FOOTBALL 4EVER
We call this place football4America. Yeah, baseball beats us to the National Pastime, but we all know which is the number one sports in the hearts and minds of Americans. Football.
Did you watch the football combine on the NFL network? Have you been checking the sports pages to see who has signed your favorite free agent? Have you been watching the Jets spend like they’re printing money?
It wasn’t so long ago that Eli Manning squirmed away from the Patriots and found David Tyree, who made one of the greatest grabs ever, in perhaps the most exciting Super Bowl we’ve ever seen.
David Tyree’s magical grab – Photo: How/Getty
How about a quick review: The Cowboys then the Packers beat the Giants to start off the season and with the fans and media just about ready to bail on Tom Coughlin and the Jints, Eli & Company pull out the 3rd game at the Redskins. All the while the Patriots were steamrolling the Jets, Chargers and Bills.
On Week 17 the Patriots outlast the Giants in Giants Stadium 38 to 35. But that victory for the Patriots was really a win for the Giants, who despite all the hype and talk about should the starters start, won back the love of their fans and began to believe they could go all the way.
Eli – jubilant & victorious
Well the New England Patriots re-signed LB Tedy Bruschi, C Lonie Paxton, S Ray Ventrone, DL Mike Wright and WRs Jabar Gaffney, Randy Moss, and Kelley Washington. And they signed CBs Jason Webster and Lewis Sanders, and S Tank Williams. Some of the important players they lost: Asante Samuel to Philadelphia, Donte Stallworth and Eugene Wilson.
The New York Giants have been relatively quiet: they signed QB David Carr, LB Danny Clark and S Sammy Knight. And they re-signed RB Derrick Ward. Some of the players they lost: Kawika Mitchell, Reggie Torbor, Gibril Wilson, and William Joseph.
Next step: the 2008 NFL Draft. April 26-27. The buzz is the Giants with the last pick in the first round will go for a linebacker. The Patriots have the 7th pick overall and some think they’ll be shopping the pick.
Who do you think your team will go for?
Are you ready for football?
Tags: 2008 Super Bowl, David Tyree, Eli Manning, football, New England Patriots, New York Giants, NFL Draft, NFL football
I’m a huge dolphin fan and even I don’t know who we’re going to pick. We could go with either Longs, Dorsey, McFadden(doubtfully) or even trade out of the first slot. After last year I thought it was sure we would pick quinn but look what happen. That’s the one thing I know about the draft is it’s unpredictable. I like our pick-ups in free agency and the fact that we didn’t overpay for people like I belive the jets did for Fanica and Pace.
I’m not sure I’m excited about this year’s draft. I’m a huge Brady Quinn fan and last year I watched the whole damn thing, just waiting for him to get picked and it was extremely frustrating. I’m not even going to bother watching it from the beginning because I know the one player I like isn’t going to be amongst the first chosen. I can’t even imagine being those guys, sitting and waiting to find out which team wants you. I guess it’s all part of the game and we’ll see in a month who goes where.
-M