02-04-2008, 10:47 PM
In the States, we had the American Football Super Bowl last night. It was played between the New England Patriots based near Boston, Mass. and the New York Giants. I had no dog in the hunt since I was a Washington Redskins fan until a new owner for the team, Dan Snyder, screwed things all up for it, so I could just sit back and enjoy the game. It was, I think, the best Super Bowl that I have seen and I have seen most of them, including the famous Jets-Colts game in 1969. It was a sterling defensive game down to the last about 8-9 minutes of play when both sides' defenses were flat wiped but the Giants had just the smallest increment more than the Patriots and they gave the ball to Quarterback Eli Manning for what had to be the most sensational last two minute drive ever. And then they held the Patriots from getting within field goal range in the last seconds. What a game! BRAVO GIANTS!
The only puzzle to me was why the Patriots didn't go to quick screen passes to break up that Giants' pass rush. The Giants' defense had been right down the Tom Brady's throat (he is the Patriots' QB) all game long as all he tried to do was to stay back and to throw long rather than to make the quick short passes that break up a concentrated pass rush.
The only puzzle to me was why the Patriots didn't go to quick screen passes to break up that Giants' pass rush. The Giants' defense had been right down the Tom Brady's throat (he is the Patriots' QB) all game long as all he tried to do was to stay back and to throw long rather than to make the quick short passes that break up a concentrated pass rush.
