The Wild and Wacky World of Week 3
By SuperFan
First off, thanks for all of your e-mails. It’s always great to hear from other Giants fans. Keep ‘em coming! After a wild week 3, I have decided that since they get to evaluate and grade teams after each week’s performance, it would only be fair for the same rules to apply to the so-called “NFL experts” who get paid to share their two cents every week. The reason why that could never work, however, is probably because the networks would be going through hosts like the Bears and Buccaneers go through quarterbacks. You don’t believe me? This upcoming weekend, record most of the NFL analysis shows, then go back and watch them a week from now. I guarantee you that most of what was said was later disproved.
For example: The Dolphins are 1-2, and people are saying that they could very well win the AFC East. And they very well can. Next week, Ronnie Brown probably won’t rush for four touchdowns and throw another. Does that mean that, if they happen to lose that game, this past week was just a fluke and they’re doomed? How do we know whatever happens next week isn’t a fluke? We don’t. That’s the whole point. Like I’ve said before, one week at a time.
Now, for the G-Men. My experience in watching the game was almost as exciting as the game itself. I have a cousin who lives out here, is a huge Giants fan, and has NFL Sunday ticket, so I went over there to watch the game. Having arrived a little late (if you haven’t been to LA, you don’t know how hard it is to deal with the traffic lights), I found my cousin in the garage. Somehow, the door from the garage to the house had locked behind him, and he had no spare key. Meanwhile, the game had already started, we had absolutely no idea what was happening, and I hadn’t even eaten breakfast yet! After trying and failing to pick the lock with a credit card, a paperclip, and a screwdriver, we decided it was time for drastic measures. The G-Men needed us to be in the house watching the game! To borrow from Dane Cook, it was time for a B and E. Yes, that’s right, we kicked down my cousin’s door. And, for that kind of a nail-biter, totally worth it!
Most are saying that shouldn’t have been a close game – that we should’ve blown them out of the water. I guess I never realized that if a good team starts out with two ugly losses, they’re supposed to throw in the towel for the remaining fourteen games. My mistake. It’s not like that sort of a start would be at all familiar to a Giants fan or anything…
Even if the win wasn’t as pretty as some fans would have liked, so what? It’s not like league officials are going to put an asterisk next to the win column at season’s end. A win is a win. Now we have three, with zero losses, heading into the bye week.
Ah, the bye week. Players and coaches love it, because they get a week off to enjoy themselves. But if my own experience has taught me anything, then I’ve learned, to a fan, the bye week is the loneliest week of the football season. The Giants’ game gives me something to look forward to every week. Now, I have to wait two weeks. I hope the other games I’ll have to settle for are at least entertaining. What’s worse, now our record gets all discombobulated when compared to the other teams in our divisions. We’ll have to wait for the other three teams to have their bye weeks before everyone’s played the same number of games again. I realize it’s not that big a deal, but I like the consistency. It’s comforting. But I don’t want to rant too much about the bye week – I’ll obviously need to save some for next week’s blog.
In the meantime, I’m going to enjoy being 3-0 heading into the bye week, with what still has to be the most feared sack attack in football. The rest of G-Men nation should feel the same way. Once again, if anyone has any questions or comments, feel free to e-mail me at gmensuperfan@gmail.com. Until next week, GO G-MEN!
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