Nov
26

Too full for football?

By Benjamin Kabak

I’m full. I had way too much turkey and two pieces of my mom’s apple pie. But I’m not too full to watch the Giants try to fight for a more secure route to the playoffs. Since baseball is – outside of the Blue Jays’ signing of Alex Gonzalez – taking the day off, feel free to discuss the G-Men here. The game’s on the NFL Network outside of the city and on Channel 11 in the New York area. Eli might have to carry the team tonight, but it should be a good game nonetheless. If football isn’t your thing, anything goes. Tell us about your Thanksgiving dinner. Anyone have a turducken?

Posted on Thursday, November 26th, 2009 at 8:20 pm in Asides, Open Thread.

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Salty Buggah says:

Orton is so frustrating! I hope my Broncos take down your G-Men, even though I like them the 2nd most.

 

My grandfather wouldn’t let anyone in his bubble today for fear of germs.

 
 

I’m so not confident in the Giants at all.

 
V says:

God Corey Webster sucks.

 
pat says:

Fucking Giants look like shit again.

They cannot stop anyone.

Happy Thanksgiving, you deviant.

pat says:

Hah you too dude that was straight up embarrassing.

 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Prediction: Giants miss playoffs.

barry says:

prediction or probability?

 
 
 
eric says:

what in the world has happened to the giants defense? i wonder if michael strahan is in game shape

 
Salty Buggah says:

Scheffler!!! If only he wasn’t so freakin injury prone, he would be so good. Moreno killing it toda!

Salty Buggah says:
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

The Broncos have been killing themselves deep in this losing streak!! So fuckin frustrating

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

It really should be 10-0.

 
 

This is probably my Internet connection right now, but is RAB loading okay for everyone?

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

The Broncos are owning them yet we only have a 6-0 lead…It doesn’t feel like it, does it?

Fuckin penalties are killing us

JMK aka The Overshare says:

At least your team seems to have a loose understanding of the game. The Giants look absolutely lost.

Salty Buggah says:

Haha, yea. They are playing well but the Giants are still in it and they should not be considering how well the Broncos are playing.

 
 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Frickin’ Giants can’t do anything right.

 
Salty Buggah says:

YEA!!!!!!!!! 3rd chance for a Turnover and we finally make use of it!

 
Salty Buggah says:

Spybot FTW! Just fixed a virus on my laptop!

JM says:

I don’t wanna know how you got that virus…

 
 

Can I press the reset button for this game?

 
Salty Buggah says:

WHAT A CATCH! Holy crap! That was awesome!

 

I hate Brian Dawkins so fucking much.

Salty Buggah says:

I did too until he came over to Denver this year

 
 
Salty Buggah says:

About freaking time. TD!!! Had been 23 consecutive drives since we last scored a TD.

 
Salty Buggah says:

You know who is helped by home-field advantage? Matt Prater. All he does is kick touchbacks in Denver (except that time) but on the road he barely gets it to the 5.

 

This is fucking pathetic. Absolutely pathetic.

Salty Buggah says:

I am enjoying every minute of this pathetic-ness. Sorry but after a 4 game losing streak, I really needed this.

 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

11 plays, ten yards. Just…wow.

 
Salty Buggah says:

@FakeJSterling:

I think I may be able to throw on the Giants secondary #IsntItAmazing

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

…and then we barely avoid a safety.

pat says:

Rememebr when our D line was actually good? And when the secondary could cover people? And when the running backs broke tackles? And when the O-line blocked people?

Those were great days.

Salty Buggah says:

Yea, what the hell happened? Injuries?

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

At least Eli is playing like his brother. No, not Peyton. Cooper. SELL, SELL, SELL!!!!

 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

The Giants look like a militia on horseback fighting Transformers.

 
Christos says:
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

I should not get too excited or confidence yet. Although the Giants are struggling, I remember the last 2 times we played them. We lost both times in a heartbreaker. I think it was Amani Toomer with a late TD both times.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Fuckin Bubble screens, they never work for us.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Another stop by our D would be great here. One more chance before halftime for our Offense and we get the ball to start the 3rd.

 

Are you fuckin’ kidding me, Smith?

JMK aka The Overshare says:

It’s funny, the receivers have been one of the few bright spots this year.

Yeah, I thought that’d be a total weak spot this year.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

The whole secondary needs to be redone. Totally dismantled. I had no idea losing Kenny Phillips would expose them that much. Especially the corners.

The D-line, even with some of the injuries, should be MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better than what we’ve seen. Same with the O-Line.

Jacobs looks really slow, too.

Yep. The secondary hasn’t been good at all lately. Losing Philips and Ross hurt a lot.

And by “lately” i mean years.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Don’t get me wrong, Ross is pretty good, but he’s not a game-breaker. He should be relatively replaceable. The depth is terrible. There’s a huge drop-off from Ross to the backups.

 
Christos says:

Coming into the game they were second (!!!) in the league in pass defense.

 
 
 
 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Why are the Nets wearing helmets?

Salty Buggah says:

+1

Well done, sir.

Also, this game makes me know what it feels like to be a Mets fan.

Salty Buggah says:

Cmon, its not THAT bad. At least your players are hurting themselves walking back to the bench.

Salty Buggah says:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salty Buggah says:
 

That block by Jacobs was Roger Dorn like.

JMK aka The Overshare says:
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

I find it kind of funny that the G-Men are Salty’s second favorite team and the Broncos are mine. It’s a personal bias, though; Chris Simms attended my high school, and I’ve waited on his father Phil a few times. Nicest people you could meet.

Too bad Simms hasn’t been very good.

Salty Buggah says:

Yea, he has struggled. I didnt know you liked the Broncos too. I like the Giants because they play in New York. I also like the Jets 3rd only because they play in the same conference as the Broncos.

Salty Buggah says:

I would probably like the Rockies more than Yanks but I was introduced to the Yanks while I was in NY so I like them most. I didnt start watching football until 2000, when I was in Denver, so I like the Broncos most.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

The only sport I consider myself a real fan is baseball. I like basketball and get into it more than football (even watching the sorry Knicks).

Baseball (huge gap), NCAA basketball (small gap), NBA (moderate gap), NFL (small gap), NCAA football, (gap the size of a porn star’s whooo-whooo), hockey.

Yeah, I’m about the same:

Baseball
(medium gap)
NCAA Basketball
(small gap)
NFL
(medium gap)
NCAA Football
(huge gap)
everything else.

Baseball
(medium gap)
NCAA Basketball
NBA
(huge gap)
NHL
(large gap)
Football (pro and college)

I try every year to get into football, but I just don’t find it as engaging. People say the playing field is so even in the NFL, but there’s like 5 good teams and everyone else sucks.

The NHL is rising for me, also. I really like the young talent the Islanders have.

 
 
 

Speaking of the CoRox, is Larry Walker a Hall of Famer?

Salty Buggah says:

I would hope so. He was my favorite player growing up (along with Helton, until A-Rod in 2004). I became a switch hitter because of him. I made my stance all open like his. Coors field or not, he was beastly.

 
Jack says:

If I had a vote, he’d get it.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Hmmm…It’s close, but if given a vote, I’d say yes. .313/.400/.565/.965 140 OPS + with great defense. Major knock is his durability.

 
 
 
 
 

If it weren’t for Favre, I’d like the Vikings as my #2 team. Their C went to my HS.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

Wow. That makes my area look like a welfare state. And Wyckoff, NJ is anything but.

Yeah, he’s two years older than I am. When I was in 6th grade and he was in 8th, it was fucking scary to stand near him, haha.

 
 
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

Damn, great run by Moreno goes to waste by yet another penalty

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Wow is this a tragicomedy. I know it was holding (though I didn’t see anything) but god damn. It’s like they’re playing in slow-mo.

Salty Buggah says:

First time the Giants are shut out in 1st half since 1/2006…so its not that bad. 2006 wasn’t that long ago so this feat isn’t that rare.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

Yeah. It’s one thing to play poorly and get shut out, it’s another to look completely 100% lifeless and get shut out. There’s nothing to build on, y’know?

 
 
 

That motherfucking “Let’s all go to Shack Fridays” jingle from the Radio Shack commercial has been stuck in my head all damn day.

Fuck you Radio Shack. Fuck you to hell.

I have a song stuck in my head that I haven’t listened to in well over a year.

Salty Buggah says:

I have Jay-Z’s “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” stuck in my head. I have no idea why.

JMK aka The Overshare says:
Salty Buggah says:

Haha, JMK is on fire tonight. But I really have no idea at all, it just keeps playing in my head.

 
 

Then all you’ve gotta do is kick that dirt off your shoulder.

Jack says:

Kick it off your shoulder? That’s impressive.

 
 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

The Best Buy ones are way worse.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

And Howie Long still has cop hair.

 
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

I know a lot of Giants fans are mad at Eli. Who would you guys want most right now? Eli, Orton, or Cutler. I’d take Cutler (even though he has struggled this year) but if Orton plays like he has tonight, I wouldn’t mind him either.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

Poor timing, man. An INT!

I’d still have Eli, then Cutler (gambles too often, doesn’t seem great at reading coverage and his offensive line is DOGSHIT), then Orton.

 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

So I’ve been watching The Biggest Loser recently and thought, “You know what? I can produce a way better version than this.”

My proposal:

The Biggest Loser with all anorexics.

Fucking gold.

Jack says:

You’re a sick fuck, JMK.

 
 
Salty Buggah says:

Fuckin Orton! Better not be a momentum shifter

I changed the channel. Elf is on USA.

 
 
Salty Buggah says:

What a great throw and catch

Salty Buggah says:

Hmmm, maybe its not a catch.

Salty Buggah says:
 
 
 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

God, is this sad or what?

 

Good hands: Jacobs doesn’t have ‘em.

 
V says:

Ok, Brandon Jacobs looks done. Done, done, finished, done.

It’s sad when it happens, but there’s a reason running backs typically don’t have long peaks. See: Priest Holmes.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Want a missed FG here…

Salty Buggah says:
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

With the ever-reliable Tynes? Hah!

 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Brandon Marshall: “I beat my girlfriends with frozen turkeys. Happy Thanksgiving!”

You are one hundred percent on point tonight.

 
 
Salty Buggah says:

DIDNT I SAY NO FUCKIN BUBBLE SCREENS!!!!!!!!!!

/sorry for the Caps lock

Jack says:
Jack says:
Salty Buggah says:

Haha, but I had to show my anger.

Jack says:

I know, just messing around.

 
 
 

This made me laugh like fucking crazy.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

PEOPLE KNOW I MEAN BUSINESS!

 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

The only hope to save Brandon Jacobs may be either a massive weight gain or a massive weight loss. Or steroids. I really hope it’s steroids.

He can’t move east-west. Like at all.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

I told you not to run left or right, Jacobs!

 
 
Salty Buggah says:

Uh oh, Giants are hot now. Gotta stop them.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Could Kenny Phillips play if we got him a prosthetic leg? Seriously.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Damnit. I guess limiting them to a FG is good.

 

Wow, I did not think he would make that.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Wesley Woodyard. Undrafted but dude is smart and gritty, making big plays all the time.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Broncos offense really needs to score now.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Brand new PS3 for $200. Should I get it?

Without thinking twice.

Salty Buggah says:

I might even get it for $150 of $100. My friend, who already has one, got really really drunk and bought an expensive TV, which also came with a free PS3. So, he’s selling it for $200 and possible less.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

Yes. Get it. Get it yesterday.

 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

For $200? I thought they were $300.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

For $200, I say no doubt. $300, while still a good deal, seems too much for me. I dunno, I was never really into videogames. That said, I really, really want to play The Show, so I may just cave and spend the $350.

I have no need for 120 gigs, though. 40 is still a really good amount, right?

I got the $300 one about two weeks ago. I’m not a huge gamer but it’s a ton of fun.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

Have you played any of the NBA games? I might just ebay tonight and pick one up. You guys are quickly convincing me.

Then again, I may just get lucky and my parents will get me one. Hmmm…

Nah, I haven’t. I’ve heard, though–on here and from friends–that NHL ‘10 is awesome.

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JMK aka The Overshare says:

Hockey? I’d rather make out with my mom.

 
Jack says:

Eh, she’s not that great. I’d go with the hockey.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

My mom is way out of my league. Despite being in her mid-fifties, she’s better-looking than most ass I get.

I feel icky saying that.

 

NHL 2010 is outrageously sick. I could have NHL ‘10, The Bigs 2, and COD Modern Warfare 2 and be all set.

I’ve been dropping hints to my parents for about a month now. I can’t bring myself to actually ask them for a PS3 when I’m 19, but if they do it themselves…sweet.

 
 
Jack says:

Tell them they can come downstairs and watch movies on it with you. That’ll convince them.

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JMK aka The Overshare says:

It would never happen. Their living room has like a 90” plasma /uranium TV.

I’ll have to really guilt them or just use their credit card without them knowing (they won’t find out until their accountant does).

 
 
 
 
 
 
Salty Buggah says:
 
 
JM says:

Four words: MLB 09: The Show

 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

This game=all your base are belong to us.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Touchdown!!!! Barring any disasters, this should do it.

 
Michael Kay says:

I hope the Giants get all these problems squared away before the regular season starts.

JMK aka The Overshare says:
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

Stokley is so clutch. He is always open on a crucial 3rd down, especially 3rd and long.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Giants playing like Biggie Smalls

So like a fat guy with bullet holes in him?

Too soon?

Salty Buggah says:

Yes, exactly like that.

 
 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

HAHAHA. Holy lord. I just can’t see this team making the playoffs.

 
Salty Buggah says:
 
Andrew says:

the gmen resemble whats gonna come outta my butt later after this thanksgiving feast digests.

 
Salty Buggah says:

Moreno better be OK. I dont want a repeat like last year, where every decent RB went down.

Broncos have pretty good depth on OL. Harris, a stud, goes down and backup Polumbus comes in and plays extremely well.

I don’t quite know why but the name “Polumbus” makes me laugh.

Salty Buggah says:

Yea, it is a weird name.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:
JMK aka The Overshare says:
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Whatever happened to Head Automatica?

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No idea, I haven’t been into new music in like…two years (I need to change that).

Speaking of HA, twas “Beating Hearts Baby” that was stuck in my head before. I haven’t heard that song in quite long.

 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Yeah, I used to be so into discovering new music in my teens. That about stopped at 20.

Anyway, one recommendation: Margot & The Nuclear So and So’s

I’d start with Dust of Retreat (Definitely check out “Skeleton Key,” “Quiet as a Mouse” and “Vampires in Blue Dresses” and move to Not Animal if you like it (with “As Tall as Cliffs” and “Pages Written on a Wall”).

 

Oh yeah, I remember hearing them a while ago and not really following up on it.

Lately, I’ve just been playing all the stuff I loved years ago that can never come back and that makes me realize I’ll never feel the way I did about music then ever again. Awesome.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salty Buggah says:

3rd time is the charm for Goodman. Finally gets an INT.

The announcers are saying how “he’s as a good a corner you will find” in the NFL right now. Just because he’s having a great game doesnt mean that. He was struggling a lot in the losing streak.

JMK aka The Overshare says:

He’s no Champ Bailey or Ashumugshancnajaka (I’m not going to look up that name).

 
 
JMK aka The Overshare says:

Matt Millen knows about as much about football as I know about consensual sex.

 
 
Salty Buggah says:

Broncos win finally!

 
Michael Kay says:

The order of blame in my humble slightly drunk opinion:

1. Jerry Reese: A lot of money was spent building depth at a position and more importantly a scheme that just has been awful. No depth at the secondary position, as nice a find as Bruce Johnson is even. LB’s can’t cover and don’t seem to play the run well at all. The blitz is worthless right now, and left the Giants with no one that can defend the pass or anyone past the DL capable of making a tackle.

2. Kevin Gilbride: Offense is predictable and play calling in the red zone is an abortion.

3. Bill Sheridan: Sorry man. You inheritated the same team, but with supposedly an even better pass rush and the defense doesn’t even remotely resemble what we’ve seen the last two years. That and the players don’t seem to like you at all, and not in that Belichick “He’s a prick but he knows what he’s doing” way, more like the “Don’t tell me how to do my job when you can’t seem to do yours” way.

2. Kevin Gilbride Killdrive

Fixed.

Michael Kay says:

my mistake, thank you.

He’s awful. If I can predict what play’s coming next, you’d better believe that the defense knows.

Michael Kay says:

I’d have him #1 but I have a theory. He’s as good a play caller now as he’s ever been. Much like lets say John Woo were making a Samurai movie, and he cast John Goodman as a samurai. The movie bombs miserably. Is it John Goodman’s fault? No, John Goodman is as good at playing a samurai now as he ever was. Which is not. So it would be John Woo’s fault.

 
 
 
 
 
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