No Sympathy for the Pats

Sure, the Giants undoubtedly outplayed them last night. Manning delivered the type of success-under-high-pressure passes that Brady usually pulls off. Coughlin outshined Belichick in not only smarts, but class. However, I'm not quite sure the Patriots deserve the kind of flack they are receiving today in the aftermath of last night's game. Boston.com already has a survey of who is to blame. Currently, the blame is being pointed at "No one..the Giants just played better", with "The offensive line" coming in at a close second. Another question asks if this was the greatest upset in Boston sports history. I know they disappointed last night, but are these kinds of polls really necessary? Talk about adding insult to injury, and maybe they deserve it, but being blown off and beaten up by your season's greatest supporters is pretty rough. I expected Boston.com to be a little more lenient, more of a shoulder to cry on than a rallying point for bullying.


Some post-Super Bowl coverage that I did enjoy includes Michael Silver's Yahoo!Sports exclusive. His format is clever and funny and he makes some excellent points about the best and worst moments. Another great column was Dan Wetzel's, also of Yahoo!Sports, "Super Winners and Losers" commentary. I especially enjoyed his crowning of the "7 and 3 squares", mostly because that was the subject of much gloating and howling among my friends last night. Another great winner was the '72 Dolphins, mainly because he followed it up with the demoting of "The rest of us" to loser status because we have to continue to listen to them "crow about it".


I think that Boston.com should add a link to either one of these fresh and entertaining perspectives to their "9 ways to get over the Patriots" list.