Week Ten 2014: Giants at Seahawks

The Giants had a chance to win this game. They really did. But then one mistake happened and the wheels fell off faster than Andre the Giant sitting on a little kid's tricycle. And it looks like the Giants season is going to suffer the same crushing fate.

After breaking several kid's bikes, Andre the Giant had to resort to ATVs to get around.

Despite the rushing attack of Wilson and Lynch, the Giants were actually ahead at halftime. Then with less than a minute left in the third quarter, with the game tied at seventeen, Eli launches the ball downfield to Odell Beckham Jr.. The under thrown ball was tipped up by Beckham, and then picked off by Earl Thomas.

See? Even their mascot is sick of the 12th man's act.

After that, the Seahawks got all of the momentum, the overcompensating Seattle crowd got back into the game (even after fans nearly getting mauled by a seahawk), and it was all over for the Giants. They just didn’t know it yet. The ‘Hawks just ran the ball down Big Blue’s throat. The Giants even forced two fumbles in one possession, but they couldn’t recover the loose ball, either time.

I could get into a position by position breakdown of the game, but really, who cares? Alright, for the sake of having this post be somewhat substantial, I’ll do the abbreviated version.

Eli Manning didn’t play bad. He had that one bad throw, but he completed sixty-five percent of his catches, and threw a touchdown pass.

Odell Beckham played great. He wasn’t the least bit intimidated by lining up against one of the top defensive backs in the game. Even though he’s only started in a handful of games so far, he’s by far outplaying the other jamokes in the receiving core.

Andre Williams showed flashes of being a good running back, but he’s still isn’t there yet.

The defense stinks. Like week old garbage from a daycare center in a sauna. I really don’t see the point of breaking down the X’s and O’s. I know that JPP and Antrel Rolle were talking about the Giants’ lack of heart, but I think there’s more to be said about a lack of talent. But if I were to talk about X’s and O’s it would be of the hugs and kisses variety because it looks like defensive back Zack Bowman was deathly afraid to tackle Lynch. I mean three hundred and fifty rushing yards given up? Gross.

All in all, this was a good game turned awful. And like I said last week, they aren’t officially out of the playoff hunt yet, but let’s not kid ourselves. The G-Men have no shot of making it. Adam Sandler has a better shot of winning an Oscar than the Giants do of making a playoff run.

On to the next one:
The 49ers are traveling east to New Jersey to battle the Giants. This is their second cross country trip in two weeks. I fear that it’s the only hope the Giants have to win this game. Hopefully Captain Khakis, and his team will be so jet lagged that they forget what a football is. As you can tell, I’m chock full of hope for the Giants to snag a win this Sunday.

Things get real weird at Walmart when they out of khakis in his size.

So what have I learned?

Odell Beckham Jr. is the solitary onion ring in an order of bland french fries. If you don’t understand that, then I mourn for your childhood. He’s the real deal. Even Richard Sherman was impressed by this youngster. It looks like Jerry Reese made a great call by drafting Beckham, and I'm excited to see how he develops in the future.

After exchanging jerseys with both Dez and Sherman, you can tell ODB is already amassing respect from top tier players.

Remember when Jerry Reese said he wanted Eli to be “more aggressive”? Well good things rarely happen when Eli gets aggressive, as you can see with his interception. This is why you see so many third and long screens and run plays.

Rashad Jennings should be relieving Williams of his starting running back duties this coming Sunday. He’ll also be relieving the Giants offense of being one-dimensional.

The defense is banged up more than Daniel LaRusso when he first moved to Reseda, CA. The lack of the Fresh Prince and Jon Beason really took a toll on the rest of the defense. Now Jacquian Williams is suffering from a concussion, so that’s great.

Meet Johnny Lawrence. He'll show you no mercy, but he'll also show you a good time.