It's not Eli's fault
Not the running I'm used to
Let's look at the Giants and Eagles in their games last night. Why not the Cowboys too? Because the stink of Dallas - Ft. Worth's Team shall not spoil this honorable space. That and they don't play until Monday.
The Giants beat the Chiefs 17-0 in New Jersey. Eli 'new I shahn't play there' Manning looked gooo... Wait. He looked gh-gh-gh...sorry, it won't come out. He looked guh-guh.....good (11-14). There. I said it. The 1st team offense scored TDs on 2 of 3 drives before getting parked.
Last season, the Giants won the NFC Beast with 11 wins. You will recall, however, that Katrina, a tragedy though it was, gave the Giants a 9th home game. They finished 8-1 at home, pretty good in a league where the other teams get 8 games. They got shut out in the 1st round of the playoffs by the Panthers, the team that wound up not in the Super Bowl. Insert standard boilerplate about NYC media and expectations for this season. I for one am hoping that Eli kicks the doors of disappointment wide open this season.
For the Chiefs, Trent Green asked himself a rhetorical question:
"Is it time to panic?" Green asked.Noted without further comment.
Game coverage: New York Times Kansas City Star ESPN
The Eagles lost to the Ravens 20-10 in Charm City. Correll Buckhalter, the former Nebraska back-turned-Knee Repair Club for Men spokesman, was for some reason the lede in both the ESPN and Philadelphia Enquirer stories. He has not played in the regular season since 2003, and the mere fact that he could be playing at this level after a left ACL tear (2002), a right patella rupture (2004) and a right patella redux (2005) is a testament to how badly he needs the money. ESPN:
Standing in a corner of the Philadelphia Eagles locker room, Correll Buckhalter flashed a wide smile as he spoke excitedly about playing in the NFL again.Philadelphia Inquirer headline:
Buckhalter has an impact in returnWhat was that impact you wonder? 5 carries for 8 yards and 1 reception for 48 yards (a shovel that was all YAC). Brian Westbrook appears nowhere in the box score (DNP with a gimpy left foot). I so believe Andy Reid will "focus more on the run" this season.
The Eagles were hardluck last season, going 6-10, losing every game against NFC Beast opponents. TO was OOC (out of control) and got tapped, and Dono played in what must have been incredible pain with a hernia all season. They signed Jabar Gaffney, and Reggie Brown is expected to shine, but the story at WR this preseason for the Eagles this season is Hank Baskett, an undrafted free agent from New Mexico that was traded from the Vikings for Billy McMullen (Wahoowa!), a 2003 3rd round draft choice that never clicked with Andy Reid.
For the Ravens, Jamal Lewis didn't set up any coke deals and Ray Lewis wasn't present at a murder.
Coverage: Philadelphia Inquirer Baltimore Sun ESPN
Jeremy Shockey, Amani Toomer, Tiki Barber: Robert Caplin / New York Times
Donovan McNabb: Matt Houston / AP
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