Week 15 vs WAS-1st half

• The snow is mostly gone, but its still kind of gross down in Jersey. Andrea Kramer looks sort of cute in her hat.
• The ball wobbles off the tee. That's wind, baby! All running tonight. Apparently Todd Collins doesn't like throwing into the wind, which Madden says is true of every QB. Since Todd hasn't started a game in 10 years he might want to think about handing it off to Portis as often as possible.
  
• Shockey doesn't exactly scream "intellect."
• Oooo, much too close to an INT by Fred "Dildo Man" Smoot. I don't know what that pass was.
• Good run for Jacobs. He's not Tiki but Tiki wasn't Tiki until he played for a few years. If Coughy can get him to stop fumbling (which he did for Barber) he could end up a solid back for the Giants.
• This could be a good drive if they don't fuck it up. And... they do. Not sure what's up with Eli's throwing but maybe it's the wind. Hey, here's an idea. RUN THE BALL.
• The Sunday Night Football theme is to the tune of "I Hate Myself for Loving You," which is just weird.
• "No one plays well here," says John of the Meadowlands.
• Burress really could've made that... maybe. I think he got bumped and then that was it.
• The one thing that the Giants have consistently done well is have really fast guys on defense. It was a swarm on that punt, all over Randle El, who appears to have a sense of humor, at least in his video intro. I've never liked those for some reason.
  
• "Clash of the Choirs" looks like a pathetic attempt to appeal to middle-American religious people. Cuz they really don't get enough attention this time of year.
• Jacobs has 3 fumbles in his last 29 touches. I'm guessing that's bad.
• On 3rd and 9, why a short pass to the running back? I realize I know nothing but what's with that? Now they go for it on 4th and 1, and Droughns looks like he gets it. Its short, though. I have to question whether or not Coughlin knows what he's doing.
  
• This commercial with the ref tackling a player - it's for Bud Light. Does that mean he's drunk?
• Wow, this Redskins offense is really something. Something CRAPPY.
• Could this team win a playoff game in crappy weather? The defense can definitely get in the face of a lesser QB, although they need to finish tackles - the last sack of Collins (actually, it probably won't be the last sack of Collins - HEY YO! Is this thing on???) they just kind of tapped him down rather than planting him like a tree.
  
• With those Cialis commercials: do you think they actually know of a situation where a guy had an erection for more than four hours and lost the ability to see?
• This drive:
  Jacobs' Run.
  Jacobs' Run.
  Pass to Burress, first down. That's a dangerous play but I guess it worked. "Dangerous" is a little strong.
• Oh, John, enough with the complaining about Plax not practicing. He's hurt, not a dick. He's having a good year. And there are other receivers on this team that do practice and they ALL SUCK. So leave Plaxico alone!
• Well, I guess I was wrong about no fumbles from Eli. Fuck. He looked bad there, kind of bush league. NFL Europe. Arena League. Sandlot, Pop Warner, whatever. Not good.
  
• I'm always curious about what it's like for a QB to step in late in the year, when he wasn't expecting to play at all, and he hasn't played in a long time. In Collins' case he appears to have lost a lot of ability.
• Giants get a break on an interference call that doesn't appear to be noticed, but Madison drops the INT so I guess that's balance. Sort of.
• Eli's stats kind of blow but the team is winning games and they'll probably get to the postseason again. Since 2004 his INTs are second worst in the league, his rating is below average and he basically isn't playing all that great. But if they win, does it matter? This year is probably the last one that he can get away with losing in the first round of the playoffs again.
• Once bitten, twice shy I guess, as Coughy opts to punt instead of going for it.
• Portis get a nice block and busts out a few more than he usually does. He's having a really shitty year. He's hurt but he also might be at the end of his run (pun not intended). He appears to be falling, Shockey-like, after his runs. I wonder if that's the field. Both teams are playing as if it's a Nor'Easter.
• The might Skins O can't get in the end zone but they do manage a 49 yard field goal. Lots of almost INTs for the Giants tonight, which to me indicates a lack of hustle.
• Lots of Jacobs, so I was right about that so far.
• John, Shockey is not a very good blocking Tight End. He's OK. Not great.
• Jacobs dropped that pass. Bad move. Eli's starting to do what his brother does, with the bitching and moaning when a play goes bad.
• OK, Randle El forgot his helmet. That's great. We like him.
  
• Well, this is turning out to be a thrill a minute.
• Wow, this Redskins offense. Amazing. Why aren't they running more? It seems like an odd choice to have a QB who hasn't played in ten years throw as often as possible on a really windy night.
• Here's the game: Eli hands off or passes to Jacobs. Droughns pops in once or twice. Then he throws to Plaxico. For the Redskins, Collins hands off to Portis and throws incompletions to Chris Cooley. So far that's all you need to know.
• The next record Bret Favre will break is most minutes spent lathering up his buttocks during a football broadcast.
• DON'T THROW TO YODER! If you have to score throw to COOLEY or hand off to PORTIS! Ack.
• Who's this guy Bradshaw? Got 8 yards.
• Shockey on his way to the 20 yards I predicted, before he leaves with an injury.
• Dropped by a rookie Tight End named Matthews. I guess this is the time of the game when Coughy decides to just use whoever is out there.
• This is just a dull game. I bet NBC is wishing they could've chosen the Pats/Jets.
• Here's the thing: both teams look like crap but the Redskins are winning 6-0. Collins isn't playing well but neither is Eli.
  
• That punt almost rolled into the end zone. Windy.
• WTF? Sinorice Moss just had a first down but walked back to try and get more yards. Lack of focus, dumb mistakes. Second verse, same as the first.
• Angry old Coughlin is showing his crankiness again.
• Collins actually isn't playing that badly. Receivers on both teams are dropping passes all over the field. Nice catch by Moss, the Redskin one. Maybe he wants to show his brother how its done.
• And how did that happen? Betts? BETTS???? If they'd gotten their hands on him and wrapped up he might have gotten tackled.
• J-Shock. Stop yelling at the other team. It will draw a penalty at a bad time. You know this because it has happened many times before. You should not be doing it. OK? Got it? 18 yards, 2 more and you can get hurt and go home.
  
• After a nice stop by a WAS defender, he taunts Burress and gives NY a first down. Hey, it's like Christmas! Now Eli throws a completion - no, really - and another 1st. Now some running, clock is ticking, a Fred Smoot injury stops the clock so NY holds onto all of their time outs. But Eli and the boys do NOTHING, so it's Tynes time. He makes it.
• Madden points out that WAS is fooling the Giants D with the same plays. Now WAS is marching down the field. Once again, NY seems to be giving up early.
• BOOOOOOOO!!!!