Brady, Patriots are prime targets for naysayers

Sports Scope found this 2/1/2008 on www.usatoday.com [flag]

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the undefeated New England Patriots better beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Otherwise, ... [link]

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Flipping through Friday's USA TODAY
Published 2/1/2008 by Jeff Zillgitt at Sports Scope
... title and inspiring others . Giants general manager Jerry Reese, the first African-American GM of a Super Bowl team, nailed the 2007 draft . Rookie Receiver Steve Smith has excelled in the playoffs . Giants offensive lineman Chris Snee is Tom Coughlin's son-in-law . In non-Super Bowl NFL news, is a labor issue on the horizon for the league? Johan Santana deal could open floodgates for free agent pitchers. Michael McCarthy has the world of Sports on TV covered. NBA coaches will probably have gripes about All-Star ...

The Roundup: Wilbon’s Back and Super Bowl Ads
Published 2/1/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Thought: Most everyone knows what people at Fox, ESPN and SI think about the Patriots - those are some of the most trafficked sites on the web. Might Joe Six Pack be more interested in an original idea from the Daily Shopper in NE or an obscure paper that - pulling stuff out of our ass, here - covered Eli Manning in high school? (USA Today) ...

WHAT TO EXPECT ON SUPER SUNDAY

Jayhawk Fan posted 2/1/2008 from www.epiccarnival.com

If you are like me, and have lived through several Super Sundays in your day, then you go into the day pretty much knowing exactly what to expect. So far, nothing that has happend in Super Bowl Week that has been any different than any of the last 15 or 20 Super Bowl Weeks, which gives me reason to believe that I can pretty much predict how Sunday will go, and...

Congress Asks Goodell to Appear

Clo posted 2/1/2008 from bizoffootball.com

Congress wants to talk to members of the NFL after they are done probing baseball for their steroid problem. The commissioner will be one of the NFL executives asked to speak at Congress, as reported by Yahoo! Sports

Michael Strahan is a Bloodhound

Intentional Foul found this 2/1/2008 on strikezonesandendzones.blogspot.com

GIANT Schnauzer? BOSTON Terrier? Get it? David Frei of the Westminster Kennel Club (who used to work with the 49ers and the Broncos and has a Super Bowl ring from SB XII), broke down both teams as dogs. Thoughts? I actually think Tom Brady's a ...

Brady’s Not the Only Patriot Playboy: Belichick Might Have Two Women in Glendale

The Legend of Cecilio Guante found this 2/1/2008 on thebiglead.com

Spectacular work by the tireless tandem over at the Boston Herald - Bill Belichick, who stole a man’s wife by showering her with presents, may have squired two women to the Super Bowl. Obviously, this is why he’s a been a giddy little ...

Eli proving to be his own Manning

Sports Scope found this 2/1/2008 on www.usatoday.com

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Practice doesn't always make perfect. Not when enough people can't practice. Eli Manning doesn't blame an erratic regular season - 25th in passer ratings, tied for the NFL lead for most interceptions (20) - on an ever-changing cast ...

Brady looks fine again in practice for Pats
Tom Brady looked sharp, his ankle was fine and the Patriots had a crisp practice. Things are back to normal for undefeated New England just in time for the Super Bowl. "We're as ready as we're going to be," coach Bill Belichick said Thursday. "We ...

3-game sweep? Pats got it covered
Team Belichick is one win away from perfection, and standing between the Patriots and 19-0 are the hated New York Giants. For Pats fans, it doesn't get any better...

Patriots: Go on and blitz us
Rattle Tom Brady? The Patriots found the Giants' suggestion preposterous Thursday. "Six on 11 ... you'll probably rattle him. That's about it," Randy Moss said Thursday. The Giants did lead the league with 53 sacks this season.

Patriots' Neal grapples for success
Stephen Neal was so lost, not even football mastermind Bill Belichick could straighten him out. The former college wrestler who hadn't played football since eighth grade was invited to a Patriots rookie camp in 2001.

Pioli recalls first meeting with Belichick
Patriots general manager Scott Pioli told a story about first meeting Bill Belichick.