Game day Open Thread
by Ed Valentine on Nov 15, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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No Giants game today, of course. If you want to chat about today's games, though, here is an Open Thread for your use. Enjoy the day, gang!
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ATL
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 1:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
...
ATL’s defense is a sieve. Carolina’s having no trouble right now.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 1:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
An Atlanta loss
would be perfect for the Giants.
by Ed Valentine on Nov 15, 2009 2:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Are the falcon's crashing and burning?
It seems Ryan recently has reached the sophmore slump, which sucks for me in fantasy.
But hey, if it means the Giants make the playoffs, I’m not complaining
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Bye Week Blues
The Giants face Atlanta on November 22nd then only have 3 days in between the Thanksgiving day game against Denver. What’s up with that? I think the G-Men will need to win 5 of their last 7 games to make the playoffs. We need to get healthy. I hate the bye week lol. GO GIANTS!!!!
GO NY GIANTS!!
by RDomaine on Nov 15, 2009 2:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
F the Broncos...
I’ve said they are a fraud as soon as they went 6-0.
McDaniels = Mangini.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 2:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dont know man
The Broncos look pretty good this year.
GO NY GIANTS!!
by RDomaine on Nov 15, 2009 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well maybe not 'frauds'
but they are the Giants right now…lost 3 in a row. Losing to Washington today too….
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, if Orton didn’t get injured in that game then they would have won, but yea Broncos aren’t looking so hot right now.
"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage
by TearsofaClown on Nov 15, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Carolina's rushing 4 a lot
No pressure, but effective (kinda seems like the Giants….)
Michael Turner’s hurt, so that may help the Gints a bit. Hopefully the Giants are working on tackling, cuz that’s the only reason ATL’s getting any yards on the ground, with missed tackles.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 2:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
anyone watching the Jets game!??
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 2:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Broncos
They´re having difficulties to win their game against the Redskins. LOL
Yeah, we like NFL here in Brazil.
by GiantsBRFan on Nov 15, 2009 3:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh no
I´ve picked the Broncos in my Survival Football…
Yeah, we like NFL here in Brazil.
by GiantsBRFan on Nov 15, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Simms' passes have looked awful
they flutter like wounded ducks. Maybe he should try throwing righty…it worked better for his dad
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Nov 15, 2009 3:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dammit
Pittsburgh’s going to win, unless cincy shows there defense is made of steel
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
critical 4th and 10 right now....
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
AND!!
game.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what pressure does.
I’m not complaining.
The bengals deserved it
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And Dang st. louis
2 minutes to drive down and beat New Orleans.
That would be sweet
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bulger you suck
2 guys wide open.
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
FOX just switched to Spags in his "pray" stance...
I got goosebumps….
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Booth review..play stands!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rans at tge 38....
tick!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
*Rams at the 38....
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Saints squeek it out...
Lucky POS’s….
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's why they're the rams
Throw it right into the middle with a guy right behind him, that was stupid.
Calling it now, cowboys and eagles are going down tonight
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
TB leads????
YO!!
I said the Dolphins and the Broncos are FRAUDS!!! THEY ARE!!!!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
damn.....
Ricky Williams…..
Will they shank the FG?
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
nope.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait what happened?
And damn Tampa, that’s gotta suck.
But Tampa should feel good about themselves. They’re actually competing now
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
they just pulled a "NYG vs. SD".
Miami drove right down and go a GW FG.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sucks for tampa
They’ve got next year to look forward to though with freeman
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They got absolutely hosed on a replay call
really left me scratching my head. Although the same thing happened to the Dolphins against the Saints, on the Sharper TD. SI even had a big beautiful picture showing he lost control of the ball before he went in. On a separate note, having seen the Bucs pewter and red again, will they please go back to the orange? So much more character.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Nov 15, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lets go PACKERS
and CHARGERS!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 4:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Packers
Why is he challenging the spot? He got the first down!
by GiantFaninMI on Nov 15, 2009 6:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Eagels, Falcons, Cowboys going down so far.
This is shaping up perfectly for the Giants.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Nov 15, 2009 6:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Philly down by 2 TD's
Dallas by 3 scores.
Falcons already lost.
Jets already lost.
THIS! is what I call a good bye week.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 6:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
damn....
c’mon Chargers!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
also
Michael Turner got hurt and might be out next week. I don’t like rooting for injuries, but no Turner for the Falcons next week certainly helps the Giants
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Nov 15, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have no sympathy for any team with the injury bug
we’ve dealt with it all year, we could use some help.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Nov 15, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OH YEAHHH!!!!
BOTH DALLAS AND THE EAGLES ARE LOSING!!!
This is just what we needed guys!
Go Giants!!
GO NY GIANTS!!
by RDomaine on Nov 15, 2009 7:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OH YEAHHH!!!!
BOTH DALLAS AND THE EAGLES ARE LOSING!!!
This is just what we needed guys!
Go Giants!!
GO NY GIANTS!!
by RDomaine on Nov 15, 2009 7:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Can't get better than that
and the Giants weren’t even playing. Chargers turn from ‘most hated’ to ’most appreciated" in the space of a week. Looks like GB are also doing a great job.
He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo.
by Johannus on Nov 15, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dallas and Philadelphia lose?
Herbert: It must be my birthday
"We're only going to score 17 points?"
by Edgware on Nov 15, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This has been absolutely the best week for the NY Football Giants in the past month...
by Step up and make big plays on Nov 15, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
True Statement
Man I dont really like thinking about this losing streak but we can turn this ship around, and this week was nice, giving us some room to make up for our prior misfortune.
by wangstu13 on Nov 15, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Its sad that its so true
But I’ll take it.
But now we have to worry about the packers.
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else realize...
That Dallas is 6-3 and Philly is 5-4?
What’s the Giants record all you doomsdayers???????
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 7:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaaand
the Falcons are 5-4, as well as the Pack. We are still in the thick of the hunt, and a win over Atlanta gives us a huge leg up. Can tomorrow be Sunday again?
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Nov 15, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WOW!
and…??? How come some are saying the season’s over?
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Football blows everything out of proportion
No one thought Dallas and the Eagles would lose, and most doomsayers thought that they’d end the season 8-0.
Its obvious that’s not going to happen.
A nice bye week to put everything back in perspective
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaaaand
Denver looks a lot more beatable now.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
cuz its twice as nice!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's 5-4
which still puts us third with all the work to do. It is great that the guys have a little space to move, but I am not willing to organise the party just yet. I want to see the Giants win and secure the Division on their own merits rather than hope that the other teams fall over. We have to be in control of our own destiny, which means winning consistently.
He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo.
by Johannus on Nov 15, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no doubt...
no matter what…win.
But its just that people count the Giants out…yet, don’t seem to realize who’s ahead of the Giants and the Giants record.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Plus we get Dallas and Philly at home still
by wangstu13 on Nov 15, 2009 7:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have'nt been this happy on a Sunday
since October 5th! Figures the Giants don’t play so thats why I’m happy. Lets just hope the crap-show they’ve been putting on the field the past four weeks does’nt show up. They still have a shot for the division but it’s tough sleading. TC better use this weekend to get the boys going this week I’m sure he took notice what happened today
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 7:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
One game at a time
The Falcons gave up TDs to the pass and run today and Ryan got picked twice (with is 3 times fewer than Cutler, lol). There has got to be something there that TC can work with. The Giants have to win convincingly next week to put the season back on track. Phi vs Bears and Dallas vs Skins, so it could remain close at the top.
At this point I am just happy to have a week without biting my nails down to the bone!
He was like a god walking amongst mere mortals. He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo.
by Johannus on Nov 15, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I personally would settle for a 3-0 clunker...
as long as it a win!
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Throw in another Jets stinker
and this has been a nice Sunday, finally got suome luck this weekend. Let’s hope the Colts could pull it out tonight.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jets
I don’t get the love the Jets losing. I’ve never had an issue with them as Giants fan.
by DoctorK16 on Nov 15, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It depends
If the giants are winning, I can tolerate the Jets winning.
If a season ever ends with the Jets having more wins than the giants, I don’t know what I would do
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well doc...
do you hate the Yankees?
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well I'm more of a mets fan
But I celebrated when the Yanks won the WS.
Does that make me a bad mets fan?
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
not at all...
if you were rooting against the Yanks, and FOR Philly, I’d question if you were a fan.
I hate the Jets just cuz of how they stink up the Giants stadium and their fans are annoying (…like many Met fans…but you Met/Giants fans are OK…its the Met/Jet ones that I’d like to strangle with the ticker tape from the Yanks parade….)
and don’t get me started on the Met/Patriots fans…..or possibly as bad…Jet/Red Sox fans (can you all believe these cretins exist…cuz they do, and I shat you not).
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that said...
Yankee/Patriot fans is a whole nother sort of frontrunning animal.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know a guy
Who’s a Red Sox Fan, a Giants Fan, and a Devil’s Fan
I don’t know how that started, but there are some weird combinations.
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was he from Conn
I know a few guys that are Red Sox Giant fans from that area and I know a guy from Conn that roots for the Devils ever since the Whalers left. Conn is a wierd state half NY half Boston kinda like Jersey half NY half Philly but they seem to mix up their with teams while in NJ your either NY or Philly.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I asked him
because that was the first thing that jumped into my mind when he told me that.
He said no, always lived in jersey
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dislike the Jets because
1.) They play in our stadium
2.) As a kid growing in the 80’s living in the NY metro area I was always forced to watch some god awful Jet game at 4:00 rather than the national double header. I would watch a great Giants Redskin game then get subjected to Jets Chiefs instead of Bears Niners like the rest of the country
3.) For some unknown reason to me they get most of the football coverage in this area even though they have about 50 fans and stink year after year as compared to the Giants who own the NY fan base and are historically a top 10 NFL franchise. Every Monday and Friday is wall to wall Jets coverage on local talk radio with about 20 mins dedicated to the Giants. Are you Kidding me! It’s the same 10 callers with Ira from Staten Island leading the charge talking Jets to the Super Bowl. It was so nice with the Jets on their bye last week it was all Giants all the time like it should be.
4.) Because they stink they’re always changing coaches and QB’s every 3 years so everyone in the NY market has to be subjected to how Richard Todd or Ken O’Brien or Browining Nagle or Boomer Easiason or Neil O’Donald or Glenn Foley or Chad Pennington or Kellen Clemens or Bret Favre or now Mark Sanchez will be the next Joe Namath.
5.) Speaking of Namath can we put it to rest. I can’t stand hearing about him. He is the most overrated athlete in sports history. He had two good seasons and stunk for most of his carrer. Kerry Collins has had a better carrer than him. He guarantted a win, big freaking deal so did Plaxico against the Pats. Watch the tape of Super Bowl 3 the Colts turned over the ball about 5 times 3 of them in Jets territory while Matt Snell ran for 124 yards. Namath played like Dilfer did in his Super Bowl win execept Dilfer threw a TD pass.
6.) Jet fans. There idiots. Do you know what ruined the Giants season last year? Plaxico? banged up D? the Eagles? No Jets fans becasue after they beat the Titans all we heard was Subway Super Bowl talk and how will the NFL work the the conference championship games. They jinxed bothed teams, those idiots!
7.) Suicide pool. Last year I took the Jets vs Oakland and that knocked me out, this year I took the Jets vs the Bills. I root for them once a year against garbage teams and they can’t do that right.
8.) J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets. I hate fireman Ed.
9.) The Draft. All 50 of their fans go to it to boo yell and act like jerks and were all subjected to it.
10.) Jason Sehorn and Osi ripped up their knees in preason games against them.
11.) Rex Ryan is Buddy Ryan’s son.
Thats all I could think of right now but I’ll let you know if I think of more.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yea I almost forgot
a meiorce Jet team beat the Giants the last weekend of the regular season in 1988 to knock them from a divisional tittle and eventually the playoffs. This is what sealed the deal for me with the Jets.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
does it occur to anyone
that if there’s so much media coverage on the jets its because they have just as large of a fan base or maybe larger than the giants?
by cntrlalt on Nov 15, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
really?
I never noticed that.
I think its cuz the Jets are a NY team..and since they’ve never won anything that when they do seem like a contender, a bigger stink is made about it.
But I don’t see how they have a bigger fan base or more media coverage.
I really don’t think you’ll see a Jet fan in North Dakota….but you may see an Eli Manning jersey up there.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 9:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well i have no idea if its true or not
i don’t think i’ve ever seen any kind of data on the market shares of the two teams. it just occurs to me that if media stations cover the jets more its for a reason, usually because there’s a bigger fan base.
by cntrlalt on Nov 15, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I definitely don't think the Jets have a bigger fanbase
but I do think it’s bigger than a lot of Giants fans give it credit for (much like the Mets/Yankees). I think if the Jets had won the Super Bowl 2 years ago instead of the Giants, their fanbase would probably be bigger right now (there’s a lot of “swing” fans in NY. Don’t believe me? Compare Mets & Yankees attendance numbers over the years. Mets always outdraw the Yanks when they’re a better team).
When I go out to bars on football Sundays in DC, the Giants, Steelers, Eagles, and Jets always have the biggest fan base representation over the course of both games. I’m sure if I were in California the Jets wouldn’t be in the top 4, but, then I suspect that neither would the Giants or the Eagles.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Nov 15, 2009 11:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've always seen the Jets
As NY football jr.
I don’t have any stats to prove that, but its just the way it seems.
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They don't
its a fact. The waiting list is not nearly as long or as large for Jets season tickets as it is for Giants.
The Giants have a much bigger streak of consectuive sellouts than the Jets
Jets tickets are cheaper than Giant Tickets.
The Jets have not sold there PSL’s the Giants have
Go to a Jet game a good part of the crowd is either rooting for the other team or just a football fan going to a game.
This is just my personal expeience but growing up in North Jersey there were way more Giant Fans than Jet fans. In fact most of the kids I argued with were Cowboy or Niner fans because there were no Jet fans. ALso I currently live in Mercer county NJ which is the dividing line between NY fans and Philly fans. Lots of Eagle fans down here and lots of Giants fans but very few Jet fans.
My college roomate was from Long Island and he was a Giant fan and I was surprised becasue thats were I thought most Jets fans were but he told me even in LI there are still probabbly more Giant fans than Jet fans just thats were most of the Jets fans live.
Trust me there are not nearly as many Jet fans as Giant ones. Ask a Jet fan. Even Joe Benigo, Mr Jet, on WFAN always says how few Jet fans are out there.
I think they get the attention because the guys on FAN are Jet fans and only take Jet calls while a lot ot the beat writers like Vaccaro and Serby from the Post are admitted Jet fans so because of that were bombarded with Jet crap.
I also thinks the Jets organization spends a lot of money marketing there team with TV shows and Newspaper ads while the Giants just rely on their strong fan base.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Last part is absolutely true
How many jets advertisements have you seen on ESPN and Yahoo sports?
Some italian looking guy with tickets, or Rex, or jets cheerleaders. I’m surprise more people don’t hate the jets
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Because they have not come close
to selling their PSL’s so they need to advertise to sell them, they don’t have fans.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
North ersey
is Giant country, it’s more evenly split in Queens/LI.
by DoctorK16 on Nov 15, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thats my point
North Jersey, New York State, Conn, Bronx are 90% Giant fans while Queens/LI is a 50/50 split. Thats a small chunck of the NY metro area.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A chunk that is home to 5 million people
thats more than most markets in the NFL
by DoctorK16 on Nov 15, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
True
but my point is it’s a split between the two teams in LI/Queens and thats the best the Jets do while other areas are dominated by the Giants. North Jersey has about 5 Million too and it’ s about 90 percent Giants. Throw in the other areas menitoned and the Giants have double to three times the fan base yet they get less coverage.
I know the Jets have more fans than teams like the Jaguars, Falcons, and Cardinals becasue they play in the biggest market but it’s not even close to a 50/50 split in the New York metro area yet for some reason they get so much coverage. I don’t see the Nets, Devils, or Islanders getting the same coverage of the Knicks and the Rangers.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hockey and Basketball
are less popular and the Nets have no fanbase.
by DoctorK16 on Nov 15, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Hockey
but when the Knicks are good BBall is just as big as baseball and the NFL. Remember in the 90’s when in April and May all New York would focus on is the Knicks in the playoffs instead of both the Yanks and Mets? Your right the Jets have a bigger fan base than the Nets but my point is it’s still not nearly as big as the GIants yet the football coverage in this area is 75%/25% in favor of the Jets and as a diehard Giant fan it’s very fustrating and I don’t get why this is.
by Landeta on Nov 16, 2009 8:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno man...
the city loves it when the Rangers are good.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 16, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i love
these percentages that seem to come from nowhere. 90% of jersey are giants fans because 3 out o4 guys you know are giants fans?
now i’m really curious as to whether there’s any legit market research out there for market share of the teams.
by cntrlalt on Nov 16, 2009 12:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Your right I'm pulling most of these #'s out of my A*!
its pretty much my own personal expierence, but one legit fact and you could look this up is the waiting list for season tickets. The Giants have significantly more fans on their waiting list than do Jet fans do. To me that indicates a bigger fan base because they don’t charge you to be on the waiting list.
by Landeta on Nov 16, 2009 8:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just because
the games don’t sell out faster doesn’t mean they don’t have as many fans…correlation does not equal causation
by cntrlalt on Nov 16, 2009 12:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the Jets
get more coverage on talk radio because more of their fans call. The Giants traditionally have a more white collar fan base while the Jets have tended to have a blue collar fan base. Guess who calls talk radio.
by DoctorK16 on Nov 15, 2009 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You got a point but
Last week FAN was taking Giant calls for three days and all weekend leading up to the Charger game. Giant fans call just as much they just don’t put them on the Radio. When Kellerman was on 1050 it was mostley GIants talk becasue he took those calls. Your argument makes sense but I have my doubts about it.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder why Giants fans have been calling lately?
Stability is boring as hell to talk radio, and the Giants have generally been the model of stability. Last year the Giants were a 3rd page story when they were winning, and then jumped to the front page after Plax got hurt. Losing drives ratings (just like bad news generates good ratings for news shows – why do you think they report muders and wars and other controversial topics and not good people doing good things?), and the Jets lose more often than the Giants lose.
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Nov 15, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"losing drives ratings," aka...
…“if it bleeds, it leads”…sad, but true.
by Step up and make big plays on Nov 16, 2009 6:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but the Mets loose
and the Yanks still get more coverage most of the time.
by Landeta on Nov 16, 2009 8:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and Landeta I think you got a point on the Subway jinx...
cuz it may have happened this year.
Soon as these fool Jet fans started talking about “how are we gonna schedule the AFC and NFC championship games”???? ……the Jets and Giants started losing.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
J-E-T-S Stink Stink Stink
I can’t stand the Jet’s because the NY media forgets to be objective when it comes to them. Every year starts out to be there year even when you know they are gonna stink (which is almost every year). When the Giants have a bad team the local media will say so and try to act like national media. This year is a perfect example, Rex Ryan comes in starts running his mouth, Jet players start running their mouth like they are the second coming of the steelers. Nobody in the local media says anything about it, if the Giants started chirping like that they would be told talk it chap, the Jets the media runs with it, not a peep about the Jets startting a rookie QB, not a peep about the defense which is imporved from last year but just is not that good
by Late for Dinner on Nov 16, 2009 11:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Jets losing is ALWAYS a nice consolation prize on Football day.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If we can beat DAL, PHI & ATL ...
We should be in good shape for the various tie-breakers for Division and Wild Card.
by Shofner85 on Nov 15, 2009 8:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
easy now....
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lets worry about the Giants not putting on another Sh*t show
against Atlanta next week before we discuss division tittle. Thy’ve got to clean up their act then we could worry about tie-breakers.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Or should atlanta be concerned with not putting their own "Sh*t show"
What about Dallas? They couldn’t score until garbage time
As a fan, I feel confident that we’ll win it all, but that’s why they play the game
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed
ATL, DEN, Dallas, Philly, GB are all capable of putting up a few stinkers. I think thats what’s a bit upseting to me. I thought the Giants were finally better than the inconistant middling teams that are in this league especailly in the NFC but they’ve sunk back to that level in recent weeks. I think they can pull out of it but it needs to start next week vs the Falcons.
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel the same way
The buck stops here, err next sunday
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
by Willgfass on Nov 15, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Answer me this...
Why are the Patriots and Cowboys the two teams that the refs always favor?? Late in this 1st half Indy is driving down for a sure score and on cue the refs throw a flag on Indy killing their momentum.
by sexyscottish on Nov 15, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Because the officials think
Brady and Romo are just so good looking!
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You'd think it was Jesus Christ...
the way the NFL protects Brady.
by sexyscottish on Nov 15, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Stars sell
and thats all that matters
by Landeta on Nov 15, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Collinsworth mancrush on Sebastian Volmer is even more disturbing
than the Tom Brady mancrush by Collinsworth.
Good thing the Pats just fumbled.
Big Bro better come back now…..no more ducks like Little Bro either. Those are no good.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 15, 2009 10:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Giants control destiny to make playoff
Watching the Giants fall to 3rd place made me go from “deep playoff aspirations” to “wow, they’re going to have to claw their way for a playoff spot” mode… truth of the matter is the Giants just have to win again but they dont have to hope and pray certain teams to lose now to make playoff – a whole 7 more games left.
The Giants have Atlanta, Eagles and Dallas games still to play.
With todays stumbles by the Eagles and Cowboys – the NFC East is still up for grabs. (Eagles and Cowboys also have another game to play eachother)
Yes, easier said then done, and this is meaningless if the Giants cant remember how to win, but I just wanted to point it out that Atlanta also lost today, so the stars were aligned for the Giants this week and its up to them to take advantage of the opportunity now.
by Just J on Nov 15, 2009 11:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Bill Bellichick should be fired for that decision
my god, that was the most arrogant thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I think BB has officially jumped the shark
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Nov 16, 2009 12:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
wow..
and the Pats lose too? And Belicheck has an epic fail to cost em too?
Was that about as good a bye week as it gets?
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 16, 2009 6:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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