Going into last night’s game, my New York Football Giants were 4-0, leading the NFL in a whole bunch of statistical categories. SteelyKid watched at least part of every one of those games with me.<\/p>\n
Last night, just before kick-off, Kate took SteelyKid upstairs for a late-evening feeding. After eating, she dropped off to sleep fast enough that Kate just set her down in the crib, where she slept for a good four hours. And the Giants got thumped by the 1-3 Cleveland Browns, with Eli Manning throwing three interceptions, one run back for a touchdown.<\/p>\n
I think the lesson here is clear…<\/p>\n
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… namely that the Giants’ defensive secondary is ordinary at best, and if you can keep their defensive line off the QB, they can be picked apart pretty easily. Also, that Manning is at his best when he feels free to spread the ball around to whoever is open– two of last night’s INT’s were thrown in the direction of Plaxico Burress, the Giants’ version of Terrell Owens, who was suspended last weekend, and looked to be getting the ball thrown his way a lot to soothe his ego.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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