Sweet Merciful Crap
AP Photo/Bill KostrounLet’s start with the most obvious… the Giants looked miserable at home this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. Even through the pixelated replay from my Comcast digital DVR, the picture was clear enough for me to watch this disaster. And for the first time since 1996, the Giants will start the season 0-2.
Any One Have a Band-Aid®
At the current rate of injuries, Caughlin will be on the field by week 5. Let’s see who we can add to the list this week. Rookie wider receiver Steve Smith will be out for a quite a while with a fractured shoulder blade — that just sounds horribly painful. Jared Lorenzen, who relieved Eli Manning early in the fourth quarter, left shortly there after with a sprained left ankle. That has got to be some sort of record for shortest time taken by a team to reach the third string quarterback.
Other injuries of note are:
- Plaxico Burress (right ankle)
- Ahmad Bradshaw (elbow)
- Reggie Torbor (elbow)
- Adrian Awasom (stinger)
And who knows what additional damage Manning may have done to his throwing shoulder by trying to prove to the team that he’s their leader. I admire the dude for stepping up to the plate. Lord knows someone on the team has to. Which leads me to my next point.
Who Has A Match?
Someone, anyone, needs to light a fire under the asses of the defense. Every sideline shot that I saw only showed every defensive player sitting on the bench with the same distant look. I know it’s easy to get discouraged after two tough beats in row, but one of the more experienced players on the team (Strahan, I’m looking in your direction) needs to stand up and get one everyone’s collective ass. There’s no fire on defense right now. Where is the leadership that we’ve seen in the past?
Pierce, Strahan, someone. Get up and motivate your team mates. If this is how the season is going to continue, I’m not going to waste my time trying to brainwash my daughter into becoming a fan. I’ll let her choose her own team.
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