Comments on: Imperfect Patriots

By: Dr. Squid

Dr. Squid — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:06:33 +0000

The local paper had something about salesgenie.com before the Super Bowl.

Summary: They made a conscious effort to make the worst ads again. $100k to make the ads, $2.7M for each spot.

They succeeded. They’ll also pull in over $10M in business from them.

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:35:07 +0000

Yes, we got the Obama ad here in the DC-MD-VA media market. He’s been running ads here for a few days.

By: SaveFarris

SaveFarris — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:10:15 +0000

Belated congrats to Darrell Green and Art Monk, 2 of the NFL’s classest acts.

…Unlike that jerkwad Belichek, who couldn’t even bother to stay for the final play. What an arrogant ***.

By: Repack Rider

Repack Rider — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:35:53 +0000

I wasn’t aware of the racism as much as I was aware that they spent HOW MUCH on airing the ad, and had nothing let over for the production.

It looked like an ad you would see at 3:00 a.m. on a high numbered cable channel.

By: Benny

Benny — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:06:30 +0000

It was totally amazing in that last drive.

And when I saw the Salesgenie ads, I thought WTF? That’s not very nice to the Chinese people.

OW, did you see the Obama ad? Because the ads were purchased in regional markets, some of us didn’t get to see it.

By: Nimrod Gently

Nimrod Gently — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:34:12 +0000

For the first time, Jay is right. I don’t even know much about American Football Rugby Thing, but I know skill when I see it.

By: buma

buma — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:41:03 +0000

congrats to the giants and for that matter the entire state of new jersey.

By: Gyuss Baaltar

Gyuss Baaltar — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:46:00 +0000

When that Ling-Ling sales genie commercial came on, all 10 people at my house gasped out loud at the audacity of the stereotyping. I hope someone strikes em down.

By: James E. Powell

James E. Powell — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:10:26 +0000

Luck, right. So the explanation for the Giants winning the Super Bowl is that three quarterbacks in a row, Romo, Favre and Brady, had unlucky days.

When asked, years afterward, why his charge at Gettysburg failed, General Pickett said: “I’ve always thought the Yankees had something to do with it.”

The Giants played their asses off and they outplayed the Patriots. Why not give it up for the winners of a damned good game.

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:53:17 +0000

Yeah, I also disagree this was a “luck” game. The Giant defense swarmed Brady like crazy, and Manning was great on that possession.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:46:55 +0000

Oh please. Anybody that says the final score was the result of “sheer luck” is off their rocker.

There wasn’t “poor football” on both sides. The Giants played AMAZING DEFENSE. The Patriots didn’t score not because they were playing bad. They were getting their asses kicked all over the field by the Giants defense.

That first touchdown the Giants scored were the result of three well thrown passes by Manning. He wasn’t just “chucking the ball up.” Give the guy some credit. The TD to Tyree was perfectly thrown as was the TD pass to Burress.

By: Wellstone

Wellstone — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:56:23 +0000

I thought the Giants defense deserved the win, but to me it was sheer luck the way it ended.

Manning was chucking the ball up there for grabs the whole last quarter, but somehow the football Gods just never decided to smile on the Pats, except for that Moss TD catch where Wilson slipped on a juke, but he had two steps anyway.

Some questionable decisions by the zebras, some ferocious desperate Giants defenders, and this one goes in the record books, with the Pats one tipped ball going their way or one Moss circus catch shy of taking this game.

Unsatisfying. Always is, when you see poor football on both sides, and a low-scoring game decided by sheer luck.

By: DaveH

DaveH — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:38:53 +0000

One second to go and the NHL insists on running a play. Anal…
Otherwise a very good game and Tom Petty was great; even some of the commercials were good.
A satisfying evening, overall.

By: James E. Powell

James E. Powell — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:28:05 +0000

I am disappointed Pats fan, but have to give it up for Eli. That winning drive was the equal of anything I have ever seen. Seeing him win the big one after all the shit he’s had dumped on him is very satisfying.

When a receiver makes the catch by holding the ball against his helmet as he falls to the ground. And somehow manages not to drop it. The football gods have made their decision clear.