Playing Super Bowl Name Game
Just looking at rosters here ... and I knew some of the names in advance.
Giants receiver Amani Toomer. Pronounced, yes, "tumor". Now there is an unfortunate name. What, "Cyst" was already taken?
And backup Giants tackle Guy Whimper. I am not making this up. The man is 300 pounds and his name is Guy Whimper. Can you have a football name less flattering than that? "Dude Whiner" maybe?
Coolest name on the Giants: Defensive back R.W. McQuarters. He's got the whole package. The initials, which always seem "football" to me ... and an interesting pair of initials, too (not your run-of-the-mill D.J./O.J. thing) ... and McQuarters ... it just sounds strong. I may have my name changed to that. I like Reuben Droughns, too. And Kevin Boss is a good football name, if a little obvious.
The Patriots are a little better off, overall.
They've got a couple of decrepit linebackers whose names are still cool, even if they aren't.
Tedy Bruschi. Pronounced "brew-ski" ... as in, "I'll have a brewski." Why doesn't this man have a sponsorship with a brewery?
And Junior Seau. Pronounced "Say-ow" ... like what guys used to say when Junior hit them, back in the day.
Logan Mankins sounds like a tough guy, befitting a 300-pound guard. Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison sound like English actors from the middle of the 20th century.
LeKevin Smith is kind of a mess, but the Giants have a Plaxico, so call that a push.
Have to give the Patriots an edge at head coach, too. Bill Belichick sounds like a football guy. Tom Coughlin sounds like somebody who ought to be running "Boys Town."