I guess it's a big deal that NBC and CBS are simulcasting the NFL Network's coverage of Pats-Giants on Saturday night, but you'll excuse me if I haven't worked myself into an excited, sweaty fervor for bonus coverage of Bryant Gumbel's reedy voice and ignorance of football.

However, while many have speculated that the Giants (who are locked into the fifth seed in the NFC) won't risk their starters' health to disrupt the Pats' quest for perfection, the Giants defense seems plenty fired up to get a shot at Tom Brady.

"He walks around like he's Prince Charles, like he's the golden boy," [LB Antonio] Pierce said… "I think that's a compliment. I don't see it as a negative, honestly," Pierce said with a smile. "Prince Charles has got the world at his hands over there where he's at. I think (Brady) has put up an MVP season. Right now he's the top guy in the league as far as making plays. You can't call him the king until he wins it all."

Well, he has won three Super Bowls and been the MVP in two of them. "This year. Everything has got to be present," Pierce said. "You can't keep talking about the past. For what he has done this year, he's like a prince."

No no no no no!  Shut the hell up, Antonio!  This is why the Patriots bitch about being disrespected.  Because a dynastic team that's 15-0 behind a two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback who's dating a Brazilian supermodel still hasn't accomplished anything.  Christ.  Someday I'd like to see a college course centered on the logic of pregame smack talk.  Assuming it's not already offered at LSU Law.

[via Hot Clicks]