Spring Break
Giants Acting Like 'Sore Winners'
Tim Ehrens
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Sports
Brady had the best statistical season ever by a quarterback, dominating all other and running away with the MVP, snatching Peyton Manning's, of all people, passing records along with it. That was sweet, wasn't it? Brady and Randy Moss's amazing, record-breaking season helped make us the most powerful offense football has, and probably will, ever see.
All of this was accomplished while staying completely focused for every single game and making reprobates like Anthony Smith and Igor Olshansky get their own cocky predictions shoved straight down their throats. Plus, we made our fourth Super Bowl in seven years.
I know all of these statistics provide little comfort after losing the Super Bowl. I know that fourth ring was so close we could almost taste it. But it's time to put this season behind us and look to the future.
We have the No. 7 pick in the draft thanks to the 49ers, we still have Brady and a great receiving core behind him and it's pretty much a lock that Moss will be re-signed, bringing pretty much the same team back for next season. Also, with the way we draft, some exceptional young talent is bound to come in and make an impact right away. It'll all be alright.
So, you proud Patriots fans, all six states strong teeming with dedicated, faithful pigskin addicts, pick your collective heads up, I say. Stand up! Be proud of your team. We are still the dynasty of this decade and will always be the envy of those many Patriot haters out there. Next season we will be back.
And we will be angry.
Love,
Tim Ehrens
Tim Ehrens's NFL column runs periodically. He can be contacted at Timothy.Ehrens@Gmail.com.
All of this was accomplished while staying completely focused for every single game and making reprobates like Anthony Smith and Igor Olshansky get their own cocky predictions shoved straight down their throats. Plus, we made our fourth Super Bowl in seven years.
I know all of these statistics provide little comfort after losing the Super Bowl. I know that fourth ring was so close we could almost taste it. But it's time to put this season behind us and look to the future.
We have the No. 7 pick in the draft thanks to the 49ers, we still have Brady and a great receiving core behind him and it's pretty much a lock that Moss will be re-signed, bringing pretty much the same team back for next season. Also, with the way we draft, some exceptional young talent is bound to come in and make an impact right away. It'll all be alright.
So, you proud Patriots fans, all six states strong teeming with dedicated, faithful pigskin addicts, pick your collective heads up, I say. Stand up! Be proud of your team. We are still the dynasty of this decade and will always be the envy of those many Patriot haters out there. Next season we will be back.
And we will be angry.
Love,
Tim Ehrens
Tim Ehrens's NFL column runs periodically. He can be contacted at Timothy.Ehrens@Gmail.com.
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why we wont graciously win is simple
posted 2/08/08 @ 9:17 AM EST
this super bowl win would not have meant half as much if it were any other team that had gone 18-0 and was vying for the perfect season. but it was new england versus new york. (Continued…)
Kim
posted 2/08/08 @ 10:54 AM EST
"...we are only one of two teams to ever have an undefeated regular season, all the while the entire world was calling us cheaters..." I thought that was because, uh, the Patriots were caught cheating. (Continued…)
Dan
posted 2/08/08 @ 3:10 PM EST
Eh, we didn't need this Super Bowl. We've already got two recently. I was just glad the Sox got another World Series title. Since 2000: Red Sox 2, Yankees 0. (Continued…)
Bill Reardon
posted 2/09/08 @ 3:33 AM EST
Tom Brady; clearly a great player. He almost won the game.
Bill Belicheck; clearly (somehow) lacks class. He came from the Naval Academy (his Dad), Wesleyan U (clearly an intellect) and the Giants organization ( a Parcells protege; though Parcells was often a horse's ass, he at least in victory showed some joy ). (Continued…)
Matt
posted 2/10/08 @ 2:32 AM EST
Oh cry me a river. Tom Brady's bandwagon moronic frat-boy brigade needs to man up and admit defeat. Oh and Mr Reardon I love the way it only matters from 2000 on funny the way you can skew records to your liking. (Continued…)
j
posted 2/10/08 @ 3:05 AM EST
are you serious? sore winners? cocky? excuse me...what is "the way we draft, some exceptional young talent is bound to come in and make an impact right away" and "will always be the envy of those many Patriot haters out there. (Continued…)
the googe
posted 2/10/08 @ 3:21 AM EST
"And we will be angry." We're all terrified. Really.
Bunch of babies. You Pats fans shove your arrogant, holier-than-thou crap down everyone's throats all year, your QB scoffs at the notion that he can be held to 17 points, your coach is a cheater who runs the score up every chance he gets, and the Giants are the sore winners? The sore anything!?
You're full of shit and you know it. (Continued…)
joe c.
posted 2/10/08 @ 6:24 AM EST
Tim,
Giants fan here. It's clear that you are in denial. It's also clear as a diehard fan you don't even know your own team. You have an aging defense. (Continued…)
Caitlin
posted 2/10/08 @ 6:32 AM EST
Provide me one example of how the Giants are "sore winner". Why because Strahan said "We stomped you out!"? Well that's actually true and that was directed at every single team the Giants beat on the road. (Continued…)
John
posted 2/10/08 @ 11:10 AM EST
"We don't need this one" please stop...Never take for granted what your team has been able to do over the past 7 years..My congrats to you for your success. (Continued…)
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