Good Riddance
A hearty Y2K farewell to football in New York. You all know me as a Giants fan but I do want to tip my cap to Gang Green.
Going into this season no one gave them a chance. Broadway Chad was coming off two shoulder repairs, they had no running back, one decent receiver, a young line and a young defense. Find me a preseason projection that had the Jets winning 8 games and I will come by your house and sing you any Coldplay song that you want.
This year they won 10 games. Say what you want about their cake schedule or a disappointing Dolphins team, but 10 wins in the NFL remains impressive.
They lost on Sunday to the Patriots 37-16, a final score which misrepresents the competitiveness of the game. Up until that one lateral-fumble, the Jets were right in that game. They are just not the type of team that can rely on the Chad to make big plays coming from behind.
But Jets fans have a ton of reasons to get excited. The two first rounders on the line will only get better. The backfield of Houston and Washington has gone from "Who the fuck are these guys" status to "young and crowded" in one year.
The D will improve. Dewayne Robertson is finally looking like a nice player and the D has a ton of playmakers. Who knows where 2007 and a 2nd place schedule can take the boys in green, but I am certainly pulling for them.
There is one other thing that I am truly excited about.
This week's imminent announcement that the Giants will fire Tom Coughlin.
They absolutely have to. I refuse to ever watch that man crying on the sideline again. Not for a team I love. Cousin Dan paced around my house on Sunday freaking about two things: The Virginia CBB game and Tom Coughlin. He searched for ways that the Giants could win and Coughlin could still get fired.
Well the Giants certainly didn't win.
The Post had a great backpage on Sunday. The headline read "Army of One" referring to the Giants players playing for themselves and not their miserable, whiny coach. There was something about how the players confirmed that 95% of the team hated Coughlin and didn't want to win for him. There's a solid playoff foundation.
The disciplinarian led his team, which was, oh by the way, perhaps the most undisciplined team I've ever seen, to a disappointing 8-8 record.
How many personal fouls did Bob Whitfield have this year, 40?
The O-line had about 19 false starts on Sunday.
The perfect comparison is the Knicks bringing in Steve Francis to be a scorer. The only problem is that Steve Francis can't score. A scorer who can't score isn't a very good thing to have around a basketball team. Neither is a disciplinarian who can't discipline.
I am not as upset about this Giants loss as I normally would be. This is perhaps only because I know that Coughlin will be fired.
The Giants are a likable team and I have so many reasons to root for them, yet I hate their coach so much that it becomes hard. A new coach and a new outlook are needed desperately.
Looking forward to 2007 for Big Blue, they'll have an easier schedule and some happy players, and we can get ready to face the Bengals in Super Bowl XLII next year.
As for me, I'm hitting the road today. If any of our readers happen to live somewhere in Tennesee, let me know, I'll be in Nashville and Memphis on Wednesday.
Vaya con dios,
Sip
(Pics courtesy of Scout.com, NBA.com)
posted by Sippy Momo at 1:25 PM
8 Comments:
tough loss for virginia b-ball huh? couldn't handle the lopii?
GO CARDINALSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I haven't the faintest idea what the "lopii" is.
As for the Cardinals, Virginia didn't play Louisville or Ball State yesterday, so again, you've got me confused. If you're going to talk smack, at least get your mascot right.
Oh, I get it. Lopii is plural for Lopez.
Now, shut up.
Wow! Lister, I think you still have some of Cousin Dan's turd smeared on your face...
yeah danny d!!!!!!
totally!!!
i got cyber punk'd!!!
then again, that doesn't change that stanford > uva.
specifically, i'm referring to men's college basketball here of course, though we could extend it to other arenas of competition if need be.
IN YOUR FACE.
including the ratio of faculty to students, asian-americans to caucasians, and other clear-cut forums for rating.
DId you guys hear that the reason Leon W was soo far down on draft boards was because his family needed his assistance his pre sr year summer and the coaches dropped him to 4th on the depth chart....? I swear I am not making this up but cannot find any facts to back up this story...
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