Event:                   SUPER BOWL XLVI

Where:                 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

When:                  February 5, 2012           6:30PM EST

Who:                     (AFC Champion) New England Patriots vs. New York Giants (NFC Champion)

The monumental test of wills crowning a world champion in America’s #1 sport will commence on the FieldTurf of Lucas Oil Stadium, not over a microphone.

Over the past two weeks football enthusiasts have spent much time scouring media reports attempting to gain a leg up on what to expect from the New England Patriots and New York Giants in today’s showdown of champions.  Aside from all the pregame hype, several hidden gems can be found buried within the week 9 faceoff between these same combatants less than 3 months ago in Foxboro, MA.

Through closer inspection of the first match-up, both coaching staffs will uncover aspects causing failures in execution they deem unacceptably sub-par within their team’s performance.  Improvement upon these deficiencies likely will lead to an alternate outcome in the hotly contested sequel between these padded gladiators.  Below is a look at some of the intricacies of the previous matchup that will likely influence the game plan/strategy of each team for Super Bowl XLVI: (more…)

Jan 31, 2012; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Giants tackle Tony Ugoh (70) answers questions from Pick Boy. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

While it’s great in one sense that the NFC East – a division many pundits called the weakest in the NFL this season – is represented in the big game, it has left many Cowboy fans wondering what might have been.  The Cowboys were literally one Tony Romo overthrow from eliminating the Giants in week 14.  That doesn’t necessarily mean our Cowboys would be representing the NFC in Indianapolis had Miles Austin caught that ball – the weaknesses on this team are too glaring and too numerous to believe they would have made a similar run. But, it wouldn’t have been the Giants.

So, how is it that twice in the last 5 years (2008-2012) that the Giants have appeared in a Super Bowl when it has been 16 years since the Cowboys made an appearance?  It’s a familiar refrain, but I think it relates directly back to our GM, or lack thereof.  To support that point, let’s take a look at just the last 4 drafts between the Cowboys and Giants. (more…)

Fans were originally offered three times the face value of their ticket, $2,400, and tickets to next year’s Super Bowl. The NFL has since provided the fans a second option. Here is the new offer from a NFL release:

One free ticket to a future Super Bowl game of the fan’s choice, including next year’s if so desired, plus round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations provided by the NFL. This offer will be personalized in the ticketholder’s name and is not transferable.

The NFL has done everything in it’s power to make up for their mistake and I think it is now time to move on.