AS EXPECTED, BARBER CLAIMS CREDIT FOR GIANTS WIN

FanHouse found this 2/8/2008 on beta.profootballtalk.com [flag]

We recently observed — half-jokingly — that former Giants running back Tiki Barber would find a way to claim credit for his old team’s victory in Super Bowl XLII. And our sort-of joke ended up being sort of right. Though the article reads like it’s the idea of William C. Rhoden of the New York Times and [...] [link]

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Tiki Barber on Giants' Super Bowl: 'I Feel Great Joy ... I Know in a Lot of Ways I Helped'
Published 2/8/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... benefited from me being there; even criticizing someone is a way of getting them to think about themselves." It's true that criticizing someone is a way of getting him to think of himself, but that's typically a job for a coach, not a former teammate. Barber seems to be engaging in a bit of revisionist history, now suggesting that he was encouraging his former team toward a title, when a few months ago that's not how anyone interpreted his comments. Hat tip: PFT. Permalink | Email this | ...

Barber is still blabbing about the Giants
Published 2/9/2008 by ETVal <info@bigblueview.com> at Big Blue View
... I agree with Pro Football Talk, which reminds that nothing Blabber ever does or says is done with the purpose of helping anyone but himself. ...

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