Two Weeks of Torture: It Begins

Arizona (INEPT) - Well, we couldn't imagine a worse way to end this football season. Our hating hopes were high when the season started, but each game has sapped our strength, weakened our will. And now, we must suffer two more weeks of pain, fourteen days of news chatter about the supposed greatest team of all time.


The Actual Greatest Of All Time

Regrets, we've had a few. If only the Bolts had been healthy. If only Peyton could have had the game his little brother had. If only Dwayne F-ing Northcut could catch a pass when it counts. If only the Patriots played in a division with actual opponents. If only the Ravens game had gone the way it should have gone. The list goes on. But at each turn, agony. Each opportunity, missed. A tragic season, nearly completed.


A Greek Tragedy Mask: We're Wearing One

While we have been working hard, NFL teams have been working harder, putting our plans into action. Two weeks ago, we predicted teams would stop Randy Moss - and they have. The result? A shorter game, with fewer chances for Patriot touchdowns. We asked the Bolts for QB pressure - and they delivered. The result? Three picks for Brady. But it hasn't quite been enough. A mountain, almost climbed. Close, but no cigar.


A Cigar: We Want One

So now it is down to this. A few weeks back, we asked for experienced QBs to step up in the playoffs and beat the Patriots. Instead, we have gotten Garrard, hurt Rivers, and now Manning Jr. But in life, you play the hand that is dealt. For two weeks, we will be Giants fans. We will wear Royal Giant blue, we will sing New York, New York. We will start spreading the news, and the news has only one headline:


Stop The Presses

We look to the history of sports for hope, and we find it. There was a time not too long ago, when two teams from these same towns met to make playoff history. One team: Hated by all, the unquestioned favorite, with an insurmountable lead. The other, the underdog, that kept fighting until the end. And we all remember what happened then:


Believe it: Patriots = Yankees, Giants = Red Sox

Yes, History happened. The Underdog won. Can the underdog win again? We have two unbearable weeks of waiting left, and then we will find out. Let the Superbore Previews begin!