Giants Raiders Recap

Do we even have to discuss this game.  Next sunday cant come fast enough, finally I can have a comprehensive Giants preview and recap.  These games are good because we s*** on these teams, its funny, and its a guarentee win.  However, they suck because the game is boring by the 2nd quarter.  The Saints this week will be by far our biggest test and it is the primier game the NFL has seen so far this year.

As for the Raiders, they are atrocious, what else can you say.  I am not even going to get into the recap style I have been writing because I realize nobody cares about it when we play a team that bad.  For the Saints, your going to get a HUGE Giants preview, and Giants recap format will be back in full affect, but for now, I am taking break.  Nobody needs my take on the Giants linebacking core in a game we won 44-7 which should have been 51-0 if not for that HORRIBLE down by contact call.  I am dead serious when I say this, Florida with a healthy Tim Tebow might give the Raiders a game.  They would porbably lose by double digits, but it might not be a blowout, thats how bad the Oakland Raiders are right now. O, and another thing, Darius Heyward-Bey has more names (3) than catches (2).  Good pick Al Davis.  My ntoes from the game.

-How bad was JaMarcus Russell?  Stratch that, how HISTORICALLY AWFUL has he been?  He is so bad that he makes Derek Anderson look like Joe Montana and John Elway rolled into one.  I cant even imagine what a Raiders fan is thinking right now with this guy.  He has no sense of urgency, he has no idea how to read defenses, hes slow in feet and in brain, and he fumbles the ball more than Kerry Collins which is really saying something.  The guy has a great arm, GREAT arm thats it.  I cannot believe this guy went number 1 overall.

-Not only is Tom Cable a terrible coach, he is going to get arressted.  You cant make this stuff up.  Absymal organization is being too kind when it comes to the Raiders.  Literally, they should do what the Knicks did in the movie "Eddie" with the head coach.  They should give it away to a DIE HARD Raiders fan, who even now, still loves the Raiders, have them coach the team, and I mean how worse can it get?  Cant get worse than this, plus maybe a new "Ivan Make Charge" guy can emerge.  It would be the best storyline in sports and make the Raiders look very fan friendly as an organization.  By the way, I am completly serious with this idea, it cant get any worse than this.

- Eli had a perfect game as a passer in what seemed like a preseason game.  He looked fantastic throwing the ball, but again it was the Raiders.  Eli has been the best he has ever been in his career this year, but of course the big test will be against the Saints.  Yes, the heel will be an issue, but not as big as I think it has made out to be. 

- Dont look now, but Steve Smith is the leading NFL reciever.  Pretty amazing for a guy who almost got traded for Braylon Edwards.  Sometimes the guy who has the most talent doesnt mean its going to equate to being the best reciever, as Smith is not that athletic, but has great hands and is a fantastic route runner.

- Great fade route to Manningham for a TD in the first.

- Fantastic job by the defense, it looks like Justin Tuck is back, a forced fumble, fumble recovery, and two sacks.  Literally, not one player on the defense played badly, after all, the Giants are the #1 overall defense in the league statistically. 

- Sinorice Moss.  I have had enough, the guy should be cut RIGHT NOW.  He is Chad Morton/R.W McQuarters rolled into one.  Why cant the Giants ever have a good kickoff returner....O yea he is Dominick Hixon and if he isnt going to be used a a reciever (and really he shouldnt hes isnt that good, plus Manningham, Smith, Nicks, Beckum, and Boss are all better) THAN PUT HIM BACK THERE COUGHLIN!!  Its getting really bad, and I am starting to think Moss should have been cut in training camp.  One of the only mistakes made in the last couple of years, but this was a waste of a second rounder.  He fumbles way too much, and runs east-west like a guy running from the cops.  I cant take anymore games with this bum returning punts or kicks.

Not really much else to say on this game other than the Giants played a team that my middle school team could have played with.  Jeremy Shockey is already talking noise, saying he is going to kill us next week.  Nothing would make me more happy if someone SLAMMED him over the middle and ended his career.  I loved Shockey, I really did, but the way he handled himself in 2007 really proved it was all about him, and for a guy who I thought was team first, I could not forgive him. 

Heres whats on tap for the week, we got Yankees ALCS Game 1 Sabathia vs Lackey on friday, ALCS Game 2 on saturday and Giants-Saints NFC showdown 4:00 on sunday.  Pretty outrageous weekend if your a Yanks and Giants fan, one of the best I have seen in a while.

- Lew