York Post’s George Willis thinks this is only the beginning:
Why do I get the feeling this Spygate controversy is going to be football's steroids scandal, something that could ultimately question the integrity of the very game celebrated last night.It may never come to the shame baseball has cast on its sport. Maybe Spygate is contained to just one coach, one team and one season. But that sounds naive at a time when this story is growing more legs than a caterpillar.
The Daily News’ Bob Raissman details how cheating allegations heated up the airwaves in the hours leading up to kickoff.
Elsewhere: The New York Daily News fires up the Asante Samuel to the Jets train. Giants owner John Mara called last night, “The greatest victory in the history of this franchise.” The New York Post details how the Pats fumbled away their chance at immortality.
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1) In Boston lore, this is bigger than Bill Buckners choke.
2) American Patriots don't cheat. Liberal's believe the means justifies the ends and so you have the NE Patriots.
3) Concerning Belichik's early exit: Bill Belichik is not a leader. A leader of men does not run and hide from his enemies. A leader of men does not leave his soldiers on the field of battle while he hides and licks his wounds. What a cut-and-run coward. Perhaps Belichick’s living in such a liberal hot-bed of the United States has instilled the liberal cut-and-run war mentality of our anti-war crowd.
Belichick was ripped for not kicking a five-year field goal? really? A five-yard field goal would have to be kicked from the middle of the end zone. How about stopping your rush to become Shaughnessy Jr. long enough to double check the facts in your posts?
Forsberg's response:
We'd be remiss if we didn't point out that you wrote five-year field goal. Don't worry, we got the point.
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