A Giant Win

Steve Spagnuolo had Tom Brady's kryptonite last night.

For everyone who doesn't follow football much and has only been listening to the media talk about New England's invincibility and what a monumental upset the Giants 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII was, don't believe the hype. The best football team won last night, and I don't mean the Giants were the best team because they won this one game. All throughout the playoffs, the Giants were the best team. When the Patriots and Giants met during week 17, the Giants were the better team then, too. Whatever clicked inside Eli Manning during that game is all the Giants needed. The defense did the rest. Whether or not Manning translates this into further development into the player so many think he is or can be remains to seen, but he had a hell of a 5 game stretch beginning with the Week 17 loss to the Patriots.

I can't say I'm necessarily happy the Giants won, being a Redskins fan, but I'm becoming more and more a fan of Michael Strahan. I also can't help but be happy for Plax, someone I saw not given much of a chance by those who didn't understand him when we were kids and tolerated by the rest because of his immense physical talent.

What is truely great about it, though, is the chink in Tom Brady's armor. He's not invincible, folks, so let it go. Maybe now Boston will be a little more realistic about the Celtics.