The Patriots possess the
greatest offensive line in the history of The NFL... but it
all came crumbling down in Super Bowl XLII.
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The
Patriots Lose, We All Win!! February 03, 2008
by Hal Clarke
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I love watching Tom Brady eat turf but
prefer puppies frolicking on Animal Planet to Tom Petty's
halftime tedium.
Ding, dong The Pats are
dead, the evil Pats, the dirty Pats, ding, dong the perfect season
Pats are dead!!!
With Patriots' right offensive
guard Stephen Neal falling prey to injury on The Patriots' first
drive of the game, Tom Brady was forced to deal with Giants defensive
pressure early and often. The result: the immobile, weak-armed
QB fell like a house of cards. Bad throws, zero scrambles, and
a never-ending mouthful of turf was the golden boy's Super Bowl
XLII fate. Oh, sweet justice!
The Giants' defense brought hard,
effective pressure all game shocking the world and forcing Brady
to deal with what every other quarterback in the league deals
with every game: difficult, hard-hitting defensive attacks. Even
with the typical 5-7 yard middle of the field short game there
all night, Brady couldn't compose himself adequately and instead
underthrew every chance he got. With only Randy Moss and Wes Welker
coming up big to save his rep, the Brady adonis was finally shown
for the mere mortal the smoke and mirrors have kept hidden for
years.
Yes, this is venomous spite I
am spewing, but when you finally get to see a guy who has received
the greatest protection in the history of The NFL finally dealing
with the same imposing pressure every other QB on every other
team deals with on a regular basis, I can't help but gloat. Sure,
I predicted The Patriots to defeat The Giants, as did every other
person with even a tiny bit of unbias, but that hardly takes away
any lustre from witnessing their demise. And oh, what a demise
it was!
Let's look at some of Super Bowl
XLII's highlights:
Tom Brady was sacked five times
and coughed up one fumble in the process. He also showed loud
and clear that when he doesn't have ten years to sit back and
look over all his receivers he is a fairly average quarterback
with a weak arm.
Bill Belichik lost his own game
by failing a go-for-it fourth down attempt instead of attempting
a 49 yard field goal at a critical juncture of the game (The Pats
eventually lost by 3 points).
Belichik soiled his rep by storming
into the locker room with 2 seconds remaining on the clock, showing
his true colors as a poor sport in defeat.
Peyton Manning proved he is a
great man by cheering his brother in the darkest recesses of University
of Phoenix Stadium and never for one moment seeking any glory
from his brother, Giants QB Eli Manning's stunning performance.
Tom Petty was boring and predictable
with his halftime escapade. The best I've seen the last ten years
were unquestionably U2 after September 11th and Prince in 2007.
The Puppy Bowl IV, which
aired all game long on Animal Planet, was hilarious and
worked well to ease my tension during the second half commercials.
As the old saying goes, "That's
why they play the games," and at no time has that been more
clear than with Super Bowl XLII. All hail the underdog!!!
Dagan and his new horrible
hair-cut sing you The Super Bowl XLII Song, chronicling
the highs and lows of The Big Game:
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Want to tell Hal Clarke he doesn't know anything
about anything? Or maybe you agree. Email him at halclarke@undependentmedia.com
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