Friday’s Giants News
It is now Super Bowl Weekend. We have 48 hours until kickoff. I keep saying this, but my anticipation has gone away already. I’m getting bored of the wait. There is just too much coverage about the Super Bowl. Tom Coughlin needs to send those ‘Talk is Cheap, Play the Game” t-shirts to member of the media. Stop talking about the Super Bowl, and let the Giants upset the Patriots already.
Coughlin’s Corner - Michael Eisen asked Tom Coughlin questions regarding the preparation that went into Super Bowl XLII.
Transcript: Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick - Bill Belichick answers questions regarding the Patriots franchise and Super Bowl XLII.
Transcript: Head Coach Tom Coughlin - Tom Coughlin answers questions about his career, the Giants organization, and Super Bowl XLII.
Defensive State of Mind - Michael Eisen believes that the Giants’ defense faces the most daunting challenge in Super Bowl history on Sunday.
Through the years - Michael Eisen says no one at Super Bowl XLII has a confluence of connections like Zak DeOssie.
Super Bowl Profile: CB Corey Webster - Keith Karlsson took a look into Corey Webster’s perspective on the road to Arizona.
Newsday:
Four who covered all 42 Super Bowls in Phoenix this week
Pioli recalls first meeting with Belichick
Coughlin displays more humor in final news conference
East Islip father and son on Super Bowl high in Phoenix
Brady plans to stay low-key before Super Bowl
Patriots’ Neal grapples for success
Sore left knee latest problem for Burress
Belichick and Brady: A pair of aces
E-MAIL FROM ARIZONA - Neil Best wrote a quick blurb about the performer of the half time show, Tom Petty.
THE RANT - Rob Thorsen included his quote of the day provided by Randy Moss.
NY media shows heavy presence at Super Bowl - The media capital of the world should be there to cover a New York team in the Super Bowl.
Patriots’ Brady insists ankle is no problem
Patriots are masters of the two-minute drill - That’s for sure…even when the Patriots won their Super Bowls.
Are the Giants better without Shockey? No way - Bob Glauber included all of the reasons the media believes that the Giants are better off without Jeremy Shockey, but he doesn’t go into an explanation about why the team would be better with him.
Chiefs’ Turley a lifeline for retired NFL players
Osi Umenyiora sorry for calling Light dirty player
BIG BLUE ZONE - Newsday wrote about their favorite Tom Coughlin quote of the day.
Getting carried away on the Goodyear blimp - Jim Baubach tells his story about a ride in the Goodyear blimp over the city of Phoenix.
Patriots will win Super Bowl, but Giants cover - Ed McNamara broke down the Super Bowl, and the Newsday staff all picked the Patriots to win the game.
New York Daily News:
Patriots: Go on and blitz us, Giants
Exit can wait as Michael Strahan tries for Super Bowl ring
Giants GM Jerry Reese rewriting history for NFL and for himself
Grey Ruegamer is all guts and gory
‘Nice guy’ Tom Coughlin to hit paydirt - Gary Meyers discusses how you can earn a few million bucks by being a little nicer like Tom Coughlin.
Tim Hasselbeck’s analysis refreshing - Bob Raissman is referring to the analysis of Jeremy Shockey.
What if Giants didn’t pass on Brady? - Filip Bondy is being hypothetical.
Diary: Not exactly model guests
Super special: Revitalized Randy Moss is new man in New England
New knee woes for Plaxico Burress
Better off without Jeremy Shockey? Giants say no way!
A double-Super Tuesday? - Tina Moore and Kathleen Lucadamo pointed out that the parade (if the Giants win the Super Bowl) would fall on the political ‘Super Tuesday’.
Plaxico Burress-Tom Brady rivalry launched in 1998 - That was when they used to face each other in the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry.
Asante Samuel set to pick next spot - Rich Cimini describes Asante Samuel as a “Manning killer”.
Daily News reporter takes a bruisin’ - Mentally, not physically of coarse.
Don Maynard rips Tom Coughlin - Don Maynard wis displeased with the look on Tom Coughlin’s face after Lawrence Tynes missed a field goal attempt in Green Bay.
Eli Manning’s coaches not shocked by quarterback’s progress
Jordin Sparks having Super time
Kyle Brady has come far from 1-15
New York Post:
ELI’S BURNING TO BRING HOME TITLE
HONDO IS G-MEN-DOUS! - Hondo made his Super Bowl XLII pick.
MATCHUP OF THE DAY - George Willis breaks down the matchup between Corey Webster and Randy Moss.
IN THE GIANTS’ GRILL - Kevin Kernan wrote about tailgaters.
GET THE DROPS ON THE PROPS - Tim Sullivan explains plenty of ways to bet on the Super Bowl.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS FOR BIG BLUE ROOKIES
BILL’S EVERETT LIKES UNDERDOG GIANTS - I was happy to hear that Kevin Everett has made the remarkable recovery which he has made. He was on Oprah yesterday, and I heard that he was in pretty good shape.
THIS ONE’S OVER WHEN IT’S OVER - The Wildcat picks the over at 54 points.
ELI CAN PEY OFF IN BROTHER BATTLE - Mike Battaglino talks about this from a Vegas point of view.
TRENDSETTERS - Tim Sullivan provides his pick for Super Bowl XLII.
PAT HAND - Emmitt Smith believes that experience has the upper hand.
THE UNBEATEN & THE UNFAZED - That’s how Mark Cannizzaro sizes these two teams up.
‘WE ARE GIANTS’ IS GREAT THEATRE - Says Actress Kate Mara who is the granddaughter of Wellington Mara and the great granddaughter of Art Rooney.
ROUT OF THE BLUE - Dave Blezow believes that the Patriots will conclude their perfect season on Sunday.
ARM-ED & READY - Jessie Armstead is all pumped up about Super Bowl XLII.
THE PARTY IS OVER - Phil Mushnick provides the evolution of the Super Bowl Party.
UNITED WE STAND - Mike Vacarro says that Jets fans have united with Giants fans to stop the Pats from going undefeated.
EASY DOES IT - Paul Schwartz is not referring to Eli but to Tom Coughlin.
JINTS INSIST THEY MISS SHOCKEY - Do you really think Giants will say they don’t? Shockey is still on the team.
New York Times:
N.F.L. Commissioner Defends Destruction of Tapes - I don’t buy it.
Giants Make Statements of Fashion and Confidence
Gambling Money Is in the Minutiae
Petty Already Rocking Long Before Halftime
For His Super Bowl Wager, One Mayor Keeps It Real
The Star-Ledger:
Site says it has Coach Tom Coughlin’s pregame speech
Awasom arrested on suspicion of DUI
Burress listed as questionable
When Gilbride listened, NY Giants offense clicked
NY Giants’ Jacobs awaits the call - …of Ottis Anderson.
NY Giants win the game? Don’t bet on it - Jerry Izenberg selected his Super Bowl XLII pick.
February 1st, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.
Tom Stanley