Oct 13th 2008 2:58PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Giants, NFC EastThink back to the 2007 Patriots season. Spygate, win after dominant win, and even a little chatter from the media about Bill Belichick running up the score on some less-fortunate teams. How did that team handle the multitude of questions from the media? Well, by never really returning the punches swung at them.

Now look at this 2008 New York Giants team. A Super Bowl ring, a 4-0 start and now being dogged by a member of the 1-3 Cleveland Browns. The Giants have decided that the best response to the talk of “” and “” is to follow the Pats’ professionalism and just let their game walk the walk.
“Not me anymore,” said Jacobs, no longer taking the verbal bait, instead accepting cues from center Shaun O’Hara.
“The best statement you can make is walking off the field a winner,” said O’Hara. “I can honestly say I never won a game because of bulletin board material or lost a game because of bulletin board material. You have to play the game. It makes for great TV and great drama for those not involved, but in the end it’s all just hype.”
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