Superfan: Giants vs. Eagles UNCUT (12/10/07)

I Don’t Know What You Guys Are Talking About, Because Things Look Pretty Good From Where I’m Standing… by Blue-Blooded


There’s something really wrong with this team’s fan base in my opinion. I feel like most who watch almost root for them NOT to win if for no other reason than to justify the way they feel after each game. And even when the stats are looked at (and they looked pretty good after the Philly game), the media still will only focus on the most flawed aspect of the previous performance.
If the New York beat writers are supposed to also be fans of the teams they write for, then why so much hate with this one? Are we not practically a lock for the playoffs right now? Will Eli not be doing this for the third time in as many years? And isn’t he the first Giants QB to do that since Phil Simms (I’m not implying anything, but if you think about, it is true)?
It would have been great for the Giants to get a touchdown after Droughns broke that one all the way to the 2-yard line. It would have been nice to see the defense make one more spectacular stand to finish the game with a bang, instead of letting them drive all the way down the field with less than a minute to go to attempt a potential 57-yard field goal which would have sent the game into overtime. And it would have been nice to see more original play-calling, as opposed to running on 1st down nearly every time so that even a person passing through the room who catches a glimpse of the game on TV knows what we’re going to do.
HOWEVER, more than a few great things came from this game. Eli threw for over 200 yards, one touchdown, and zero picks. Aside from great opening and closing drives, our defense completely shut down their offense. Darryl Johnston showed himself as the arrogant know-it-all-who-really-knows-nothing-at-all announcer he is (you really thought that ball got knocked out before Amani landed? Did you even watch the play? They ran the replay about a hundred times!) Plax, who before the game my dad and I thought might be better off sitting one out to better rest his ankle/knee, turned out to be the star of the game. And his “ups” were on display a little also. Best of all, we played an entire 60 minutes of football with not one player getting seriously hurt. And when was the last time we looked that much better than the Eagles while sweeping them in a season series? The same year we went to Super Bowl XXXV, that’s when. Baby.
So, New York sports writers, I ask you, are you really that shallow? Are you going to only judge a team by how good they may or may not look after a win? Or will you grow up, get over whatever insecurities you have as fans, and finally realize that Eli is a decent quarterback who has the Giants looking really favorable at this point in the season, nearly time for the playoffs. Of course, knowing your style, you’ll still probably be upset if we won the Super Bowl and Eli threw 3 interceptions in the process.