Business As Usual
By SuperFan
As a Giants fan, when you find yourself thinking, “man, we should really be up by more than twenty-one points,” during a Dallas game, things are going pretty well. What a sweet spectacle Sunday’s slaughter was (nice alliteration, I know). It’s one thing to win a game you’re supposed to win. It’s another thing to win it handily. And it’s a whole different beast when you win it handily against the Cowboys. Let’s face it – with the exception of a few big plays in the first quarter, our offense didn’t play that well on Sunday. Turnovers, penalties, bad clock management (I’ll get back to that later), and we still racked up thirty-five points. Imagine what the score might have been had the offense really been clicking!
What I loved most about Sunday’s win was that our defense showed no mercy or sympathy, regardless of who they threw in at quarterback. I got the feeling that people thought (for whatever reason) that our pass rush was going to ease up against a back-up and otherwise banged-up Cowboys offense. WHY WOULD ANYBODY THINK THAT!?!? Do you really think guys like Antonio Pierce and Justin Tuck are going to underestimate the Cowboys simply because Romo isn’t in there? Hell no! Our defense came even harder, to the point where Jerry Jones might have been looking for Cowboys fans in the Meadowlands who could step in under center. You can’t really blame Bollinger for playing the way he did – he came in in the middle of the game, to a defense that was scorching hot, and had to try and make some plays. I’m surprised he didn’t lose any limbs back there. That’s something positive the Dallas coaches can focus on during this week’s film sessions – all their quarterbacks made it out of the Meadowlands alive.
I can’t wait until Week 15 when we play Dallas again, in Dallas, with Tony Romo as their quarterback. This is such a great rivalry, and it’s so much more satisfying when you beat a rival when both teams are at full strength (well, as close to full strength as a team can be in week 15). I’ll admit, I was a little ridiculous last week when I wrote about Brad Johnson being just as capable a quarterback as Romo. Not to say he isn’t a good quarterback (I still say he is), but his style of play doesn’t work at all with a high-powered Cowboys offense. However, I’m sure our defense is equally as capable of giving Romo the sort of fits they gave his fill-ins the other day.
When you’re a championship team, you’re supposed to look at mnistakes being made each week and correct them. Yet, it seems like every time our offense walks up to the line, Eli has all of five seconds left on the play clock to read the defense, make any necessary adjustments to the play, and snap the ball. I can’t remember the last time we played a full game where Eli didn’t have to burn a timeout because the play clock was running out. What’s going on there? Are the plays not getting into the huddle right away? Are they sharing life stories in the huddle instead of calling a play? I really don’t understand why this team can’t seem to fix it’s problems with clock management. This isn’t a new problem – it’s been an issue for a couple of seasons now. Unbelievable.
By the way - if this were college football, we’d be miles ahead of the Redskins in the rankings. We’ve beaten every team that’s beaten them! (Plus, you know, we’ve beaten them.) Of course, if this were college football, it wouldn’t matter because we already have one loss – all hope would be lost. Damn Elvis-loving computer ranking systems!
As a football fan, the NFL Network in many ways is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to this league. Sorry to get distracted, but as I’m writing this, I’m also tuning in to “NFL Replay Real-Time.” It’s you’re entire Sunday’s worth of football crammed in to one hour! That’s like the instant gratification of instant gratification.
Back to the G-Men. We’ve beaten each team in our division we’ve played so far – all that’s left is Philly this Sunday night. Sunday Night Football against our biggest rival, on the road. This team’s quarterback is going to play, and looking pretty healthy from what I’ve seen so far. This will be a real test for our defense, and I can’t wait for them to pass with flying colors. If Plaxico can start hanging on to the passes thrown his way, he should have a big game (I’m going to keep saying he’s due until he has one). Hopefully, our offense’s greatest secret weapon will get a chance to come out of hiding and actually play more than 4 downs! Seriously – use Bradshaw like you’re supposed to, or get rid of him – it’s really not fair to him or the team.
I’m continuing to love all the e-mails you guys have been sending me (even you bitter Dallas fans), so keep them coming! The address is gmensuperfan@gmail.com. Get ready for Philly baby, and GO G-MEN!!
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