Super Bowl Week Links

by Michael Bean on Jan 31, 2008 10:29 AM EST in News

* I don't think I'm your go-to-guy to provide any sort of worthwhile Super Bowl coverage or preview, so go here for Pats and Giants coverage.

* The Cincinnati Bengals have signed Jared Palmer, Carson's younger brother, to a 2-year deal. The younger Palmer was waived by Washington in early September this past year after being drafted in the 6th round out of University of Texas at El Paso.

* The Redskins are still in the midst of a bizarre coaching search. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels all of a sudden seems to be in the mix for the head coaching vacancy in the nation's capital.

* Here's my one thought about the Super Bowl, and it's really only related to the Giants. How come we haven't heard any of the internal drama that we'd hear from the Giants in recent years? Obviously won't come now that they're winning, but things looked like they may have been turning for the worse in December. The Giants held it together. Tiki Barber, Plaxico Burress, Jeremy Shockey, Eli Manning, Michael Strahan, Tom Coughlin. Those are all the conflicting personalities you had last year. Take out Tiki and Shockey. That in turn keeps Plax's mouth shut since the offense is designed predominantly around him. Manning doesn't have to worry about scratching backs with who he delivers it to and finally matures some. Coughlin doesn't have to act like a raging bafoon in response to all the bickering and unecessary politics that were occurring in year's past. Voila.

Not very in depth, I know, but it is worth thinking about how acquiring as much talent as possible, regardless of how they interact with each other, is sometimes not enough for professional sports franchises.

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Re: Giants

There are a few reasons why there hasn't been as much drama.

They're winning. And that's the most important factor of all. At the beginning of the season, when they were 0-2, the media was screaming for the whole team to be fired and the team was fighting with each other.
Coughlin and Shockey. At the beginning of the season, TC basically told everyone to shut the hell up. He probably beat "shut the hell up" into Shockey's head with a stick. And it worked. The fact that Shockey was actually being incorporated into the offense this year helped, too, since half his bitching was that he never got the ball. (And, to be fair, that time last year when he came out and says they were "outcoached" against the Seahawks, he WAS absolutely right.)
Burress. Apparently, Coughlin has been letting Plaxico do whatever the hell he wants as long as he doesn't bitch. Typically, this has resulted in Plaxico not showing up to a large number of practices (and it's noticeable on those weeks where Plax and Eli are definitely not on the same wavelength).
Tiki's gone. He was a great RB, but goddamn, that guy's a dick. Every so often, he still says something negative about the Giants. Except, now when he does it, he just sounds like a spiteful little brat.

by HinesField on Jan 31, 2008 12:54 PM EST reply actions

4.

Never could stand Tiki. He sounds so whiny when he chimes in negatively on the Giants.

by Michael Bean on Jan 31, 2008 1:02 PM EST reply actions

+1

Tiki has seemed very whiny since he retired and that's pretty much the only reason I'm glad the Giants are in the Super Bowl. I never liked him as a player because he's supposed to be a 'team leader' but instead he publicly throws his coach under the bus and I don't care for him much as a broadcaster either.

"You know who I want? William Wallace. That's who I'm looking for" - Bengals defensive line coach when asked who he was looking for in the draft

by cgolden on Jan 31, 2008 1:13 PM EST up reply actions

yea

He blows as a broadcaster. The Today Show?? That's such fluff. Yuck.

by Michael Bean on Jan 31, 2008 1:14 PM EST up reply actions

My vote

is for Shockey. It just seems that most of the guys (I'm being kind with the "most") from the "U" have got some asshole in them. Jeremy gets hurt and is out of the picture. Its interesting that many Steelers still swear by Plex as a good guy, including Ben and Hines.

by Ivan Cole (RickVa) on Jan 31, 2008 3:45 PM EST reply actions

Thought this was funny

http://www.amazon.com/19-0-Historic-Championship-Englands-Unbeatable/dp/1600781500/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF 8&s=books&qid=1201789260&sr=8-2

"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland

by steelerinchicago on Jan 31, 2008 4:57 PM EST reply actions

WEIRD

This link used to say 19-0 (pending a win) with a photo of the cover which was Brady back to pass with a big 19-0 printed over him. And now it says 18-1. I guess Belichick didn't want to give them anymore bulletin board material.

"It's time to plant some seeds. What that means is, hit them in the mouth. Ya know, plant some seeds. Show 'em what time it is." --Levon Kirkland

by steelerinchicago on Feb 2, 2008 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

the Pats just keep doing stuff to piss people off

The New York Post is reporting today that the Pats have already applied for trademarks on "19-0" and "19-0 The Perfect Season." The real kicker is though that they didn't just do it yesterday or earlier in the week (which would have been bad enough) but they did it 3 days before the Chargers game.

In a stroke of genius the Post applied for a trademark on "18-1" and I might just have to find an 18-1 shirt with Brady and Bilacheat curled up in the fetal position weeping at the 50, if the Giants win.

"You know who I want? William Wallace. That's who I'm looking for" - Bengals defensive line coach when asked who he was looking for in the draft

by cgolden on Feb 1, 2008 1:12 PM EST reply actions