As any NFL fan is aware, the game of the week is my Giants against the hated Dallas Cowboys, who stand for everything that is evil and blighted in the league, no matter what Gregg Easterbrook says about the Patriots. All the talking head shows on ESPN this morning have talked about the game, and none of them have missed a chance to slag Eli Manning
Of course, this is foolish. Not that Eli is suddenly Tom Brady, or anything; but it reflects a deep ignorance of the first same this season.Yeah, the Giants lost to the Cowboys earlier this season, but it wasn't Eli's fault. Not by a mile.
In that game, the rent collapse for the Giants was on the defensive side of the ball. They couldn't stop the Cowboys at all. On offense, though, they moved the ball just fine, at least until Brandon Jacobs and then Manning got hurt. They scored enough to be competitive, had the defense been halfway competent.
The defense has been better-- Not against great competition, granted-- but they're looked like a professional team, Manning is healthy, Jacobs is healthy, they're coming off a bye week. I would expect this to be a good game, and I'm not terribly worried about Manning.
So, cut the kid some slack.
And, I suppose, consider this an open thread for NFL commentary. Will the Pats so 19-0? Are the Lions for real? will the Buffalo-Miami game be the most unmatchable sack of crap ever broadcast?
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Eli: I often think that his biggest misfortune is to be named "Manning." Most QBs in his position get compared to other human QBs, but he's always compared to Peyton, and therefore always looks really shitty.
Pats: No. I don't know how they'll lose, but they will.
Lions: No. They're the Lions, fundamentally. Plus, if your totally awesome offense is built around Jon Kitna, well a) why did that not work anywhere else in the league that Kitna played during the last ten years? and b) there's like a 20% chance that he'll stay healthy through the end of the year.
Unwatchable: Bad teams playing each other can frequently be entertaining, as millions of college football fans will tell you (I mean, the best college team is still far, far worse than the worst NFL team) -- if teams are equally shitty, they both can actually look kind of good.
Go Pack! And a woo hoo to DePauw for winning the 114th Monon Bell Classic yesterday. Other than that, I'm one of the most ignorant people about football that actually watches football.
Pack: Went.
Rex Is Back. Go Bears!
You are much too kind to the Cowboys. They are responsible for all the evil in the world, not just the NFL. George W patterned his birthright baseball franchise after the Cowboys.
3 delay of game penalties?????? Other stupid stuff on offense, some holding. Wasn't all defensive dum-dums. But yes they did help!
Damn Steelers beat my Browns.....Rats!