Archive for September, 2010

Thoughts And Musings

What an awful game. Disgraceful. Let’s jump into a melancholy Thoughts and Musings. -What happened to the Colts defense that gave up 231 yards in week 1? And a team without Bob Sanders? A lot of the blame goes to the Giants offensive line. Man, did they look old. Diehl could not stop Freeney. He [...]

Report: Jacobs To Ask For Trade

According to Vinny DiTrani of the Bergen Record, running back Brandon Jacobs will go to Giants management today and ask for a trade. Jacobs, who lost his starting spot and threw his helmet last night in frustration, has not been effective since signing his mega deal last year. In fact, since the deal, Jacobs has [...]

Colts Beat Up On Giants, Win Manning Bowl 38-14

The 2nd Manning Bowl goes to Peyton as the Colts completely dismantled the Giants, winning 38-14. The Giants defense could not stop anything that moved, and the Giants offense didn’t look much better. An awful display of football. The Colts killed the Giants during the first half, scoring on the first possession on a 7 [...]

Giants Colts Halftime Thoughts

The first half of the Manning Bowl has come and gone, and so far, it’s Peyton on top as the Colts lead 24-0 . The Giants have not been able to do anything offensively, and the defenses’ bend-don’t-break strategy is breaking much more often than it’s bending. The Giants have not been able to run [...]

Giants Colts Game Preview

It’s the Manning Bowl tonight in primetime as the 1-0 Giants travel to Indianapolis to face the 0-1 Colts. It’s Sunday. It’s primetime. It’s Eli versus Peyton. Let’s delve in. INJURY REPORT GIANTS INJURY REPORT OUT: LB Phillip Dillard (hamstring), LB Chase Blackburn (knee), TE Kevin Boss (concussion); OL Will Beatty (foot) DOUBTFUL: None QUESTIONABLE: [...]

Martin fined $5k for hit on Boss

via espnnewyork.com Panthers safety Sherrod Martin has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for his hit on Kevin Boss that resulted in a concussion for the Giants tight end. Boss was attempting to catch an overthrown pass when he was hit in the back of the helmet by Martin. The hit was a violation of [...]

Madden 11 season: kissing your sister

Last week my madden simulated season correctly predicted a Giants victory. This week Madden went a  bit crazzzy. According to a simulated Madden game the Giants are destined to TIE the Colts this week 24-24. Yuck. Manning brothers tying. It’s like kissing your brother. Let’s check out who did what. Here’s a result that would [...]

The NFL’s Lack of Action

The NFL announced the Jets’ conduct towards reporter Ines Sainz was unprofessional. The controversy all started when DB coach Dennis Thurman purposely overthrew balls so the players would bump into Saniz. When Sainz entered the locker room she was subject to something no professional journalist should have to go threw. While waiting to interview QB Marc [...]

Dennis Landolt Replaces Bear Pascoe On Practice Squad:

The Giants signed Dennis Landolt to the practice squad after Bear Pascoe was signed to the active roster.  Landolt signed as an undrafted free agent but was waived by the Giants on September 4th.

Giants Roundtable 2: Manning Bowl Part Deux

Manning vs Manning. Eli vs Peyton. Colts vs Giants. Football is a team game and while the QB is certainly the most important position, the other positions are important too. There is much more to discuss than just Peyton Vs Eli. We have our roundtable together again. Fuchs in red. Andrew in Blue and Mark [...]