SB Nation 2011-2012 New York Giants
+19
The New York Giants held their Championship Parade on Tuesday
New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle has been one of the more outspoken New York Giants -- maybe the most outspoken -- since joining the team prior to the 2010 season. Rolle joined XX 1090 Sports Radio in San Diego with Darren Smith Monday to discuss the Giants' 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the 2012 Super Bowl.
Rolle had about as good an explanation for Wes Welker'd dropped pass as any you might here, saying of the Patriots "it wasn't their time."
Sports Radio Interviews has the full transcript. Here are some excerpts:
What was it like over the weekend with Tom Coughlin preparing for this game?
“Coach Coughlin is amazing for us. He’s been amazing and most of all he is a very, very passionate guy. He’s a very passionate guy with a passionate attitude about coaching and that’s something we appreciate as players and that’s something we need as players. We are going to go out there and make sure we give it our all – give it our all – and give it our all for him and to make sure he will not be denied. Make sure we will not be denied and this is the outcome we got.”
How much of a good view did you have on the Wes Welker dropped pass?
“Well actually there was a communication error on that play. That was guys playing two different coverages and we tried to relay the right coverage down, but once you’re locked in…you are locked in. We tried to relay the coverage a little too late. Some guys were playing one coverage while others were playing another, but through it all things like that happen. Things like that tend to get away from you in the game and we just thank God that Wes didn’t make that catch. It wasn’t their time. It wasn’t their time. Everyone has a fair…has a time where…they needed their time. Yesterday just wasn’t New England’s time. They’re an outstanding football team. One of the best football teams I have ever played against and I don’t like going up against them too much because I know what they bring to the table. With that being said we got to go out there and do what we need to do as a team. Go out there and be the best we can be.”
Since being named MVP in the New York Giants 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in the 2012 Super Bowl quarterback Eli Manning has been making a whirlwind media tour. He has been to Disney World, on the David Letterman Show, made time for the championship parade and more. One of Manning's stops was with ESPN Radio New York's Michael Kay, the same Kay who famously asked Manning the "elite" question before the season began.
Sports Radio Interviews has the full Manning-Kay transcript. Here are some excerpts:
Kay: After your second Super Bowl victory have you thought about your personal legacy at all?
Manning: “No I really haven’t. [Michael Kay: Really!] That’s not why you play the game. When you get into playing football, playing sports as a little kid, it’s not about a legacy or winning an award. It’s abut coming together as a team. It’s about doing something great together. It’s about winning a championship. That’s what it’s all about. I’m excited to have this feeling again. I promise you it never quenches the thirst. I learned that after the first one. It’s not like hey I am satisfied that I won one. I can relax. It just makes you thirstier because this feeling – that feeling after the game and that last night – just the celebrations with the teammates with the family and friends…that’s addictive. You want to have that. I think if you are playing a for a legacy you are playing for the wrong reason. I had my mind set going into this game not thinking about any of those things, not thinking about this parade, not thinking about what I would celebrate. All I thought about was going out there and playing my best football."
Kay: Does this second Super Bowl win put yourself and Tom Coughlin into the Hall of Fame?
Manning: “I don’t know. I hope…obviously I have the greatest respect for Tom Coughlin. My 8 years have all been with him. I think he has been a great teacher, role model, coach for me to have and just the way his strict…not rules, but his strict attitude towards preparation, effort, discipline. Those things have given me opportunities to become a better player, a better person and I think I give him a lot of credit for making me into a better player. Hopefully people will realize he is a great coach. He’s had a great career here with the Giants. He had great success in Jacksonville starting up a new franchise, going to the AFC Championship a couple of times. He’s had success a lot of places he has been and I think Tom Coughlin – people will talk about him. I think he’s loosened up his outlook on his approach on football. He has been here long enough and we’ve had enough guys who have been here with him this time that we have bought into it completely. I bought into it. I expressed that to my teammates. He doesn’t have to worry about that. We have great leaders on this team that are going to take care of the preparation part and that’s enabled him to loosen up because he has faith in us.”
The New York Giants concluded their Super Bowl parade on Tuesday afternoon with a pep rally at MetLife Stadium attended by approximately 30,000 people.
Two days after finishing the NFL season with a thrilling 21-17 victory against the New England Patriots, Giants players and coaches entered the stadium to rousing applause. Victor Cruz, showered with chants of "Cruuuuzzzzz" upon strolling onto the field, received quite a reception, but Eli Manning probably heard the loudest cheers.
The crowd was treated to a highlight film shown on the Jumbotron, after which head coach Tom Coughlin and defensive end Justin Tuck addressed the crowd with speeches. Coughlin spoke about his team's resiliency, and Tuck made a comment that almost brought the house down.
"It's MetLife Stadium, but one thing you can be sure of is whose house it is," Tuck said.
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin addressed the large crowd at the Giants Super Bowl Parade on Tuesday afternoon, preaching about his team's resilience and confidence even when things looked bleak.
"All things are possible for those who believe," Coughlin said. "We always believed, we always knew we could get here."
The two-time Super Bowl-winning coach spoke once the team paraded through the city to their destination at City Hall, mentioning a five-minute conversation he held with President Barack Obama after winning the championship. Also speaking at City Hall were Mayor Michael Bloomberg and co-owner Steve Tisch. Bloomberg presented the team with keys to the city.
"Two months ago the experts doubted the Giants would even make the playoffs, but we're here today because the Giants believed in each other, and you believed in them," Mayor Bloomberg said during his speech.
"I haven't asked the mayor yet, but we should do this every Tuesday," Tisch joked.
"There's a group of guys in Dallas that call themselves America's team, but looking out at all of you and the millions of people in the streets [Tuesday], we're 'America's Dream.'"
The Giants still have a rally at MetLife Stadium which will start at approximately 3 p.m.
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
Oh, there was a New York Giants Super Bowl Parade on Tuesday? I thought the million people congregating in New York City were there to celebrate Jeremy Lin's coming-out party.
A string of pictures from the Giants parade scene follows:
Eli Manning with Mayor Bloomberg and the Lombardi Trophy (and some stunner shades) (via @NYCMayorsOffice).
Justin Tuck has a lot to grin about, and the people behind him throwing things out of the window have a lot to celebrate (via @NYCMayorsOffice).
Too bad there wasn't a very big crowd at the parade (via @nycgo_press):
It's also a shame no Giants fans decided to get creative with their parade costumes (via @lohud):
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
The New York Giants championship parade is underway, and the 2012 Super Bowl winners are making their way through New York City to City Hall where they will give their victory speeches. As the celebration continues, there's photos from Twitter poring in. Here's one of Giants linebackers Michael Boley and Mathias Kiwanuka sharing a ride on a float.
via a.yfrog.com
Meanwhile, defensive back Michael Coe snapped a picture of Giants fans. There's a lot of blue, red and white in that shot.
via p.twimg.com
Giants defensive back Terrell Thomas tweeted, "Parade is crazy
#WORLDCHAMPS."
As for this guy, well, here's just trying to not get arrested.
via p.twimg.com
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
The New York Giants victory parade is marching through New York City, and Super Bowl 2012 MVP, quarterback Eli Manning, is riding on the same float as defensive lineman Justin Tuck.
I must say, Mr. Manning is looking pretty fly with the Vince Lombardi Trophy!!
Meanwhile, the New York crowd, which is expected to be around 1 million or more, is waiting for the arrival of the Giants to make their way through the Canyon of Heroes. Here's a look of the massive crowd.
via d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net
A quick from the windows of Wall Street. Nice!
via p.twimg.com
More photos of the Giants victory parade coming.
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
The New York Giants victory parade to celebrate their 2012 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots is underway. If you'd like to catch it, it's being broadcast on almost all the local television networks, including YES and MSG.
The Giants, who defeated the Patriots 21-17 Sunday for the second time in five years in NFL's biggest game, are expecting a crowd of 1 million or more to take part in this event. The New York Times blog reported that fan began to lineup around 8 a.m. this morning.
Shortly, the G-Men will be making their way through New York's famous Canyon of Heroes. Here's an outstanding picture of it.
via p.twimg.com
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
In case you're living under or rock in New York City, the New York Giants are about to hold their second Super Bowl parade in five years. The Giants will embark on their celebration parade over the New England Patriots in just a few moments and New York players are getting extremely excited and sharing their emotions via Twitter.
"I'm so excited and I just can't hide it," tweeted Giants defensive lineman Justin Tuck about an hour ago.
Meanwhile, players are beginning to take per-parade photos and posting them to Twitter. Here's one from center James Cordle taken of the new Freedom Towers.
via p.twimg.com
Wide receiver Ramses Barden snapped a picture of the NYPD lining up to protect the G-Men -- maybe, this is what Patriots quarterback Tom Brady needed to protect himself from New York's defensive line.
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
The New York Giants will hold their victory parade Tuesday, as the 2012 Super Bowl champions will celebrate their 21-17 victory Sunday over the New England Patriots with their millions of fans. The victory parade will begin at 11 a.m. ET and will be broadcast on many television outlets, such as: NBC Sports Network and the MSG Network. Other networks showing some coverage will be ESPN and the NFL Sports network.
However, if you can't get to a television but still would like to catch it good news! MyFoxNY.com is live streaming the celebration on their website.
Click here to watch that feed, or if you have ESPN3 they're also streaming live.
For everything on the Giants victory celebration, visit this SB Nation New York StoryStream.
For more on the Giants and their improbable run to become Super Bowl champions, visit Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York. For news, recaps, videos, GIFs, and information regarding Super Bowl XLVI, please stay tuned to SB Nation's dedicated Super Bowl hub.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, MVP of the team's 21-17 Super Bowl XLVI victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday, appeared on the David Letterman Show Monday night. Manning received a standing ovation, then explained the odd way in which Ahmad Bradshaw scored the game-winning touchdown, and came up with a handful of funny lines.
On winning the Super Bowl MVP: "It's fun. It's two cars."
On Bradshaw's touchdown: "He thought about going down, just couldn't stop. It worked out."
On wide receivers going in motion on his signal: "They're trained, it's like a dog ... in a nice way. A dog is a man's best friend."
On mistakes in execution by teammates: "A lot of times I don't say a whole lot. I just look at 'em like, 'what are you doing?' "
On New England quarterback Tom Brady: "I don't know if he likes me."
Check out a clip of the show after the jump.
New York Giants rookie linebacker Greg Jones proposed to his girlfriend Mandy Piechowski on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium after the Giants defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl on Sunday (via ESPN).
When Piechowski ran onto the field looking for Jones to celebrate the Giants' win, she was already emotional. She began crying as soon as she found him and embraced him.
"But then he put me down pretty fast and I was like, 'Oh, OK,'" she said. "And then he is digging in his pants and I am like, 'What are you doing?'"
Jones pulled out a box with the ring inside. He said to Piechowski
"Amanda Piechowski, will you spend the rest of your life with me?"
She said yes. Jones said
"She was bawling," Jones said Monday morning before hopping on the team bus to head to the airport. "Just everything we have been through together ... she has been there since day one."
Piechowski said that it felt quiet on the field when Jones proposed despite the trophy celebration starting. Jones was sneaky about the presentation of the ring. He had reserve tight end Christian Hopkins hang onto the ring until the right moment.
For more Giants coverage, be sure to check out SB Nation New York and Big Blue View.
Salsa-dancing sensation Victor Cruz of the New York Giants is wasting no time cashing in on his new-found fame and on the 2012 Super Bowl title the Giants won Sunday night by defeating the New England Patriots, 21-17.
IMG Worldwide, an agency specializing in sports, fashion and media, announced today that it has signed the 26-year-old star to what is likely to be a lucrative deal. IMG also represents Gisele Bundchen -- yep, Mrs. Tom Brady.
"I'm very pleased to be represented by IMG," Cruz said in a statement Monday. "They have a great reputation around the world. They have represented some of the most iconic athletes across a myriad of sports and I am honored to be among them."
Cruz set a franchise record this season with 1,536 receiving yards. He was recognized as the Vizio Top Value Performer as he played for a salary of $405,000 in 2011.
Those days, however, are gone. It is time for Cruz to cash in.
Like father, like son. Like son, like brother. And now, by wininng his second Super Bowl championship on Sunday against the New England Patriots, Eli Manning has surpassed his brother Peyton in title hardware.
Yet as younger brother Eli pointed out during a press conference on Monday, there's no rivalry in the family.
"This isn’t about bragging rights. This is a lot bigger. This is about a team, an organization being named world champions, and that was the ultimate goal. That’s the only thing that’s important, is the team finding a way to get a victory. That’s the only thing I care about and Peyton and I both know that’s what the goal is every year. It’s not about anything else," the younger Manning said.
After Eli's Giants held on for a thrilling 21-17 victory Sunday night that wasn't secure until the final play finished, he was able to spend some time with Peyton.
"I got to be with Peyton a bit and he was proud of me," Eli said. "He was proud of the team. A quarterback like Peyton is, he knows the game well and he asks questions a lot of people won’t ask. Like the touchdown to Victor Cruz, he asked me if I saw the middle linebacker running out there, and I didn’t. He can see there and tell it how it looks. It was ‘single-high’ and he kind of jabbed to my right a little bit before running left and looking up Victor. Under center, you know they’re bringing a blitz. It is tough to see that, but luckily, he never looked back at me and I threw it right off his shoulder and Victor did a good job of concentrating and making the catch. Then he talked about the throw to Manningham. He was mad, he said everybody was talking about how great of a catch it was. He said it was a pretty good throw, also. It’s a brother looking out for me. He was proud of me and happy for me."
For more Giants coverage, be sure to check out SB Nation New York and Big Blue View. For Patriots coverage head over to SB Nation Boston and Pats Pulpit.
One day after his team's 21-17 Super Bowl victory against the New England Patriots came down to the last play, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin reiterated his stance on retirement: it's not coming now, and maybe not for awhile.
During his post-Super Bowl press conference on Monday, Coughlin told reporters he would like to return to the Giants next season and possibly beyond.
Coughlin has now captured a pair of Super Bowl titles with the Giants, doubling the franchise's total from two to four. The 65-year old became the oldest head coach ever to win the Super Bowl on Sunday. Next year, he presumably hopes to break his record. But for now, legacy is the last thing from his mind.
"No, I don’t really think about that stuff, to be honest with you. It’s not about me and this is what we talk about all the time. We’re about team, we’re not about individuals. We’re about the team and what’s in the best interest of our team, and we feel that all our power is generated from team. We’re certainly very cognizant of some of the superior individuals that we have on our team, thank goodness, but it is the team that provides us with our strength, and our ability to perform under pressure, whether it is good or bad, and that’s the way we think," said Coughlin.
For more Giants coverage, be sure to check out SB Nation New York and Big Blue View. For Patriots coverage head over to SB Nation Boston and Pats Pulpit.
For the New York Giants Super Bowl celebration parade, the following roads will be closed to vehicles according to ABC News:
- All streets between Broadway and Church Streets from Canal to Pearl Street
- Lafayette and Centre Street from Canal to Chambers
- Park Row between Chambers Street and Broadway
- Spruce Street between Gold Street and Park Row
- Battery Place between Broadway and West Thames Streets
- Worth Street between Church Street and Baxter Street
- No Brooklyn Bridge access to and from Park Row
The following subway stations may be closed for limited time periods:
- Fulton Street 4, 5, A, C
- Wall Street 4, 5
- City Hall R
Commuters, Residents and Spectators travelling to Lower Manhattan are encouraged to use:
- Rector Street R Station
- Fulton Street 2, 3 Station
- Wall Street 2, 3 Station
- South Ferry 1 Station
- Chambers Street Brooklyn Bridge 4, 5, 6, J station (exit under the Municipal Building ONLY)
For more New York Giants coverage, be sure to check out SB Nation New York and Big Blue View.
The New York Giants will be getting the royal treatment.
According to ABC News, mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the ticker-tape parade will be held Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. ET.
The Giants will start their celebration at Battery Place and Washington Street before heading north to the Canyon of Heroes and then Worth Street.
Mr. Bloomberg couldn't be happier to do the honors.
"Big Blue gave us a game to remember, and on Tuesday we're going to give them a parade to remember," Bloomberg said.
Once the parade is complete, there will be a ceremony at City Hall Plaza where the Giants will be handed Keys to the City.
Anyone can attend the parade of course but only limited space is available at City Hall Plaza. 500 tickets (250 winners) will be given away via NYC.gov and 311 on Monday from 9-11 a.m.
Ticket winners will be told by 2 p.m. and needs to claim their prize by 8 p.m. in Midtown at an undisclosed location.
For more New York Giants coverage, check out SB Nation New York and Big Blue View.
Let the 2012 Super Bowl celebration begin! The Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants are scheduled to arrive at Newark International Airport around 1:30 p.m. today, so get on out there if you want to greet them when they touch down.
The victory parade will begin Tuesday. A time and exact location for the parade have not yet been announced.
The Giants, of course, won the championship Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN., with a 21-17 come-from-behind victory over the New England Patriots. The Giants scored the game-winning touchdown on a 6-yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw with 57 seconds to play, then survived a desperation drive by Tom Brady and New England when a Hail Mary pass fell incomplete on the game's final play.
This was the Giants' fourth Super Bowl title, and the second of the Tom Coughlin-Eli Manning era.
So, start making your plans to get to the city for Tuesday's parade.
Giant Moments: Top 10 Plays of the Giants Super Bowl Season
Here are the top 10 plays of the New York Giants Super Bowl-winning season.
10. Hakeem Nicks' One Handed Catch Over Charles Woodson
9. Hakeem Nicks Does The Dirty Bird
Against the Atlanta Falcons in the Wild Card Round, Hakeem Nicks made a catch across the middle and then scampered through the Attanta secondary for a touchdown. We knew Nicks could leap for jump balls but he looked more like a slot receiver on this run.
8. Victor Cruz circus catch in Seahawks Loss
It was classic Eli Manning. Eli makes a poor throw into double coverage, the ball gets tipped an intercepted, right? Wrong. Even though, the Giants lost the game, this play is proof the football gods were over his shoulder this season. Cruz leapt for the ball with both hands, landed spun around 180 degrees, managed to track it down with one hand and then sprinted towards the end zone in one motion.
7. Devin Thomas’ NFC Championship fumble recovery
Lawrence Tynes' field goal may have clinched the NFC Championship for the Giants but it was linebacker Jacquian Williams' strip of punt returner Kyle Williams that put Tynes in position.
6. Victor Cruz’s 99-yard touchdown catch & run
Trailing 7-3, in Week 16 to the New York Jets, the Giants began the possession at their own one-yard line. Cruz caught a dart from Manning, slipped between two falling defenders, raced up the sideline and beat Jets safety Eric Smith to the end zone. It was the last time the Giants would trail in the regular season.
5. Hakeem Nicks Packer Halftime Hail Mary
Leading the Packers 13-10, with six seconds remaining until halftime the Giants could have settled for a long field goal. Instead, Manning uncorked a perfect Hail Mary into the end zone. Miraculously, Nicks was able to leap and snatch the ball out of the air at the apex of his jump over two cornerbacks and pull it into this chest while getting dragged to the ground.
4. Jason Pierre-Paul Blocks Cowboys Game-Winning Field Goal
Tom Coughlin deserves just as much credit for this play as Jason Pierre-Paul because without him it wouldn’t have happened. The Giants led 34-37 when Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey kicked the game-tying field through the uprights as time expired. However, Coughlin has called timeout seconds before the snap. On the second attempt Pierre-Paul was able to get just enough of the ball to send the kick fluttering towards the turf, well short and sealed New York’s comeback victory.
3. Ahmad Bradshaw’s Accidental Super Bowl-Winning Touchdown
For a minute, I thought Bradshaw was taunting New Englands defense before he reached the endzone. Turns out he was simply trying to do his best Brian Westbrook impression by kneeling at the one-yard line so that the Giants could run down the clock and kick the field goal. I don’t understand the thought process for both teams on the play. After watching the way kickers have been so unreliable in big moments across the NFL and college football, why would anyone want to put themselves in that position? Belichick’s defense would have been better off trying to hold New York to a last second field goal otherwise they should have let Bradshaw run unimpeded into the end zone on the previous play. 58 seconds was an unreasonable amount of time to expect Brady to lead New England on a touchdown drive.
2. Eli.... to Manningham
On the first play of the final drive, Eli delivered a pass for the ages. Victor Cruz stared the ball into his hands but somehow had the awareness to keep his feet inbounds. The execution was flawless. It was the most dangerous play Manning could have made in that position but rather than make a safe play, Manning immediately went for the Patriots throat and achieved Super Bowl immortality for both himself and Manningham. This was the biggest play of the Giants season but it wasn't the best.
1. Domenik Hixon Tears ACL on One-Handed Circus Touchdown Catch
At the time, it was just another amazing catch on Monday night football. It didn’t win the game or anything of that nature but in retrospect this play had it all. Eli made a poor throw behind Hixon but over the cornerback. The ball bounced off Hixon’s shoulder pads, but he somehow managed to reel it in with one hand and juggled it even as he hit the ground before pulling it into his stomach He learned 24 hours later that he had torn his ACL after planting his leg to make the catch. The level of difficulty was so high even the Soviet judges would have given it a 9.5, it occurred on Monday Night Football and Hixon made the catch despite injuring his knee. Ultimately, Hixson's injured knee pushed Cruz into the lineup and it changed the course of Giants history. Hixon may become a footnote much like Trent Green in St. Louis or Drew Bledsoe in New England, however, his sacrifice—or his acrobatics should never be forgotten.
Feb 08 1:28p by Charles Dunson