Despite It All, No
Harm Done
By Superfan
It’s a good
thing every team in our division seems to be on the same page. For a game with such a strange week of
preparation, where football took a back seat to far more important matters
regarding family, community, and coming together in a time of crisis, it’s as
though the football gods looked down and said, “don’t worry, we’ll let you get
away with this one.” Despite our offense
looking exhausted, distracted (justifiably so), and downright awful, the loss
we suffered really shouldn’t hurt us much in the big picture. We lost to a non-divisional, non-conference
opponent, while the other teams in our division added a notch in their
respective loss columns.
Thus ends
the positive portion of this article for a good short while. Let’s go back and revisit that excruciating
viewing experience…
The View From Home
Did all the
pregame as best I could. Had my bagel
with cream cheese, lox, capers and onions from N.Y. Bagel and Deli for
breakfast. Had my blue shirt on under my
Tuck jersey with my laptop open but on my bed in the other room, and my hats
available but not worn. I did wear black
nylon pants instead of the usual jeans, but I’ve done that in the past and it
wasn’t detrimental. Didn’t think to ask
JJ if he had his bagel and lox, assuming he’s a responsible enough adult to be
able to take care of it on his own without having to be reminded. He is, and he did. We did our part.
You try to put everything in
perspective when watching a game happening so soon after such a devastating
natural disaster. You try to make
yourself understand that there are far more important things going on, and it’s
stupid to get upset given the real hardships being suffered by so many. You also try to remind yourself that many of our
players have had a lot on their minds this past week with regards to the
recovery effort, and obviously had priorities above planning for this week’s
game. I tried, but I didn’t
succeed. I was just as angry and
immature and bitter as I’ve always been. I’ve calmed down in the days since, but it’s
just so hard to not expect the best from your team on every play. In retrospect, with all that’s happened,
we’re still tops in the division and can afford to chalk this loss up to really
tough circumstances. But it sure didn’t
keep JJ and me from yelling like pissed off maniacs for those 3-4 hours on
Sunday.
Distracted and
Exhausted
While
watching the game, it was pretty clear to see that most of the players looked
like men who’d spent the last week helping friends and family recover, with
very little time for rest or preparation.
They looked tired. And
distracted. Although, in all fairness,
our offense has looked bad for a while now.
Eli even said it - their bad play finally caught up to them. Even when we did score our one offensive
touchdown, in came in large part to some very generous officiating.
For a second straight week our
defense got after our opponent early creating not only turnovers, but a
touchdown as well. Can’t say too much
(negatively) - they came to play. Most
of the game they did their job, keeping the Steelers’ scoring down and giving
our offense good field position. Not the
defense’s fault that the offense couldn’t do anything with the ball when they
had it.
It was a sloppy game all
around. With our turnovers, bad
penalties, and lack of hustle, it’s kind of amazing we were ahead for much of
the game and still only lost by four points.
No awards this week, though. As
good as the defense played, they still blew a ten-point lead in the second
half. Just a forgettable game overall.
Non-Gmen Thoughts
of the Week:
- · Regardless of what candidate you voted for, I hope everyone at least voted. No matter who won, it’s absurd how divided everyone is. What happened happened. Let’s remember we’re all on the same team, and should now focus more on what’s best for our country, and less on who’s best for our country.
- · Assassin’s Creed 3 is fantastic. Had a very patriotic election night - watched election results coverage, caught up on Sunday night’s “Homeland,” and helped ignite the American Revolution on my PS3. I’m not gonna lie, it made me feel like a great American.
- · Skyfall opens in theaters this Friday!! Can’t wait!!
- · Glad to hear many are doing well in their recovery efforts from Sandy. Still, there are many who aren’t, and if you can, please give to Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org.
Looking Ahead…
Yeah, it’s
a short article this week. But it was a
forgettable game with far more important matters to worry about. Fortunately the team should be able to focus
solely on football this week, and will need to if we want to get back on
track. Need a big win against Cincinnati
on Sunday! To talk all things Giants,
you can send an e-mail to gmensuperfan@gmail.com,
find me on Facebook under the name “Gmen Superfan,” or follow me on Twitter
using the handle “@gmensuperfan1.” Until
next week, GO GMEN!!
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