New York’s Fantasy Football Giants

I didn’t get the final score (21-17) right but I did get the team (New York Giants) correct!

Much to my chagrin (I’m a Washington Redskins fan-guilty as charged), the Giants (13-7)  snared their fourth Super Bowl title at the expense of the somewhat overrated New England Patriots (15-4).

And I also didn’t do to shabby with my fantasy player predictions by position.

• Eli Manning and Tom Brady pretty much cancelled each other out from a fantasy perspective, but Peyton’s little brother (now, in age only) won the battle (MVP) and the war (game).
• As expected, neither team ran the ball particularly well but Ahmad Bradshaw had a respectable 72 yards on 17 carries, and scored the game’s only rushing touchdown.
• I knew the Giants wideouts would be the difference in this game. And Hakeem Nicks (109 yards) and Mario Mannignham (73 yards) proved me right. The best Pats receiver wasn’t even one. They were paced by tight end Aaron Hernandez’s modest 67 yards.
• At tight end, Rob Gronkowski’s injury was a killer (and may have decided the game’s outcome). Even still, he and Hernandez nearly doubled the output of the Giants’ starting tight ends.

Congratulations to the New York “football” Giants on their Super Bowl victory this past Sunday, and I look forward to hearing from you throughout the upcoming 2012 fantasy football season.