Giants Win the Super Bowl – Instant Reaction

If you haven’t noticed I have a mild obsession with Twitter.  Checking the twitterverse, here’s what some of the Giants had to say about yesterday’s victory:

I'll add additional Giants tweets as them come. 

#ALLIN

Admittedly when this season began I had very, very, very low expectations for the Giants.  Compared to the Eagles, they hadn’t made any flashy free agent acquisitions.  They were losing veterans like Steve Smith and Kevin Boss, leaving relative unknowns Victor Cruz and Jake Ballard to take over the WR and TE positions.  They chose not to bring back former Eli Manning favorite target Plaxico Burress and most importantly they suffered early injuries to players like first round draft pick Prince Amukamara and veteran Osi Umenyiora. 

I remember telling my friends at the start of the season I wanted five wins…2 against the Eagles, 2 against the Cowboys and 1 against the Jets.  That was it.   If they could do that I would be happy.  I may have been a doubter but I could not be happier with the results.  Not only did the Giants get five wins, but they powered their way into the playoffs with victories against the aforementioned Jets and Cowboys and then swept right through the playoffs knocking off the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers and finally the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS. 



Photo: Reuters



After missing the Giants parade in 2008, I am making sure that nothing stops me on Tuesday!  Click here for details on the Giants Victory Parade.  And don’t forget to pick up some gear.  Click here to purchase licensed Giants Super Bowl Champion items.

The Catch

When the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2008 they had the catch featuring David Tyree.  Could Hakeem Nicks touchdown catch to end the first half of Sunday’s victory over the Packers be this year’s version?  It certainly will rank high in Giants playoff history. 

David Tyree

Hakeem Nicks
Photo: Reuters

 
While the Giants/Packers game had its exciting moments, it had nothing on the 49ers/Saints game which ended with an intense final four minutes that saw the lead change four times. Vernon Davis' catch with 9 seconds remaining sent the Niners to the NFC Championship game where they'll take on the Giants.

On the AFC side, Tim Tebow was TKoed by the Patriots and the Ravens were able to hold off the Texans to advance to the AFC Championship game next weekend.  Until next year prayer circles.

Giant Advice

As most of my friends spent this weekend skiing I instead spent it nestled on a nice bar stool watching three football games that ended in the third quarter.  Sadly I missed Tebow Time driving home but by now we all know how that game ended. 

The most important thing that came out of this weekend was the Giants advancing to the second round of the playoffs where they’ll be taking on the Green Bay Packers.  Instead of analyzing the matchups like the Giants miniature receiving core versus the Packers secondary, I’d like to offer up some advice to the Giants head coach Tom Coughlin.  You see the last time the Giants played in Green Bay during the playoffs it was in 2008 on their run into an improbable Super Bowl Victory.   Back then, Tommy's skin looked akin to this:

Then he went to Green Bay and his skin turned to this:

So Tom, here’s my advice, it’s called liquid skin and it should keep you from looking like you’ve just had a chemical peel, at least until the third quarter. 

UPDATE: The weather for Sunday looks to be partly sunny with a high of 32 degrees, five degrees higher than what is projected for New York City.  But Tommy, don't be fooled, your skin can still resemble that of a burn patient without some proper protection.  Maybe Jason Pierre-Paul can offer up some ideas.

The Giants Are in the Playoffs

After two touchdowns in the second half, the Cowboys seemed poised for a comeback but the Giants overpowering defense was able to keep Romo in check.  Manning capped off the victory with a 4 yard touchdown pass to Hakeem Nicks as the Giants picked up the NFC East title.  As the Giants were celebrating their entrance into the playoffs, the Jets had been licking their wounds for hours.  The self-described Super Bowl champions had earlier in the day fallen to the lowly Miami Dolphins to end the season 8-8, squarely outside of the playoff picture.  Seems difficult to win the Super Bowl if you’re not even in the playoffs. 

This sets up a very Blue Sunday Funday next week. I predict seeing a lot of “vintage” Giants jerseys as Bandwagon Jets fans reach back into their closets to find the Giants jerseys they had been storing for the past few years.   Tiki Barber, Ike Hilliard, Plaxico Burress and of course Jeremy Shockey jerseys will all be welcome, just make sure to burn your Jets crap! 

(Photo: Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)