As painful as it was for Patriots fans to watch the Giants upset the previously unbeaten team in Super Bowl XLII, it was pure agony for Pats owner Bob Kraft.
"We came within 30 seconds of having an umbelievable season, something that probably won't be replicated in my lifetime," Kraft said at the NFL owners meetings earlier today.
One thing that helped get him through the ordeal: warm thoughts of the late Giants' co-owners, Wellington Mara and Bob Tisch.
"I think Well Mara and Bob Tisch were both present at that game," Kraft said. "That’s how I got through it."
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there is no god in football.
Hey Dud:
I don't see any mention of the man upstairs in that post.
Back to the subject at hand: Yeah, I'm a Giant fan, but I don't feel one morsel of remorse for Mr. Kraft. Oh, poor Bob Kraft and his "ordeal..." Although it's very nice to know the late owners of the Giants were able to help him through it. Hopefully, they'll be able to help me as I approach my mid-life crisis.
From this Giant fan: You are a class act Mr. Kraft.
I didn't read that as sour grapes or that the Giants were lucky, just that 2 great men, Mara & Tisch, were deserving of seeing the team they presided over win so soon after their passing.
I thought it was a nice gesture by Robert Kraft. No sour grapes. A heartfelt remembrance of two terrific NFL owners.
I didn't read it as sour grapes, either. I just think the Spygate ordeal is more worrisome to Kraft than losing a Super Bowl.