Another (Stadium), Another Sunday: Pats win, Colts lose, and Giants look like buffoons
This just in....Wellington Mara is still dead.
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Did Corky St. Clair design those unbelievably bad Giants uniforms today? Wow. They aren't the only NFL team with red jerseys and RED SOCKS (and red shoes? Ronde is gonna red ass Tiki for that all summer), but Atlanta barely counts. The grey in the middle is the capper. All kinds of color up top and down below, with a bunch of off white, concrete color right there at crotch level. And couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys * :
"Blockhead" Shockey spins the ball at the d-back and mouths off after his...what?....first touchdown in a month? Way to go, big fella! You da man!
Speaking of "Men"... Strahan roaming the sidelines -- We always felt he was a bit of phony, with the interviews given to all the NY and national media. It never seemed to hamper his Hall of Fame caliber play. But now that the man from tiny Texas Southern is aging, he is feeling squeezed by both his deteriorating play and the media scrutiny that comes with performing in the world's capital city. And lashing out at pint sized female reporters is the result. Sorry to be a bunch of contrarians, but there will be much talk about how the New York tabloids chew up and spit out all of the city's great athletes (save Jeter), despite the fact that Strahan has been serving himself up for years and years. When he tries to intimidate a reporter, a woman reporter, that is the beginning of the end for the man and Manhattan's love affair with him. He'll play out his career and enter Canton when he is eligible, but the bloom is off the rose. He's just another professional athlete who, when under the most intense of microscopes, showed that he likes to intimidate people, especially women. Not a big surprise considering he gets paid to knock the snot out of guys.
Eli Manning -- There once was a certain member of Celtics ownership, a Mr. Paul Gaston, whom years ago was nicknamed "Thanks Dad" by, we think, Dan Shaughnessy of The Globe. There is a new "TD" in pro sports and his name is Eli Manning, who seems a nice enough sort, if a tad disoriented at times. "Thanks Dad *" was advised by his father Archie to insist on a trade out of San Diego (tied for the best record in the NFL at 10-2) to a better run organization. We can't imagine that the Mannings would have WANTED the kid to play in "Bright Lights, Big City", but that's what happened. And in his third season Manning hasn't even been average. He's been inconsistent and turnover prone, and the Giants are 6-5 as the staff sits here and writes this one up. And imploding....God bless 'em.
Plaxico Burress -- Giants management pays him to catch passes, apparently. Since that is all the man does. Couldn't believe our eyes a few weeks back when Burress gave up on a Manning interception and did not even two-hand-touch the defensive back who'd just made the pick. A non-effort play like that would have gotten him benched by Bill Belichick, one would think. But he remained in the game and even scored later on, reinforcing Plax's likely belief that all he needs to do is catch passes. Screw the blocking. Screw the tackling and hustling on turnovers. Screw pretty much everything else but his own reception stats. Apt404 has read that when Burress played with the Steelers, his best friend on the team was Big Ben. Ouch. How things turning out for them this year? There may be no "I" in team. But there are two in "Idiot."
Sean Landeta -- Any football fan during the 80's will recall Landeta whiffing (WHIFFING!) on that punt in Chicago a long time ago. A photo of his failed punt will be embedded on the poor guy's tombstone. And featured in every media mention of an incredibly durable punter with the cool-ass facemask for the rest of his life. Sorry, that's just the way it is, Sean.
Head Coach Tom Coughlin -- Here's how his career would look....from a different angle
-- Struggles in first head coaching gig for the Giants. Wins as many as he loses. Team turns on him after just two seasons.
-- After the Giants let him go, he is hired by an expansion team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the team's second season he takes them and all Northeast Florida to the AFC title game. Has several highly successful seasons with Jacksonville, but fails to recapture the magic of that second year. Ultimately he is let go by a sorrowfull Jaguar ownership, which is grateful for all he's one for the team and city.
-- Returns to his college roots and takes the head job at Boston College, whose president is sick and tired of going 8-4 every year. Coughlin's first year at the Heights is a struggle, capped by a shelling from Notre Dame in South Bend. The following season, Coughlin leads a fired up Eagle squad to one of the biggest wins in school history by denying the Irish and their coach, Charlie Weis, a national championship when an unknown kicker knuckleballs in a 47 yarder. Tears of joy stream down the Coughlin's face, who decides to retire following BC's BCS bowl game.
-- And they all lived happily ever after.
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We didn't see any of the Colts game and haven't even looked at the box score. Just happy they lost. That's 10-2 on the year. Awesome end of the season push, oh "Petulant One". Seems like old times.
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Pats v Lions -- Hey man, a win's a win. Just get the defense healthy and there's nothing that can't happen.
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The Patriots are now 9-3. The top of the AFC all have at least 2 losses, now that the Colts were handed their second L.
Winning home field advantage is going take much work and much luck, but it can happen.
It looks to our eyes the the Ravens and Chargers have a few tough games left on their schedule, with the Colts having maybe even a tougher road. New England has a bunch of games that will test them, starting with the Fish down in Miami next week. And you know Nick Saban's gonna bring it.
(Tiebreakers always come into play at the end of the season and since it's usually a waste of time to look at them with a month left in the regular season, we won't.)
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* - denotes sarcastic intent.
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Did Corky St. Clair design those unbelievably bad Giants uniforms today? Wow. They aren't the only NFL team with red jerseys and RED SOCKS (and red shoes? Ronde is gonna red ass Tiki for that all summer), but Atlanta barely counts. The grey in the middle is the capper. All kinds of color up top and down below, with a bunch of off white, concrete color right there at crotch level. And couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys * :
"Blockhead" Shockey spins the ball at the d-back and mouths off after his...what?....first touchdown in a month? Way to go, big fella! You da man!
Speaking of "Men"... Strahan roaming the sidelines -- We always felt he was a bit of phony, with the interviews given to all the NY and national media. It never seemed to hamper his Hall of Fame caliber play. But now that the man from tiny Texas Southern is aging, he is feeling squeezed by both his deteriorating play and the media scrutiny that comes with performing in the world's capital city. And lashing out at pint sized female reporters is the result. Sorry to be a bunch of contrarians, but there will be much talk about how the New York tabloids chew up and spit out all of the city's great athletes (save Jeter), despite the fact that Strahan has been serving himself up for years and years. When he tries to intimidate a reporter, a woman reporter, that is the beginning of the end for the man and Manhattan's love affair with him. He'll play out his career and enter Canton when he is eligible, but the bloom is off the rose. He's just another professional athlete who, when under the most intense of microscopes, showed that he likes to intimidate people, especially women. Not a big surprise considering he gets paid to knock the snot out of guys.
Eli Manning -- There once was a certain member of Celtics ownership, a Mr. Paul Gaston, whom years ago was nicknamed "Thanks Dad" by, we think, Dan Shaughnessy of The Globe. There is a new "TD" in pro sports and his name is Eli Manning, who seems a nice enough sort, if a tad disoriented at times. "Thanks Dad *" was advised by his father Archie to insist on a trade out of San Diego (tied for the best record in the NFL at 10-2) to a better run organization. We can't imagine that the Mannings would have WANTED the kid to play in "Bright Lights, Big City", but that's what happened. And in his third season Manning hasn't even been average. He's been inconsistent and turnover prone, and the Giants are 6-5 as the staff sits here and writes this one up. And imploding....God bless 'em.
Plaxico Burress -- Giants management pays him to catch passes, apparently. Since that is all the man does. Couldn't believe our eyes a few weeks back when Burress gave up on a Manning interception and did not even two-hand-touch the defensive back who'd just made the pick. A non-effort play like that would have gotten him benched by Bill Belichick, one would think. But he remained in the game and even scored later on, reinforcing Plax's likely belief that all he needs to do is catch passes. Screw the blocking. Screw the tackling and hustling on turnovers. Screw pretty much everything else but his own reception stats. Apt404 has read that when Burress played with the Steelers, his best friend on the team was Big Ben. Ouch. How things turning out for them this year? There may be no "I" in team. But there are two in "Idiot."
Sean Landeta -- Any football fan during the 80's will recall Landeta whiffing (WHIFFING!) on that punt in Chicago a long time ago. A photo of his failed punt will be embedded on the poor guy's tombstone. And featured in every media mention of an incredibly durable punter with the cool-ass facemask for the rest of his life. Sorry, that's just the way it is, Sean.
Head Coach Tom Coughlin -- Here's how his career would look....from a different angle
-- Struggles in first head coaching gig for the Giants. Wins as many as he loses. Team turns on him after just two seasons.
-- After the Giants let him go, he is hired by an expansion team, the Jacksonville Jaguars. In the team's second season he takes them and all Northeast Florida to the AFC title game. Has several highly successful seasons with Jacksonville, but fails to recapture the magic of that second year. Ultimately he is let go by a sorrowfull Jaguar ownership, which is grateful for all he's one for the team and city.
-- Returns to his college roots and takes the head job at Boston College, whose president is sick and tired of going 8-4 every year. Coughlin's first year at the Heights is a struggle, capped by a shelling from Notre Dame in South Bend. The following season, Coughlin leads a fired up Eagle squad to one of the biggest wins in school history by denying the Irish and their coach, Charlie Weis, a national championship when an unknown kicker knuckleballs in a 47 yarder. Tears of joy stream down the Coughlin's face, who decides to retire following BC's BCS bowl game.
-- And they all lived happily ever after.
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We didn't see any of the Colts game and haven't even looked at the box score. Just happy they lost. That's 10-2 on the year. Awesome end of the season push, oh "Petulant One". Seems like old times.
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Pats v Lions -- Hey man, a win's a win. Just get the defense healthy and there's nothing that can't happen.
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The Patriots are now 9-3. The top of the AFC all have at least 2 losses, now that the Colts were handed their second L.
Winning home field advantage is going take much work and much luck, but it can happen.
It looks to our eyes the the Ravens and Chargers have a few tough games left on their schedule, with the Colts having maybe even a tougher road. New England has a bunch of games that will test them, starting with the Fish down in Miami next week. And you know Nick Saban's gonna bring it.
(Tiebreakers always come into play at the end of the season and since it's usually a waste of time to look at them with a month left in the regular season, we won't.)
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* - denotes sarcastic intent.
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