SB XLII Naming the Catch

Seems like every news outlet in NY is trying to name the catch.


1010 WINS - Name the Amazing Manning/Tyree Super Bowl Catch
WCBS NEWSRADIO 880 - Name Tyree's Catch

Yahoo: Let's name the Tyree catch

The catch, the play, the down does not really need a name. Giants fans will remember it and so will all NFL fans.

Years from now when a QB escapes a lineman and converts a 3rd down, they'll say he got Manning'd.

Or when a WR makes a highly unlikely circus catch, they'll say he Tyree'd it.

When a big favorite loses when it counts the most, they'll say they Belichek'd (or maybe Belichoked).

My point is, the play will be remembered on its own and creating a forced reference in a slogan won't do it; Time will. A common and natural reference to the catch will eventually emerge. And forever, when an announcer refers to "the play", Giants fans will smile and Patriot fans will switch the channel.

What do you think they are calling the play in New England?

Michael Eisen - Story - 1.20 Giants advance to Super Bowl! - Giants.com

Michael Eisen - Story - 1.20 Giants advance to Super Bowl! - Giants.com

It was a great game and a nail-biter.

All time exciting Giants playoff wins in reverse order:
last week against Dallas,
this game against GB,
the 5 FG game against SF and
the SB against the Bills.

The Associated Press: Cowboys Flop, Giants Soar

The Associated Press: Cowboys Flop, Giants Soar

Maybe next year all the 'boys should leave their girlfriends and wives home.
Of course they can bring their moms to wipe away their tears after they lose.

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens (81) sits on the bench during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants in an NFC divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Irving, Texas. New York won 21-17. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Lastly, when Eli (the last manning left alive) lost his first 2 playoff games, I never heard him cry. Frankly, I prefer my QBs dry-eyed.