-This may be a day late and a dollar short, but I am going to start this on a football note. We learned two things Sunday during the Giants-Redskins game:
- Robert Griffin III is the real deal
- Eli Manning isn't just an elite quarterback, he may be the best in the NFL
Seriously though, RG3 is unbelievable. I'll be honest, I was very "all of the people who think he's better than Luck need to shut up" at first, but that notion may actually be a reality. Obviously, we can't decide who is better off 6 games, keeping in mind that RG3 has a much better supporting cast. But there is not a more electrifying player in the National Football League than Robert Griffin III. Play zone, and he picks you apart. Play man, and he takes off for 30 yards. He has world-class speed and a world-class arm. How about his 4th and 10 scramble and chuck conversion with the game on the line? Or he absolute dime to Santana Moss for the go-ahead TD? As a Giant fan, I am scared to face this man for the next 10+ years.
O, and his fellow rookie, runningback Alfred Morris is the league's second leading rusher. Yikes.
-Back to Eli though, I think every Giant fan (besides the idiots that curse him out Manning after every interception) had a shit-eating grin on their face when Eli got the ball with a minute and thirty seconds on the clock. I guess I've gotten greedy, but I just had that "Eli feeling" like we were winning that sucker. And we did. Yes, I said "we" because I consider myself a part of the Giants community.
There will always be those "Eli Moments" where he throws an interception where you say to yourself "wait, did that just happen?" But with the game on the line, two minute drill, I'm taking Eli Manning every time. Twenty-two times he has won a game facing a 4th quarter tie or deficit. He has beaten one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play football twice in the Super Bowl as a massive underdog. He made the greatest throw in Super Bowl history to propel the game winning drive, facing a 4th quater deficit. The guy is as clutch as it gets.
Staying on football...
-Man, the Ravens got their ass beat. That was the greatest "don't writes us off after one loss" performance ever by the Texans. Joe Flacco was comically horrendous, and with Ray Lewis done for the year and pretty much the entire defense hurt, the AFC just got a lot worse than it already is.
-(Cue Bengals and Steelers to try and steal the AFC North)
Moving on...
-It's easy to say this now, but didn't you just get that feeling that with all of the Verlander hype going into tonight's game that something wasn't going to go as planned? I don't know maybe that was just me, but he got absolutely shellacked. Barry Zito somehow shutdown a vicious lineup with a fastball that topped out at 85mph. 85...most high schools have a pitcher that can hit 85. Pitching is such an interesting phenomenon. Verlander has a fastball that sits at 95, a slider that looks like this, and a changeup that isn't even fair. Yet...he gets hammered. That's why I love baseball.
-KUUUNGGG FUUUU PANNNDAAAAA!!!!
-O, and add Marco Scutaro to the "former Met that becomes relevant when they leave" list. The only longer list pertaining to the Mets is the "All-Stars that come to the Mets and and become outrageously awful baseball players" list. Scutaro is silly hot right now. He hit .500 in the NLCS and added another two hits tonight. Why does this have to happen to us (Met fans).
-Lost in all of the Panda-Monium (that was good!! Can I patent that??!) and the shock of Justin Verlander getting shelled was Barry Zito's "F you all" performance. I truly admired it. I said before the game that they would need a heroic effort from Zito and boy did he deliver. After being awarded a monster seven year deal and pitching terribly for six years of it, after getting left off all three postseason rosters in the Giants 2010 World Series run, Zito pitches a gem in a game that completely changed the whole complexion of this series. Good for him.
-O, and add Marco Scutaro to the "former Met that becomes relevant when they leave" list. The only longer list pertaining to the Mets is the "All-Stars that come to the Mets and and become outrageously awful baseball players" list. Scutaro is silly hot right now. He hit .500 in the NLCS and added another two hits tonight. Why does this have to happen to us (Met fans).
-Lost in all of the Panda-Monium (that was good!! Can I patent that??!) and the shock of Justin Verlander getting shelled was Barry Zito's "F you all" performance. I truly admired it. I said before the game that they would need a heroic effort from Zito and boy did he deliver. After being awarded a monster seven year deal and pitching terribly for six years of it, after getting left off all three postseason rosters in the Giants 2010 World Series run, Zito pitches a gem in a game that completely changed the whole complexion of this series. Good for him.
-So excited for the NBA to start!!!!
-Not...
-I'll explain why I hate the NBA in a future column.
-For the love of God (I'm not even that religious) can we please have an NHL season. Hockey was just starting to gain some steam, starting to attract new fans, and now this son-of-a-bitch Gary Bettman and even-bigger-pricks owners have locked the players out. Show some respect. The players deserve it.
That's all I got for tonight people. Pj and I are looking for new writers and contributors to take our blog to the next level. You can Facebook message me, tweet me @ChrisCollins127 or tweet at us (even though I handle the twitter) @IceBathReport, if you are interested.
-Chris Collins
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