That missed sack

I gave up on the Giants after the Bears game. I'm not sure why, or what it was, but I just knew it was over. I never had much faith in them to begin with, despite all the "best team in the NFC" hype leading up to that game. Injuries are a part of the game, I know this. The Giants just got too many, all at once. This is almost an entirely different team. It just looks the same because Tiki, Plex, Shockey and Eli are still on offense, but without a defense and supporting cast, they are not nearly effective enough. They're like the Redskins at this point.

Anyway, my point is, and I'm only writing about this because nobody else has said it and it just doesn't make sense for a player to "quit" mid sack, but what I saw happen was an untimely mix between a Rookie scared of breaking the rules and an old playground basketball fakeout. See, Vince Young pumpfaked as he was in the grasp. Like when you are guarding a basketball player and they fake a pass over your head, you think the ball left the hands and you turn around to see where it went. When Vince faked the pass, the Rook (whose name I don't remember) pulled back, thinking the ball was released. Had it been and he continued to tackle, it would have been a roughing flag and a free first down. Surely, knowing Coughlin's temper and the Giants penchant for untimely penalties, he assumed the worst thing he could do on a 4th and 10 would be to give the Titans a free first down. In hindsight, it would have been the second worst thing.

It's the only logical explanation I can think of. It makes a whole lot more sense than the common TV commentator reaction of, "He quit! He just plain quit!!"

Anyway, I hope Pac-Man Jones celebrates his good play and the win by doing something awesome like beating up a homeless dude or smashing his Ferrari into a police station.

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[Chris]

That game was the Giants in a nut shell.

So pissed.

[Abercrombie clothing]

I DONT KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT MY FRIEND MEGAN DOES AND SHE SAYS THAT THEY'RE A PRETTY COOL GROUP, AND THEY SING GOOD SONGS. WELL, GOTTA GO.