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Giants vs Vikings

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Holy Cow Batman! That was the worse game I think I EVER saw the Giants play! Forget about the San Fran game and others! This WAS THE WORSE! Eli Manning looked like a deer-in-the-headlights! The only thing he could see was the RUSH! Ummm, I think receivers would have been better. Oh…wearing the same jerseys! This is what Eli Manning looked like after the first TD drive;
Eli Manning against the Vikings
Now, I thought after the first touchdown by Minnesota and the Giants drove down field and scored, something was going to be good. NOT! Let me add this up a second…4 interseptions tossed by Mr. Happy Feet, 3 for touchdowns, that makes um….21 to make up!

Final score was 41-17 Vikings. Subtract the 4 idiotic passes and it becomes 20-17 Vikings. That says that the Giants did not win this game in any way, shape, or form. I already knew that by watching the game. Forget about the 10 points scored by the Vikings offense. That doesn’t count in a game like this. It only proves that the Giants defense played fairly well. Not good mind you, just OK! You gotta see Eli Manning again;
Eli Manning against the Vikings

I LOVE that picture! Ok, so now we go to Chicago and play the Bears. Not a good thing after this week. Especially if you saw the Bears come back and win on Sunday. Those guys are no push over and will not give in against the all mighty Giants!

Back to the Viking game. Here is what I say. The receivers were NEVER in sinc with Eli. Their backs were always turned or they were not in the correct postion to catch the ball. No, I do not blame that on the receivers at all. I put the blame on Eli Manning since he was getting rid of the ball before the intended target finished his route. Give kudos to the Vikings defense for putting the pressure on Eli. As much as I hate to say it, the Vikings game-plan was almost PERFECT!

What did this game prove? The Giants are not READY-FOR-PRIME-TIME players. Plain and simple. They tease us yet again and allow us to think they can be winners when in fact they are simply pretenders! Win enough to keep you interested and not go all the way.

Something NEEDS to change next week against the Chicago Bears. This is a team to be reckoned with. It’s TIME to put up or shutup and stop pretending. Go for the jugular or don’t bother playing. I am tired of 3 and out and NEVER STOPPING third and long.

Stop playing to win and losing, start playing to DEFEAT an start winning again!

My dander has me flaming right now so it’s time to quit this little rant. I will be back after the Chicago game with more on this discertation!

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Jets vs Dallas

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

It’s time Jets fans to pat yourselves on the back, kick back on Thanksgiving day, and watch your team play against another elite team! Your JETS are in Dallas to play the Cowgir…….Cowboys! This could make for a GREAT afternoon of football.

Set your hopes high Jet fans since the Cowboys are no where near the team their record shows. Did you see the first game against the Giants when the Giants defense had no clue what their assignments were? The Giants gave that game away with mistakes, much like the recent game with the second half penalties.

How about the Buffalo game? The Bills gave that game to the Cowboys on a platter! 25-24 against a BAD team does not a dominating team make! Want more? Dallas vs Minnesota on October 21st. Another game Dallas had to struggle against a not-so-good team! How about the Washington Redskins game last week? 28-23, a resounding crush by Dallas? No, a lucky win by a very lucky team!!

Tomorrow the Cowboys get to play a team whose record is no even close to the teams ability. The Jets ARE a very good team with some problems. Against Pittsburgh it seemed as they finally corrected some of those problems. They played 60 minutes of football and beat one of the better teams in the AFC! The Jets need to continue that same emotion and play the complete 60 minutes on Thanksgiving day against the Dallas Cowboys. If they can accomplish that, they will come away with an even bigger upset than last week!

I am here to tell you boys and girls, The Cowboys ARE NOT an elite team! Not even close! They are the most beatable team with one of the best records in football. That my friends defines the Dallas Cownboys! Yes they have Terrell Owens, Marion Barber, and Julius Jones! They also have a quarterback named Tony Romo who is capable of throwing many passes to the other team! See the Bills game for proof!

GET YOUR GREEN ON for tomorrows game Jets fans! This is going to be a WILD RIDE! You betcha, I WILL be wearing my Jets shirt for the first time this year!

Here’s to FLYING THROUGH SOME SILVER STARS tomorrow! Good Luck to the New York Jets!
What ever the outcome of the game, remember it is only a game. Enjoy your time with friends and family on this Thanksgiving day!

God Bless to everyone and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Giants vs Lions

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

The Giants rolled into Motor City with the hope of winning. While they did come away with a win, the game was butt-ugly! WHY? If you watched the game you say ALL the chances to put this game away early! Fumble after another GREAT return by Ahmad Bradshaw. Interception when they were about to score! VERY ugly if you ask me.

Once again the Giants defense came up HUGE! Michael Strahan was on a sack rampage. He had 3 and there could have been more except for the fact that Kitna could scramble.

So a win is a win. 7 and 3 is GREAT! I would have signed up for that after an 0-2 start! What did we get out of it as Giant fans? We lost an up-and-coming defensive player in Mathias Kiwanuka. This guy has finally got it. He knows his roll and positiion on the defense. Rushing the QB when playing line backer and creating havoc when on the line as another defensive end.

We lost Brandon Jacobs. This man was on his way to a carreer year! He is not Tiki Barber or David Meggett for that matter. What Brandon Jacobs has shown is he IS an every down back. This man can plow through defenders as well as get around the corner for big gains. Boy do I hope his hamstring is not severe. The good part is that Derek Ward is ready to return…maybe. Another all-around back with speed and agility. If only the 3 headed monster could get back on the field together….sigh!

Ahmad Bradshaw has shown a ton with his ability on kick returns. Could we be looking at the future of the 4 headed monster? I guess that would be pushing it a little since nobody would ever get enough carries! ;-)

OK, the Giants are 7-3 and getting ready for the Minnesota Vikings. With continued hard play and Eli Manning with his new found decision making, the Giants could be 8-3 after this comming week. The Jets play the Cowgirls….Cowboys on Thanksgiving day. Should the Jets play a complete game as they did Sunday, that will knock Dallas back a knotch! They NEED IT!

I am going to prepare myself for a WHOLE LOT OF TURKEY and NO HUMBLE PIE for desert! GOD BLESS everyone and have a safe, healthy, and thankful Thanksgiving!

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Giants vs Dallas Revisited

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

SIGH! What can I say about the game. Everything looked good during the first half. Dallas made tons of mistakes in the form of penalties which added to the Giants ability to score. Just look at the first half. Dallas had multiple personal fouls which gave the Giants an extra 15 yards. That stupid taunting penalty right before the half allowed the Giants to tie the game with a field goal.

Second half was much different…Dallas scores and kick off to the Giants. Bradshaw has a runback to the 2 yard line. WHOOPS, holding and the play is called back! THAT sucked! But it’s not over! A TD run by Reuben Droughns called back by a holding penalty. Not enough? How about another hold followed by another delay of game?

I have to tell you that my heart is not into this review right now. I do not like the Dallas Cowboys, nor do I think they are as good as their record! Tony Romo is not the next coming of Roger Staubach!

I will reluctantly admit that the Dallas Cowboys are a better team than the New York Giants. Tony Romo, although not Roger Staubach, has done a fantastic job with the team. 8-1 speaks for itself.

Where is the defensive backs on those throws to Terell Owens? OH…I forgot…They were looking at the wrong assignment! Bitten by the bite they got in the first game!

YUP, I will pick on the rookie mistakes just as Tom Coughlin did. They were NOT in the correct position to make the plays which needed to be made.

My temper is flaring right now and I feel it is time to shut myself up! I’ll be back before the Detroit game to add a little more. Right now…The Giants suck! Nothing else to say! A performance like they showed against the TOP OF THE LINE was horrible at the very least!

OK! I’ll shut up now! Be back soon with more on this debacle!

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New Jets

Monday, November 5th, 2007

After last week and the debacle I decided it was not a good idea to write anything about the Jets. Since there was nothing good/nice to say, it was better to just shut up.

This week the Washington Redskins came to Giants Sadium with the beginning of a new era. Kellen Clemens was the starter and new hope was instilled upon the Jets faithful. Elation began on the opening kickoff with Leon Washington running the ball 86 yards for a touch down! Now THAT got “Gang Green” going!

Cartwright recieves the kick and runs it to Washingtons 30. 10 plays, 1 penalty against the Jets, 5:06 later, Shaun Suisham kicks a 46 yard field goal to get Washington back into the game. Now it’s the Jet’s turn with Kellen Clemens at the helm!

Clemens and the Jets use up 13:02 along with a roughing the passer penalty to drive the ball 69 yards. Mike Nugent kicks a 29 yard field goal to give the points back to the Jets. 10-3 Jets at the end of the 1st quarter.

The second quarter has the Jets adding to their lead with Joe Kowalewski catching a 1 yard touchdown pass from Clemens to put the Jets up by 14. Gang Green is going crazy at this point. The crowd is having the time of their lives.

This is where it all turns sour…The Jets defense does a good job of preventing the Redskins from getting into the end zone. Only problem is the Jets offense is unable to score again. Washington scores 17 unanswered points in the second half, including a 2 point conversion to put them up by 3.

The Jets were able to get the ball and put Mike Nugent in position to tie the game with 10 seconds remaining on the clock. The kick is up….and it’s good from 30 yards. Overtime and new hope after the defensive letdown.

You know the ending as Shaun Suisham kicks the game winner in OT.

My take on the game goes something like this. Kellen Clemens made some fantastic decisions. He ran well and threw exteremly well. Some dropped passes, a questionable call on Jerich Cotchery, and the ending should have been different.

On the defensive side of the ball, I am not so sure. The defense as a unit played a solid first half. Now we are back to finishing a game. With a 14 polnt lead, the defense was unable to contain Cambell and Portis and allowed the Skins to take the lead. Were they TIRED? That was my thought in some earlier games. The offense gave them some rest this time around so that excuse is garbage.

As for Chad Pennington, I like him as a player and team leader. I think he knows his time is done with the Jets. Kellen Clemens has shown he is capable of leading this offense. Chad should stay with the team because of his knowledge of the game. He knows he would take a hefty paycut for that to happen. That is for another day during the offseason.

If I missed anything or you have comments on this, please feel free to leave them.

Wishing the Jets all the best and hoping they are able to get a couple wins before the season ends!

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