The New York Football Giants, defying all expectations, including our own here on NYGiantscast, have become YOUR SUPER BOWL XLII WORLD CHAMPIONS.  Ladies and gentlemen, they have done it.  They came from behind and beat the formerly perfect New England Patriots.  I have some random thoughts that really don’t have anything to do with each other, but all must be said.  Hopefully you can organize them better than I can.

-Eli MANning.  His final drive has solidified his journey to stardom.  He is officially here.  No longer will I doubt him or his ability to lead a team to victory.  The monkey is gone.  New York, embrace this man.

-The New England Patriots will go from possibly the best team in NFL history to the best team in NFL history that couldn’t finish what they started.  Oh well.  I’m not complaining.

-Tom Brady’s pretty boy career is tarnished forever.  No matter what he does, this will always haunt not only him, but his record.  Don’t get me wrong, Tom Brady has accomplished what almost no other person has been able to do in his career.  To him or the media, at least for another year, this will not matter.

-Bill Belichick is going to have a rough offseason.  Reports say he taped pregame warmups of the Rams in the 2001-2002 Super Bowl.  If this is in fact the case, Belichick could be suspended for an entire season, and Patriots owner Robert Kraft is already showing signs of anger towards Belichick over the scandal.  This is going to be interesting to follow.

-The Giants could not possibly have drafted better this year.  I know we’ve said it so many times, but it deserves to be said.  Let me list once again for you the contributions, keeping them Super Bowl specific: Kevin Boss with a catch that was essential to a touchdown.  Steve Smith had multiple first down catches.  Ahmad Bradshaw kept the clock moving the whole game.  Jay Alford had a sack on the Patriots desperation drive at the end of the game.  Aaron Ross and Michael Johnson didn’t have anything particularly spectacular this game, but their contributions this season have been essential.

-The retiring players after this game could create an interesting list.  Older players with retiring potential include: Michael Strahan, Kareem McKenzie, and Amani Toomer, just to name a few.

Incase you couldn’t already figure it out, let me reiterate it one more time for you: THE NEW YORK GIANTS ARE THE SUPER BOWL XLII CHAMPIONS.  Soak it in folks, the feeling is unimaginable.