Let's Go Giants (clap clap - clap clap clap)

by DavidH22 on Jan 26, 2012 12:29 PM CST

It might be a sin to say it or even to dare think it, but…but…uh….I will be rooting for the Cowboys archrival, the (gag) New (choke) York Football Giants (vomits in mouth), to win Super Bowl XLVI next Sunday against the New England Patriots. There I said it. And I didn’t get struck by lightning!

(deftly ducks rotten tomatoes and old shoes)

Now, before you all start tearing me a new one online, why shouldn’t a Dallas Cowboys fan desire such an outcome?

I believe that football fans should support their divisional opponents in the playoffs (unless of course your favorite team is also in the playoffs) because it reflects well on your team and your division. I always had somewhat positive feelings when NFC East teams like the Giants and Redskins won their Super Bowls, especially the eventual 1982, 1986, 1987 and 1991 Champions, because the Cowboys beat all those teams during their championship runs.

Now, we all know that Dallas blew both their games against the Giants this year, but at least now they have an excuse – they lost to the NFL champs, for pete’s sake. Plus the Redskins beat the Giants twice this year and the Cowboys beat the Redskins twice, so doesn’t that mean Dallas is technically the superior team? Right???

But seriously, the Cowboys lost both games against divisional rivals-turned Super Bowl victors Redskins in 1987 and Giants in 1990, but GAWD it was sweet when, the following season, the Cowboys beat both teams. In fact, Dallas has defeated the “defending Super Bowl champion” from the NFC East in 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992 and 2008. And it felt damn good when they did it, didn’t it. Yeah it did (gets goosebumps thinking of 1992 season opener).

And let’s not forget about our duty to despise the Patriots in this scenario. Another Super Bowl win next Sunday and Tom Brady will have four rings, which is just disgusting. That’s more than Troy Aikman and twice as many as Roger (crosses self) Staubach. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT???

Since Belichick took over as New England’s coach, he is 4-0 against the Cowboys; Brady is 3-0. Their fans even call their patriotically-named and red-white-and-blue uniformed squad The Real America’s Team. This is unacceptable. Haven’t we suffered enough at the hands of Boston area fans over the last decade?? Imagine how much more obnoxious and insufferable Red Sox/Pats/Larry Bird Nation will be with another effing championship.

HELP US JESUS.

The Cowboys four-year run of 1992-1995 is still better than the Patriots four-year run of 2001-2004 for a number of reasons. In fact, Dallas still has the best four-year stretch of any NFL team since the merger. We will always have that between us. But if the Patriots win against the Giants, that will give Belichick and Brady four championships in 11 seasons, putting them up there with the Steelers of the 70s and the 49ers of the 80s. We cannot in good conscience support such an outcome. My fellow fanatics, we must choose the lesser of two evils. We must root for the NFC East’s own New York Giants. And if you can get the Giants minus 3.5 points you’d be a fool not to.

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"Obviously, I felt like if I ran into my lineman there it was going to help the play" ~Tony Romo

by thebigham on Jan 26, 2012 12:30 PM CST reply actions

way to be hall moniter:)

by Cowboy Curtis on Jan 26, 2012 1:56 PM CST up reply actions

I agree but we can`t lose under any scenario or...

should I say we can`t win.

A Giants win and the entire organization can look in the mirror (assuming Jerry pushes over a tad) and only wonder what might have been as the Boys self destructed from the get go till the final week in which turns out to be the biggest factor in the G-Men even sniffing the playoffs.

A Patriots win and we fans can plainly see how we measure up against what a franchise must do in order to win. They are the What to do example and we are the what not to do example.

by ziggy19 on Jan 26, 2012 12:45 PM CST reply actions

no way in hell I root for the stinkin GMen

Go Pats!!!!!

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jan 26, 2012 1:14 PM CST reply actions

Go Giants.

NYer and I refuse to root for the Boston team.

by DCyanks21 on Jan 26, 2012 1:15 PM CST reply actions

I wouldn't root for the Giants if you paid me.

by Fernie67 on Jan 26, 2012 1:26 PM CST reply actions

I am pretty sure that whoever wins, I will be unhappy.

So honestly I am indifferent at this point.

If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.

by Creasy729 on Jan 26, 2012 1:45 PM CST reply actions

Oh no! They've brain-washed you too... Cries nonstop

Ok, ok, jokes aside… WHAT"S FREAKIN WRONG WITH YOU MAN?!? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!? lol Ok for real now… I won’t stand it if Eli gets one more ring while Tony sits empty-handed. And not to mention, it will be EXTREMELY ANNOYING once the “Eli better than Peyton?” debate begins, if they win of course

by LilZtretch on Jan 26, 2012 1:59 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Brady is a first ballot HOF anyways

So I really want him to win so eli has less of a shot at getting in. Also, since I’ve only really been watching football hardcore since 06, our main rivals have been the giants and the egirls. I cannot in good conscience root for my arch nemesis. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, unless of course if they are both in your division – then its bloodfeud to the bitter end.

Each week, play whoever is standing across the field from you, whenever and wherever. If you match up well, exploit it and win. If you don’t, then get very crafty in your game play and try to "steal" a win anyway. Repeat process until no more games remain, and confetti rains down from a retractable roof and Roger Goodell is handing out hardware. - hookerhome

in aeternum amicus meus vivit sua musica non morietur
A Friend of mine lives forever, his music will never die.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J1FHzJruAg
RIP Chuck Shuldiner - Father of Death Metal

by Nick Castillo on Jan 26, 2012 2:16 PM CST reply actions

I have been saying for a while that the Giants would most likely win the Super Bowl

especially if they didnt have to face the Saints

the Giants will win title #4, 2 titles while we have one playoff win

but I will be rooting for the Gronk and Tom Brady, I just have to

"I got the 9 on me so I think I'm Romo"
Fabolous

by Archie Barberio on Jan 26, 2012 2:28 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

I don't know about you

I am rooting for the Meteor…..

Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT

Now, if somebody doesn’t agree with that, that’s cool. I also don’t agree with the fact that I don’t have $10 million in my bank account. But the fact that I don’t agree with it doesn’t make it any less true.
by One.Cool.Customer on Dec 23, 2010 12:00 AM PST

by I am Ironman!!! on Jan 26, 2012 2:52 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

lol

"With the 14th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.........The Dallas Cowboys select..............Melvin Ingram DE South Carolina"

My card has been sent in

by Archie Barberio on Jan 26, 2012 10:33 PM CST up reply actions

+ BOOM

He who laughs last, thinks slowest
The Weather is here, I wish you were beautiful"
Indecision, may or may not be my problem

by BigBad Joe on Jan 27, 2012 8:18 AM CST up reply actions

Lose-lose situation.

No good outcome either way, so yeah, the meteor gets my vote

I started out with nothing and still have most of it left

by Benthere on Jan 26, 2012 3:05 PM CST reply actions

No. Just... NO!

No more dumb-face! I have already had to back off of the whole “Eli sucks!” deal since, really, he has been playing great football, but not another SB win. I can’t take it. Go Patriots!

by Static on Jan 26, 2012 3:45 PM CST reply actions

I never said he sucks

but I hate all of these “Eli is Elite” conversations. To put this to rest, if you have to talk about it and ask the question, then the answer is no, he is not elite. If you are elite you don’t have to ask the question because it is obvious. And I will not be able to stand an off-season of Eli praise. Although if he does, I am pushing for him on the Madden cover, because that is a win/win scenario for me. He would either A – disprove the madden curse (not the first to do so) or B – The Madden curse gets him and we see the Giants suck for a season.

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi

by ProBowlFactory on Jan 28, 2012 2:22 AM CST up reply actions

Go Pats

Go Tom, hard for me not to respect Tom Brady, after watching the Brady 6, and his overall passion on the field, I wouldn’t mind seeing him win another SB, especially if it meant Brandon Jacobs NOT winning one.

"I still feel like I have something to offer, and the cynical fan can really kiss my ass. I really don’t care. There’s a bunch of true fans and the people who actually want to take the time to get to know me know who I am. The guy who sits in his mom’s basement and types on his mom’s computer, I couldn’t really care less about." - Chipper Jones

by KJDH2154 on Jan 26, 2012 5:33 PM CST reply actions

Go Meteor!

Blow up both these sorry teams and their sorry fans in fiery oblivion.

Also, please take out Skip Bayless, Calvin Watkins, Joe Theisman, Chris Berman, Ann Coulter, both “Mikes” from Mike & Mike, Rush Limbaugh, Lee Corso, Mel Kiper (and his hair), Tony Siragusa, Dick Vitale, Paris Hilton, and the entire cast of Jersey Shore. I’m sure they’ll all be there doing the media-whore thing on radio row and around town. If a space meteor was to destroy these teams, their sorry fans, and this collection of media scum….. I’d believe in a higher power and dedicate the rest of my life to rescuing third-world orphans.

"A successful coach needs a paitient wife, a loyal dog, and a great quarterback. But if you don't have a wife the dog can pull double duty." --Barry Switzer

by Tennessee_Jed on Jan 26, 2012 6:17 PM CST reply actions

Let's be bipartsan here

and have the meteor wipe out Rachel Maddow and Paul Krugman as well

by DavidH22 on Jan 26, 2012 10:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

As others have said NOT A CHANCE

I would cheer for the Nazi’s before the Giants.
I would cheer for Cancer before the Giants.
I would cheer for our Alien Overlords before the Giants.

First real Football watching memory: "Montana to Clark, TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!" &*$%
Scarred for life.

by HateTheCatch on Jan 26, 2012 9:06 PM CST reply actions

YUS!

"We will not be denied." - Antrel Rolle

by BigBlueIntervention on Jan 27, 2012 7:18 AM CST reply actions

This is more of what I had in mind ...

“And that’s the pre-game show. Stay tuned for your Super Bowl: Giants versus the Patriots…”

"You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred." - Henry Cabot Henhaus III

by Superchicken on Jan 27, 2012 7:43 AM CST reply actions

No. No. No.

No.

No Giants. Ever.

No.

Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.

"Meanwhile, like a bitter wine, Philadelphia’s jealousy fermented in the dark cellars of pride and resentment. With no playoff hopes of their own, Eagles fans turned towards hating the Cowboys." Steve Sabol, NFL films

by Nickthegrip on Jan 27, 2012 2:25 PM CST reply actions

As much as I love Staubach and Aikman, I'm a fan of the team

not the players. I don’t really care that Brady will get 4 rings, I care that the Pats will get 4 (but the Giants would also get to 4). Plus, if the Giants win, Eli will have just as many rings as Staubach (and more than his immensely more talented older brother) and that’s just not right.

"How 'Bout them Cowboys!"---Jimmy Johnson

"...and the Cowboys...STUN the Bills!"--ESPN MNF

by ScottB1985 on Jan 28, 2012 9:31 AM CST reply actions

+1000

The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.

by gee-roj on Jan 28, 2012 4:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

The media bias towards New York teams...

…is much too overbearing for me to root for the Giants. With NY having the number one television market there is a perceived need from the media to constantly cover thier teams.

Look at all the Jets talk every year for example… You’d actually think they’d won a super bowl since the Johnson administration. Or how about the Knicks? Their always in the news regardless of how crappy their season typically is.

Truth is, that city gets twice as many chances with most sports (seeing as how they have two teams a piece in 3 of the major sports).

If the Giants win this Super Bowl the media will graduate Eli to the top 5 all time greatest list when in reality this is his first real elite season. I just couldn’t stomach that kind of praise for the guy who cried his way out of being a Charger. Plus the Giants would have a 4-1 record in the Super Bowl (much too pretty for my tastes).

On the other hand I actually like Brady. The guy has played at an elite level for a long time and I think honestly deserves to join Montana and Bradshaw in the four Lombardies club. His accomplishments are not going to take anything away from Aikman or Staubach… If anything it might save them from being considered inferior to Eli.

The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.

by gee-roj on Jan 28, 2012 5:21 PM CST via mobile reply actions

so Texas doesn't have multiple teams in every sport?

Truth is, that city gets twice as many chances with most sports (seeing as how they have two teams a piece in 3 of the major sports).

"It is super important to come out right away and stuff it down people's throats and make them respect the run. We have Hakeem and Mario and Cruz and then they can get off as well. It starts with the running game always."
- BJacobs

by Just J on Feb 1, 2012 6:23 PM CST up reply actions