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SuperBowl 43: The Steelers vs. The Cardinals

Joe — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:55:39 +0000

Whether you’re a Cardinals fan or not, you have to admit that the NFL was dealt a pretty big blow by having a 9 and 7 team make it to the SuperBowl. Sure, I’m a Giants fan and I would have preferred to see them in the big game, but I don’t think that any honest football fan can honestly say that the two best teams in the league are playing in the SuperBowl this year.

The Giants, Titans, and Eagles are all better teams. Hell, the Cowboys and Patriots are better teams and they both make me sick! That said, I’m looking for the Steelers to make a mockery out of the Cardinals and send them back to Arizona in no time at all. In truth, it’ll be interesting to see how the NFL will play the Roethlisberger vs. Warner match up. That said, I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I’m really not that interested in the match-up.

For those of you who are attending a party or SuperBowl gathering tonight, remember to be safe on the roads and don’t be stupid by drinking and driving. Other than that, enjoy the night!

Eagles Advance; Giants Stay Home

Joe — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:19:15 +0000

Some people will say that the Giants’ loss to the Eagles today was a disappointment, but as a Giants fan let me tell you that it was not a disappointment at all. Yes, I wanted to see the Giants advance to the next round of the playoffs, but when your team has played like shit for the last three weeks and plays incredibly uncompetitive during a playoff game, what do you expect besides a loss? Throw on top of that the fact that Eli Manning played like garbage today and you get the results that Giants fans got today.

On the other hand, I can see where a Giants fan would be disappointed that the Giants lost to the Eagles in one of the poorest post-season performances that I’ve ever seen out of Philadelphia. If the Giants were playing like defending SuperBowl champions, they would have beat the Eagles by three touchdowns because the Eagles really aren’t that good when compared to the other post-season teams. However, the Giants have been playing so bad lately that the Eagles were good enough to beat them and advance.

Watching this game it boiled down to the fact that you could see in their performance that the Eagles wanted it. The Giants? They didn’t wait it. Tom Coughlin certainly wanted it as he became beet red on more than one occasion, but his team? I didn’t see anything indicative of defending SuperBowl champions.

As a Giants fan, I hope that the team continues to grow stronger and work on their cohesion. Eli needs to continue to develop his on-field leadership and the Giants need to go out and get some more impact players so that they can make the big plays that they just didn’t make today.

Half-Time Thoughts on Giants vs. Eagles

Joe — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:40:46 +0000

What I’ve noticed so far watching this game is that the Giants aren’t performing like the defending SuperBowl champions (except Brandon Jacobs, that is) and the Eagles aren’t capitalizing on this opportunity. Seriously – who gets a safety? I digress. This game is competitive, but it’s competitive at a lower level than I would expect in the playoffs.

The Giants have not been creative enough in their play calling and with Eli Manning having a so-so game so far, it would be a good idea for Kevin Gilbride to pull some type of card from up his sleeve. I’m not talking about trick plays because I hate that shit in the NFL, but something other than Jacobs this way and Jacobs that way.

The other observation I have about this game is the penalties. I hate when the referees become a third team on the field. Let the Giants play the Eagles and stay out of the damn way, for Christ’s Sake. There’s nothing worse than when two good teams like the Giants and Eagles get together and the game is marred to any degree by the officiating staff.

Anyway, here’s hoping for the Giants to rally and take control in the second half!