People always say nothing beats a win, and while that might be true, I feel sometimes a loss can be just as important. Take for example, week 17 of last season. Giants vs. Patriots, no one gave the Giants a chance. People even said the Giants should rest their players, no sense in risking them getting hurt in a game they can not win. And while the Giants did not win, they took a lot from that game, and I feel it showed them what it would take to beat the Patriots, and other playoff teams. While last nights loss was not the same, it certainly had an underlying meaning for the Giants. It showed them they can not sit back and win every game, sometimes you can underestimate an opponent. Heck, thats what the Patriots did in the Super Bowl!
In the end it is just a loss, and the Giants will learn from it, and I still believe they are among the best in the NFL, despite what ALL the analysts over at ESPN will say today. The Giants are still the defending champs, and are still first in the division. Plus, the Cowboys lost their QB for about a month, so that can't hurt the Giants.
Shifting gears for a second, I want to take the time to say the Phillies are much better than I gave them credit for, probably much better than anyone gave them credit for. Being a Mets fan it sucks to see them doing so well, but it makes me realize I'm an idiot to think the Mets can compete with them, they definitely can't.
2 comments:
Yea the Giants are having a nasty season, one loss isnt going to do anything for them. Although that division is tough, they are still the slite team and still the one to beat. They just have so many weapons and you have to worry about so much when playing both defense and offense. I think they still got a great shot at making the super bowl again and repeating.
I wasn't happy about the loss either but like you said it's better it happen now than later in the season.
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