2008 Woodie Awards
Completing perfection: No Giant achievement
Nathan Hoffman
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Sports
By approximately 10:15 p.m. on Sunday evening I will be the happiest man on the face of the earth. The Patriots will win their fourth Super Bowl title in seven years, something thought to be inconceivable in years past. There is little logical debate or intelligent discourse for people who think the Giants actually can win the big game.
While ESPN is running just about non-stop Super Bowl coverage, and football fans like to analyze how the game will play out, there is really not much analysis required.
The Patriots are a better football team, and that is why they will win. The Patriots are vastly superior on both sides of the ball, they have the experience, and you cannot mention Tom Coughlin in the same sentence as Bill Belichick. I will acknowledge that what the Giants have accomplished in the playoffs has been phenomenal. I really was caught off guard by their play against the Cowboys and certainly did not expect them to escape the frozen tundra of Green Bay with a victory.
Unfortunately for Giants fans, they will soon discover that their good luck did not board their flight from New York to Phoenix. The offensive attack from the Patriots will be overwhelming. The best offense ever witnessed will exploit the Giants' defensive weaknesses.
Quarterback Tom Brady is as good as it gets, stakes are elevated and will be looking to redeem himself after a sub par performance in the AFC Championship game. Look to wide receiver Randy Moss to emerge from his winter hibernation in Phoenix.
Yet the Patriots receivers are so talented and compliment each other so well that Randy Moss's presence is such that wide receivers Wes Welker, Dante Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, running back Kevin Faulk and tight end Ben Watson will all be freed up just because Moss is such a force to be reckoned with.
Patriot's running back Lawrence Maroney is coming off back to back 122 rushing yard games, and will relieve pressure off the Patriots' receivers. Although the Giants' pass rush is the best in the game, they have some glaring holes. Their outside linebackers are mediocre, their defensive tackles are nothing special, and their secondary is rather suspect.
While ESPN is running just about non-stop Super Bowl coverage, and football fans like to analyze how the game will play out, there is really not much analysis required.
The Patriots are a better football team, and that is why they will win. The Patriots are vastly superior on both sides of the ball, they have the experience, and you cannot mention Tom Coughlin in the same sentence as Bill Belichick. I will acknowledge that what the Giants have accomplished in the playoffs has been phenomenal. I really was caught off guard by their play against the Cowboys and certainly did not expect them to escape the frozen tundra of Green Bay with a victory.
Unfortunately for Giants fans, they will soon discover that their good luck did not board their flight from New York to Phoenix. The offensive attack from the Patriots will be overwhelming. The best offense ever witnessed will exploit the Giants' defensive weaknesses.
Quarterback Tom Brady is as good as it gets, stakes are elevated and will be looking to redeem himself after a sub par performance in the AFC Championship game. Look to wide receiver Randy Moss to emerge from his winter hibernation in Phoenix.
Yet the Patriots receivers are so talented and compliment each other so well that Randy Moss's presence is such that wide receivers Wes Welker, Dante Stallworth, Jabar Gaffney, running back Kevin Faulk and tight end Ben Watson will all be freed up just because Moss is such a force to be reckoned with.
Patriot's running back Lawrence Maroney is coming off back to back 122 rushing yard games, and will relieve pressure off the Patriots' receivers. Although the Giants' pass rush is the best in the game, they have some glaring holes. Their outside linebackers are mediocre, their defensive tackles are nothing special, and their secondary is rather suspect.
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