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Plaxico Burress predicted a 23-17 Giants win and in Anthony Smith-fashion, he guaranteed it, too. "You have to believe in your team," said Burress.
As he defended his bold choice of words, Burress only had to look some 40 feet to his left to see the grim expression of coach Tom Coughlin, who wasn't happy to hear about the prediction.
"I was not aware of that," said Coughlin, who shook ...
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... It was bound to happen sooner or later. Somebody had to come out and say something, anything, that could be used as bulletin board material. WR Plaxico Burress has said words that turned one coach’s stomach sideways and turned another’s lips into a crooked smile. Burress has guaranteed a Giants win on Super Bowl Sunday. He even was nice enough to provide us with a score: 23 - 17. I have no problems with players being confident that they can win a game. Heck, if they don’t, they should hang up their cleats. However, if there is any team that takes such a comment as a dig, it’s ...
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