The New York Giants are an extremely confident crew. But no one more so than safety Antrel Rolle. And when the league hands out the season ending awards, MVP, Rookie of the Year.... They need to hand one to Rolle: The First Annual Gum Bumper of the Year award. The G-boy.
Because in 2012, when almost no one wants to say anything... Nobody says more than Rolle. In the playoffs when you can't get guys to start chirping, Rolle won’t stop. And it’s been like that all year long. Remember, Rolle is the guy who responded to a Redskins loss by saying the Giants would beat them 95 out of 100 times…, he's also the guy who said he wanted Mike Vick on the field when they played the Eagles so there wouldn't be any excuses when they put it to 'em. And the second the clock hit triple zeros in Green Bay Sunday, he sprinted to a microphone and hasn't left one since.
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I could fill an entire segment with what he's said in just the last few days alone. But nothing was better than his reaction to Vernon Davis praying that the Giants beat Green Bay: "They better be careful what they ask for, because their wish is being granted and we'll see them come Sunday ...I don't give a damn who we're playing, man. That's my take. I'll take any opponent, any given day. That's my attitude. If someone has a problem with it, oh well... My heart doesn't pump any Kool-Aid, only blood ... I might be a little biased, but in our minds, we can't be beat." Bam! You lost me a bit on the Kool-Aid pumping ticker, but outside of that, I love it. Because this isn't dissing - it's chest pounding… Bulletin board material? Sure- for the Giants, if I'm one of Rolle's teammate and I see this, I'm not saying "Shut up man, you're going to get us in trouble." I'm saying- awww hell yeah: Preach on, A! Thomas Coughlin should hand out "We don't give a damn who we're playing man. That's our take": T’s. There isn’t a guy in that locker room who isn’t thinking it: he’s just the guy who said it. Just like Jason Pierre-Paul did the week before. And once they do beat Frisco, you can look for Brandon Jacobs to channel Shannon Sharpe all week in Indy.
