A Thought on Monday Night...

by section118 on Dec 20, 2009 11:38 PM EST

Do we root for the Giants?

I don't fear playing them in the playoffs at all and they are no longer in contention for the division.

Their season appears to be hanging on a wire now and are on the verge of elimination. The potential impact of this is Week 17, when they have a big game against the Vikings. Now suddenly with the #2 spot up for grabs after Minnesota's recent slide, the Eagles can potentially secure a first-round bye. Do we root for the Giants in hopes that they'll still be playing a meaningful game against Minnesota?

Note 1: This idea repulses me. I root for the Giants two times a year... their games against the Cowboys. Even then I gag at the idea of cheering on a quarterback as hapless as Eli Manning. Given our success against the Giants this year, however, I am beginning to think it might be smart.

Note 2: I understand that this is completely based on a ton of what-if possibilities working out. We still need to take care of our own business, the Vikings still have a Bears game, and the Giants still have to take care of business the next two games. But I'm bored and don't feel like studying so I'm thinking out all scenarios.

Note 3: If this were the Cowboys, not the Giants, I would not make this exception. Never ever root for Dallas.

Poll

Who do you want to win Monday night?

Washington - New York can go f*** themselves

22 votes

New York - We're 2-0 against them this year... bring on 3-0

7 votes

New York - I know its a remote chance, but I want that first round bye

64 votes

93 votes | Poll has closed

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We Need a First Rnd Bye..........

And If NY is Desperate enough and we handle our biz they Just may get that for us……..

by CJ's Eagles on Dec 20, 2009 11:43 PM EST reply actions

your points are good and i say yes we should pull for them. they can knock out the cowboys and help us get the 2 seed

by eaglesinmd on Dec 20, 2009 11:43 PM EST reply actions

I like note 3

its a thing to live by.

Child please

by worldphuckinchamps on Dec 21, 2009 12:00 AM EST reply actions

thats what I was thinking as I read this

thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro

by wild_eagle on Dec 21, 2009 12:10 AM EST up reply actions

i have that tattoo’d on my lower back..cool right?

"Never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

by ando1213 on Dec 21, 2009 5:10 AM EST up reply actions

I think you should have named your first born Desean….

"I hate listening to people's dreams. It is like flipping through a stack of photographs. If I'm not in any of them and nobody is having sex, I just don't care. "

by midnitegreen on Dec 21, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions

i already decided by child's name will be

Donovan Desean Dawkins

i tried working Duce in but it was approaching overkill

"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a word from Harry Kalas painted a thousand pictures."
-Doug Glanville

by section118 on Dec 21, 2009 11:19 AM EST up reply actions

then when your kid plays

for the eagles and is a stud we can call him 3d

thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro

by wild_eagle on Dec 21, 2009 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

we do need first round bye

so we get that bye week to rest our starters and so hopefully someone else beats off the saints and vikikings before we have to face them

by EaglesRock on Dec 21, 2009 1:33 AM EST reply actions

Not to mention Andy’s record after bye’s… not too shabby.

The bye would be huge.

The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to have a running back and a wide receiver with 500 yards apiece in the same season before their 22nd birthdays.

by Smitty2K3 on Dec 21, 2009 12:58 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah actually I am rooting for the Giants

they need to be trying week 17. But, I think the ’Skins will win actually.

"He wasn't an astronaut! He was a comedian, and he was just using space travel as a metaphor for beating his wife!"

by Rumplestiltskin02 on Dec 21, 2009 3:03 AM EST reply actions

I definitely see the 'skins

beating the giants or the cowboys. I’m hoping they save it for next week.

"A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a word from Harry Kalas painted a thousand pictures."
-Doug Glanville

by section118 on Dec 21, 2009 7:25 AM EST up reply actions

In my opinion

Its not as important for us to have the bye as it is important for Minnesota NOT to have it.
Brett seems to be starting his late season collapse and a week off could probably cure that

I dont really care who wins tonight but anything that helps us steal that bye is what a i want

Desean Jackson... "If He's even, He's leavin"

by 700 Level on Dec 21, 2009 8:11 AM EST reply actions

meh I’m rooting for a tie.

Jim Johnson 1941-2009

"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009

by Whodie126 on Dec 21, 2009 10:13 AM EST reply actions

I don't root for anyone except the Eagles

But yes, I would like to see the Giants win. And yes, I would want the Cowboys to lose 44-0 regardless of the impact that loss would have on the remainder of our season.

Fuck the Cowboys.

by cwel87 on Dec 21, 2009 12:31 PM EST reply actions

Rooting for the Giants would indirectly be rooting for the Eagles (to get the bye).

The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to have a running back and a wide receiver with 500 yards apiece in the same season before their 22nd birthdays.

by Smitty2K3 on Dec 21, 2009 12:59 PM EST up reply actions