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	<title>Comments on: Tom Coughlin says Giants should be playing for pride</title>
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		<title>By: Mr. Wright 212</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2210447</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Wright 212]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[redandgoldhitman52 says: Dec 26, 2012 12:50 PM

its ok. giants should have a playoff party and watch the 49ers from the recliner.
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SF is going to be one and done, what does it matter whether you barely miss the playoffs versus losing the only game you will play?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>redandgoldhitman52 says: Dec 26, 2012 12:50 PM</p>
<p>its ok. giants should have a playoff party and watch the 49ers from the recliner.<br />
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<p>SF is going to be one and done, what does it matter whether you barely miss the playoffs versus losing the only game you will play?</p>
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		<title>By: Mr. Wright 212</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2210345</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Wright 212]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There wasn&#039;t a &quot;switch&quot; to be flipped. That&#039;s all contrived by ESPN. Last year we simply got several key guys healthy in December. When will people stop parroting what they hear talking heads say on TV? These guys just really aren&#039;t that good, and that&#039;s speaking of the ones who are actually healthy. The few playmakers we have healthy are being taken away and no one else is stepping up.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There wasn&#8217;t a &#8220;switch&#8221; to be flipped. That&#8217;s all contrived by ESPN. Last year we simply got several key guys healthy in December. When will people stop parroting what they hear talking heads say on TV? These guys just really aren&#8217;t that good, and that&#8217;s speaking of the ones who are actually healthy. The few playmakers we have healthy are being taken away and no one else is stepping up.</p>
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		<title>By: dallascowboysdishingthereal</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2210168</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dallascowboysdishingthereal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kept waiting for the Giants to flip on the switch in December and make their run but it just never happened. There were some locker room issues this year and they just never seemed to play with as much energy and toughness this season.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kept waiting for the Giants to flip on the switch in December and make their run but it just never happened. There were some locker room issues this year and they just never seemed to play with as much energy and toughness this season.</p>
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		<title>By: playbookofeli</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2209445</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[playbookofeli]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lol redandgold, still butt hurt by the giants smashing the 49ers?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lol redandgold, still butt hurt by the giants smashing the 49ers?</p>
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		<title>By: 6thsense79</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2208968</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[6thsense79]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the stunt Mara pulled and being the driving force behind my Skins losing cap space for the crime of treating an uncapped year like an uncapped year I&#039;m loving it that the only teams playing for more than pride in the division are the Boys and Skins.  I usually save my disdain for the Cowboys but this season I have a special hatred in my heart for all things Giants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After the stunt Mara pulled and being the driving force behind my Skins losing cap space for the crime of treating an uncapped year like an uncapped year I&#8217;m loving it that the only teams playing for more than pride in the division are the Boys and Skins.  I usually save my disdain for the Cowboys but this season I have a special hatred in my heart for all things Giants.</p>
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		<title>By: gmenfansince81</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gmenfansince81]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Give the giants a break once again they have had the hardest schedule in the league, and get off Eli&#039;s back 2 superbowls in 5 years. As a true die hard fan I&#039;ll take it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Give the giants a break once again they have had the hardest schedule in the league, and get off Eli&#8217;s back 2 superbowls in 5 years. As a true die hard fan I&#8217;ll take it.</p>
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		<title>By: macwomack</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2208248</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[macwomack]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is awesome that Mara is reduced to rooting for the Redskins -- ha ha ha!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is awesome that Mara is reduced to rooting for the Redskins &#8212; ha ha ha!</p>
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		<title>By: beerbudsnbevo</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2208237</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[beerbudsnbevo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All these Giants fans hoping for win/loss scenarios on other teams....

Bears won&#039;t lose to the Lions...

See ya at the draft...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All these Giants fans hoping for win/loss scenarios on other teams&#8230;.</p>
<p>Bears won&#8217;t lose to the Lions&#8230;</p>
<p>See ya at the draft&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: beretta96d</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[needing not only to beat the Eagles on Sunday but also to have the Vikings lose to the Packers, the Bears lose to the Lions and the Cowboys lose to the Redskins. 


Being a Pats fan, I cannot stand the Giants, but with that being said, the odds are in their favor to make it!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>needing not only to beat the Eagles on Sunday but also to have the Vikings lose to the Packers, the Bears lose to the Lions and the Cowboys lose to the Redskins. </p>
<p>Being a Pats fan, I cannot stand the Giants, but with that being said, the odds are in their favor to make it!</p>
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		<title>By: gcsuk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[patriotenvy says:Dec 26, 2012 3:18 PM

I came on here during the off season and said that the giants wouldn’t make the playoffs AGAIN. Got a bunch of thumbs down by giants fans ofcourse. I still don’t know how this team managed to make it to the SuperBowl last year.
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Most NFL teams don&#039;t make the playoffs 3 out of 5 years, much less win the Super Bowl twice in that 5 years. There are exceptions/perennial favorites (Patriots, Colts, Steelers are teams that come to mind recently), but even those teams have down years. There is a reason why there is so much &quot;post season turnover&quot; every year.

And don&#039;t think that the Patriots are going to be winning like this forever. At some point, they will be rebuilding, and they will stink something rotten. ALL teams do.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>patriotenvy says:Dec 26, 2012 3:18 PM</p>
<p>I came on here during the off season and said that the giants wouldn’t make the playoffs AGAIN. Got a bunch of thumbs down by giants fans ofcourse. I still don’t know how this team managed to make it to the SuperBowl last year.<br />
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<p>Most NFL teams don&#8217;t make the playoffs 3 out of 5 years, much less win the Super Bowl twice in that 5 years. There are exceptions/perennial favorites (Patriots, Colts, Steelers are teams that come to mind recently), but even those teams have down years. There is a reason why there is so much &#8220;post season turnover&#8221; every year.</p>
<p>And don&#8217;t think that the Patriots are going to be winning like this forever. At some point, they will be rebuilding, and they will stink something rotten. ALL teams do.</p>
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		<title>By: Robert</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giants are not dead yet.  Vikings and Bears will lose.

Giants will beat Philly, and get the 6th spot.  Not a Giants fan, never count these guys out, they have a way of making fools out of the haters.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Giants are not dead yet.  Vikings and Bears will lose.</p>
<p>Giants will beat Philly, and get the 6th spot.  Not a Giants fan, never count these guys out, they have a way of making fools out of the haters.</p>
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		<title>By: justintuckrule</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[justintuckrule]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@patriotenvy - Not everyone can be blessed to be playing in the joke of a division the Pats have been in for the last 20 years where you get 6 built in wins per year.  In fact, we&#039;re 7-1 against your division the last 2 cycles we played it and 3-0 in our last 3 against you with not one of those being played at home. 

Two years ago we went 10-6 and became one of the few with that record to miss out.  So please don&#039;t make it sound like we lucked into the playoffs twice in the last 20 years and magically won the SB those times.  If we could get 6 built in wins per year and then find a way to scrape 4 wins out of 10 from the rest of the league, we&#039;d probably be talking about the Giants as the team of the 21st century instead of your overrated team (who is one HOF QB away from being the Bills).  Instead, we&#039;re consistently trying to cobble a playoff qualifying record playing against perennial 10+ win teams in Dallas and Philly and 1st place schedule teams such as Saints, GB, Atl and SF.  

If anyone should be ashamed at what they&#039;ve &quot;accomplished&quot;, especially having the G.O.A.T. at QB, it&#039;s really the Pats.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@patriotenvy &#8211; Not everyone can be blessed to be playing in the joke of a division the Pats have been in for the last 20 years where you get 6 built in wins per year.  In fact, we&#8217;re 7-1 against your division the last 2 cycles we played it and 3-0 in our last 3 against you with not one of those being played at home. </p>
<p>Two years ago we went 10-6 and became one of the few with that record to miss out.  So please don&#8217;t make it sound like we lucked into the playoffs twice in the last 20 years and magically won the SB those times.  If we could get 6 built in wins per year and then find a way to scrape 4 wins out of 10 from the rest of the league, we&#8217;d probably be talking about the Giants as the team of the 21st century instead of your overrated team (who is one HOF QB away from being the Bills).  Instead, we&#8217;re consistently trying to cobble a playoff qualifying record playing against perennial 10+ win teams in Dallas and Philly and 1st place schedule teams such as Saints, GB, Atl and SF.  </p>
<p>If anyone should be ashamed at what they&#8217;ve &#8220;accomplished&#8221;, especially having the G.O.A.T. at QB, it&#8217;s really the Pats.</p>
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		<title>By: patriotenvy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patriotenvy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Maybe not this season, but certainly in recent ones&quot;

They haven&#039;t even made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons. Finishing above .500 must be a big deal to you. In 2009 they barely did that!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Maybe not this season, but certainly in recent ones&#8221;</p>
<p>They haven&#8217;t even made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons. Finishing above .500 must be a big deal to you. In 2009 they barely did that!!</p>
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		<title>By: bluebongzilla</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bluebongzilla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laughing at the Giants is not the same as being mad at the Giants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Laughing at the Giants is not the same as being mad at the Giants.</p>
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		<title>By: censoredagain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny stuff. The hate means that the Giants have done something right. Maybe not this season, but certainly in recent ones. Don&#039;t be mad at them because your teams suck.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny stuff. The hate means that the Giants have done something right. Maybe not this season, but certainly in recent ones. Don&#8217;t be mad at them because your teams suck.</p>
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		<title>By: mjkelly77</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[patriotenvy says:Dec 26, 2012 3:18 PM 

I came on here during the off season and said that the giants wouldn’t make the playoffs AGAIN. Got a bunch of thumbs down by giants fans ofcourse. I still don’t know how this team managed to make it to the SuperBowl last year.
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EVERYONE wondered how the Giants made it to the Super Bowl last year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>patriotenvy says:Dec 26, 2012 3:18 PM </p>
<p>I came on here during the off season and said that the giants wouldn’t make the playoffs AGAIN. Got a bunch of thumbs down by giants fans ofcourse. I still don’t know how this team managed to make it to the SuperBowl last year.<br />
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<p>EVERYONE wondered how the Giants made it to the Super Bowl last year.</p>
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		<title>By: justintuckrule</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[justintuckrule]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the crazy SB wins and paths that the Giants have taken the last 5 years, would anyone be that surprised if all of these dominos fell into place this weekend??  After all, most non-Giants&#039; fans think that the Giants are the luckiest sports franchise on the planet.  It would be fitting if they snuck in and went on another run, wouldn&#039;t it?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the crazy SB wins and paths that the Giants have taken the last 5 years, would anyone be that surprised if all of these dominos fell into place this weekend??  After all, most non-Giants&#8217; fans think that the Giants are the luckiest sports franchise on the planet.  It would be fitting if they snuck in and went on another run, wouldn&#8217;t it?</p>
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		<title>By: patriotenvy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patriotenvy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came on here during the off season and said that the giants wouldn&#039;t make the playoffs AGAIN. Got a bunch of thumbs down by giants fans ofcourse. I still don&#039;t know how this team managed to make it to the SuperBowl last year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came on here during the off season and said that the giants wouldn&#8217;t make the playoffs AGAIN. Got a bunch of thumbs down by giants fans ofcourse. I still don&#8217;t know how this team managed to make it to the SuperBowl last year.</p>
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		<title>By: brintfatre</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[brintfatre]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;We have a Manning, they OWE us a playoff spot&quot; Coughlin thought as he conducted the press conference.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;We have a Manning, they OWE us a playoff spot&#8221; Coughlin thought as he conducted the press conference.</p>
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		<title>By: lennydpocketqb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All you need to do is get into the tournament. Different season the playoffs. I hope they make it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All you need to do is get into the tournament. Different season the playoffs. I hope they make it.</p>
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		<title>By: thesmedman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shouldn&#039;t they be playing for a playoff spot? Considering it is still possible...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shouldn&#8217;t they be playing for a playoff spot? Considering it is still possible&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: justintuckrule</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[justintuckrule]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Giants fans who say they don&#039;t want the Giants to make it because they don&#039;t deserve it, etc....

You give us all a bad name.  If anything, we deserved it far LESS in the years that we won it all.  In 07 and 11 we lost to some pretty dreadful teams and played uninspired ball for long periods until we lucked into some momentous turning point games those years (Pats, Jets off the top of my head).

This year, we had a pretty daunting schedule and played pretty decently for the most part until it appeared that we simply ran out of emotional gas toward the end here.  That, and every week we had the champion target on our backs.  Some years you can overcome these issues and injuries, and some you can&#039;t.  It&#039;s no surprise that SB participants have difficulty maintaining it the next year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Giants fans who say they don&#8217;t want the Giants to make it because they don&#8217;t deserve it, etc&#8230;.</p>
<p>You give us all a bad name.  If anything, we deserved it far LESS in the years that we won it all.  In 07 and 11 we lost to some pretty dreadful teams and played uninspired ball for long periods until we lucked into some momentous turning point games those years (Pats, Jets off the top of my head).</p>
<p>This year, we had a pretty daunting schedule and played pretty decently for the most part until it appeared that we simply ran out of emotional gas toward the end here.  That, and every week we had the champion target on our backs.  Some years you can overcome these issues and injuries, and some you can&#8217;t.  It&#8217;s no surprise that SB participants have difficulty maintaining it the next year.</p>
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		<title>By: justintuckrule</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@redandgoldhitman - You better pray the Giants don&#039;t sneak in or that&#039;s who you&#039;ll get in the 3-6 matchup instead of a sacrificial lamb like Chicago, Minn, or Wash.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@redandgoldhitman &#8211; You better pray the Giants don&#8217;t sneak in or that&#8217;s who you&#8217;ll get in the 3-6 matchup instead of a sacrificial lamb like Chicago, Minn, or Wash.</p>
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		<title>By: jmota222</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2207652</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jmota222]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a life ling Giants fan I can honestly say I don&#039;t want them in the playoffs they don&#039;t deserve it period !!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a life ling Giants fan I can honestly say I don&#8217;t want them in the playoffs they don&#8217;t deserve it period !!!!</p>
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		<title>By: beerbudsnbevo</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2207644</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[beerbudsnbevo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe Mara needs to start screwing over more teams than just the Cowboys and Redskins....

Can&#039;t believe the NFL allows him to make judgments against other franchises....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe Mara needs to start screwing over more teams than just the Cowboys and Redskins&#8230;.</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t believe the NFL allows him to make judgments against other franchises&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: rcali</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2207562</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rcali]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wait, are they not getting paid this week? Are the fans not on the hook for the costs of having tickets and attending this game?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait, are they not getting paid this week? Are the fans not on the hook for the costs of having tickets and attending this game?</p>
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		<title>By: rayfla</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2207561</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rayfla]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t know why anyone is surprised at the G Mens demise. They were not that good last year, just got very lucky at the right time. 27 th ranked defense and offense not much better. Gave up more points than they scored in reg season. Don&#039;t think that&#039;s ever happened before and win SB. Eli is average at best ( sorry for your fantasy teams that drafted based on last year). I like TC as a coach, but this team was overhyped and the final results are playing out as they should have last year. Can&#039;t pull out the rabbits foot this time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t know why anyone is surprised at the G Mens demise. They were not that good last year, just got very lucky at the right time. 27 th ranked defense and offense not much better. Gave up more points than they scored in reg season. Don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s ever happened before and win SB. Eli is average at best ( sorry for your fantasy teams that drafted based on last year). I like TC as a coach, but this team was overhyped and the final results are playing out as they should have last year. Can&#8217;t pull out the rabbits foot this time.</p>
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		<title>By: emoney826</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2207558</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[emoney826]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@snoop24,

You&#039;re a idiot. The packers will not lose this week, just like they didn&#039;t lose the past 10 divisional games. I&#039;d give the vikings a shot if they had more than a running back, but that&#039;s not enough to take down the packers. So keep dreaming, junior. Or go smoke some more of that weed, snoop.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@snoop24,</p>
<p>You&#8217;re a idiot. The packers will not lose this week, just like they didn&#8217;t lose the past 10 divisional games. I&#8217;d give the vikings a shot if they had more than a running back, but that&#8217;s not enough to take down the packers. So keep dreaming, junior. Or go smoke some more of that weed, snoop.</p>
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		<title>By: fasteddy415</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/26/tom-coughlin-says-giants-should-be-playing-for-pride/#comment-2207555</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fasteddy415]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They normally say if a team does not make the playoffs the following year after a championship run. It&#039;s most likely a fluke championship. I agree with that statement in this case! 2011 Ny Giants a fluke!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They normally say if a team does not make the playoffs the following year after a championship run. It&#8217;s most likely a fluke championship. I agree with that statement in this case! 2011 Ny Giants a fluke!</p>
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		<title>By: nyjalleffingday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nyjalleffingday]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Patriot42

Yeah, that&#039;s what&#039;s happening to the Jets. They&#039;re being praised. Right.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Patriot42</p>
<p>Yeah, that&#8217;s what&#8217;s happening to the Jets. They&#8217;re being praised. Right.</p>
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