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Giants fans will always have a warm place in their hearts for Hoss, who stepped in for an injured Phil Simms (more on him later) and gutted his way to the finish line in 1990. But all he proved as a starter over the next six seasons -- the last four with the Raiders -- was that he couldn't make his teams better. Only one of those teams, the 1993 Raiders, made the playoffs.

Former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams will be part of the Super Bowl trophy presentation. Since 2006, the NFL has decided to have a Super Bowl legend be part of the trophy ceremony. Bart Starr did it two years ago and Don Shula did it last year.

It has been twenty years since Williams made history as a Redskin in Super Bowl XXII ... becoming the first black quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl title. Williams completed 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards and 5 TDs in the 42-10 win over Denver.

What people may not know is that Williams had a root canal perfomed on him to repair an abscess under a dental bridge the day before the game.

This is simply the most amazing thing in Super Bowl history. Doug Williams and the Washington Redskins had one of the most electric, unheard of and stunning stretches that has ever been played in football ... let alone the Super Bowl.

Williams became the first QB to throw four TDs in a half and in a quarter. The Skins set then-records for most TDs in a quarter, rushing yards, total yards and biggest deficit overcome (they were down 10-0 heading into this). Timmy Smith's 204 rushing yards is still a Super Bowl record. Ricky Sanders' 193 yards receiving has only been topped by Jerry Rice's 215 yards in the next Super Bowl.

Of course, this game is best known for Doug Williams, who became the first African-American quarterback to start and then win a Super Bowl. In the 20 years since, black quarterbacks are a pretty common sight ... with Warren Moon becoming the first African-American QB to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The 42 Stops to Super Bowl XLII is a series that will feature stories, stats and interesting trivia that you can use to act smart as you prepare for Super Bowl XLII.

Eli Manning will be the fourth different quarterback to start a Super Bowl for the New York Giants ... tying a record.

• Super Bowl XXI: Phil Simms started against Denver
• Super Bowl XXV: Jeff Hostetler started against Buffalo
• Super Bowl XXXV: Kerry Collins starter against Baltimore
• Super Bowl XLII: Eli Manning will start against New England.

The 42 Stops to Super Bowl XLII is a series that will feature stories, stats and interesting trivia that you can use to act smart as you prepare for Super Bowl XLII.

ESPN.com is doing a neat story about Super Bowl rings. They go through all of the previous 41 Super Bowls and tell a story about a championship ring from each of those games.

They cover everything from the Packers Jerry Kramer losing his Super Bowl I ring and his quest to get it back to the Colts' Adam Vinatieri receiving his fourth ring last year.

There is the story of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who wears all his Super Bowl rings ... at the same time ... whenever he's due to collect a new one. So, if the Patriots win Super Bowl XLII, he will show up with his three Super Bowl rins with the Patriots and two with the New York Giants.

There is the Dolphins' Mercury Morris losing his Super Bowl VII ring ... then losing his replacement. There is Don Shula's Super Bowl VIII ring making a cameo in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. There is the Raiders' Skip Thomas who pawned his Super Bowl XI ring to try to pay for his house (it didn't get enough). The Steelers' Rocky Bleier who leased his rings out to keep them from his divorce settlement ... then had them stolen from him from a dressing room.

I was watching a local sports show earlier today when the question came up about Jason Campbell. The Redskins sacrificed a bunch of draft picks, including the one used on Patrick Ramsey, to select the Auburn QB two years ago. Two years later and one of the guys on the program said (paraphrasing), "Campbell's not even good enough to beat out a career backup in Todd Collins." He went on to question whether or not Campbell is not what the coaches were hoping for.

Knowing coach Joe Gibbs and his history when it comes to the QB position, I seriously doubt that the decision for Collins to be number two has that much to do with Campbell being a disappointment. Just as much as Gibbs has been stroking Collins' ego, Gibbs has been reiterating that Campbell is the future. History has shown that Gibbs doesn't quite like leaving the team in the hands of an inexperienced QB.

A lot of critics are pointing out the high draft position, the money, the this and that, but Gibbs is from the old school. Players didn't play back then just because they were drafted in the first round. Or earned millions of dollars they haven't earned yet. Or got their face on the cover of every publication and aired on every sports network. Gibbs comes from a time when you had to win your job based off of when the coach felt like you ready, not the media or the fans.

I'd hate to think any coach being paid millions ($5 million for Gibbs) a year just to make decisions based on the morning papers.

When Jay Schroeder was going to be the next star in the nation's capital, Gibbs signed an experienced backup for more money. It didn't take long before Doug Williams led the team to a Super Bowl victory. And who has been talking about the decision to not play Schroeder more?

I'm not saying Collins is going to be the answer if Mark Brunell goes down. I'm just saying Gibbs' decision to keep Campbell third on the depth chart is based on years of experience of developing winning quarterbacks to good ol' fashion way: coaching.