Just awesome. Awesome. Giants showed grit, poise, and power. Jacobs makes the wheels on the bus go round and round. The Medowlands will host NFC playoff games as long as the Giants keep winning. All the critics, all the doubters, and all the media can sit on 305 rushing yards. We actually gave the Panthers a taste of their own medicine lol. Just awesome. So who do you think we play in the divisional round?

although we lost tonight it wasn't the end of the world. I didn't get to watch the game but I listened to some of it while working at a Christmas tree stand. Bob Papa and Carl Banks sounded disappointed the entire time. We were due for a stinker and as much as we all didn't wanna lose, we all kind of did. Now we have something to work on to improve.

Now onto the good news. I got off of work just in time for fireworks in Pitts. Where the Giants were able to contain and win the Cowboys who seemingly owned the game from the word Go, just found  a  way to lose. I was more happy watching the Cowboys lose then if the Giants won and so did they. We clinched the division and are a W away from a 1st round bye.

Terry you were wrong. All week long you were riding the Boys and you talked about how Ware and Barber will play and destroy, you were half right. You talked about how your coaches laid back style works. Sorry, when your team needed the most discipline, the most moxie, they exhibited nothing. Now you may still make the playoffs and win a ring, but your quest began tonight, and you guys failed. Please defend Romo, I know you will.

Go giants

that was a helluva game. Eagles fans, apologies again for anything offending I said. Besides that we can not be stopped at this point. If someone was to tell me we would beat SF, PITT, BOYS, EAGLES w/o Eli throwing for over 200 yards in any of them, I would have laughed. However, that exact thing has happened, and we are 4-0.

Its not time for us to be cocky fans, but it is time to be fully confident in this team. We haven't tripped and allowed teams like the Panthers or Eagles to close in on us. We haven't fallen back to the pack. We keep setting the bar and setting the tone. Teams have to play up to our level, no more playing at theirs.

This Ravens game SHOULD be a W. But something tells me this is more of a trap game then the Boys were a week back. But w/ no sacks tonight, our D-Line will be foaming at the mouth, to get apiece of Flacco's jersey. Remember what this squad did to our Eli a couple a years back when he was a rook; payback should be a BITCH. Go G-Men.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The article 'Proud Yankee' references below is a great look at how the Giants were constructed. Go read it. -- Ed]

With all the talk about building a team(Giants Pats) versus buying one, (Boys Jets) going on for some time, I take personal enjoyment in knowing the SMARTS it took to gather our roster. Players are contributing from up and down the roster. Weather its a 1st rounder Ross or off a team's practice squad (Ward). I posted in the "No Time for Giants fans to get cocky" by ET about how much Accorsi and Reese did for us in the recent history and why I'm unusually confident in the G-Men. And then I came across this article.

Found it while browsing the Giants homepage over at si. It just validates how deep this team is. Looking at all those names, a good percentage have performed great for us when called upon. Ward, Tollefson, Clark the list seems endless. Like a said in ET's post, this squad has the ability to be good for a while (Patriots/Colts while). Just keep finding those diamonds in the rough.

    This Eagles team is playing as good as anyone right now. The QB play is awesome and the D is versatile and fierce. And they looked prime for a Giant ass-whooping. Excuse me for gloating, it's not very often my Giants don't play down to the competition. Everyone was whispering 'trap game'. Dallas was playing 'loose' and with 'nothing to lose'. Yeah, ok.

    They had a lot to lose and now find themselves in the NFC East basement. Every team in this division has improved vastly over the last year. Except the 'boys, who after cruising through last season can't, seem to buy a W. The Redskins will be looking to bury them in 2 weeks and we get to gain some more separation from the Eagles, next. If it's Giants Skins for the NFC East. Advantage Big Blue.

    I continue to get ahead of myself but we're 8 games into the season and the good teams continue to emerge leaving Eagles and Boys on the outside looking in.  First thing is first, go to Philly and make another statement.

for next Sunday and taking it to a defense-less Cowboy's team. Let's face it, they're fans think they're going to lose. We think we are going to win. And without Tony Romo, and the slew of other injuries/baggage this team lugs around, if we lose, we will take a HUGE step back after taking very LRG ones forward.

I know everyone will tell me, don't dismiss the Boy's. But how can't I. After losing to the Seahawk's and Cardinal's, 2 "weaker" teams, and struggling against the Buc's, we should win this one by at least 10. We're healthier, we got our QB, and our D just chewed up a very imposing Steeler's team. Even outshining the NFL's best D on their home turf.

Opening the season, I would never imagined 6-1. I saw the games there to go 6-1 but actually getting to 6-1 is totally different. Our schedule is about to get a lot more harder and I fully expect Eli to have many more horrendous looking games. But when it counts, we will score to win. That game last night had SB written all over it. The defensive slugfest, sack attack on the QB sprinkled with enough offense to get the win. Not to mention the opposing QB making desperate last sec heaves downfield. Granted it wasn't Feb. but it sure had that feeling.

I just hope we are not the Boy's and peak in the regular season. However, given our guys championship pedigree, beating us at home in the playoffs should be a tall task for any NFC team. For some reason I think we will see the Panthers come playoffs. And Steve Smith scares the shit outta me. But I like the fact that our guys still have that 26-0 taste in their mouths.

Adam Duehon of SI wrote a little article about the match-up this weekend. All in all it talks about how deficient our boys and Eli are as a team. He pats us on the behind for the effort but thinks we will soundly be taken to school. He fails to mention several things. He hails Pitts secondary as the best in the league. Statistically speaking, yeah, they are the best. But who is a shutdown corner in that secondary? And he doesn't mention how Pitts pass-rush attack is probably the biggest reason teams aren't airing the ball out. Remind you they have played average to lousy teams like us. And lost to an Eagles team that is 3-3 compared to the Browns who are 2-4. But both teams are very talented and had high hopes coming into the season.

Steeler fans feel free to respond or agree with this dude.

Troy Polamalu is one of the best safety's in the league. If anyone has seen him play, he is a tremendous talent with tremendous heart. Just the other day he called out the NFL for playing what he felt was "Flag Football". He is constantly on the move on defense, picks up sacks, INT's and can stop a running back. He is the Steelers' Antonio Peirce.  Only better. 

He causes disruption for the QB and is always moving around behind the line. Actually its weird how when I think of it, Eli tends to digress when the D's move around alot, trying to hide where the bltiz is coming from.

Well according to si.com Troy will try and play this weekend despite his 7th concussion (2nd NFL). Personally I don't want to see him get an 8th, however he is game when he steps back onto the field. Chances are when we run the ball, Big Jacobs will find himself face to face with Troy, I hope he levels him. I hope he knocks Troy back to the 8th grade lol. I hope when he's done with Troy, Troy is eating through his butt and farting through his mouth (Little Giants).

If somehow Troy can't play this weekend, which I find doubtful, we stand a much better chance at winning and succeeding on the ground.  This weekend is going to be  a great game. Hope we show the Steeler's some of that BADASS-NESS we exhibited through our playoff run.

Good day

• Giants win.
• Giants D looks solid despite issues w/ secondary
• MJ saved us
• Carney kicked a 48 yd FG to shut me the hell up
  • He doesn't want to go to the sideline
• Dallas gets clobbered
• 6 sacks 3 fumbles 2 INTs 1 safety
• Despite what some posts read Blackburn was a beast

Bad day

• Our O looks good only when we run
• Eli had 4 batted balls
• Barley completed 50% of passes
• We should have a 3 game lead on the Boys'
• Eli really needs to revert back to SB MVP
• Could we be a more worried 5-1 lol?
  
  • I think not.

• Shaun O'Hara is still in the hospital recovering from a toe infection. He is expected to be released in the morning. He is probably questionable.
  
• Antonio Peirce is still battling the quad injury and he said it might take some more time.
• Eli Manning is good to go calling the 'injury' a bruise.
  
• Gerris Wilkinson is probably out with a strained MCL.
• James Butler strained biceps.

These injuries are at critical spots but obviously everyone has been drooling  over our depth so now is the time to show it.  I think Peirce should sit out.  With no more bye weeks on tap we need him at full speed, especially against the better offenses. He was a lame duck on Monday, albeit an admirable lame duck. Blackburn looked like he belonged out there calling the plays. I liked what I saw. O'Hara injury is tricky. Before ESPN jinxed us by mentioning the consistency of our O-Line (22 straight games together-tops in the NFL) we were on a roll. Now that streak may end this week. But if leaving him on the sideline for this 1 game means having him at full strength for the next 10+ I say sit his ass.

Losing the battle to win the war could not be anymore relevant than this week. Plus this is a winnable game without these key guys. Regardless of them wanting to play I say sit em.

If we win tonight we'll be 5-0. With a 2 game lead on all our competition. Not just the Boys' and Skins' (chances are we hit the meat of our sched. with this lead), but the previously feared Panthers who mustered a FG against the Bucs. With the Skin's losing to the Rams after impressive wins against you all know who, we can say they may not be ready for the limelight.

Even more fun thinking about other than tonight is the thought of waking up Tuesday with Gonzo on his way to N.J. With him and much tougher competition ahead we may just have the final piece to our offensive juggernaut.

Thinking about it, considering that our division opp have to battle 1 more time a piece they will prey on one another while we reap the benefits. As long as we take care of our remaining 5 games we should have the division in hand.

There is not another divisional game until we take one the Boys'. If we split with them and the Eagles in the first 2 contests we will be in good shape, considering they will all be wrapping up their season series, following us opening 2 of ours. Worst we go is 3-2; that leaves us with 4-2 in a division. Eagles already matched that by losing to Boys' and Skins'. And the Boys' and Skins' each have 1 with 4 more to play.

With the cushion  we're building now, so long as we don't implode and play strong ball, the soft 1st half of the sched. may be what wins us the division and #1 seed. Considering we're the only team free of the parity hitting football, thus far, the road to the SB through the NFC runs through Giants Stadium baby.

Look at this parity off the top of my head. Jets beat Fins. Who beats the Bolts and Pats. Who both beat the Jets. Who then defeat the Cards(handily), who then beat the Boy's. Who have lost to the Skins'. Who lost to the Rams, who both lost to our beloved G-Men. That's parity.

Now I know am getting way ahead of myself. But who cares. That's what us fans are hear for. Let our team worry about it on a week to week basis. Looking ahead, last season's "magic" is far from gone.

One more thing. The Skin's winning both those games no doubt helped us out. It was the BIGGEST monkey wrench thus far, thrown into a division sans the Falcons (but their 0-2 in the NFC South). Thank you Skins'!

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/football-science-and-the-giants-offensive-line/

Nothing is more satisfying than learning the nitty gritty about Pro-sports. Ya know the beyond the box -score type stuff. And being a rabid Giant fan I love looking at the unappreciated block downfield, or the tackles making the pocket collapse (while the ends get the adoration of the SACK). This is a must read for us G fans. Hope you guys enjoy.

I do wish he went into more detail about certain situations while dropping a players name but he still makes his point.

Just swong by my local newsstand and picked up the paper after class. Low and behold on the front cover is CURSED! with a Sox shirt on the cover. So I pick up the Post and read on. Apparently some scumbag ass BoSox fan/construction worker has buried a Sox t-shirt underneath concrete slab in the vistor's clubhouse in the new Stadium. Now I know it's just a t-shirt. But the Stadium is 1.3 billion dollars and some jackass is gunna just come in and taint it before it opens? If I'm the Boss I make those guys get back in there and dig that shit up. I'm very upset as you guys can tell. Am I overreacting or is my rant justified? Please let me know how you feel, maybe someone can calm me down. Or we can all take this crime, and start something that the Boss can hear, so he knows we, The Fans, won't put up with this shit and neither should he. I hope we go into Bawston and spank those Sux all over the field.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/04112008/news/regionalnews/highjinx_hits_yankees_106016.htm