Sports - Thursday, January 31, 2008 0:09 - 9 Comments

How the Giants will upset the Patriots

Although almost all the experts heavily favor the Patriots in Superbowl XLII, I believe the Giants have a huge opportunity to go down as the team who ruined the Patriots shot at perfection.

How can the Giant’s accomplish such a monumental task?

Defensively two things on defense need to be done if they are to stand a chance. The first thing they need to do is Blitz. I mean literally Blitz from everywhere. The Giants have a formidable pass rush and they must continually keep the pressure on Tom Brady. Sure its easier said than done against the Patriots tough O-line, but if Brady has too much time in the pocket, you can forget about any chances for a ring at all. For a chance at winning against this New England team, the first thing they have to do is disrupt the pass.

Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, and Michael Strahan are all above average pressure defenders and I expect nothing less but an all out assault on Brady and the football. If Strahan and Co. can land a couple nice sacks on Brady early and shake him up a bit, they will be in a good position for an upset.

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