Take a Look at My G-Men
Hey all, sorry for the delay. I figured since I don't get the holidays off for my real job, I would take the holidays off from my blog.
Elisp actually won a playoff game. Hold on, I'll get back to that in a second...
Tennessee just used 8 receivers on its first play against San Diego. Call me crazy, but if you shift into a one-man offensive line with 8 guys split out for the first play of a playoff game, you're admitting that you don't think you can win. I don't even need to watch the rest of the game. Next week, San Diego will take on Indy and the Pats will host the Jaguars. Back to the G-Men.
Just to give you an example of how football fans, Giant or not, view Elisp Manning, I used a joke in a text message to one of my Redskin buddies and two hours later received the same joke from a Giant buddy, with one small exception.
2:30 p.m.
Redskin fan: Where has this Eli been all year?
Me: That's Peyton warming up during the bye week, Eli will be back next week.
4:30 p.m.
Me: Bring on the Cowboys!
Giant fan: I think that was Archie playing today.
Not a lot of trust there, which doesn't bode well for next Sunday against Dallas. However, as the eternal optimist-type fan, there are a few shimmers of silver lining emerging from around the black cloud hovering over Texas Stadium (or Dallas Stadium, if you're Howie Long).
1. Silver Lining: With the Redskins out of the picture, the Giants will be on the road for however long they last in the playoffs. The Giants are 8-1 on the road this year. Black Cloud: The "1" was in Dallas.
2. Silver Lining: The other two teams still alive in the NFC — Green Bay and Seattle — are without question the two hardest places to play on the road, especially in January. Black Cloud: Dallas is no picnic.
3. Silver Lining: Eli Manning's most recent playoff memory is winning on the road at Tampa Bay to get his first ever postseason victory as quarterback of the New York Football Giants. Tony Romo's most recent playoff memory is fumbling the snap on a 19-yard field goal attempt with under two minutes left in the Cowboys' 21-20 loss to Seattle in the first round of last year's playoffs. Black Cloud: If Romeo hadn't committed one of the most individually pathetic gag jobs in the history of all things sport, he would have won his first playoff game in his first attempt and possibly gone on to bigger and better things last January. Plus, I'm sure he wants to get that taste out of his mouth.
4. Silver Lining: Terrell Owens has a bad ankle. Black Cloud: Plaxico Burress has had a bad ankle since he was on the Steelers. He practices less than Sterling Sharpe did back in the day.
(Update: Vince Young is down and not getting up; maybe Tennessee does have a shot. And now we go to a commercial, which of course features Peyton Manning. I still find it hard to believe that this guy gets so many endorsements and I still don't know anyone that likes him. I don't even think Eli likes him anymore.)
I guess to sum it all up, it's just good to get a playoff win. It's been way too long.
You remember that feeling Boston fans, don't you? Just happy to get a playoff win.
Nah, probably not.
Elisp actually won a playoff game. Hold on, I'll get back to that in a second...
Tennessee just used 8 receivers on its first play against San Diego. Call me crazy, but if you shift into a one-man offensive line with 8 guys split out for the first play of a playoff game, you're admitting that you don't think you can win. I don't even need to watch the rest of the game. Next week, San Diego will take on Indy and the Pats will host the Jaguars. Back to the G-Men.
Just to give you an example of how football fans, Giant or not, view Elisp Manning, I used a joke in a text message to one of my Redskin buddies and two hours later received the same joke from a Giant buddy, with one small exception.
2:30 p.m.
Redskin fan: Where has this Eli been all year?
Me: That's Peyton warming up during the bye week, Eli will be back next week.
4:30 p.m.
Me: Bring on the Cowboys!
Giant fan: I think that was Archie playing today.
Not a lot of trust there, which doesn't bode well for next Sunday against Dallas. However, as the eternal optimist-type fan, there are a few shimmers of silver lining emerging from around the black cloud hovering over Texas Stadium (or Dallas Stadium, if you're Howie Long).
1. Silver Lining: With the Redskins out of the picture, the Giants will be on the road for however long they last in the playoffs. The Giants are 8-1 on the road this year. Black Cloud: The "1" was in Dallas.
2. Silver Lining: The other two teams still alive in the NFC — Green Bay and Seattle — are without question the two hardest places to play on the road, especially in January. Black Cloud: Dallas is no picnic.
3. Silver Lining: Eli Manning's most recent playoff memory is winning on the road at Tampa Bay to get his first ever postseason victory as quarterback of the New York Football Giants. Tony Romo's most recent playoff memory is fumbling the snap on a 19-yard field goal attempt with under two minutes left in the Cowboys' 21-20 loss to Seattle in the first round of last year's playoffs. Black Cloud: If Romeo hadn't committed one of the most individually pathetic gag jobs in the history of all things sport, he would have won his first playoff game in his first attempt and possibly gone on to bigger and better things last January. Plus, I'm sure he wants to get that taste out of his mouth.
4. Silver Lining: Terrell Owens has a bad ankle. Black Cloud: Plaxico Burress has had a bad ankle since he was on the Steelers. He practices less than Sterling Sharpe did back in the day.
(Update: Vince Young is down and not getting up; maybe Tennessee does have a shot. And now we go to a commercial, which of course features Peyton Manning. I still find it hard to believe that this guy gets so many endorsements and I still don't know anyone that likes him. I don't even think Eli likes him anymore.)
I guess to sum it all up, it's just good to get a playoff win. It's been way too long.
You remember that feeling Boston fans, don't you? Just happy to get a playoff win.
Nah, probably not.
posted by Mike W at
1:30 PM
2 Comments:
Worse yet...you are making another Redskins fan, and Ole Miss hater, choose between rooting for Eli Manning or Tony Romo.
"Great"
The X-Factor being Terrell Owens, I've got to bite the bullet and pull for your Giants.
Damn you, world.
1. I am glad I got a little blog love, even if no one knows that text went out out to me.
2. I like Peyton.
3. In an ideal world the Giants would win, Eli would break a leg, Tom Brady gets knocked out on a dirty hit from John Henderson, and They – they being “Big Brother” Roger G. -- somehow find that Seattle cheated in their 21 point victory and the Skins get to play again.
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