Theoretically Aligned
By Superfan
When we all
wished they’d repeat what they did last year, I don’t think we all meant we
wanted it to happen in the exact same fashion. Seems to be the case. And despite it all, despite the ugliness and
frustration and dumbfounded face-palming, I’m really not that worried. I have a
theory. If you follow me on Facebook,
please forgive me for basically rewriting my post-game rant, but here goes:
After our
loss to Washington several weeks ago, I made a mistake paralleling it to the
previous year’s late-season loss to the Skins.
This miserable spanking we just experienced in Atlanta, this is the equivalent of that 2011
embarrassment. Regardless of the
situation last week, our backs are truly against the wall from here on
out. Every week is an absolute
must-win. The rest of the country will
quickly forget about our impressive victories this year over pretty much any
opponent we may see if we make it to January (sans the Falcons) and will place
us back in the bubble. The lack of
respect (albeit somewhat warranted after such an ugly loss) will pick up, and
shoulders will be duly chipped. Just the
way we like it. This season isn’t over,
and it’s scary how much it seems like the Gmen are going out of their way to
position themselves for the post season exactly the same way they did last
year. All we can do is be optimistic and
hope it pays off, until this head-scratching method gives us reason think
otherwise.
Though I’m
sure this blind optimism of mine is making most Giants fans sick right about
now. So, let’s review that ugly blowout,
as quickly as possible.
The View From Home
Joe was
out, so once more it was JJ, Vandy, and myself.
We did everything we were supposed to.
I got up and had my NYBD breakfast, JJ ate his bagel and lox at my
place. No wallet on the table. We made sure Vandy was sitting on the couch
with me, while JJ took the recliner. Everything
was as it was the week before. But you
know the rest. None of it worked. It was a miserable experience, but at least
Fox cut out of the game near the end of the third quarter, putting us out of
our misery. Well actually, watching
Washington put Cleveland away on my laptop REALLY put us out of our misery. It got so bad at one point during our game that
my dad had to ask me to stop texting. I
don’t blame him. He’s the first guy I
vent to, and the one I vent to most, uh, “eloquently.” I’m sure it just brought him down. Come to think of it, he was watching the game
with my mom. I hope she didn’t read any
of my texts. The horror…
I still haven’t watched Sunday’s
“Homeland.” I’m pretty sure it was the
season finale, but I was in no mood to watch something so epic. It was that kind of a day.
Atlanta Kicked Our
Ass
We left a
lot on the field. I will say the refs
didn’t help things in a couple key situations in the first half - blowing the
whistle too early on a play where Wilson’s knee might not have touched the
ground, and blowing the whistle so soon that we couldn’t challenge what looked
to me like a backwards pass from Matty Ice.
But we didn’t help ourselves either.
Three fails on fourth and short.
We get the ball to the 12-yard line, and Tynes misses a field goal
(which I actually think had a bigger affect than most think, because suddenly
you may change your offense, unable to rely on settling for three). By the way, that’s now three straight weeks our
kicker has missed a field goal of less than 40 yards. Game-winners or not, this guy is and always
has been a liability. I’m amazed he made
the flight home. Honestly, I’d rather
let Weatherford just give place kicking a shot.
I bet he’d do better.
But like I
said, this was a flush game. So let’s
just leave it alone.
Non-Gmen Thoughts
of the Week:
- · Now Goodell wants to expand the playoffs?! The guy’s like a struggling artist who won’t stop “fixing” the same painting. Eventually, you’re going to change the picture entirely. I’m afraid Roger won’t stop until he does.
- · I can’t begin to describe my thoughts on Friday’s tragedy. It’s hard not to get teary-eyed just thinking about it. I’m not going to debate about gun control or anything like that, but I will say Obama’s speech was incredibly impactful and genuine, and I can only hope it moves the right people in the right way to fix what has become a horrible problem.
- · On a much lighter note, I saw The Hobbit over the weekend, and LOVED IT. Don’t worry about what many of the critics are saying - it’s not slow. Is it as good as the previous trilogy? Too soon to tell, and besides - it’s different. But I loved it. And Gollum steals the show (bigger role this time around).
- · Isn’t it great not being Jets fans? As bad as things may look at times for the Giants, at least we’re not starting a 3rd stringer this week. Yowsa.
- · Don’t mind the Youk deal too much. Think about the precedent for former Red Sox players coming to the Yankees in the “twilight” of their careers - Babe Ruth (okay, nowhere near twilight, but it’s always fun to remind everyone), Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs, Johnny Damon. Pretty good company if you ask me.
Looking Ahead
Make or
break time. Two games left. Have to win them both. This weekend in Baltimore won’t be easy, but
it can be done. This is what we do, hate
it or love it. We make it as
excruciating as possible. It’s what
makes the Gmen the Gmen. Can’t ever lose
hope! To talk all things Giants, you can
e-mail me at gmensuperfan@gmail.com,
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under the user handle “@gmensuperfan1.”
Until next week, GO GMEN!
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