Patriots Links for Wednesday, 1/30

by MichaelMcCoy on Jan 30, 2008 10:00 AM EST Comment 2 comments

After yesterday's media day, there is a plethora of links out there. I won't be linking to the ones I consider facetious, because I take my unpaid, titleless job very seriously.

ESPN.com's Greg Garber reports on Junior Seau's motivation, which has kept him playing hungry for a Super Bowl victory.

Len Pasquarelli has a similar areticle on Tedy Bruschi's return to playing at a high level after he suffered a stroke nearly three years ago.

Sports Illustrated's Don Banks writes that he enjoys listening to Randy Moss, and collected several quotes from Moss during Media Day. With the Globe, Kevin Paul Dupont also reports on Moss's Media Day appearance.

Peter King has five random thoughts on the Super Bowl.

Michael Vega reports on the questions asked of Tom Brady yesterday, many of which were focused on his ankle.

Don Banks talked to an AFC scout about the matchups in the Super Bowl. NFL.com's Pat Kirwan also has a thorough analysis of the Patriots and Giants, while Vic Carucci says the Giants defense will have their hands full trying to stop the Patriots.

On the other hand, the Giants have a pretty good receiver of their own in Plaxico Burress. Ellis Hobbs is confident the Pats secondary will be able to keep him in check. Speaking of Burress, you may have heard that he made a guarantee that the Giants would win, 23-17. He was asked about his guarantee at Media Day, and he stood by it. When will they learn?

Mike Reiss writes that despite saying he would like to remain with the Patriots, many think he might interview for the Redskins head coaching job after the Super Bowl.

With the Herald, Tony Massarotti speculates that the Super Bowl might be the last game free agent-to-be Asante Samuel plays with the Patriots. The Patriots have agreed not to use their franchise tag on him during this offseason, and it is likely another team will offer him more money than the Patriots.

Steve Buckley reports that Jarvis Green will be playing for Marquise Hill in Super Bowl XLII.

Finally, Tim Layden reports that former Patriots offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi is fighting colon cancer, a rare and aggressive form. He was diagnosed eight months ago. Best wishes to him and his family.

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A coupla good ones here

I'm a big fan of analysis, so here are a couple of other links (a few days old--you may have posted them already) that I really appreciated:

Jaws (the only ESPN 'analyst' worth the time, IMHO) took a look at the tape of the last game and came up with these observations.

Perhaps the best article I've read on the SB was this analysis on Football Outsiders, breaking down a couple of characteristic Giants running plays, analyzing the effectiveness of NY's newly simplified passing game, and a brief look at the Pats 3-4/5-2 defense.

I gotta admit: Bradshaw worries me. I think what we have in the Giants is something like the Jags, only with better receivers, a better QB and a quicker defensive line. Ignore Vegas--that's just to move the money. This game will be within 10 points either way.

by JohnHannahRules on Jan 30, 2008 10:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Greetings from the Giants board...

I love these 5 questions posts. I think the people who follow their teams like we do know every bit as much as the talking heads on ESPN.

Of course I'm pulling for the G-Men to win but it will certainly be an uphill struggle and we would need a few breaks to go our way. The Patriots are the better team. In fact they have to be considered the best team in the history of the league.

We can only hope that our secondary can hold together for one more game, our running game wins time of possesion, pray our special teams help us, and hope for a tipped pass or fumble at a crucial time.

I think that this Super Bowl may turn out to be the best ever. It should be a high scoring game, and yes, Tom Brady you will score more than 17 points.

by giant fan since 57 on Jan 31, 2008 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs