Not much to report the past two days. I just read this and thought you would appreciate it. The Sports Guy's latest Power Poll included a potent top 2:
THE FAVORITES
2. New York Giants
Our friend Mike Lombardi did a tremendous job of describing Tom Coughlin's coaching style over at the National Football Post last week: "He is using a very simple leadership strategy called the 'Law of Threes.' On each team there are three types of players. The first are the ones who will do anything that is asked, willing to help the program. The second group are the undecided players, the players who are not sure what to do. And the third are the malcontents. These are the players who want to buck the system all the time and try to break down the team. As a leader, there is a tendency to try to win over the players in group three by trying to make them happy. But all that does is move the players from group two into group three, and cause you to start to lose the players in group one. What Coughlin has done is focus on group one. He pays no attention to group three and what has resulted is that Plaxico is on an island and no one wants to join him. The team is bigger than Plaxico."
Love it. Now THAT makes perfect sense to me. The Law of Threes. I really respect how the Giants have defended their title this season. We don't see it enough in sports anymore. The road to Super Bowl XLIII goes through them.
1. Tennessee Titans
And yet, the league's only undefeated team gets pole position heading into Week 10. You know what I like about the Titans? They get it done. First and goal ... they punch it in. Huge third-and-8 from midfield ... they make the play. Big defensive play on third-and-short ... they get the stop. Sometimes football is that simple.
The article didn't end with that. It ended with this:
I had the Titans as the favorite three weeks ago and nothing has changed. You know, except the fate of the country.
How sweet is that? A 6000+ word article and those last eight made me catch my breath.
Have a great weekend. The Funbar should be here in about 5 hours. Make sure to watch for us on ESPN tomorrow night.
Go Dores!
love, molly
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