"If the Giants have any reservations about re-signing Mario Manningham they might ask Bill Belichick for a referral. The Patriots coach by now knows how valuable the fleet receiver can be.

Manningham burned, scorched and singed Belichick's strategy in Super Bowl XLVI, as the defensive mastermind pleaded with his players down the stretch to continue to focus their attention on Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz, daring Eli Manning to throw to Manningham or Bear Pascoe.

With the Patriots leading 17-15 prior to the Giants' game-winning drive, Belichick told his defensive players, "This is still a Cruz and Nicks game," according to the recorded audio NFL Films collected for NFL Network's SoundFX broadcast."