User Picks: Super Bowl XLVI

Four years later…

Has it really been four years since having that God awful dumb-founded look on my face after witnessing this nonsense? Wow. Well, Super Bowl XLVI: The Rematch: Giants vs. Patriots. The most hyped Super Bowl— hell, game, EVER. Peyton Manning’s younger brother vs. Peyton Manning’s Biggest Rival… in Peyton Manning’s House (Not to mention Peyton perhaps stealing the headlines the past week). I hate the Giants simply cause of what happen at Super Bowl XLII. They not only cost the Patriots’ immortality, but my favorite player of the previous decade, Randy Moss, a championship ring. Now he’s somewhere in oblivion/”Retirement,” giving advice to the the “Guy wearing #85” for the Pats who has had 15 catches in 16 games… ringless.

I love Belichick, but I’m still upset he couldn’t give Randy a call and sign him, he would have done better than that “Guy wearing #85.” Then, it hit me. Guy wearing #85 can actually get a ring basically doing nothing all season, but Randy get’s nothing for setting records and junk. Huh?! I actually kind of want the Pats to lose now solely for that. Yet, right after realizing that, while playing Madden 12 with a friend this week, I used “Guy on Pats wearing #85” a great deal. Go figure.

But I guess, since Moss has been in retirement for just about a full season now, I realized recently I had to rearrange my favorite players ranks, and Tom Brady is nestled between Mr. Vick and our Lord and savior, Based Tebow at #2. So I love Brady, and I love Belichick.. and I’m rooting for them to complete the “Brady-Belichick Revenge Tour” or “Exercising their Demons,” season beating all the teams they’ve lost to in the playoffs during the Brady/Belichick era this year: Jets (2x), Colts (No Manning, though), Broncos, Ravens and now the Giants.

But this Giants team scares the hell out of me. That Front four NASCAR package is deadly. Those Wide-Outs are way better than four years ago. As it pains me to say, Eli is the best QB right now (At the moment). And we know about the Pats beyond shaky defense which have been dissed all season. A less than 100% Gronk, a semi suspect running game, some believe this teams isn’t even as good as the 2007 team. No matter what Vegas says, the “Experts” believe the Giants are the favorite, and they should be.

It’s technically a home game for the Pats (Like SB XLII), but it’s in Indy, the stadium will be filled with Colts fans and over confident Giants fans. Yet, I still believe it’s absofuckinglutely crazy to think Brady & Belichick can lose to the same team three times in a row (Second in same season.. second time on the biggest stage ever).

Patriots Over Giants: 27-24

Playoffs: 7-3