From that point on, the signal-caller looked much better.

WSJ: Sanchez Pushes Jets to Last-Minute Win

The Giants' signal-caller had just been awarded his second shiny Super Bowl MVP trophy, and as he rode an elevator up to collect the new Corvette that went with it, he said none of it would have happened without Coughlin's version of rookie boot camp.

WSJ: Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin: One Giant Partnership

They are the first Super Bowl champions to weather a four-game losing spell, to have their coach repeatedly fired in the tabloids and their quarterback mocked for saying yes, he was in Brady's class and yes, he was therefore an "elite" signal-caller before this season started.

WSJ: Giants Cap a Super Comeback