The Barber of New York

The end of the NFL season for the New York Giants came last evening in The Meadowlands, as Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes and Tiki Barber scored a TD with just seconds left to cap an exciting comback win. That's a good note on which to finish a miserable football season for a 6-10 team that lost 8 straight games.

But it's also the feel good story of the year, since Barber broke franchise records for most career rushing yards and most rushing yards in a season on the game's final play. Especially because Barber was lambasted last year for fumbling -- something he did only once in 2004 -- and thought by many to be too small to be an every-down running back in the NFL, this must be especially rewarding for him. "This is fitting," said Giants' coach Tom Coughlin, who celebrated the TD with a fist pump that spun him 180 degrees. "He made up his mind that despite all the things that were being said about him, his skills were still there. He's been a great inspiration to his teammates."

 Posted by glenn