Maureen McGovern sang that there's got to be a morning after. And so it was one morning after Super Bowl XLII that the NFL wrapped up its activities for its 2007 season today with its traditional 8:30 a.m. news conference featuring the commissioner, the game MVP and the winning coach.

I won't dwell on the Giants' 17-14 win over the Patriots much more, but two final points struck me about the las… More