-I am 19 years-old, and I have watched pretty much every Thanksgiving football game in that timeframe. From what I can remember, I cannot recall a more entertaining game than today's Lions-Texans game. We also got to witness probably the two greatest/most talented wide receivers of this era on the same field (I'll include Larry Fitzgerald in that category as well). But man these two guys are just gifted. Big. Fast. Sticky Hands. Fast. Just physical freaks.
Andre Johnson: 9 receptions 188 yards
Calvin Johnson: 8 receptions 140 yards and a TD
I don't know about you, but it was a treat watching these men.
-Another thought, today we saw Matthew Stafford's "Sometimes I can look like the best QB in the league" side today. You would be hard-pressed to find a QB with a bigger arm than this guy and he had a few of those "wow" throws today. Unfortunately, his inconsistency has also produced a few of those "wow that was awful" throws this year. Hence, the Lions are now 4-7.
-Another reason the Lions are now 4-7: the (insert adjective here) rule in NFL history. We all saw. We stopped eating cheese and crackers just to digest the stupidity of the rule. Although EVERY scoring play is subject to review, after Jim Schwartz challenged the "Justin Forsett wasn't really down" call out of pure rage and disgust, the Lions were penalized and then the play was no longer able to be reviewed. If you don't understand it that's OK. What you need to know: this rule is why the Lions are now 4-7. And why the Texans are now 10-1.
-I guess you can say that Jason Hanson's 47 yard missed field is another reason why the Lions are 4-7. How many times have we seen Jason Hanson on Thanksgiving? The guy has been around forever. I wanted him to nail that game-winning field goal so badly. C'mon! These guys have lost every Thanksgiving game for 9 years...let them win! The Texans are already making the playoffs, give these guys some love! But somewhere out there, somebody just did not want the Lions to win this game. It was only fitting when that sucker clanked off the upright.
-O, and if you actually want an answer to that question, Jason Hanson has been on the Lions since 1994, so we have seen him on Thanksgiving 18 times. So I have seen Jason Hanson on Thanksgiving more times than 100% of my extended family.
- (Trying to analyze that statement)
-And this 4+ hour war of two quality teams was decided by a flawed rule and two kickers. That's football.
-Let's move on to the Washington-Dallas game. Giants fans came to some scary realizations today:
- Robert Griffin has the talent and intangibles to become one of the greatest and most explosive football players this game has ever seen
- He is a rookie
- He is 22 years-old (had to add this because Brandon Weeden broke the 20-24 year-old rookie age standard)
- He is in on the Redskins who in our division
- Therefore, we will be playing/having to deal with him for the next two decades
- Alfred Morris was 5th in the league in rushing before eclipsing 100 yards for the fourth time this year
- He is a rookie
- He is 23 years-old
- He is on the Redskins who are in our division
- Therefore, we will be playing/having to deal with him for the next two decades
- Not only will have to be dealing with them for the next two decades, but we have to deal with them right now
- If we lose to the Packers who are crazy hot, both the Redskins and Cowboys will only be one game back
- The Redskins look really good
-RG3 last two games: 34/43 511yards 8tds 1int -- 18 carries for 113 yards -- I rest my case
-Also a thought coming away from this game: Dez Bryant activated his "I can be one of if not the best receiver in the league when I want to" side of him today. Despite dropping a late touchdown after a hard hit and also fumbling (after an amazing catch), Bryant displayed the skills that warranted the Cowboys decision to trade up for him in the draft. If he can get rid of the antics and straighten out his head, this guy could be scary good. Unfortunately, I don't know if that is going to happen. Or I guess as a Giants fan, I should say: Fortunately, I don't know if that is going to happen.
-Jason Witten added his typical 9 catches for 74 yards, seeming to catch every 3rd-and-important ball thrown his way. He is one of the toughest guys in the NFL and is apparently a great all-around dude. Jason Witten would definitely be on "my team".
-Let's go to the Jets and Patriots game...
-Or should I not even bother?
-Alright I will. I said to my dad before the game that I thought the Jets would play one of those "F the world we are going to give the Patriots all they can handle" type of games. I even thought they could win. I don't know, I just had that weird feeling. For about 17 minutes, I was licking my chops. Then...how do you want me to describe the ensuing 43 minutes? Debacle of epic proportions? Complete display of football ineptitude? Total embarrassment on the national stage where people who don't even like/watch football are watching? "The night the Jets died"? "The night that Rex Ryan sealed his fate"? "The night that Mark Sanchez sealed his fate"?
All of these would probably suffice. But on a serious note, how can the Jets go into next season with Mark Sanchez as their starting quarterback? Is this experiment over? How do they bring back Rex Ryan? My answers: They cant, Yes, and they can't.
They need fresh faces and new energy. Ironically, much like what Rex Ryan brought to the organization in his first two years. But the act has just gotten old. The energy is gone. With Revis gone for the year, this team does not perform at an above-average level in any facet of the game. Look, I actually feel bad for Mark Sanchez. I'm not saying this guy is a pro-bowler. I'm not even saying I think he is an adequate starting quarterback in the National Football League. But his career has been ruined by having NOBODY to throw the ball to and the signing of Tim Tebow. I won't even go into the complexion and semantics of that horrendous decision. I'll leave the explanation to the chant of "Tebow" that broke out right smack in the middle of the debacle that took place this evening.
-But really, the Jets receivers are just next-level deplorable
-It's well after midnight and I am sitting comfortably in my bed as I write this, while thousands of people are out shopping on this disgusting phenomenon known as Black Friday. I totally understand shopping tomorrow (technically today) and taking advantage of sales, but camping out or waiting in line for hours? Are you kidding me? It's just pathetic. No sale could replace or make me leave the confines of my home while enjoying a Thanksgiving meal(s).
On that note, I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving, and good night.
-Chris Collins
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