Tuesday Morning Quarterback
Crawling From The Wreckage: Day Two
Tom Coughlin put a quick end to any questions regarding Osi Umenyiora’s Giant status….“He is very much in our plans….” There you have it.
Michael Boley on Harry Carson’s harsh criticism of the teams’ lifeless play: “It doesn’t mean anything to me,” Boley said. “These guys in this locker room—we play the game. Any kind of words coming from the outside just falls on deaf ears.”
Really? Until your bust is sitting in Canton, Michael I would advise you to take stock of what this Giant fan favorite and legend has to say.
Meanwhile, Coughlin and Eli Manning both apologized to the fans for the team’s sub-par performance. They get it.
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The Giants have surrendered 40 or more points in a game four times this season. That’s the most in a single season since 1966, when they went 1-12-1 with Gary Wood at quarterback.
Eli Manning needs 120 passing yards to reach 4,000 for the season, a feat only Kerry Collins (4,073 in 2002) and Phil Simms (4,044 in 1984) have achieved as Giants.
Vikings Lose Again – Face Giants This Week
If think you have something to be worried about as Giant fans, how do you think Minnesota Vikings fans are feeling these days?
After running out to a 10-1 record, the Vikes have gone 1-3 in December. Plus the Brett Favre-Brad Childress relationship has been strained.
Last night’s loss in Chicago now means this week’s game vs New York has playoff significance. Instead of enjoying a first-round bye as the #2 seed in the NFC, the Vikings must play for that right – and get some help.
They will have no alternative other than to give the Giants their A-game this Sunday. Minnesota would then need to wait to see how the Eagles fare in Dallas later in the day. If the Eagles beat the Cowboys, they are the #2 seed and Minnesota, regardless of the outcome of their game vs the Giants will be in the Wild Card round.
If Dallas beats Philadelphia, the Cowboys can get the bye if the Vikings and Cardinals lose their games.
Arizona can still be the #2 as well. If the Cards can beat Green Bay and both the Eagles and Vikings lose, they get the bye.
