"I can't handicap this game by conventional means -- [So, I'll admit that this is just pure, unadulterated guesswork rather than logical analysis] rush schemes and offensive planning and the like. I can only go back to Super Bowl III, [Number of Giants players and coaches involved in Super Bowl III: 0. Number of Patriots players and coaches involved in Super Bowl III: 0. Relevance of Super Bowl III to outcome of Super Bowl 42: 0.] when I was the New York Post's beat man covering the Jets, and I had a hunch [I had a hunch that I should read his article. That wasn't such a good idea.] that they were primed for a major upset over the Colts even though it didn't seem logical. [Logical according to the spread? The spread has little to do with logical and everything to do with mo-nay.] So I chickened out and picked the Colts by less than the huge spread. After watching the way the Giants [Now, back to the present day.] handled themselves on Sunday, [Against a Green Bay team that basically gave the game away by 1. refusing to cover any of the Giants' receivers, instead, trying to beat them up at the line and then letting them run downfield uncovered and 2. letting Brett Favre play in the second half and in overtime. By the way, two stats for you. The Giants were 6 for 16 on third downs. The Packers? Ready for this. Remember, they are at home, playing in their weather, against a team they've already beaten. Green Bay on third down...1 for 10. That is beyond pathetic. You could look at those two stats and know who won the game. The fact that it even went to overtime is mind-boggling. How did the Giants not win this game 28-0. How did the Packers score 20 points? I'll tell you. TD #1 was on a 90 yard bomb when the Giants DB's forgot how to tackle and how to push a guy out of bounds! TD #2 was the result of a gift personal foul penalty that kept a drive alive. Basically, the Packers took themselves out of this game and Eli Manning, to his credit, didn't play like Brett Favre.] I have the same hunch. [That I had...IN 1968! I think a lot of people had hunches forty years ago and its probably a good thing that they've been left un-acted-upon.] The mental toughness [That the Pats lack? This is a great technique for picking a game and for defending yourself. Choose a completely intangible quality, one that cannot be supported by information or logical analysis, and use this as your crutch. The Giants will win because they are "mentally tough." What does this even mean?] is unmistakable. I'm playing the hunch this time. [To right the wrong of forty years ago when I was the only guy who had a feeling that the Jets would win and refused to act upon it. Please.]
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i hate Z. The game has so clearly passed him by it hurts....
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