NFL GameDay Morning went 8½ hours and as of this writing, is still going strong. We do have some quotage from earlier today and let’s get to it.
News, Sound Bites & Video Clips From Super Bowl XLVI Edition of NFL GAMEDAY MORNING
“If Tom Brady wins this game, it’s simple: he’s the greatest of all time.” – Warren Sapp
“If he wins this game, that ‘E’ in his name will stand for ‘Elite.’” – Charles Woodson on Giants QB Eli Manning
“This game is going to be determined by how New England protects.” – Michael Lombardi on the Patriots offensive line
“This guy is supernatural.” – Steve Mariucci on Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski
“Julian Edelman will be the most versatile player in Super Bowl history.” – Steve MariucciWith 21 on-air personalities and a combined 14 Super Bowl rings, NFL GameDay Morning on NFL Network provided expert analysis, the latest news and reports, Super Bowl-related features and sitdown interviews today on a special 8 ½ hour edition on NFL Network live from Lucas Oil Stadium.
Host Rich Eisen was joined by analysts Steve Mariucci, Marshall Faulk, Kurt Warner, Warren Sapp and Michael Irvin on the main set at Lucas Oil Stadium, while host Melissa Stark and Super Bowl winners Deion Sanders, Brian Billick and special guest analyst Charles Woodson of the Green Bay Packers provided additional analysis from the field.
Three-time Super Bowl champion linebacker Willie McGinest offered his insight into playing in the Super Bowl from the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis, while Michael Lombardi and Jason La Canfora provided the latest inside reports.
Host Fran Charles and analysts McGinest and Heath Evans provided additional analysis from the pregame tailgate leading up to Lucas Oil Stadium.
NFL Network reporters Albert Breer and Stacey Dales were live from outside each team’s hotel.
‘Sunday Sitdown’ — Patriots QB Tom Brady 1-on-1 Interview with Willie McGinest
Three-time Super Bowl champion linebacker with the New England Patriots Willie McGinest sits down with his former teammate Tom Brady for a 1-on-1 interview:
On New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick:
“He coaches us hard, he coaches me hard. He is relentless; ‘Brady can’t complete a hitch, wide open and you throw it in the dirt.’ Part of me wants to strangle him and say, ‘Don’t you know?’ But he doesn’t care. He wants us to be at our best every single day. That’s why we’re in this position.”On playing against Peyton Manning and Eli Manning:
“These guys bring the best out of you. They have a great football family, their dad obviously was a great quarterback and you know they’re going to play their best. Eli always does; every time we play Eli, I sit on the sideline and watch him go up and down the field and I go, ‘Can we slow this guy down?’”To view the entire interview with Brady, visit:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-player-interviews/09000d5d826a6766/Super-Sunday-Sitdown-Tom-Brady‘Sunday Sitdown’ — Giants QB Eli Manning 1-on-1 Interview with Kurt Warner
Super Bowl XXXIV MVP Kurt Warner sits down with Super Bowl XLII MVP and former teammate Eli Manning for a 1-on-1 interview:
On if he can imagine his brother Peyton Manning playing with any team other than the Indianapolis Colts:
“It’d be tough. He’s been so important to this town. When he came to Indianapolis, they were not known for their football – it was truly a basketball town. What he’s built and done here in his 13 years of playing, it would be hard to imagine him playing somewhere else. We’ll have to see what happens.”On the rivalry with his brother:
“There is always a rivalry with your brother. Playing in high school football, who can have more touchdowns – those things are fun. Once you get to this level, this is our job, this is what we do for our career. It’s not something that you joke around a whole lot [about]. I know Peyton is proud of me. He’s proud that I’m in this situation; he’s rooting me on like I’m proud of him of what he’s done in his career and rooted him on when he was playing in his second Super Bowl and first Super Bowl. I want to win for all of the right reasons – it’s about the Giants, about our coaches, about just winning a championship. Not for bragging rights.”To view the entire interview with Manning, visit:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a6c3b/Super-Sunday-Sitdown-Eli-Manning‘Sunday Sitdown’ — Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick 1-on-1 Interview with Michael Lombardi
NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi sits down with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for a 1-on-1 interview:
On Patriots quarterback Tom Brady:
“It is an honor as a coach to be able to work with a player as skilled as he is to mentally and physically be able to perform at the highest level.”On special teams:
“A big key for us is the kicking game…Hopefully we can make a couple of plays in that area that will help us win.”To view the entire interview with Belichick, visit:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a6985/Super-Sunday-Sitdown-Bill-Belichick‘Sunday Sitdown’ — Giants WRs Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks & Mario Manningham with Michael Irvin
Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion wide receiver Michael Irvin sits down with New York Giants wide receivers Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham:
On if the Patriots’ Julian Edelman is covering him in the game:
Mario Manningham: “I’d probably get Eli’s attention after I’m done pointing telling him look who’s out here. Not to put anything past him, but that’s not your real position. I want him to be out there. I take it as an insult. Me, Cruz and Hakeem, not saying we’re better than everyone else, but we can’t let that go down.”On the meetings Eli Manning holds with wide receivers and tight ends each week:
Victor Cruz: “It usually happens two or three days before the game. It’s just a complete rundown of everything that he’s been looking at throughout the week, everything that he feels is important for us to know so when game time comes and we see those coverages, we can just adjust on the fly.”To view the entire interview with Cruz, Nicks and Manningham, visit:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a63a4/The-talented-trioQuotes from NFL GameDay Morning
“This guy is supernatural and he commands a double-team. That is going to open up some other things for some of these other receivers.” – Steve Mariucci on New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski
“It was a foregone conclusion that Peyton Manning was the best Manning in that family when it comes to quarterbacks. But for Eli to put himself into a position to win two rings – we know how hard it is to win just one ring, and older brother Peyton only has one – it puts Eli in a class by himself. That argument about him being an elite quarterback, if he wins this game that ‘E’ in his name will stand for ‘Elite.’” – Charles Woodson on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning
“It takes you away from football, especially when you have an offensive football team – a passing offensive football team because it’s all about timing. If you look at the last four Super Bowls, there have been some really good offenses but only two of those eight teams have scored more than three points in the first quarter. It’s going to affect momentum early in the game.” – Kurt Warner on the effect of the bye week on teams before the Super Bowl
“The reason he doesn’t get more credit is because he is not flashy.” – Warren Sapp on Giants head coach Tom Coughlin
“Bill Belichick is the best at understanding his players’ strengths and weaknesses. Even if he has injuries he has to deal with or guys playing out of position, he knows how [to put them in the best position].” – Willie McGinest on New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick
“Their biggest challenge could be if Tom Brady has another bad game, can they hold up? If Tom Brady has no touchdowns, two interceptions and he plays the type of game like he did against the Baltimore Ravens, this defense against a hot offense with three really good receivers and a running game that is starting to emerge could be in trouble and exposed.” – Marshall Faulk on the New England Patriots defense
“Tiquan Underwood did not take very many reps this week in practice; we’re going to see the Chad Ochocinco show here. They wanted Alex Silvestro to be able to play on nickel downs. It’s going to be hot in this stadium; they need to rotate their defensive linemen. This clearly was a move that basically they wanted a defensive lineman on the roster and they had a spot with Underwood. Underwood will still get a game check and if they win the Super Bowl. He’ll still get a ring.” – Michael Lombardi on the release of New England Patriots wide receiver Tiquan Underwood on Saturday
“Julian Edelman will be the most versatile player in Super Bowl history.” – Steve Mariucci
“I promise you Bill Belichick is going back to that tape if for no other reason to show his guys, ‘Look where we left ourselves vulnerable; this is where we didn’t finish, this is where we broke down, this is where we’ve got to get better.’ That’s a lot more of a motivator than Tom Coughlin showing his guys the film going, ‘Don’t we look good here, wasn’t this nice here, we have to go do this again.’ Bill Belichick is going to tap into the emotion of that last loss by looking at the tape.” – Brian Billick on the adjustments Bill Belichick will make from the Patriots’ Week 9 loss to the New York Giants
“He is the face and the voice of this organization. There is no doubt who the leader is: Eli Manning is one of the very best quarterbacks in the National Football League.” – Steve Mariucci on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning
“They’ll have a complete protection plan to frustrate this four-man pressure and to keep them off-balance. The game is going to be won by how New England protects, and New England understands that. The other factor is New England’s offensive line is much better today than it was last time they played them and certainly in 2007.” – Michael Lombardi on the New England Patriots’ offensive line
“If Tom Brady wins this game, it’s simple: he’s the greatest of all time.” – Warren Sapp
“Talking to Peyton, he wants to be a Colt. He wants to be a part of this organization, he wants to be a part of this team and my gut feeling is that he and Jim Irsay, they’re going to sit down and find out how to make that happen.” – Marshall Faulk on Peyton Manning’s future in Indianapolis
“While the Patriots are about to board their buses to the stadium, the Giants [staying nearby] might be able to zip-line their way to the stadium.” – Rich Eisen noting the popular zip-line for fans during Super Bowl week in downtown Indianapolis
Super Bowl XLVI Winner & MVP Predictions:
Marshall Faulk: New York Giants, Tom Brady
Michael Irvin: New York Giants, Eli Manning
Warren Sapp: New York Giants, Eli Manning
Kurt Warner: New England Patriots Tom Brady & Wes Welker
Steve Mariucci: New York Giants, Ahmad Bradshaw
Deion Sanders: New York Giants
Brian Billick: New York Giants
Charles Woodson: New England Patriots
Willie McGinest: New England PatriotsOn NFL.com, the following video clips from the Super Bowl XLVI edition of NFL GameDay Morning are available for viewing:
Lombardi’s Locker Room: Super Bowl XLVI – Legendary head coach Vince Lombardi delivers a pregame speech to the New York Giants and New England Patriots prior to Super Bowl XLVI.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/new-england-patriots/09000d5d8269a113/Lombardi-s-locker-room-Super-Bowl-XLVIBack to the Future – The 2011 Giants season has eerie similarity to New York’s 2007 Super Bowl run, but will they walk away champions?
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a3f39/Back-to-the-FutureDear Tom… – Boston sports fan Denis Leary writes an open letter to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a55d2/Dear-TomAmerica’s Tebow Obsession – Tim Tebow captured the attention of the entire country this season. What made Tebow so interesting? NFL Network’s Steve Cyphers asks professors at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a560d/America-s-Tebow-obsessionWhere is Tyree? – Former Giants wide receiver David Tyree will be remembered for his spectacular catch in Super Bowl XLII. What is Tyree doing now? Find out.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a607b/Where-is-Tyree-nowEli Creating a Legacy? – What would another Super Bowl victory for Eli Manning mean for his legacy? Deion Sanders, Brian Billick and Charles Woodson debate Manning’s legacy if he defeats Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a51c6/Eli-creating-legacyLeaving a Legacy – New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will certainly be remembered long after his playing years are over, but is he the best to ever play the game? NFL GameDay Morning debates.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a50b4/Leaving-a-legacyThe Patriot Way – Melissa Stark sits down with New England Patriots Aaron Hernandez, Julian Edelman and Matthew Slater to talk about some of the unconventional positions they find themselves playing.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a3ae4/The-Patriot-WayBuying into Belichick – New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s methods might be eccentric, but do players believe in the Patriot way? Former Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest and Deion Sanders weigh in.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a3b74/Buying-into-BelichickThe Better Manning? – Will Eli Manning establish himself as the better brother with another Super Bowl victory? The NFL GameDay Morning crew gives their answers.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d826a5c3f/The-better-ManningWoodson’s Defensive Factors – How much will defense be a factor today? Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson joins NFL GameDay Morning to give an insider’s look on the importance of the Giants and Patriots pass rush.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a3ffb/Woodson-s-defensive-factorsHeart & Pulse of the Pats – What impact has the Kraft family had on the Patriots organization? With the passing of Myra Kraft, former Patriots linebacker Willie McGinest reflects on his own personal relationship and experiences with the Kraft family.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a4e94/Heart-pulse-of-the-PatsWhat will we Learn? – Steve Mariucci has some interesting predictions for Super Bowl XLVI, including how versatile Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman will be on both sides of the ball.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a3ff8/What-will-we-learnOffseason Moves – Michael Lombardi and Jason La Canfora examine the potential offseason moves for both the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a4206/Offseason-movesProtecting the Playmaker – The Giants hope to rattle Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, but can New England’s offensive line keep them in check? NFL GameDay Morning discusses.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a45d0/Protecting-the-playmakerBenefits of a Rematch – Is there a benefit for either team in playing a Super Bowl rematch? Charles Woodson, Marshall Faulk and Brian Billick give their opinions on facing the same team twice.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a4441/Benefits-of-a-rematchThe Saga Continues – Michael Lombardi and Jason La Canfora discuss the future of quarterback Peyton Manning.
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d826a58a0/The-saga-continuesEXTRA POINTS:
- NFL GameDay Final After Giants-Patriots: Host Rich Eisen and analysts Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Steve Mariucci and Michael Irvin provide analysis and highlights from the field, plus live interviews with all of the stars of the game and the winning head coach on NFL GameDay Final after Super Bowl XLVI. Albert Breer, Stacey Dales and Lindsay Soto provide interviews after the game from both locker rooms.
That’s going to do it for the quotage.
