Media Day 2012

Today was Media Day, in case you missed it.

With the Super Bowl less than a week away the hype is building quickly. Media Day is a chance to round all the players up before the big game, throw them each at their own table, and have them bombarded with questions from reporters of all kinds.

But how can you stand out as a reporter on such a hectic day? Why ask the questions you know every other reporter and their mother is going to be asking when you can just go home and Google most of the information anyway? An article here, on the Boston Globe’s website mentions some of the stranger questions asked that were asked today.

Such as trying to get Wes Welker to spell Bill Belichick or asking Umenyiora if he knows of any Eli’s other than Manning. Rob Gronkowski was asked what his favorite Madonna song is.

I think that’s great. Why not have some fun with the opportunity to talk players and coaches and try and put some of the players on the spot with out of the norm questions. I bet Eli was asked about his brother Peyton by at least 50 different reporters. Where’s the fun in that?

I’m not sure what I would’ve asked him myself to be honest. But I can guarantee if I was wandering around Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Eli would have remembered reporter Nick Hodgins.

Go Giants!