Week Twelve 2014: Giants vs Cowboys

The Giants are officially eliminated from playoff contention. And all I have to say about that is...it’s about time. Not to say I was all that optimistic in the first place, I’ve been saying for a while that they had no shot, but we’re better off as fans not believing the hype of running the table.

"Now you're all are in big, big trouble!"

This was the best game I’ve seen the Giants play since their win against Atlanta.  If that seems like a long time ago, it’s because it was. Their last win was before Columbus Day. And just like the ill-fated natives of North America, the Giants have been getting destroyed ever since.

The game was going well for Big Blue, but late in the game Eli missed high on Preston Parker, the ball was tipped up, and you guess it, the ball was picked off. This was Eli’s only turnover of the game, but it turned out to be a costly one, considering the Giants were never the same after that pick.

It was a close, competitive game, but the biggest factors in the G-Men’s loss were the offensive and defensive lines. This much is evident when you see Tony Romo, on his game-winning drive, have enough time in the pocket to binge watch the entire Breaking Bad series. Whereas Eli didn’t even have the time to bring up his Netflix queue. If Romo's pocket was a lazy river, then Eli's pocket was going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

But the big event of this game wasn’t the final score, well at least not for Giants’ fans. The best part of the game, the play that will last in memories much longer than the outcome, was the Odell Beckham Jr. catch. The Spider-Man, the tree frog, the Stretch Armstrong, the claw, the big glue, the Old Dirty Bastard, whatever you want to call it, you will probably have to call it one of the best, if not the best, ever. It was a catch that will forever be in the discussion for the best catch of all time.

Odell Beckham Jr. breaks the internet.

On to the next one.
Giants have a few soft games coming up on their schedule. This Sunday, they travel to Jacksonville to face the Jaguars. It’s a game they should win. It’s a game where if they don’t win, it’s really time to panic on where this team is heading in the future. Even though it doesn’t matter at this point, it would be real nice to see a win for Big Blue.

So What Have I Learned?

When the dust settles on this disappointing season, the Giants MUST address and offensive and defensive line, with the linebacker unit as a close third.

Giant fans react to Odell Beckham being a Giant for a long time.

It turns out that catch didn’t mean anything in terms of winning the playoffs, let alone winning the game. But it does mean something... the Giants have a superstar in the making in Odell Beckham Jr.. This rookie was looking to be a big disappointment by not playing in the preseason and in the first few weeks of the regular season. But his presence since then has more then made up for his lack of playing time. This kid is the real deal. 

 Jerry Reese was sitting on a seat that got warmer every year, but he struck oil like Daniel Plainview when he drafted Odell Beckham Jr. in the first round. ODB probably saved Reese from getting fired. 

Jerry Reese drinks your milkshake.