Wednesday’s Giants Links
The Countdown to the NFC Championship game is 4 days. I wish that I was able to go see this game in Green Bay. One of the places that I want to before I die is Green Bay. And it would be even more special to see the Giants play the Packers in the Playoffs. There’s no guarantee that they will face each other again in the Playoffs since the last time they did it was in 1962. Just like I said last week, I think the Jints could beat the Packers. We have a 50/50 shot at making the Superbowl. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Newsday:
How Giants GM Reese put together a winner - Current GM Jerry Reese released players to clear some cap room. He had a great draft, and he made some some solid acquisitions. Most of his additions are contributing in a positive way this season and in the Playoffs.
Accorsi has faith in Eli, Webster - Former GM Ernie Accorsi has taken plenty of heat over the years for trading for Eli Manning. Last Sunday, Ernie went to church during the game instead of watching the Giants because if they didn’t play well then he would’ve taken even more heat. The majority of the team is Ernie’s.
Notes: Knicks fans fired up thanks to Giants’ win - I saw this on the post game highlights. The Knicks fans were cheering everytime the Giants scored at MSG on Sunday. They were cheering more for the Giants than the Knicks…and the Knicks actually won the game against the Pistons.
New York Daily News:
Feel-good Giants make city proud - Mike Lupica wrote a feel good story about the Giants. He pointed out how they came out of nowhere to get to this point while the favorites like the Mets and the Yankees couldn’t get deep into the Playoffs, and the Knicks became the worst franchise in sports.
Packer legend Vince Lombardi’s saga begins in Brooklyn and ends in N.J. - Philip Bondy put together a feel good story about Vince Lombardi. Tons of coaching talent has come out of the New York Football Giants organization like Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry, Bill Parcells, and Bill Belichick. How many championships have these coaches racked up?
Eli Manning’s former coach at Ole Miss sees quarterback he knew
Packers assuming rightful spot in the center of the universe
NFL sentiments: Packers will win - America wants the Packers to win. That’s the bulletin board material this week for the Giants. In the Wild Card Round, Ronde Barber called out Eli Manning. In the Divisional Playoffs, Patrick Crayton and Terrell Owens had plenty to say. This week, the Packers have nothing to say because they are a classy organization. Brett Favre isn’t going to give the G-MEN bulletin board material. So all that the Giants can get pumped up about is the fact that nobody believes in them. Check out the odds of these two teams making the Superbowl at the close of last season: Giants (30-1) and Packers (75-1). Nobody gave these two teams a legit shot…especially the Packers.
How the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is scouting the Giants
Prices to go to Green Bay for NFC Championship Game soar - That’s a given. It’s a pair of the oldest teams in football. One team leads all others in championships in the Green Bay Packers. The other has the third most championships in the New York Giants. The last time these two teams paired up in the Playoffs was in 1961. Who doesn’t want to see the largest market in the USA play in Title Town, USA?
Tom Coughlin: Giants Super-focused on Green Bay Packers - Tom Coughlin has lost two Conference Championships with the Jaguars. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the Giants have never lost a Conference Championship game. So one of the streaks need to come to an end.
New York Post:
NO CHANCE IN HELL - Paul Schwartz tells the Giants to hang up his article titled ‘No Chance in Hell’ on their bulliten board to get them pumped up.
The New York Times:
Out of the Icebox, Packers and Giants Made the N.F.L. Hot - Bill Pennington put together an article about the history between the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers.
The Star-Ledger:
Cornerbacks backed into a corner
For Accorsi, a bit of sweet satisfaction
