Archive for the ‘New York Giants’ Category

Maybe It’s Time For A New Name

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Remember that sweet, new stadium the Giants and Jets are going to share in Jersey starting next season (or the season after because, really, who cares?)? The one in which they're going to start charging fans for seat licenses on top of their season tickets? You know, because everyone has ...

Hey Bill Simmons…

Monday, February 4th, 2008

How do you like the Eli Manning Face?Yes, we know, it's awfully easy to pile on Boston right now. But it's also deserved. For in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, the Patriots and their fans came to represent everything that one normally wouldn't normally associate with New ...

Super Bowel XLII Preview: Who To Root For?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

When Lawrence Tynes finally figured out how to put a ball through the uprights on that freezing Sunday, a strangely bittersweet sensation swept over me. True, the normally disliked rival Packers had just lost. But at what cost?For with that fatal kick, America had nightmarishly bumped into ESPN's Viagra: another ...

Eli Manning Is Entertaining

Monday, November 26th, 2007

So remember a few weeks ago when all the "experts" were marveling at how Eli Manning had "turned a corner" and was one of the NFL's elite now? Well, after yesterday's Grossman-like performance in his team's 41-17 loss to the Vikings it might be time to rethink that logic. Manning's ...

NFL Week 1: Worst Injury Weekend Ever?

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Watching football this weekend it was hard to comprehend how many big time players got injured. I actually went through the entire spectrum of emotions as the news came across the wire. Here's a list of the major injuries and how I felt when I heard about them.Kevin Everett - ...