Exactly...if the D didn't keep the pressure on Brady all night, the Giants Lose. I think David Tyree would have been a better offensive choice anyway....a touchdown, plus the catch he bobbled then held the ball to his helmet not to drop it to keep the drive going.Ray's right...Big Blue's D was more valuable.
Come on, we all know Defenses rarely get the credit they deserve. It's always Offensive players who win these awards.
I don't know what idiots voted for MVP in the super bowl but they got it wrong. The Giants defense was the MVP. Manning was just some mediocre quarterback who got lucky.
totally agree. the giants defense was just killing it all nightI don't know what idiots voted for MVP in the super bowl but they got it wrong. The Giants defense was the MVP. Manning was just some mediocre quarterback who got lucky.
It's a Most Valuable Player (notice no s) Award. They can't give it to more than one guy. I agree the D was the most important unit to them winning, but what one player stood out. I would have voted for Justin Tuck, but you can't knock em for giving it to Manning. In full disclosure I still think Eli sucks, he's just gotten hot at the right time.
Manning was just some mediocre quarterback who got lucky.
He could have easily tried to play the hero and start forcing balls into double-coverage (see: Brett Favre), but he showed great maturity in managing his team.
Once again, the Giants defense is the #1 reason that they won the game, but the fact that Eli got the MVP is FAR from ridiculous.
Eli won that award with that last drive. The defense won the game, but when your quarterback engineers an 80+ yard touchdown drive with 2 1/2 minutes to go in the game, and that drive beats possibly the greatest team in NFL history, it's hard to say he isn't deserving. The league would MUCH rather give the award to one player instead of having multiple co-MVP's if not just for the marketability aspect (i.e. the Manning name, the "I'm going to Disney World" commercial, etc...). Also, Eli played a great game apart from just that last drive. He was virtually mistake-free (that interception was absolutely not his fault, he hit the receiver in the hands), and he did a great job of taking what the Patriots defense gave him. He could have easily tried to play the hero and start forcing balls into double-coverage (see: Brett Favre), but he showed great maturity in managing his team.
Once again, the Giants defense is the #1 reason that they won the game, but the fact that Eli got the MVP is FAR from ridiculous.
The Pats are way down on the list of all-time great teams. You have to remember the true dynasties BEFORE the salary cap. The cap changed the whole scope of the game.