http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch RSS Feed for DN Col Paul Domowitch en-us Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:04:10 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120207_Paul_Domowitch__Giants_developed_finishing_kick.html INDIANAPOLIS - Finish. That was the word coach Tom Coughlin drilled into his team this season. Finish. No matter how deep the hole, no matter how seemingly hopeless the situation, finish. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120206_Paul_Domowitch__Giants__Manning_super_in_win_over_Patriots.html INDIANAPOLIS - There were a lot of snickers last summer when Eli Manning had the audacity to inform us that he thought he was an elite quarterback. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120203_HED_TOO_LONG___18-game_schedule_might_not_be_so_far-fetched__after_all.html INDIANAPOLIS - You don't need to be a doctor or even play one on TV to deduce that expanding the NFL regular season from 16 to 18 games would increase the wear and tear on players' bodies, increase the risk of injury, and shorten careers. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120202_How_the_Giants_rose_from_the_dead.html INDIANAPOLIS - Some food for thought on Super Bowl week: A team that managed to lose to the godawful Washington Redskins, not once but twice this season, finds itself playing for the Lombardi Trophy Sunday night. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120202_Paul_Domowitch__Two_tight_ends_are_better_than_one_in_NFL.html INDIANAPOLIS - All around the league, head coaches and offensive coordinators are looking at the Patriots' prolific two-tight end offense, rubbing their chin whiskers and saying, "Hmmm." As in, "Hmmm, maybe we should give that a try." http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120201_Paul_Domowitch__Patriots__O_Brien_juggling_2_jobs.html INDIANAPOLIS - Bill O'Brien preferred to talk about the Patriots, but the reporters interrogating him yesterday at Super Bowl Media Day kept steering the conversation in the direction of Penn State and his new job as the Nittany Lions' head coach. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120131_Paul_Domowitch__Twisted_tale_of_a_Patriot_s_ankle.html INDIANAPOLIS - The availability of a tight end generally isn't a subject that prompts a lot of chatter in the days leading up to a football game. But Rob Gronkowski isn't your run-of-the-mill tight end and Sunday's battle between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants isn't your run-of-the-mill football game. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120130_Paul_Domowitch__For_Pats__rush_a_Giant_concern.html INDIANAPOLIS - The most lasting memory of the Giants' 17-14 win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII 4 years ago was that miraculous, ball-pinned-against-his-helmet catch by David Tyree that kept alive the Giants' game-winning touchdown drive. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120127_NFL_free_agency_looks_overloaded_once_again.html This year's free-agent market won't quite be the shopper's paradise that we saw last summer following the lockout, when hundreds of top-level players were available. But it's still going to be considerably more attractive than previous years. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/paul_domowitch/20120123_Paul_Domowitch__Flacco_doesn_t_win__but_who_can_blame_him_.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Joe Flacco outplayed the great Tom Brady. Threw two touchdown passes to Brady's none. Threw one interception to Brady's two. Threw for 48 more yards than the Hall of Fame lock with the supermodel wife. Even ran for 25 more yards than Tom Terrific.