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Days of Our Lives Round Table: Gabi Confesses to Killing NickChristine Orlando at . Comments
Before Will had the chance to sign his confession, yet another person intervened as Gabi confessed to killing Nick. Our TV Fanatics Nick McHatton and Christine Orlando are joined by Wendylou from MyHourglass a Days of Our Lives Fan Forum to discuss if Gabi really did it, if there's any sympathy for Nicole and what was their favorite scene on this week's Days of Our Lives.
Do you have any sympathy for Nicole's predicament with Eric?
Nick: Nicole made this mess completely on her own, so I do not have any sympathy for her. She was doing a good thing looking for the evidence and clearing Eric's name, and when she did find it she destroyed it for her own selfish reasons. Eric changed his entire life for her, and now she's reaping the consequences of her choice.
Wendylou: At this point, no. I was rooting for her for a long time and I even thought she had changed when she set out to find proof of Eric's drugging even though she knew it might mean losing him back to the priesthood, however, she has fallen right back into the selfish, manipulative lying behavior she always resorts to in her relationships. I'm SO tired of it. Of all the men she has manipulated and lied to Eric is the most sympathetic. This is a man who has been drugged and raped, publicly humiliated and basically had his career taken from him and Nicole thinks it is her right to hide to truth from him, to strip him of his own right to choose how to proceed with that information because she doesn't want to lose him??? I don't care that she started with the best of intentions and her lies got out of control. She always has and excuse and I'm tired of it. Grow up woman!
Christine: I love Nicole and always have. I love her never say die attitude and how she pushes things to the limit but I am tired of seeing her on the same story merry-go-round over and over. She starts off with good intentions, then lies when things get tough and it always blows up in her face and it's about to happen again. I was hoping she'd redeem herself this time with Eric but it's obviously not meant to be.
Daniel and Jennifer. Good friends doing the right thing or self righteous hypocrites?
Nick: In this case, as much as I loathe Jennifer, I'm glad she does end up telling Eric. She's being a good friend because Nicole was never going to tell Eric, and that's a big lie to live with for the rest of her life. Better Eric have all the options laid out for him and to make his own choices with complete clarity rather than being unknowingly manipulated by Nicole.
Wendylou: I'm sure some will say that Nicole is right and that they are hypocrites for lying for JJ but to me that is a bit different in that no one else was involved. Nicole's lies are hurting Eric and robbing him of his freedom to choose whether he wants to go back to the priesthood or be with her, not to mention clearing his name. If Nicole truly loved Eric she'd see that. Daniel and Jennifer are Eric's friends too and if I were in their shoes I would not cover for Nicole either.
Christine: As much as I hate to say it, they are doing the right thing by making sure Eric knows the truth. But I had to laugh at Jennifer. She couldn't run fast enough to tattle on Nicole and I found that kind of funny.
Did Gabi actually kill Nick or is she just the latest person to confess?
Nick: Gabi has the most to lose with Nick, and I think she saw a way out when she found Victor's gun off screen. She's definitely the killer.
Wendylou: Yes, I think Gabi did kill Nick and I've thought so from the moment she showed up late to the hospital and told Abby that she had mistakenly gone to the ER thinking Nick would have been taken there. I think she was really using that time to put the gun back in the apartment. Gabi knew Nick was never going to let her go and that he wanted her and Ari all to himself. I think she felt like it was her only option, sadly.
Christine: Yeah, I think Gabi's telling the truth. When she realized that Nick hadn't changed at all and was manipulating her once again, she just snapped. I'm sure she found the gun and saw her only way out. I'm actually excited to see how this all plays out.
Bev uses her STD test to try and break up JJ and Paige. Discuss.
Nick: Jealousy is not a good look for Bev. Her plan does not even work at all, but does the opposite by bringing Paige and JJ closer together. How about Bev be an alternative to Paige and try to win JJ over to her side fair and square rather than stooping down to using an STD test to try to get Paige to back off?
Wendylou: Bad karma Bev. You don't lie about that stuff, it just might come back to bite you in the future. That said, I'm so glad Paige told JJ about it right away and Bev's stupid scheme didn't work.
Christine: Using an STD test to break up another couple has got to be a new low. It's mean, manipulative and downright skeevy and I had hoped for better from Bev. That said, it was so refreshing to have Paige show such common sense and be honest with JJ. We don't see that much on soaps and it was certainly entertaining to watch them have a real conversation about it.
What was your favorite scene or story line this week?
Nick: As much as I dislike Nicole's actions, when she's talking to Daniel about Eric and says "I was his first. He was my last. He was the last person that I loved with no strings. No hidden plan." I got a little choked up. Nicole, for all of her crazy shenanigans, is just looking for love.
Wendylou: I liked Victor and Sonny's scenes at the Kiriakis Mansion. It was great seeing him try to protect Sonny and also out-manuever the Salem PD. I'm pretty sure he did something to the murder weapon before they got to it.
Christine: Definitely Victor confronting Sonny. I loved it when Victor told him that if you need someone murdered, you come to me. It was classic Victor and I wish we got to see more of him.
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It is important to see China's activities in the Pacific Islands, not just in terms of a specific set of interests, but in the context of Beijing's recent efforts to develop a comprehensive and global foreign policy. China's policy towards Oceania is part of a much larger outreach to the developing world, a major work in progress that involves similar initiatives in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. This groundbreaking study of China's qsoft powerq initiatives in these countries offers, for the first time, the diverse perspectives of scholars and diplomats from Oceania, North American, China, and Japan. It explores such issues as regional competition for diplomatic and economic ties between Taiwan and China, the role of overseas Chinese in developing these relationships, and various analyses of the benefits and drawbacks of China's growing presence in Oceania. In addition, the reader obtains a rare review of the Japanese response to China's role in Oceania, presented by Japan's leading scholar of the Pacific region.Power. by. Default. Yongjin Zhang It has been widely, and rightly, observed that in the last decade China has engaged ... as well, is in response to a post-9/11 power vacuum perceived since the United States became preoccupied by the global war on terror and with Iraq (Shie 2006). ... CHAPTER 2 02 chap Wesley. indd.pdf.
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Two of the most often repeated comments about wetlands and flooding are: 1) Tile and ditches installed to rapidly drain farm fields increase chances of flooding. 2) A wetland acts like a sponge to absorb potential flood waters.
In fact, these views are so pervasive that I'm beginning to think the people saying them actually believe this drivel. Perhaps, if they understood what they are talking about, they might change their tune.
All growing plants need water, but only in the proper amount. Excess ground water takes up space which should be occupied by air and will cause roots to drown. Too much water is as harmful to plant growth as too little.
Artificial drainage systems usually consist of tile lines buried in the ground. Open ditches carry water from the tile, and from the ground surface, to streams and rivers which make up the natural drainage.
Water may be present in the soil in three forms, Hygroscopic, capillary, and gravitational or free water.
Hygroscopic water is held so tightly to the soil particles that plants cannot use it.
Capillary water forms a thin film around each soil particle. This film of water carries plant nutrients and is available to the plant when no gravitational water is present.
Free water is that which is in excess of capillary water and is in the pores between soil particles. It is harmful to plant growth and will collect as visible water in an open hole.
The purpose of farm drainage is to control soil moisture by removing the free water in the upper three or four feet of the soil. Artificial drainage does not disturb the usable capillary water so essential to plant growth. It only removes the harmful gravitational water which inhibits growth.
A completely saturated, heavy loam soil may contain the equivalent of about six inches of water per foot of soil. Of this, only one half to one inch is free water that can be removed by drainage. Saying this another way, a half-inch rainfall, falling on heavy soil loaded with capillary water, may cause the water table to rise about a foot. If the soil is dry and drain tile is located four feet deep, nearly two feet of rain would have to fall before any appreciable amount is carried away by the tile. If the soil is saturated when a heavy rain hits, the water will flow across the surface of the ground much quicker than it can percolate down through the soil. Surface run-off is much more likely to cause flooding, and undrained land is more likely to be saturated when a deluge hits.
Ditches, designed to collect the artificially drained water, also collect surface run-off. These ditches have minimal slope in order to prevent erosion. Most of the time, water slowly flows along the ditch. When heavy rains hit, they do carry stormwaters to streams and rivers, but the velocity is still relatively slow and no more water is transported than would be without ditches. Certainly not as quickly or in the volumes transported by city storm sewers.
Now, let us look at an undrained wetland, also known as a sponge.
By definition, the ground of a wetland is normally saturated with water and, most of the time, contains a pool of surface water. This is because water flows downhill and wetlands are located in low-lying areas.
Proponents of flood control via wetlands say that a wetland absorbs snowmelt and rainfall that otherwise would flow directly to a stream or river. What they don't say is that when the depression is filled to capacity, the water flows freely from the wetland into a nearby stream or river. If the wetland does truly act like a sponge, then there is a simple experiment you can do at home to prove to yourself the accuracy of this simplistic analogy.
What you do is get two dry sponges, two dinner plates, and two cups of water. Take one of the sponges and get it as full of water as you can. Then put it on one of the plates. Take the other sponge, still dry, and place it on the other plate. Now take one of the cups and slowly pour the water onto the wet sponge until the plate can hold no more. Do the same with the other cup and the dry sponge. When you're finished, measure how much water is left in each cup.
If you did this correctly, the cup you used to inundate the dry sponge should now have less water in it than the other cup. That is because the wet sponge could not absorb as much as the dry one.
If a wetland is like a sponge, a dry depression can absorb more new water than a wet one. What if the wetland has surface water on top of the saturated soil? Well, what if you changed the experiment so you start with a plate that has more water on it than the sponge can absorb. Obviously, you will be able to put even less water on the plate than you could before.
Knowledgeable wetlands fans know that draining does not exacerbate flooding. They like wetlands primarily because they provide habitat for ducks, muskrats and other critters. When the subject of wetlands and flooding comes up, they deride the artificial filling, not the draining, of wetlands because this does create less storage capacity and less opportunity for the wetland to be restored.
Rural wetlands are rarely filled. Most farmers can't afford it. Urban wetlands are rarely drained. They are filled and destroyed to allow development. When an urban wetland is filled and a replacement wetland is set aside to meet no-net-loss requirements, the replacement is usually out in the country and does nothing to mitigate flooding in the urban drainage area. Furthermore, urban areas have a lot of hard surface area that can't absorb water. To handle this water, efficient storm sewers are installed to take this water quickly to the nearest stream or river. Urban development clearly does more to exacerbate floods than any agricultural drainage program. Draining farm fields actually creates more of a storage buffer than if left alone.
I don't know why some people are so intent on restoring wetlands. If they truly believe that wetlands should be restored, for whatever reasons, then perhaps they'd have more credibility if they recognize the truth and begin calling for the dismantling of our cities instead of trying to place the blame on people who devote their lives to keeping us fed.


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Yesterday I woke up with a pretty gnarly cold. My head throbbed, my throat ached and I felt overall awful. I was frustrated because I felt like the cold was a response to the ever-growing list of stressful events in the last few weeks -– like my body was saying, "Hey, girl. Chill out."
Sean was off work, which is unusual for a Tuesday, and we decided to take our son (Jasper) to a mall that's a 15-minute drive from our home. Jasper likes to play with the train tables at Barnes and Noble, so we figured we'd let him do that first. When we arrived at the bookstore, the train table was gone, so we decided to head toward the play area on the other side of the mall, stopping to pick up pants for Jasper since he's seemingly constantly growing.
Jasper quickly became engaged in what is currently his favorite game to play with other kids (tag), so we watched him and enjoyed the scene. I had just glanced at Jasper to see where he was when, all of a sudden, the strangest popping sound rang out in the mall. Sean and another dad simultaneously yelled, "Someone's shooting in the mall!" at the same time that I literally leapt out of my seat, pulled my child out of a tunnel by his feet, and ran.
Someone was indeed shooting in the mall. Before the shooting was over, the gunman and two other people would be dead.
I have always said that if I found myself and Jasper in a situation like this, I would grab him and run, and it's exactly what I did. Sean said I left so quickly that when he turned around, checking to confirm the gunshots, I was already in the department store near an exit, heading outside. There were allegedly 60 shots fired in the mall's food court yesterday, and I heard seven of them before Jasper and I were out.
Sean, who is a remarkably level person in a crisis, somehow had the presence of mind to grab our stuff, and, as he was about to follow us, he noticed a mom struggling with her two children on the floor of the play area. She had an infant she was feeding, and an older child Jasper had been playing with. The mom was totally glued to the spot, so he scooped up the two-year-old and told her to follow him. He made sure they were safe, and then tried to find Jasper and I.
It wasn't until Jasper and I were in the parking lot that I began to really freak out. I found a man who I totally assumed, based on some hard and fast stereotypes that society has beaten into many of us, would be able to protect Jasper and I while we found Sean. He was a big, burly, strong-looking dude, so I just ran over to him.
I was about to ask him if he could help us when I realized this man was absolutely losing it and yelling into his phone over and over, "What do I do? What do I do?"
At this point, I just wanted to find our car –- maybe Sean would head that way. I wasn't worried at all about Sean because I knew that he would get out and be safe. I just really desperately needed to see him and touch him and know that this event was closer to being over than beginning.
Jasper, who had been absolutely silent while we were running, asked me what I was doing. I told him I was trying to find the car, and he said, "Oh, okay! That's okay. Just look for something yellow, Mom."
I turned around and a woman was behind us, leaning her head out of her car and asking if we needed a ride. We happily jumped in, and drove around the parking lot with her for a few minutes. We picked up another family on the way, dropped them off at their car, and headed to where Sean and I had parked. The police were telling everyone to leave the area, so then we were stuck –- Sean had our phones, keys, purses, coats, Jasper's shoes.
Sean never, ever answers his phone, but I tried calling him on the woman's phone just to see -– and he answered. We made arrangements to meet at a Starbucks nearby, and a drive that usually takes five minutes took us around 20. We eventually got there, and after profusely thanking this wonderful woman who was just THERE at exactly the perfect time, we were all united and headed to a nearby hotel to hang out until we knew it was all over –- a few hours later.
Jasper has a ton of questions, of course, and last night before he went to sleep he said, "I think tonight I will have good and bad dreams about the mall. Good dreams because there were police cars and ambulances and fire trucks to protect us, and bad dreams because there was shooting. I think the mall is good and bad. I think the mall is mixed up."
I think he's totally right.


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There is in the market a CD of lesson plans called "Zaad al-Mu'allim"; in this CD there is the following oath: "I swear by Almighty Allah that I am now using an original copy of Zaad al-Mu'allim, and that I will never make a copy of it, in whole or in part, except for my own personal use, in my school and for my students, and I will never give it to anyone else." Then there is a choice between "Yes, I swear" and "Exit".
The first problem is that this year this lesson plan is no longer available. I have an original CD for the third elementary grade, in which there is some material that I teach and some that I do not teach, but another colleague needs it. Can I give it to him so that he could take this material, or is that contrary to the oath? There are no more CDs in the market because the lesson plan is no longer available.
The second problem is: if I clicked on the "Yes, I swear" button, have I actually sworn an oath and am I obliged to comply with what is written there? I did not utter this oath out loud; rather I clicked on the oath, so did I actually swear an oath thereby or not?
When I tried to contact them, I found that their mobiles were switched off. Am I bound by this oath, and if I go against it – for example – what must I do?
CDs that contain lesson plans for teachers, with different materials for teaching, are undoubtedly the result of a great deal of effort, as is clear to anyone who examines them, and therefore come under the copyright of the authors, programmers and publishers. It is not permissible for anyone to obtain them without the permission of the authors. This issue comes under the heading of "the rights of authors and inventors" (copyrights and patents), which is an established right of the author and is protected according to sharee'ah. Therefore it is haraam to transgress against it by making copies of the CDs and trading in them. But it is permissible for the one who has purchased the original CD to lend it or give it to someone else, because he owns it.
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My 39 year old brother recently died in his apartment, and since we do not know his doctor, there is no one we can go to for answers. Could you please help my family understand the medical examiner's report since the medical language is so foreign to us? It reads as follows:
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- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with coronary artery atherosclerosis, marked
- Horseshoe kidney.
Cause of death: diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis.
Manner of death: natural
Perhaps it will be easier if I deal with the less complicated items first. The horseshoe kidney means that his kidneys were joined at the lower end. It is a relatively common anomaly and had no relation to his death. The marked coronary artery arteriosclerosis means that heart failure may have contributed to his death and in turn it suggests, but does not prove, that his diabetes had been in poor control for a good many years.
The 'vitreous' glucose is the level in the fluid inside the eye and postmortem and is a more reliable clue to blood sugar before death than a venous sample. At 566 mg/dl [31.4 mmol/L], it is about six times the normal fasting level and confirms the diagnosis of diabetes. Isopropanol is a precursor in the body of acetone and both levels are grossly elevated clearly indicating severe DKA [diabetic ketoacidosis].
The diagnosis was thus confirmed, but what is not obvious is why this should have occurred in a relatively young man. With no reported evidence of any complication such as an infection, it seems likely that it was mainly the consequence of having neglected his diabetes for some years.
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Thursday, December 29, 2005
Winter Warmer
You can see the gallery of this photo shoot here.
My favorite seasonal beer is Anchor Brewing's "Our Special Ale". I love the winter spices in such a dark beer, and I think Anchor does it the best. This year is not my absolute favorite (I think 1998 might have been the best year they've ever had), but it's very good. I'll crack open a selection from previous years tonight to see how they are aging -- I think I have a 1998, a 2001 and a 2004 at least.
I also got a new remote shutter release for Christmas, so I was able to take these in low, warm light. The pictures aren't as absolutely sharp as they might have been, because the exposure was over a second, but they are sharp enough considering the exposure time, and I could never have done it without the remote release.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Long-term Projects
My mother had a great idea. I am taking the same shot of my house from across the street every so often over the course of several years. This is the first good winter shot I've gotten. I'm bothered that I got it only after the plows had been through. I'd like on unspoiled by the concrete.
Friday, December 23, 2005
An extreme close up
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I love how my old, Phoenix-brand macro performs on the new digital camera. This is from this past Spring, when the crocuses were just coming up. I spent a fair amount of time on my stomach in the front yard waiting for the right shot. This guy went in face-first, so I had to strike the flower with my finger to get him to turn around. I think the effort paid off when he looked my right in the face and smiled.
The flecks of pollen and the joints of his antennae are the best reward. I go through long periods of dissatisfaction about my photography, but patience can really pay off with the macro.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
An earlier, better day
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This is from a previous shoot downtown, in September. We got up early and were downtown for the sunrise. This shot is taken in Millenium Park looking West into the city. The morning light gave this building a golden glow, with the deep sky behind. It's nothing special, but I like the colors and the feel. I named the picture "Morning Glory".
Saturday, December 17, 2005
An uninspired day downtown
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Boy it was cold. I think it was the cold, but I was unable to get inspired and there really weren't any photos I took that I think are even marginally good.
I guess it happens to everyone, but it was not that good a day.
Friday, December 16, 2005
Photo shoot 2
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Tomorrow morning I'll head in to town for a second photo shoot with friends from work. Looking forward to it.
This is from the last shoot downtown. On advice from a friend, I desaturated the photo except for the reflection. I like the feeling of the photo, but I'm unsure how I'm going to see such opportunities on my own.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
For Luke
My friend Luke and I talked today after I visited the local liquor store. This store, Binny's Beverage Depot is known around Chicagoland as the area's largest liquor store. They are the size of large grocery stores, but with wine, beer, liquor and cigars.
Luke has been a drinking buddy of mine for about 15 years, and we've had a lot of good times attending beer tastings, and generally just enjoying great drink and cigars.
Today I picked up the Anchor Distillery's single malt rye whiskey, and let me tell you it is as good as one might expect from Fritz Maytag. The man virtually started the micro-brewing explosion in this country with Anchor Steam, and he's gone and started a micro-distillery dedicated to the early American styles of Whiskeys and Gin. I love the Junipero Gin, and now I can say with assurance that he's struck gold again with the Potrero Single Malt Rye Whisky. The whisky is smooth and sweet and complex. I love it.
Luke, this drink is for you.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Trying to find The Eye
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Talking with some friends at work with whom I occaisionally go out shooting, I mentioned how envious I was that each of them appeared to have a good eye for composition, whereas I did not. I am technically very capable with my camera, but I never feel that I am seeing a shot that more artistic photographers see.
My friends came up with a theory. This theory was that I wasn't patient enough when considering a subject, to find that angle or story that existed in the scene. I think they were being kind in disagreeing that I didn't have an essential artistry in my soul, but whatever.
So here was an attempt directly derived from that conversation where I found an interesting sculpture, and instead of taking a complete shot of the whole, tried to find a graceful note in a partial rendering. Comments welcome...
Monday, December 12, 2005
No northern lights for you...
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I have this friend. She announced one day that the Aurora Borealis was coming to Northern Illinos, and it would arrive that night around midnight.
So I did some research on photographing the lights at night, and headed out that night to find a place far from Chicago's bright lights. I drove for over an hour to a field by a factory of some sort, that had a very nasty dog guarding it.
I took some test shots, with an exposure of about 30 seconds, and then settled in to wait for the show.
Time passed.
Then time passed some more.
Time was hopelessy repetetive in its dedication to passing. No lights. I was out in that field until past 1am, and then drove home. The next day at work I gave her no end of grief, as all I ended up with were test shots.
Amazingly, I really liked the test shot. The night was very black, and with an exposure so long the sky has a marvelous shade of purple. You can see the beautiful artistry the shot would have created had the lights actually shown and silhouetted that tree. In the lower right you can see the edge of the factory from which the scary dog terrorized me.
-- msd
Sunday, December 11, 2005
On assignment
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My wife sent me out to the local forest preserve the other day, having really liked the look of open land in December.
The wide shots of the ground never came out, but one reason I like digital photography is the flexibility in post-prodcution -- I don't have a dark room at home. The resulting photograph is the best of the bunch, and in its way shows Northern Illinois in a kind of stark beauty.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
The first photo
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Trying the first photo blog entry. I invite all critiques and comments either on the photo or the subject. This was taken from Navy Pier on an outing to downtown Chicago in September.
Friday, December 09, 2005
Learning what they don't teach
It's good advice. My problem is that so much is left untaught, and most of it is garbage. How do I find the right lessons from competing messages?
We decorated the Christmas tree tonight. It was a lot of fun. I love some of our ornaments, and the re-discovery of old favorites is so much of the joy. My daughter is six and she has just begun to recognize the continuity of the holidays and is busy try to enjoy the memories.
-- msd


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New York Giants 21 (13-7) – New England Patriots 17 (15-4)
by rnargi for BigBlueInteractive.com
The New York Giants are Super Bowl XLVI Champions.
For the second time in four years, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots with a heart-stopping, mind-boggling fourth quarter comeback that has become commonplace for this team. When the confetti flew down Sunday night, the Giants had completed another comeback, this time from 8 points, to vanquish Tom Brady and Bill Belichick once again.
The Giants mantra all year was "Finish." After Justin Tuck took to the post-game interview room on Christmas Eve and proclaimed the Giants "All In," the fans began to believe and the snowball began to roll. I wish I could say that I had been "All In" from the beginning. I wasn't.
At 11:16pm EST on Sunday, December 11th, Tony Romo hit a wide open Dez Bryant on a busted coverage for one of the easiest 50 yard touchdowns ever thrown against the Giants. Dallas converted the extra point to extend their lead to 12 with only 5:41 left on the clock after kicking off. New York was less than half of one quarter away from near certain elimination from playoff contention. I then had the following text exchange with TTB in Roanoke:
Me: "Ballgame…" "Season…"
TTB: "Not going to give up yet. When we win this game, I want a shout out on your BBI review."
I have learned my lesson. When speaking to TTB on Sunday night after the win, I swore I wouldn't count the Giants out ever again, even if they were 3-10 on the season and officially eliminated.
"Finish." "All In." Indeed.
Game Summary
This game was intense. It was essentially a tale of three games. First, New York was in complete control for much of the first quarter, scoring the game's first 9 points. Then an offensive blitzkrieg from New England resulted in 17 unanswered points and an 8 point lead. Finally, New York mounted three scoring drives in their last four possessions to account for the final 12 points and the 21-17 final score.
New York had eight drives not including the 1-play kneel down before the end of the first half. Incredibly, these drives were of 10, 9, 8, 7, 10, 9, 10 and 9 plays. It seemed the Giants could move nearly at will, but were unable to finish these drives. Four of those drives, including two that were of 10 plays, ended in punts.
New England only had one extended drive that didn't end up in points. It was the fateful drive that faltered due to the incomplete pass to a wide open Wes Welker, the de facto turning point of the game. New England had 9 possessions on the day, but just 4 of those drives can actually be considered successful and only 3 resulted in points. New England had a 1-play 'drive' to open the game which resulted in a safety and the game's first two points. They were also stopped twice by the Giants on three-and-outs and threw an interception on another drive. Throw in the desperation final drive and that's basically a shutdown day (5 drives cut short or stopped by the defense) against the Patriots.
New York won every single major statistical category on Super Sunday, starting with an astounding 37:05 to 22:55 time of possession advantage. Limiting the explosive Patriots offense to just over a quarter and a half of possession was a huge, huge factor in this game, particularly with the Giants unable to convert long drives into touchdowns.
There were a couple of other keys to this victory. First and foremost, and despite fumbling two times, the Giants did not turn the ball over. New England committed one – an interception. During the entire playoff run, New York committed just one turnover while forcing their opponents into seven. Their +6 turnover ratio led all teams in the playoffs.
The other thing that should not be overlooked is that New York's special teams put New England in horrible field position all night, forcing them to go nearly the entire length of the field every time they got the ball. On kickoffs, New England's average starting field position was their own 21. On punts, New England's average starting field position was their own 10 yard line. The best starting field position the Patriots had all day was their own 29 yard line. No other drive started beyond their own 21 and three of those started inside their 10. Combined with holding the Patriots to under 23 minutes time of possession, the poor starting field position really hurt the New England attack.
The offense was on point for most of Sunday. Unfortunately a couple of questionable calls and untimely pressures and sacks stalled several promising drives. As mentioned, every single possession was of 7 plays or more, the only time this season that has happened. Ironically, the Giants' shortest possession of the night in terms of time of possession was their final drive of the game. The winning touchdown drive lasted just 2:49 on 9 plays.
For the game, New York amassed 71 offensive plays, 26 first downs and 396 total yards. The Giants gained 114 on the ground off 28 carries (4.1 ypc average) and 296 (gross) through the air.
Though New York absolutely dominated the first half with regards to time of possession, they weren't able to cash in for more than 7 points despite driving into New England territory on every possession.
The second half was more evenly played with regards to time of possession. This time, however, New York was able to convert three of their four drives into 12 points (two field goals and one touchdown). Additionally, every single New York drive ended in New England territory. If you're counting at home, that's 8 of their 8 drives getting into New England territory with one ending at their own 45 due to penalty. A very impressive performance that should have resulted in more points.
QB Eli Manning didn't have to do it all by himself on Sunday, and still he won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award. You have to hand it to New England – their game plan was to remove wide receivers Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks from the equation and they did an admirable job of it. Additionally, New England pounded on New York receivers, much like the Giants under Bill Belichick did to Buffalo receivers in Super Bowl XXV.
Manning attempted to get the ball to his wide receivers 26 times, completing 19 of them. The other 14 passes were to the backs and tight ends, with 11 of them being completed. Manning was very patient and had no problem taking the open check down when there wasn't anywhere to go downfield. New England rotated between a 3-4 and 4-3 front, but didn't seem to blitz often. Manning was deadly on his short passes as he completed 28 of 32 passes that traveled less than 15 yards in the air. That's an 88% completion rate for that distance. Manning was unable to complete a pass for more than 19 yards until the fateful final drive. Eli also once again showed that he was simply not going to throw the ball into harm's way as he took 3 sacks that appeared to be avoidable.
Manning started off red hot on Sunday, setting a Super Bowl record with 9 straight completions to start the game. For the game, Manning completed 30 of 40 passes for 296 yards and 1 touchdown. His passer rating was 103.8. His Total QBR for the day was a robust 79.5. For the playoffs, Manning completed 65% of his passes for 1,219 yards, 9 touchdowns and just 1 interception. His passer rating for the four games stands at 103.3, second best in the playoffs behind only Drew Brees.
Though Manning's numbers were good, he also had 3 passes that could have been called for interference. The refs were letting them play, as they say, and though two were somewhat close, the third was blatant and could have cost the Giants the game.
Eli, once again, was at his best in the 4th quarter. Manning completed 10 of 14 passes for 114 yards and 7 first downs in the 4th quarter. Manning, the Baby Faced Assassin, completed 5 of 6 on the final drive, leading the Giants to the winning score. That was the 8th fourth quarter or overtime drive that Eli has led the Giants to a win on in this season. Now, Manning has five postseason fourth quarter or overtime comebacks in the playoffs. That's third all time, tied with Joe Montana, and only behind Tom Brady (7) and John Elway (6).
Running Backs
New York's running game was instrumental in the win this Sunday. The Giants are simply a better team when they have a balanced attack. Though they dropped back to pass the ball 15 more times than they ran, their 28 rushes resulted in a 4.1 ypc average.
Once again the heavy lifting went to Ahmad Bradshaw. Ahmad carried 17 times for 72 yards and the game winning ass-first touchdown. Bradshaw also caught 2 passes for 19 yards. Bradshaw's 24 yard scamper around the left end was the big blow on the Giants' first touchdown drive.
Bradshaw left some yardage on the field, however, by not trusting his blocks on a couple of runs. Ahmad just seemed unwilling at times to trust his line (which was playing quite well) to apparent open holes. He cut back into trouble instead. In addition, Bradshaw should also be sending RG Chris Snee a thank you card for bailing him out by falling on his fumble at the Giants 11 yard line.
Brandon Jacobs also had a solid game, carrying 9 times for 37 yards. Jacobs was robbed of a 10 yard carry on a third down which would have given the Giants a first and 10 at the New England 36 yard line. At the time, New York led the game 9-3 and another score there could have started a blowout. Instead, the penalty made it 3rd and 11. The next play was an incomplete pass to Manningham that could have been called interference. Jacobs didn't catch a pass.
The biggest positive from the running game on Sunday was that there were few very short gains and only 1 negative play (for 1 yard). Staying ahead of the chains and keeping manageable down and distance was a big key for the success of the offense.
D.J. Ware carried once for 6 yards and caught 1 pass for 8 yards. The completion was off the infamous bubble screen, and frankly it may have been the most successful one the Giants have run with Ware all season.
FB Henry Hynoski was outstanding on Sunday, playing arguably his best all-around game of the season. Hynoski was Johnny on the spot when Hakeem Nicks fumbled the football on the New England 33 yard line after gaining 17 yards on a pass from Manning. Hynoski was trailing the play and managed to jump on the football, saving the drive which resulted in the field goal that got the Giants within 2 points. The Hynocerous also had several vicious blocks, and became extremely important to the Giants offense when tight ends Travis Beckum and Jake Ballard left the game with torn ACLs. Hynoski caught 2 passes for 19 yards, including a 13 yarder that got the Giants first touchdown drive going.
Wide Receivers and Tight Ends
For the past two weeks, all the talk had been the match-up expected between the Giants wide receivers against the Patriots secondary. Conventional wisdom had the Giants holding a huge advantage in this match-up, particularly if WR-turned-DB Julian Edelman was lined up in the slot against Victor Cruz. As it turned out, the Patriots never put Edelman on the field to play defense and the defensive backfield for the Patriots turned in a pretty good game.
Victor Cruz was essentially double teamed on every play in some fashion, and finished with only 4 catches for just 25 yards. His biggest catch of the night was a 2 yard touchdown from the slot when he made a sick inside move to get wide open against the Patriot slot corner. The Patriots had bracket coverage on Cruz on that play. The MIKE linebacker never looked at Eli (who admitted he never saw him) and instead tried to shield Cruz. The ball whizzed right past the back of the linebacker and into the arms of Cruz for the touchdown.
Due to the near constant double team on Cruz, Hakeem Nicks was Manning's most targeted receiver. Nicks caught 10 passes out of 13 thrown his way for 109 yards. Amazingly, Nicks' longest reception was just 19 yards. Nicks ran a lot of inside rub routes underneath Cruz and was wide open on several occasions.
Nicks nearly cost the Giants a scoring drive by fumbling when he struggled for extra yardage following a catch at the New England 30 yard line. Nicks caught a pass on all but one New York drive.
Though Bill Belichick remarked that it was a Cruz and Nicks game and implored his defense to make Manningham and others beat them, Nicks did nearly enough to win MVP honors. Nicks gained 444 postseason yards, 2nd most in NFL history. He also set the Giants record with 4 postseason touchdowns.
Speaking of Mario Manningham, he didn't do much early but sure put on a show during the last drive. Manningham was targeted 9 times and caught 5 passes for 73 yards. Up until the final drive he'd caught just 2 passes for 17 yards and had made a huge blunder by getting too close to the sidelines on a deep pass that would have given the Giants a 1st down around the Patriots 12 yard line in the 4th quarter. On the play, Manningham got jammed at the line and instead of reestablishing outside the numbers, he got too close to the sidelines and his second foot came down out of bounds after making the relatively easy catch. Two plays later the Giants punted.
All of that was forgotten, however, when he made the David Tyree Moment of the Game happen on the first play of the last drive. Manning's first two options were on the right side of the field where Victor Cruz ran a quick in and out while Nicks ran over him on a wheel to the outside. On the other side of the field, Manningham beat his man cleanly off the line and when Eli looked the safety off for just enough time to fit the ball in, Manningham went up, caught and maintained the ball, somehow got both feet in bounds then held on to the ball as he was knocked to the ground. The resulting 38 yard completion set the Giants up with plenty of time to finish the drive and win the game.
Manningham caught two more crucial passes on the drive – the first being a 16 yard gain down to the New England 34 yard line. On the next snap, Manningham caught a quick pitch against a zero blitz that only gained two yards but was huge in that Manning would have been under extreme pressure if he hadn't gotten rid of the ball immediately. That last drive probably made Manningham, a free agent, a very rich man.
It was apparent right from the outset of the game that the Giants were going to have to rely on the short and intermediate passing game to move the ball through the air, and by proxy, the tight ends would be instrumental in being able to do so. Unfortunately, Travis Beckum was lost early to an ACL tear and later Jake Ballard was lost to the same injury. Before he left Ballard had 2 catches for just 10 yards.
Bear Pascoe stepped into the breach, particularly in the running game, and had an excellent game. Pascoe caught all 4 passes thrown his way for 33 yards. That's a quarter of the production, both in receptions and yards, that he had all regular season.
Offensive Line
Before the game, C David Baas got fed up with all the talk about Vince Wilfork and the New England defensive front. After declaring that the offensive line had busted their butts to be in the Super Bowl, just like New England, he declared "We're No Slouches! We're here for a REASON!" Indeed. Baas and LG Kevin Boothe took turns stopping Wilfork from having any impact at all on this game. Wilfork had just 3 tackles, no sacks, no QB hits, and in fact no QB pressures. The job to contain him was done by committee, but Baas and Boothe took the brunt of the job. Kevin Boothe was called for a horrible holding call against Wilfork who later admitted to the referee that it was a "bad call." That negated a 10 yard Jacobs run that would have converted a 3rd down and most likely led to a score.
Both Kareem McKenzie and David Diehl had some trouble on the outside containing the Patriots pass rush, but nothing that became a huge problem. For the most part, Manning had plenty of time in the pocket and there were good holes for the running game. Although Manning was sacked 3 times, only one seemed to be completely on the line as Manning simply ate the ball on the other two. Manning was hit 6 times in the game. It was revealed after the game that Diehl, who started the year at LG and moved outside to LT when William Beatty was lost for the year due to injury, played the majority of the year with a broken hand. How anyone can play LT with a broken left hand is beyond me, but that's what he did.
A special mention goes to Tony Ugoh who came in as the second tight end when Ballard went down. Pascoe had to run all the plays that Ballard or Beckum would normally run, both in the running and passing games, and Ugoh had to assume Ballard's job and he was solid.
For the second game in a row, New York dared a team to take them deep. Also for the second game in a row, they couldn't do it. New York shut down the run, then took away the outside and deep routes and flooded the short zones by bringing the safeties down low to try and limit the yards after the catch that New England thrives off of. For the most part, the mission was accomplished without fail.
New York blitzed rarely, and when they did, Brady was able to defeat it. Two examples were a corner blitz by Ross that never came close to getting home and the other was a safety blitz off of Brady's blind side that also never even came close. New York preferred to stay in their Big Nickel package and get after New England with a four man rush and they did so quite well.
BBI Corner Forum contributor Go Terps noted:
What I thought this Super Bowl showed was that we may be entering an era of less blitzing and a greater focus on getting to the QB with 4 guys. There will be a greater premium on pass rushing DEs than ever before, as well as DTs, that can not only play the run but rush the passer as well. It stands to reason that there will be a greater emphasis on speed at the DT position.
I'm coming around on keeping Osi. That one dimension is utterly crucial in today's NFL. Teams are not constructing their offenses to run the football consistently. More to the point, Dallas and Philly haven't. Philly ran well this year, but they still threw it over 100 times more than they passed it, and we've all come to know Reid as a guy that gets away from the run.
Outside of quality QB play nothing is more important than getting to the QB with 4 guys.
Fewell has been ahead of the game on this. They allowed 6 TDs in the playoffs:
Atlanta (4th in NFL in scoring, 25.1 PPG): 0
Green Bay (1st, 35): 2, both the result of poor officiating
SF (11th, 23.8): 2 individual plays that were completely anomalous within the context of the game
NE (3rd, 32.1): 2 on back to back drives, and they got little else
Only SF came within 2 TDs of their season PPG. And IMO not coincidentally they're the only one of the 4 teams to have run the ball more in the regular season than passed it. The other three teams were all primarily passing teams.
Perry Fewell just gave a clinic on how to defend the pass in today's NFL.
Again, it's important to note that of their nine possessions, New England gave away two of them (the safety and interception) and were forced to start each and every drive from deep in their own territory. Combined with the time of possession rolled up by the offense, the defense got a huge assist from the other two segments of the team.
Another point is that New England only ran 12 plays from the hurry up offense, which was unexpected.
Front 7
The Giants once again unleashed the front four with little help from blitzes to get after the QB, and right from the beginning, Tom Brady was under heat. Throughout the night, Brady was bobbing, ducking, and weaving from pressure that wasn't even there. It was apparent that the Giants pass rush was under his skin. The funny thing was, however, that the Giants didn't always put pressure on Brady, instead holding or collapsing the line just enough to make him feel like pressure was coming and then getting up into his passing lanes. DE Jason Pierre-Paul only had one QB hit though he was in on a couple of pressures, but his biggest contribution came by knocking down two Brady passes at the line of scrimmage. JPP was also used to bang on New England TEs Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez quite a bit as well, and was effective at disrupting their timing.
Brady exclaimed that it was like trying to throw through a forest out there, as the rest of the defensive line consistently got their arms and hands up causing Brady to move and alter his throws. Though Brady did complete 16 straight passes in the middle of the game, none were for big yardage and it was unsustainable against the type of defense New York was playing.
DE Justin Tuck once again may have been robbed of an MVP trophy due to a late drive by Eli Manning. Tuck had 3 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 QB hits. His pressure on Brady caused the safety. Tuck's best play was his first sack which came in the 3rd quarter. Brady was facing a 3rd and 8 from his own 19 yard line when Tuck dropped into coverage and the Giants sent just three men after Brady. Tuck, who was roving in the middle of the field, came forward when Umenyiora got outside pressure and forced Brady up into the pocket. Tuck buried Brady and it's been reported that Brady hurt his shoulder on the play. Brady wasn't the same after that hit. Before Tuck's sack, Brady was 20-24 for 201 yards and two touchdowns. After that sack, Brady was just 7-17 for 75 yards and threw the Chase Blackburn interception.
Defensive tackles Linval Joseph, Chris Canty and Rocky Bernard played very well, particularly in the passing game where they maintained excellent push up the middle and did a great job of keeping Brady in the pocket. Joseph nearly had a strip sack on the play that resulted in an interception.
Arguably, the two most active players for the Giants were linebackers Chase Blackburn and Michael Boley. At their expense were linebackers Mathais Kiwanuka and Jacquian Williams.
Chase Blackburn has been nothing short of a Godsend. Blackburn will never be a world class linebacker. He wasn't even signed by another team after being let go before the season began. The part time teacher was called on the Tuesday prior to the regular season Green Bay game and has been playing MIKE linebacker ever since. It's not a coincidence that following that loss to Green Bay, New York's defense completely turned around and became one of the league's best. Chase Blackburn took over the play calling duties on defense and they rarely looked back.
On Sunday, Blackburn had his share of match-ups with the New England tight ends. He won a couple and he lost a couple. On New England's second touchdown he didn't jam or at least re-route Hernandez and lost him over the middle (off one-on-one coverage) for the easy score. Later, on a busted play in which Joseph nearly strip sacked Brady, Blackburn stayed with Gronkowski 50 yards downfield and fought him off for an interception to thwart a New England drive. I cannot be the only one whose eyes nearly fell out of their head when it was realized that Blackburn was the man who made the play. It turns out, that was part of the Giant's strategy. Instead of playing a traditional cover 3 with a three-safety big nickel, New York instead used that look but brought the safety, usually Kenny Phillips or Deon Grant, down low to help in the underneath coverage while pushing the MIKE linebacker deep. The reason for this was that the Giants felt there was little risk of being burned by the New England vertical passing game.
Boley led the team with 10 total tackles and 1 pass defensed. A healthy Boley was another key to the resurgence of the defense. Boley realized early on that Gronkowski was little more than a decoy for the Patriots.
The last time the Giants played the Patriots, New England threw 20 times to their tight ends and 8 more times to their running backs. Their WRs Welker, Branch, and Ochocinco had 20 balls thrown their way and caught just 11. In Super Bowl XLVI, Brady attempted to get the ball to the wide receivers just 15 times, completing 11. Twenty-four attempts were made to the TEs and backs, with 16 completed. Hernandez got the most of the looks with 14 but only caught 8 for 67 yards, which led all Patriot receivers.
Wes Welker did catch 7 of 8 balls thrown his way, but New York was awesome at limiting his yardage after the catch, which is usually what kills the opposition. According to Star-Ledger beat reporter Mike Garafolo, Welker had a 16-yard YAC after his first catch and then the Giants held Welker to YAC of only 1, 2, 3, 0, 2 and 4 yards on his final six receptions. That is phenomenal against Welker.
CB Aaron Ross, possibly looking for a big payday in free agency, had a stellar game both in the secondary and coming up to support the run. On New England's first play on their second drive, Ross spilled RB Green-Ellis for a 1 yard loss. That was a very physical play, similar to what we have seen from Terrell Thomas in the past. Chad Ochocinco did get the best of Ross on the 1st play of the 3rd quarter for 21 yards.
CB Corey Webster had the task of holding Deon Branch in check, and he did so for much of the game. Branch caught just 3 balls for 45 yards on 6 thrown his way. Webster almost got beat after the Welker drop when Branch got away from him on a crossing route. Fortunately, Brady, despite having time enough to brew a pot of coffee in the pocket, threw a bit behind Branch and Webster was able to close the gap and jar the ball from Branch.
The safeties played a tremendous game on Sunday. Phillips made 6 tackles and had 2 passes defensed, none more critical than the 1st down throw from Brady on the last desperate last drive. Phillips held his ground in the middle despite a receiver flashing underneath him and was able to get his hands on the ball just enough to deflect it so Branch couldn't reel it in. Had Branch caught that ball, it's 1st and 10 Patriots inside Giants territory with roughly 45 seconds left, assuming New England calls a time out. For a detailed analysis of this play and the adjustments the Giants made on defense at halftime, check out this link.
Antrel Rolle had a good game. The only time it looked bad for the Giants was on the Welker drop. Both Rolle and Phillips got caught inside, losing Welker along the numbers. Webster, who was playing against Branch, held up to stay with him short, expecting Rolle to continue with Welker. Phillips was simply in no man's land and would have been trying to tackle Welker short of the goal line, but Brady threw it to Welker's back shoulder and he was unable to do the turn and come down with the catch.
Special Teams
There's no other way to say it than to just come right out with it. New York special teams were a huge reason for the Giants win in Super Bowl XLVI. Now who in their right minds would ever have thought they'd be reading those words? Well it's true. Field position was a major factor in how this game played out. As mentioned, New England didn't have good or even moderate field position even once in the game. The Giants kicking game was amazing, particularly the punt team.
Steve Weatherford punted four times, and became the first punter in the history of the Super Bowl to pin the opposition inside their 10 yard line on three occasions. The Giants were in position to make it 4-of-4 on his punt that did bound into the end zone early in the second quarter, but the ball took a fast bounce and the Giants were unable to get a hand on it. Had Weatherford gotten that one down inside the 5, I think you would have to consider him for game MVP. As it was, New England secured absolutely no return yardage in the punting game.
The kick return game was somewhat above average. Jerrel Jernigan had more moves on his 34 yard return than he had on all his other kick returns this season! Overall, Jernigan returned three kicks for 71 yards. Will Blackmon had one punt return for 10 yards that did set the Giants up with good field position inside Patriots territory, but was horrible on the free kick following the safety, gaining just 4 yards.
K Lawrence Tynes was very good on his kickoffs, booming all 5 into the end zone with 2 resulting in touchbacks. The longest return for the Patriots was on the first kick they received, 31 yards by Julian Edleman out to the Patriot 29 yard line. That was the best starting field position that New England got on the entire day. The four other kickoffs resulted in starting field position at the 21, 17, 20 and 20 yard lines.
Tynes connected on both his field goal attempts, but both were awfully close to the goal post for comfort. With no room for error as points were at a premium, I'm sure I wasn't the only one holding my breath on the kicks and also hoping that the last score didn't come down to a field goal.
Tom Coughlin is a two time Super Bowl champion head coach. He's got the same number of Super Bowl championships as Bill Parcells does with the Giants. Coughlin has not had a losing season in his last 7 years, and is now 8-3 in the playoffs with 7 of those coming on the road. TC has beaten the 16-0 Patriots, the 15-1 Packers, and four teams that were 13-3 en route to two Super Bowl Championships. How does he do it? Loyalty. Determination. Belief in his men and his system. Fierce competitiveness. And now, love.
By all accounts, this season turned around after the game 14 loss to the Washington Redskins. Sitting at 7-7, Coughlin called Justin Tuck to his office and a "heart to heart" ensued between the two men. No matter what was said, Tuck came out after the win against the Jets on Christmas Eve and echoed the statement made by a Giants guest speaker from the night before: "All In." Since then, the Giants were unstoppable.
During the hype of Super Bowl week, despite several people worrying about bravado and smack talk, Coughlin shrugged it off saying, "Humble enough to prepare, confident enough to win." If we each had a dollar for every time we heard a player claim that this was a "business trip," we could pay off the national debt. Well maybe not, but we could have a hell of a party!
The point is, Tom Coughlin had the team focused and obviously he had them prepared to play.
The Giants are lucky that they made it to and won the Super Bowl, because there are no head coaching vacancies left to entice embattled DC Perry Fewell from New York. For the fourth time in this playoffs, Fewell came up with the perfect game plan to stop the opposition. People like to talk about Bill Belichick taking the one thing away from the opposition that they want to do most. Fewell, especially the last two weeks, actually dared the opposition to do what they like to do best by completely eliminating everything else they could possibly do. New England, despite gaining 84 yards on the ground, really didn't have much of a running game and only ran it 19 times. As for Brady, he attempted to go deep 5 times, and connected on none of them. His longest completion through the air only traveled 21 yards.
As for the rest of the coaching staff, the fact is that it worked in the end. It may have been a tough year or at least tough stretches for some of the gang, but they pulled it together in the end and now are World Champions.
Final Thoughts
No more onwards. The 2011 New York Football Giants are World Champions. What seemed impossible, and at the least highly improbable just seven weeks ago, has happened. And it happened because this talented team got healthy and pissed off at just the right time.
It could very well be that facing the Jets and their attitude, and their long time and hated rival Cowboys, in those last two games was just what the Giants needed. They needed to hate someone. To have something to get prideful over. "All In." They truly were. The Giants went into a mid-season slump in which they lost to San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Green Bay. People talked about what a gauntlet that was to run. No one was actually surprised that they lost all four of them.
That was a tough gauntlet. But look at what they've run into since:
Dallas, Washington, NY Jets, Dallas, Atlanta, Green Bay, San Francisco and New England. New York compiled a 7-1 record in those 8 games, against teams that were a combined 81-40 when the Giants met them. That's a .661 winning percentage. Now THAT is a gauntlet.
It's time to savor it, Giants fans. Time to watch the games over and over. Purchase the t-shirts, mugs, and DVD sets. Time to read anything we can on how they did it and where they go from here. It's time for a BBI party or two and to get excited for training camp hopefully in Albany next July/August. Time to speculate and wait with anticipation for America's Game on The NFL Network, and finally for that Thursday night in September when we open OUR stadium and the NFL season on National TV while we witness the hoisting of the Super Bowl XLVI banner and see the Lombardi Trophy on the field.
Until then, I hope you all have enjoyed the reviews this year. Frankly, after 24 of them, I'm a bit burned out but I'm awfully glad I got to do all 24 and that the final one was in Super Bowl victory! Go Giants!
(Box Score – New York Giants vs. New England Patriots, February 5, 2012)
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(BILLINGS) Prosecutors are suggesting in charging documents filed against Todd Fisher, accused of killing his father last month, that the victim's financial assets were a motive for the murder.
Fisher, 44 years old, was charged in Dawson County District Court on Friday with deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence.
Fisher is accused of murdering his 80-year-old father, Wilbur.
Fisher called police before 7 a.m. on October 16 to report his father's death.
According to court documents, Fisher said told dispatch calmly that he had "been on the river bottom for about two days." Fisher explained that his father had been killed by a gunshot wound to the head and said a safe had been broken into.
When authorities arrived at the home on Road 238, they found Wilbur dead. It was not immediately clear to authorities how the victim was killed, according to court documents.
The coroner determined the victim had likely been dead at least a day. An autopsy revealed the victim died from a gunshot wound to the head.
A .38 or .357 caliber bullet had been fired through the victim's eye and was lodged in his head, making it difficult to immediately determine he was shot.
Investigators searched the home and looked in the safe, where they found several firearms and the victim's will.
Fisher admitted he had recently seen his father's will for the first time and knew that he was the beneficiary.
According to the document, Todd would receive $60,000 in life insurance, bank accounts, and the family ranch if Wilbur died.
Officers found a gun in the bushes outside the home, which chambered a fired cartridge.
Fisher told authorities his previous statement about what happened was "hogwash" and that the timeline he provided was false.
Fisher told authorities he left the house that day because he and his father were concerned that CIA agents were out to get Wilbur.
When he returned home, Fisher said he found the door to the house kicked in and said he noticed one of his father's pistols laying in a chair. Fisher said he became suspicious and concerned before finding his father unresponsive upstairs. Fisher said his father was unresponsive "with damage to the head, maybe a gunshot."
When asked about the lack of damage to the door or safe, Fisher had no answer.
An employee of Adult Protective Services told officers the victim had been in the hospital for a fall in May.
The employee said she explained to Todd how to become his father's legal guardian, and he became upset and said he couldn't take on that responsibility.
"I am gonna have a mental break down and go to Warm Springs over this," the woman recalled Todd saying.
For some time, Todd allegedly refused to let his father come home from the hospital.
While the victim was in the hospital, Todd reportedly charged $10,000 to his father's credit card without permission.
Wilbur did not wish to press charges against his son, according to the employee, and he instead got a new credit card.
Authorities then learned that Todd tried to have his father forcibly placed in a VA Hospital so that he could gain control of his father's land and money.
Witnesses told investigators that Todd constantly called his father insulting names, adding that he would not be sad about when his father died.
Two months before the murder, Todd reportedly called and left his father a voice mail where he screamed that he "couldn't take it any longer."
Wilbur had told his friend about the message and said he didn't understand his son's anger, noting that he could take care of himself.
Fisher is being held at the Dawson County jail on $1 million bond.
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