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Manningham. Tremendous catch. No doubt about it. We’ll be talking about that one forever. … However, the ball he caught out of bounds because, as Cris Collinsworth accurately noted, he drifted too closely to the sideline was a huge mistake. He’s battled such issues in the past and it’s the finer points of his route running that have driven Manning and the Giants nuts in the past. He’s been better recently, no doubt, but he’s still a bit undisciplined in his routes at times. I honestly believe that’ll be a part of why the Giants won’t give him the huge money he probably will demand. Will another team give it to him? Maybe. As I said to someone in the press box, his 38-yard catch to spark the game-winning drive is why he’ll get paid; the miscommunication between him and Manning on the next play is why it won’t be the Giants who pay him. But that’s just an uneducated guess from me. For now, Manningham deserves all the kudos for that huge grab. Cruz. That touchdown was made possible by good timing between him and Manning (which we’ve said goes back to the lockout workouts Manning held in Hoboken) and another outstanding release off the line. He gave a stutter step and then a quick move to the inside. If you get a chance to look at it again, watch the head fake. The entire release had S James Ihedigbo so discombobulated he looked wobbly-legged all the way to Cruz’s juggling the ball, at which point Ihedigbo could’ve still broken up the pass. No wonder the Cowboys were lining up two guys over Cruz when the teams met in December.
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Ahmad-Bradshaw-Jersey Justin-Tuck-Jersey Mario-Manningham-Jersey Danny-Clark-Jersey Nicks. I didn’t realize until I rewatched the game the ball he caught on the quick throw for a first down on that last drive was tipped. Good concentration and good catch. Sure, he should’ve stayed in bounds but whatever. RB Ahmad Bradshaw. That looked like a walk-through in practice when the Pats’ defenders just held up the blockers. It was also the oddest celebration of a Super Bowl-winning touchdown you’ll ever see. Yes, that was RG Chris Snee shrugging and then pointing to the ground as if to say, “He should’ve gotten down.” And how about Wilfork pumping his fist in celebration? Crazy. Anyway, long story short, if you score the game-winning touchdown, you get a game ball. Especially at the end of an impressive performance by a tough runner who fought through a painful foot issue this season.
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Offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride and his staff. There was tremendous design on a 24-yard run by Bradshaw early midway through the first quarter. It came out of a formation in which they had just run a pitch to the right side. The formation and the early movement after the snap indicated a run that way again but then -- bam! -- a quick counter to the left. Yes, I just unleashed my inner John Madden. And here comes a whap! because Kevin Boothe flattened CB Kyle Arrington on the kick-out block. Henry Hynoski cut pursuing LB Brandon Spikes and then Bradshaw blocked for himself with a stiff arm (a little grab of Chung’s face mask) that allowed him to gain the last 19 yards of a 24-yard gain. I can’t tell you for sure the Giants’ coaching staff saw something on film that told them a play to the right and then a counter back left would allow for something like that to happen against the Pats’ D, but I’d say it’s a good bet they did.
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