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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
I highly doubt that.
*Shrugs*
The Pats will be back in the playoffs next year. The Giants won't.
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wanna bet?
first off, the Patsies are going to be in cap hell trying to resign their free agents, most notably Randy Moss. second, their defense is OLD AS HELL (Vrabel, Seau and Harrison are all on the wrong side of 30).
as for the Giants...they have a good young QB, a stellar D and a coach who won't allow them to become complacent.
if I had to bet on one of these two teams not making the playoffs in 08, it'd be the Patsies.
as for the MVP award...it almost always goes to
one of the "skill" players, but on one occasion it was awarded to two players: Harvey Martin and Randy White (DE and DT, respectively) of the Cowboys for their performances in SB XII (1978)). In this case, I'd suggest that the Giants front four deserved the award...they were phenomenal. If you had to narrow it to just two players, then Justin Tuck (6 tackles including 2 sacks and a forced fumble) and Osi Umenyiora (4 tackles and a fumble recovery, not particularly great numbers, but drew so much attention by the Patsies O-line that you could make the argument that his play caused a couple of the sacks.) would be my picks.
but really, it should go to the entire front four.
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Originally Posted by Jadedfox
That's ancient and does not apply anymore.
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if it didnt apply anymore, the Giants wouldn't have won.
despite all the rules changes over the yeard to benefit the offenses, NFL defenses still keep finding ways to control all the high powered scoring machines. if my memory serves me correctly, only three times has the highest scoring O in the league won the SB. If all it took was a great O and a slightly above average D, it would be the norm, not the exception.
Defense DOES win championships.
see: 2007 NY Giants, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2003 Tampa Bay Bucaneers, 2002 New England Patriots, 2000 Baltimore Ravens, among others. All of these teams featured great D's that held high-powered offenses to less than 30 points, while at the same time having offenses that were anywhere from anemic (Ravens) to above average at best. check your history: a great D is twice as likely to garner you a championship then a great O is.