NFL- New York Giants - The Road to Super Bowl XLII
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 I'm In Blue Heaven I just found out that the Giants "Road To Super Bowl XLII" DVD's are being releasd and I just can't wait! I watched every game they played this season except the loss against Minnesota (not a bad game to miss) and they left a lasting mark on me that the rarest of teams do-(the 1986 & 1990 Giants, the 1993-94 Rangers, the 1992-93 & 93-94 Knicks, the 1986 Mets & the 1995-2001 Yankees). The 2007 Giants were one of the most enjoyable teams for me to watch & root passionately for and there ultimate victory was one of the sweetest and maybe the best ever. Remember, they were not supposed to be very good, Tiki had hung 'em up & bashed 'em from pillar to post whenever he could. Coughlin was under constant criticism from the fans, the media and his own players and was given a lame duck 1 year extension. Eli was being dragged through the mud amid omnipresent comparisons to his brother and we were reminded with every int. or fumble that trading Rivers and those picks to get him from San Diego was a monumental mistake. The corners and safeties were either too old or not very good and the heart of the team was questioned and scrutinized after a 6-2 start in '06 ended up 8-8 and one and done in the playoffs. All of this adversity pointed to a 5-11 season maybe 6-10, especially after the Week 2 blowout against Green Bay. Then the pieces slowly came together, their was that fantastic goal-line stop in Washington in the 4th when the Giants came all the back to win. They won 6 in a row and people were starting to talk about the "new" Coughlin and the new defensive coordinator, and his attacking style of defense that reminded many of Parcell's "Big Blue Wrecking Crew" of Taylor, Banks, Carson, Reasons, Marshall & Pepper Johnson. This was a team that entertained you and thrilled you and also frustrated and annoyed you. The term "inconsistant" was tossed around alot in any Giants discussion but there was this underlying sense that this was a special team growing and quickly coming into it's own as something potentially great. The week 17 game was a classic from start to finish. The intense media crush was on Coughlin to rest his starters for the playoffs against a team that was playing for a perfect 16-0 season. The Giants had nothing to play for anyway, they were already in the playoffs. They came out and almost beat the Pats that night in the most exciting regular season game all year. They would use that as a springboard to finally dispatch of playoff nemesis Garcia (payback for '02 and '06) and the Bucs and then played two of the greatest playoff games in history by defeating division winners Dallas and Green Bay on the road. The Dallas game was oh so sweet and the over-time championship game at Green Bay was a stone cold classic. The way they were playing looked like a team of destiny, as my co-worker told me: "They're playing like they simply won't lose to anyone" The Super Bowl was almost surreal. The Giants held the only 18-0 team in history to 14 points and overwhelmed the great Tom Brady and his record setting offense with a defensive performance for the ages. Without hyperbole, the Eli to Tyree play will go down as the greatest play in Super Bowl, if not NFL, history. The rainbow pass to Plax in the corner endzone was a beautiful site. 18-0 became 18-1 as the Giants, did indeed give the Pats one giant loss. I had to repeatedly watch the game and highlights on my dvr, NFL network and ESPN to convince myself it wan't a dream. This DVD set will allow us to relive these incredable moments and i can't wait to watch Big Blue knock off the mighty Patriots and prove the naysayers wrong all over again! Image of Back of the Box Set I am assuming the product description is still just a generic description because they didnt know who was going to win the superbowl. I have found a picture of the back of the dvd box and it makes it clear that it will have week 17's game against the patriots, the tampa bay game, the dallas game, the green bay game, and the superbowl game. Finally! According to The Digital Bits the DVD will include: Both the NFC and AFC Championship Games in their complete uncut broadcast. Super Bowl XLII in its complete uncut broadcast including post game show. A 4th disc with bonus features. Warner Brothers website has announced the DVD but did not include the contents. The game was broadcast in HD 1080i so I am surprised there is no high definiton version available. Consider it a blessing that they are finally releasing the entire game broadcast. If they do this for every past and future Super Bowl they will make a killing. Will be able to relive the fairy-tale over and over again for the rest of my life. Any fan of any sport may not ever experience the ups and downs of a season like any giants fan. And not only this year, but how Eli has been scrutinized for years, and now this. Putting out the 4 games leading up to, and including the climax of my life, its incredible. I still look back and the whole thing is a fairy-tale, too good to even be a hollywood movie. I am so happy that these are going to be the full length games. I cannot wait to recieve this in June. It is a great deal and will keep it for the rest of my life. Whenever I feel down, I can watch the Giants show everyone who never believed in their true leader, wrong. By the way, does anyone know if the NFL will release a new version of "The History of the Giants"? (because they should, not only because this Super Bowl the greatest accomplishment of their history, but fans like me would buy the updated dvd). And, does anyone know when NFL Films will do this years Giants' "America's Game"? Because I cannot wait to see that. Thank you NFL and whoever is releasing this. I truely appreciate it and look forward to it. | |||||||||||||
