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NFC East News and Rumors

Burress: Eli a Hall of Famer with one more win

ESPNNewYork.com, ESPN.com

Win and he's in. That is Plaxico Burress' take on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.

nydailynews.com

He is supposed to be at the microphone, at the front of the White River Ballroom at 9:30 and Tom Coughlin is there at exactly 9:30, of course he is, he is Tom Coughlin and if he won’t allow you to be late for his team meetings, he sure isn’t going to …

Kristian Dyer, yahoo.com

It has yet to be determined if Giselle's prayers will provide some divine intervention for her husband Tom Brady on Sunday, but if Tecmo Bowl has anything to say about it, the New England Patriots quarterback will have a slow walk in his Uggs back to th…

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com

Tom Coughlin has had no problem with a few of his players saying they are going to win the Super Bowl.

HeadlineNews, ESPN.com

Ahmad Bradshaw's foot was "a little sore" after practicing for two straight days, so the Giants kept him out of practice on Friday.

Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com

Giants safety Antrel Rolle’s roller coaster ride in New York is no secret. His up-and-down play has mirrored his inconsistent attitude about his time in New York. Still, we didn’t know how frustrated Rolle truly was. Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star…

Jesse Pennington, nytimes.com

Eagles fans find themselves faced with a Super Bowl between two teams they are programmed to hate.

Mjd, yahoo.com

Super Bowl week is not the week to be breaking traditions. That's why the Giants ordered pizza from Umberto's this week, just as they always do. And Umberto's, bless their heart, extended their delivery area by just a smidge ‒ out to Indianapolis. Thurs…

Mike Tanier, nytimes.com

Ranking the Giants' coaches for the 1934, 1938, 1956, 1986, 1990, and 2007 N.F.L. Championship teams.

ESPN.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- While we've all been running around here at the Super Bowl, creating web video content and working to find new and interesting angles on the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Todd McShay did a mock draft . God love him. It's …

Mike Tanier, nytimes.com

One last dive into the primordial broth of Giants-Patriots analysis.

Chris Chase, yahoo.com

With Sunday's game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots approaching, Scripps Howard released the results of its annual Super Bowl Celebrity Pool. Many of the entrants stayed true to their hometown teams. (John McEnroe and Rudy Giuliani s…

Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com

Luck remains the most overlooked factor in what decides a champion. Giants G.M. Jerry Reese had a great quote this week that spoke to how things outside of a team’s control can often make all the difference in deciding public perception. Or even a seaso…

Sam Borden, nytimes.com

A number of teams playing in the Super Bowl have changed hotels for the night or two before the game. This year, neither the Giants nor the Patriots decided to move.

CNNSI.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Patriots-Giants Super Bowl rematch has anything but a been-there, done-that feel to it. This a classic matchup of two proud and well-run organizations, with head coaches and quarterbacks who are exceedingly accomplished and familiar,…

ESPN.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- Lots of talk around here about talk -- specifically all of the very confident talking the New York Giants have been doing about their belief that they will beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night in the Super Bowl. A theory has eme…

CNNSI.com

After all the hype and all the analysis, it's time to figure out who is going to win Super Bowl 46. That isn't an easy task with two well-matched teams, but Peter King makes his call.

Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com

There are inevitably times during Super Bowl week when we can’t help but be reminded how lucky we are to be here. Getting to hear Joe Montana talk about quarterbacks is one of those times. Here’s one of the greatest of all time breaking down Tom Brady…

ESPN.com

Even a pineapple has to make a Super Bowl pick. I've eaten plenty of humble pie for my midseason assertion that the Giants weren't that good a team, and now that they're in the Super Bowl... well, let's just say I'm convinced. Check out my final video p…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

At his final public appearance before the Super Bowl, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said Friday morning that as he looks back on this season, he’s been impressed with the way his players have performed when the pressure was greatest — which sounds like a …

Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com

Milking Super Bowl week for stories about whether the Giants are being too mouthy, the secret behind the success of Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick and another episode in the Peyton Manning-Colts standoff.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Giants have come across this week like they’re a confident team, with defensive players talking about how they can rattle Tom Brady and offensive players talking about how they can put points on the board. Giants running back Brandon Jacobs says the…

ESPN.com

INDIANAPOLIS — My favorite of today's links is Kate Fagan's diary of the Madonna news conference, and it's not because the Madonna news conference was my favorite part of the week so far. It wasn't. Top five maybe, but not No. 1. And no, it's none of yo…

nydailynews.com

Bill Parcells should get into Canton on roller skates Saturday. That’s always been one of Parcells’ pet expressions when he’s asked about players who are certain Pro Football Hall of Famers.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

During one of the segments in the debut of Costas Tonight on NBC Sports Network, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones chimed in on a topic that had been addressed before he took the stage. Jones, who played college football at Arkansas, said that he has had “50 co…