A Letter To Santa From The Big Dead Sidebar

Dear Santa, I have a confession to make. I haven’t really been a good boy this year. Shocking, I know. Between the Tony La Russa DUI jokes, using Jim Hendry’s weight as a punchline and taking countless jabs at Creighton fans, I probably don’t deserve any Christmas presents. But let’s be clear here, I haven’t [...]

Honoring Philadelphia Eagles’ Kicker David Akers By Remembering His Five Best Career Highlights

On Thursday Night Football against the Houston Texans, kicker David Akers set the Eagles’ all-time record for games played. He played in his 184th game, breaking the record of 183 by free safety Brian Dawkins. Akers has been with the Philadelphia Eagles since the 1999 season. He is the longest tenured Philadelphia athlete. He is [...]

New York Giants Justin Tuck No Longer a Quiet Leader

Justin Tuck—normally soft spoken, always smiling, and a great person to talk to (so I’ve heard)—was seen visibly upset during the first half of the Giants game against Jacksonville on several different occasions. The most noticed was when he kicked his helmet into the practice net on the sideline after failing to get David Garrard [...]

Giants-Jaguars: Giants Make Second Half Adjustments in Comeback Victory

The Giants had one of the worst first halves I have seen from them this year, yet were still only down 11 points at halftime. The Giants have typically laid down in the past under Coughlin after getting down by double digits, but this marks the second time this season the Giants have come back [...]

Giants Offense Loses Another Offensive Lineman; Andrews Out, Beatty In

The Giants have officially ruled out David Diehl and Shaun O’Hara for this week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Shawn Andrews is very likely going to miss the game as well after spending most the week in the hospital. This means that 2009 second round pick Will Beatty will get the start at left [...]

Giants Brandon Jacobs to Start Tomorrow Vs. Jaguars

First of all, sorry for the long break since my last post, it’s the holidays and I’ve been spending time with my family, you know how it goes. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Now, back to business. Due to fumbles, the Giants have benched Ahmad Bradshaw this week for the Jaguars game in [...]

Disaster Strikes: Hakeem Nicks Will Miss Three Weeks With Leg Condition

The Giants’ second half of the season doesn’t get much easier, especially now that Hakeem Nicks has been ruled out for at least three weeks with a lower leg condition. The condition in his right leg is called Compartment Syndrome, which is swelling in the lower leg that can cause muscle and nerve damage if [...]

Giants vs. Eagles: Giants Fight Back, Give Game Away in Fourth Quarter

The Giants defense did all it could to stifle Michael Vick and did a very good job of it too, keeping them in the game by holding them to field goals in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Too bad the offense saw fit to give the game away with five turnovers, the most costly being [...]

Giants Offensive Line Injuries Keep Piling Up; Shawn Andrews Questionable

Shawn Andrews is the latest Giants offensive lineman to suffer injury; a back injury that plagued him in Philadelphia has flared up and caused him to miss three days in a row of practice. He still holds out hope he will play against his former team, but Coughlin insists that Andrews is a game-time decision. [...]

New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Defense Faces Season’s Toughest Test

First of all, I’m aware  that the Giants played the Colts earlier in the season and that was before the Colts had all the injury problems so their offense was pretty potent. However, this weekend’s test is different in that nobody has really figured out a way to stop Michael Vick without hurting him. Funny [...]

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