UPDATE: Holy Moses. We got whupped, fair and square. Upset of the Millenium. Much, much respect to the Giants — they earned it, with guts of mythic proportions, marked by Tyree’s absolutely insane catch off his helmet.
Earned. My hat is off.
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FURTHER UPDATE: IMHO, the funniest ad was the talking coffee stain. Really quite amusing. You can watch it here. The Bridgestone ad with the screaming squirrels was the second-best. They’re all posted here.
Predictions? Rants? Recipes?
In honor of the game’s setting in AZ, I’m making fake TexMex: Old El Paso tacos with seasoned beef. Good times. I’m stopping just short of crossing the border, baby. (And I’m drinking an effete Euro-beer to go along with it.)
Dude, if we didn’t tape the Giants’ walk-through yesterday, we’re toast! Game over, man!
at Uncle Pete’s Hickory Ribs BBQ, pickup at 4:30.
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p>Pork loin ribs, Texas Ribs, Brisket, and a BBQ Chicken.
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p>Someone else is making a salad!
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p>This game has the potential to be a serious ass kicking, unlike the previous Pats SB’s. Pats by 14 at least.
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p>On a small note, I hope to see Troy Brown dress, but haven’t seen an active roster posted yet. It would be nice to see Troy out their in some of those spread sets, maybe even a catch or 2?
You’re in East Boston, I assume?
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p>Mass. BBQ trivia: Liberal Oasis dude Bill Scher claimed in one of his books that the best BBQ in the United States was in Hatfield MA; unfortunately, it seems to have burned down.
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p>Anyone know about Holy Smokes?
but I’m in Melrose. Uncle Pete’s moved to Revere maybe 2-3 years ago from Eastie.
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p>Don’t know of Holy Smokes, but I love BBQ. Lived in Philly for a number of years and got some great BBQ there. I’m hungry!
Hey Charley, Holy Smokes did burn down last year (mysteriously, I don’t believe a cause was ever publicly identified), and it’s huge loss for western MA. But the owners are on the verge of resurrecting Holy Smokes as a mobile catering operation: http://holysmokesbbq.com/
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I was trying to figure out what to do tonight! Going to be Blue Ribbon in Arlington for us. Pulled pork and chicken, burnt ends, baked beans, slaw, corn bread… yum!
Pete’s moved out 2 years and 7 months ago. How do I know the exact date. Because it was two months after I moved to East Boston. Damn you Uncle Pete!
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p>No seriously they are the best ribs in Boston.
Anybody here if they are bombing Iran yet?
Only bombs tonight are from Brady to Moss.
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p>Super Bowl means jambalaya in my neck of the woods…a big, steaming, spicy potful of jambalaya. For Tuesday we get out the popcorn. By Wednesday I’ll be exhausted from all this.
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p>Patriots are down at halftime, come back to victory capped by an Asante Samuel interception.
And I got a sort of Patriots post up – HERE
three delights, Yu chang, fried rice, spicy string beans, and egg rolls
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p>Anyone want anything?
Brady’s passes look a little wobbly so far–I attributed that to the cold last game.
Got the SB XXXVIII shirt on. Wore it in St. Louis for Game 4, and I think it helped. Hoping for the best, baby!
Derek Lowe saying after game 4: “… yeah, my sinker would’ve been flat and straight without Bob Neer wearin’ my lucky shirt. Thanks again, Bob.”
bet on this game. So much for the ass kicking.
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p>No surprise that the Jints are pressuring up the middle, but I’m surprised at how successful they’ve been.
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p>The hallmark of this Pats era has been an ability to make adjustments, and big plays in big games from Brady. It’s all on the table now.
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p>I’d like to see them shorten up those pass routes and use Maroney more. Defense is doing their job, but man the Pats offense has to string some drives together.
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p>At least they get the ball to start the 2nd half…….Come on Pats!
Hard to tell if Brady is less mobile or if Giants are that quick.
The geriatric hippies are singing “I won’t back down”.
Don’t represent today does it.
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p>My goal is to live long enough to tell my grandson the glory of the former days! Free! Free falling, just like WTC 1,2 and seven. Ya, I still like the music, in part it brought me to the anti-authoritarian/assholian attitude I have today, Thank you Tom Petty.
calls in big game.
Because they were getting beat on every play, and were trying anything to slow those guys down. I think there were as many uncalled holds as there were calls.
Masterpiece Theatre?
A dreadful, dreadful moment in New England history.
Go to the Happy Place.
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Goes with the territory. If you give him credit for the win then suffer for the loss.
New York City is still the Satanic cesspool of all humanity. Based upon my son in law driving through the armpit of compassion. He said they all sucked. It was like driving through the dump.
Although I’m a Pats fan now by virtue of geography, I grew up going to Giants games at Yankee Stadium as a kid, and it was always cold, there were always drunk guys in the seats behind us yelling obscenities at the coach, Allie Sherman, and the Giants ALWAYS lost. So my disappointment tonight is tempered by a sense of vindication for those Sunday afternoons among the losers.
New York, the future home of the “Freedom Tower” in light of HR 1955.
Two middle fingers straight up pointed forever towards heaven itself and in this life or the next the Lasthorseman will mount his Apocalyptic Horse.
Did anyone noticed Tom Brady looked a yellow/green in the face, or were we just imagining things?
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p>I’m not making an excuse. To be clear, the Pats missed plenty of opportunities on both sides of the ball and could have won if the executed certain plays.
He had just been saying that, Brady looked terrible walking down the runway into the stadium.
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p>I on the other hand, am not much of a football fan. At one of the caucuses yesterday, after giving my DSC report, I asked if anyone had any questions. The final question was, “What’s the spread on the game tomorrow.”
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p>My response was, Tuesday’s my superbowl!
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p>Kate
The Giants were the better team tonight…but the PAtriots are the better team.
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p>I’m just hoping the “team” from New York does as well on Tuesday night, when it counts for something.
The Giants D-Coordinator will have more then one job offer in his inbox tomorrow.
I notice the black ribbon in the title graphic. Whence?
Haven’t you been reading this thread?!
I thought it was Virginia Tech or something. I mean, I love football and the Patriots, but…
Very few “experts” gave them a chance, and most of the armchair knuckleheads (like me) didn’t think it would be close. Ahem.
Great game plan by the G-Men, better execution. A couple of plays down the stretch and the Pats had the win, but they couldn’t make them.
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p>Eli & the Giants were loose, and that last drive was remarkable. Hard to believe it’s over for the Pats.
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p>This has the feel of an old Red Sox loss.
Our brief triumph in the sun has been eclipsed by the typical darkness.
Pats just had too much Hope, and not enough Audacity tonight…a lot of that going around…
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p>Chin up and keep hope alive for 2009
I jinxed it. Sorry guys.
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p>Seriously, I’m with Charley. The Giants played a much, much better game than the Patriots, and they deserved to win. Their pass rush was overwhelming — Brady had about one-fourth the time to make his throws that he’s had all season, and he got sacked and hit way more than usual. And, oddly, even when he had the time, he wasn’t as sharp as usual, so something’s up there as well. And, sorry Manning haters, but Eli was terrific. His 4th-quarter scramble where he somehow escaped about four Patriots, leading to the astounding head catch way downfield, was one of the craziest, most amazing plays I’ve ever seen.
The Giants did not deserve to win. They got some huge breaks. Hello? Manning not sacked on the final drive? Hello? Tyree catching the ball on his head? Hello? Samuel just missing an interception? Those were great plays for the Giants, but they also were fortunate. The Patriots, for their part, did not play well only by their incomparable normal standards. Look at the stats. They fought hard all game. They never gave up except for the last second. The game easily could have gone to the Patriots — and almost did.
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p>When the game is close, you should side always side with your own team. That’s just basic sports and common sense besides. Especially if, as in this case, the whole thing was your fault in the first place.
I know you’re hurting right now, so it’s normal to lash out. It’s OK, I can take it. I feel your pain, believe me, I do. I won’t hold it against you.
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p>But when you’ve come to your senses, and slept off the booze in which you’re no doubt drowning your sorrows, you’ll recognize that what I’m saying is true. All season long, the pattern has been that the Pats were so good that whenever the other side made a little slip-up, that was it — the Pats capitalized, and the game was over, especially because the Pats so rarely gave the other side similar opportunities. Not so in this game, and that’s why the Pats lost.
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p>Did the Giants get some lucky breaks? Sure — to the extent that anything in a football game is “luck.” But that’s what separates winners from losers in sport. Winners create the circumstances in which lucky breaks can occur, and in which they can capitalize on them. That’s what the Pats have done all season; that’s what the Giants did today.
for me was that this was winnable. If it was a blowout it would be more acceptable. In the last quarter the Giants were exhausted. Those individual plays like letting Manning get away on the last series, the decision to go for fourth with long yardage – instead of field goal, the predictable hail mary passes on the last series etc.
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I turned on the radio this morning hoping I had fallen asleep and dreamed the whole thing last night. Alas, it was all too real.
but I’ve been saying for about the past 3-4 games that there’s something wrong with Brady. I’ve never seen him throw so many fluttering, dying quails, and passes that are over the receiver’s head, or nowehere near anyone. I’m wondering if he has a problem with his hand or shoulder.
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p>Although I’m sure Belichick would have told us all imediately if there was a problem.
Can’t plant your feet right? That ball ain’t going where you want it to.