Cinderella and the Juggernaut

1/28/08
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By Elizabeth Nielsen

Cinderella and the Juggernaut

Sorry New York. I don't think this is your year.

The Giants have given hope to an region that has been crapped on time and again over the past year by their sports teams. The Mets tied up the NL East in a beautiful red bow and personally handed it to the Phillies last September. The ongoing soap opera in the Bronx, between First Lady of the Diamond A-Rod and Roger Clemens and the controversy over whether he actually let Brian McNamee stick needles in his hiney. The Jets are just terrible. The Knicks are the most despicable franchise in sports, and Isiah Thomas is a clown who has committed at least 6 or 8 fireable offenses just this season with the Knicks. Even the Islanders got in on the action with Chris Simon's cheapshot the sequel. Being proud of one of the sports teams in your city is a wonderful thing, but as Cinderella had a lovely evening in her sparkling gown and glass slippers, Eli Manning will soon turn back into a pumpkin.

The Giants scored 35 points on the Patriots defense during that last scare of the season. However, the Patriots held Philip Rivers and the Chargers to four field goals during the AFC Championship. It is noted that Rivers was missing vital parts of his knee, and LT decided to take a knee for the majority of the game. But the Patriots red zone defense was perfect last Saturday, and I think that Eli and company are going to have their hands full dealing with the notorious Belichick Blitz and the physical play that comes with it. It's worth saying too, that, well, the Giants didn't exactly beat Green Bay in Green Bay, but Brett Farve single-handely killed the Pack with his 55 percent completion rate and two picks. If he'd had the same kind of game as Eli, the Green Bay would have won.

Belichick's army is back to just finding ways to beat you. Who would you rather in a big game? Coughlin or Belichick? Brady or Eli? It's been a fun ride Big Blue, but you can't change destiny.

--Lizzy
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