Time to Wake Up

It is seven o'clock in the morning on a Monday and I am awake on my own free will. Perhaps it's because I thought I had a nightmare about the Giants playing like crap against the Eagles at home. Oh wait, hate to be a debbie downer but that was a reality. Yeah, it looks like the Giants just lost that "trap" game and are looking at a record of 6-4 after being on top of the world two weeks ago. I could rant for pages and pages if I kept writing this blog in paragraph form, so I think I will make this blog more of a list.

-The Giants were beat big time up front on both sides of the ball. The front four couldn't get pressure on Vince Young alone, and on offense we couldn't block a soul.
-Despite our woes on the line we continued to have some sort of stupid commitment to trying to run the ball. Jacobs and Ware looked dreadful. I hate to say it but I think our beloved Jacobs will never be the Jacobs we used to know and love. That is very common in big running backs in this league, but it's up to the Giants coaching staff to see that and do something about it. Benching him may be the right move but I feel they are hesitant about it because of what Jacobs used to be, and how he may be considered a vocal leader of this offense. If Bradshaw remains out it's time to give Da'rell Scott some more carries.
-3 points in the first half. C'mon man. Then to only finish with ten points total? That is embarassing. I think Weatherford was in for more plays then Eli. If you had told me prior to this game that the Eagles were only going to score 17 points I would have said there's no way we could have lost.
-Ballard couldn't catch a cold. I don't understand it, one week he's making behind the back grabs on third and long in traffic then another he is dropping the most routine passes I've ever seen. If he had made the catches that he should have early and if Hakeem Nicks had come down with that deep ball that he should have had then Eli might of had 100 more passing yards right there. Drops had not really been a problem with this team, that was very shocking to see.
-Desean Jackson is the stupidest asshole in the NFL. But he sure is fast. Don't punt him the damn ball for crying out loud. And flipping the ball at a Giants coach like you won the super bowl? I have never been one for promoting injuries but after that someone should have shattered his knee cap, or at least started a fight. What a thug. At least they threw a flag, I didn't know taunting plays can be put into effect as if the play never happened. I had never seen that before in my life.
-The rookies came to play. The fresh Prince of New York looked pretty good with his interception, and I thought Herzlich played very well. Kiwanuka and Canty had good games as well. In fact the defense didn't play that badly but there were two things that were extremely disappointing: 1) Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Osi Umenyiora were very ineffective at rushing the passer. That doesn't make any sense to me one bit. Should have done more blitzing because they were not getting it done. 2) Tied 10-10 with the enemy at home and you allow them to take 11 minutes off the clock and for Vince Young to throw a game winning balloon pass to Riley Cooper??? Cooper looks like a white trash scum bag who lives in a trailer park. How the hell did he score the game winning touchdown of this game? We were in zone and guys in the secondary were just standing around. Makes no sense.
-As much as I love Eli and we all know he had to put up with a joke of a running game, a line that couldn't block a soul, and a receiving core that was dropping everything, you cannot fumble the ball after Cruz's big play. Yes he got hit on his blind side as he was rolling out, but on a night where you had no time the whole game, you have to keep two hands on that ball until you throw. It honestly is more of the olines fault, but you cannot give up the rock. It was extremely frustrating after Cruz made such a good play.

So yeah, those are most of my complaints. And no this is not a broken record, the Giants have started 6-2 and stumbled to 6-4 yet again. But to the fans of Giants nation let me try to end on a high note after this bitter loss. Yes, we have tripped up and our division lead is in serious jeopardy, and yes we have shown some serious highs and serious lows this year. But we are still tied for first and we still have to play the Cowboys twice. The Eagles aren't out of it just yet either. Not to sound like an ass but I thought this division would be a bloodbath at the beginning of this year and it's starting to look like just that. But hey, we are the New York Football Giants and we are going to fight. I expect a sharp performance from this team next week. We cannot go 6-5. New Orleans is a game people will say we are not ready for, that we can't win on the road, and people will say the Giants stink again and have no chance in hell.

So naturally the Giants have a shot at winning next week.

No more moping. No more coming out flat against teams we can easily beat. It's time to man up. Our season is on the brink of destruction. We can never give up, and we wont give up. Keep in mind this Dallas team got there butts whooped by Philly and still have a lot to prove. This is going to be a fight baby, and we have to brush off this loss and get ready for it.

Also despite the performance, it was great to be back at Giants stadium. No matter what happens the magic of seeing your team come out of the tunnel like a bunch of crazed dogs as the smoke rises and the national anthem starts playing will give you goosebumps every time. The memories of going to games with my family are ones that i will cherish forever.

No matter what.