And it's only Thursday ...
"The team that makes fewer mistakes in this game is going to be the winner." -- Mike Tirico, ESPN (submitted by Jeff)
Said just hours before the Super Bowl, when just about everything obvious had already been exhausted. And yet somehow Tirico was both insipid and incorrect; The Giants had more interceptions, more fumbles (but fewer lost fumbles), more penalty yards and gave up more return yards, but still won the game.
"This was Rocky Balboa against Apollo Creed, when the champ was unbeatable. Parade planned, book ready to go to print about their unbeaten Super Bowl season and then they met someone tougher." -- Paul Zimmerman, SI.com
Forget that he called this the greatest Super Bowl of all time (nice long memory there, Z). Maybe you need to go back and watch your classic movies again. Rocky lost.
"Eli Manning deserves the MVP award." -- Countless sportswriters Look, it was a big upset, OK? Let's not go crazy. Eli had a good day, punctuated by a game-saving catch by his fourth-string WR and non-game winning interceptions by two different Pats who had passes hit their palms on that final drive. David Tyree (that wideout) and DE Justin Tuck had better games and deserved the extra paycheck. Manning was the 25th rated QB in the regular season, and four good games gets you a ring but not equal billing with Peyton.
You can say he's the best QB in the NFL 100 times, but it's not gonna make it true. (Hi, Seth!)
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I believe my request was "The Giants won the Super Bowl and Eli was the MVP" Quite factual. Two TD drives in the fourth quarter of a Super Bowl to win. When Donavon does that, come talk to me. - Seth
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