A Day After The Disaster

The sun came up this morning, and there is another day.  Everyone is now calm and can look at the Giants season and say all is not lost.  They 100% have to beat the Falcons, and that has not changed.  Everyone wants to blame someone or something when bad things occur, whether it is a bad loss, or a death or anything; people need to be blamed in our society.  So, Coughlin was pointed the finger last night, and rightfully so, I even wrote about his future.  But I think I might have gotten a little too carried away with saying he should be gone after the 2010 season.  I think if the team misses the playoffs, and then misses it again in 2010, we should look into Coughlin's future.  But remember, this is a guy who had the Giants in the playoffs from 2005-2008, won two division titles, and won a Super Bowl.  Pretty good resume so far.  So one bad year (and thats where this one is headed) will not cost Coughlin his job.  It wont even get him on the hot seat.  But with his age being a huge factor, I think two bad seasons in a row could be it for him.  Remember, the Jags kept Coughlin a season too long, and it of course rendered into a 6-10 season.  His last three years in Jacksonville after going 14-2 in 1999 and choking in the AFC Title game vs Tennessee, went a combined 19-29.  I just dont want to see the Giants go through the same stretch. 

The only good news?  The Giants are the second team to start a season 5-0 and lose four straight games.  The first? The 1989 L.A Rams who of course STUNNED the Giants in one of the team's worst playoff losses and went on to go all the way to the NFC Title game.  So, I guess the Giants could look at that.  The bad news?  No Super Bowl winning team has ever had a four game losing streak.

You want more bad news?  The Giants, outside to beating the Cowboys (more on that in a second) have not beat a good team this year.  Heres the deal with the Cowboys win, I have a rule, I have carried this rule every year and it works out close to 100% of the time.  NEVER COUNT THE FIRST THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON.  Remember the Giants in 2007, the Pats in 2004, the Eagles in 2004, etc etc the first three games are not a barometer of anything.  Five is too many games, lets say the Giants went 2-3 through their first five games, they would not be 2-7 and the first five games would have ended their season.  However, usually three games does not make or breaking your season (USUALLY) and the first three games teams are still trying to figure out who they are.  So, the Giants beat the Cowboys in Week 2, they went in total opposite directions after that game, which means that win in fact doesn't really mean that much.  It doesnt, the Cowboys are now a ten times better team, and playing with more confidence.  Are they good?  No, but they are better than that very medicore team the Giants played in week 2.  Look in 2007, the Giants were blown out by the Packers.  Look what happend in the NFC Title game later that year.  The same goes when the Pats were blown out by the Bills in week 1, and lost in week 3 to drop to 1-2.  Everyone said the Pats were done.  They went on to win 16 games in a row including playoffs.  Lets not forget our good friends the Jets, who went 3-0 and are now 4-4 and look to be headed to a 6-10/ 7-9 finish.  This all means, in my opinion the Giants have not beaten a good team all year.  This is pretty, pretty distressing if you ask me.

So, big news on the Inept.  I am still trying to write a piece on A-Rod and his new born legacy, but today a long piece will be posted on the disaster that is the New York Knicks and their 1-6 record.  O, and in case you dont know, the Jazz have our number 1 pick.  Yea. , its that bad in Knicks land.

- Lew