Well, I have to sorry for not blogging after the Wild Card Weekend  , but, I will re cap everything that happen in my Playoff Journey. There were some ups and some MAJOR Downs. But before we get to the Fairy Tale Ending That Was written by Eli(TE) Manning , I have to take things where it all started . In The Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 14th , 2012. The Saints were entering they’re first playoff match against the Lions. I was nervous as hell about this game. Not because of the fact that I didn’t have faith that my Saints could beat a team that they completely RAN OVER in the regular Season , I was afraid of reliving the tragic  of the 2010 playoffs . If you don’t follow The Saints are Football, I’ll break it down like this :  During those playoffs, the Saints were the defending Superbowl Champions  and they Were Playing a 7-9 Team (Sea Hawks ) and LOST to them at the last minute . And Like Detroit, The Hawks were also a Team That The Saints made Road Kill Out of during the regular season. But Luckily , The Saints rebounded nicely this year. The Boys Played A Shaky First Half against the Lions during this years wild card, and for a minute, I started to cry because it looked like the tragic was happening all over again. Thankfully. Drew Brees was able to come back swinging the second half and it was another 40 pt, and 400 yard game for Brees . So Far So Good Right?  That game ended on a DAMN GOOD note. Of Course when the Saints win, I always look for The Giants to Respond- and they did just that! That Following Sunday, the Giants plucked the FEATHERS off of the Atlanta Falcons, sending Matt Ryan home for the Seasons .[Which Made Me EXTREMELY hay cause I hate those guys. (SORRY)) . The Final score was 24-2 Giants. [ The 2 Pts ATL game was from a Safety Eli committed early in the Game.] So I went home with a happy Wild Card Week. Both Of My Teams Had WON and were headed to the Divisional Round…

The Following week  after Wild Card Weekend was a HUGE week for the people of New Orleans and of Louisiana . Not only was it Divisional Week for the Saints, but, it was also a huge week for LSU  as the LSU tigers headed down from Baton Rouge to New Orleans to play the BSC Championship . So Pictured the Mercedes Benz Superdome Packed with People wearing their Purple and Gold Shirts, T-Shirts, and Jerseys and What Nots ready to cheer on their Tigers and watch them bring home the Championship Title. Now Picture Everything Going Horribly WRONG for the Tigers. How WRONG You ASK? Well, I’ll just give it to you like this-LSU Ended up with a 65 Yard Game[ THAT's IT! Sixty Five Yards from Jordan Jefferson!] ,Two Interceptions , [ One in which was returned as a touch down] and only ONE FIRST DOWN THROUGH OUT THE WHOLE GAME! [YES, IT WAS THAT BAD FOLKS!] . Meanwhile, their opponent (Alabama )  ended up with 5 FGs (one of which was  ruled as a wide kick) , a successful faked field goal, and a full on Touchdown 9That was made off a Tigers Turnover) leaving with BAMA with 21 points and the TIGERS with NOTHING!  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!
Tragic right? Well hold your noses folks, the waters are about to get deeper!

            After that tragic, I am pretty sure people in New Orleans were hoping for the Saints at this point. Well…Let’s Just Say , at least they got this far right? Anyways, after a LONG SOUR WEEK, January 14 flys around the corner. [Which was Divisional Day for the Saints.] and the Saints were facing the San Frisco 49ers (another team that was on the same page as the  2010 Sea Hawks) . The only thing that was making me worry about this match up was the fact how RED HOT Frisco’s Defense was. I’ve herd stories all year long about how tough their defense was and how out of place their offense were. But Unlike Frisco, New Orleans was the total opposite. They had an EXPLOSIVE defense , but a TANGLING defense . So the match up was going to be  against New Orleans’s Offense versus Frisco’s Defense . And of course , like myself, a lot of people were putting money on the Saints because of Brees’s Playbook being better played than      Alex Smith’s . I mean, after all, he just finished a season where he made a rep as being the first quarter back to break Dan Marino’s  single season passing record . So who in their right mind would say no to a Quarterback with that much on his plate? As the game kicked off, the Saints started out with 3 Turn Overs in the First Half and ended up trailing by 14. And If  that aint enough to swallow, Two Of New Orleans’s most dependable players (Jimmy Graham and Pierre Thomas) took early nasty hits and BOTH were almost  out for the game. Luckily, Graham was healthy enough  to return, but sadly Thomas was ruled out with a head injury. Which really tore up New Orleans’s hope because they were without two of their most valued players. (The Second being Lance Moore who was out due to a Ham String).

             One good thing that came from out the first half, was that New Orleans was able to come back from a 14 point lead and able to lead the game by 3 Points. Which means New Orleans started the second half with  Brees taking full control of the wheel on San Frisco ’s turf. However, things took a turn for the worst, Brees ended up throwing two touch downs and two interceptions (which put New Orleans in the Lead for a second round .) However, all that fuel and that MAGNIFICENT LAST MINUTE TOUCHDOWN from Jimmy Graham who almost ANSWERED New Orlean’s prayers and sent the boys to the NFC Championship,  the boys still ended up short of Frisco as Alex Smith scored a last minute  touchdown drive  on New Orleans. with a little over a minute left in the 4th leaving the Saints and the City of New Orleans DEVASTATED. Even though the season ended in tragedy just like last seasons, I can honestly say, as long as I have been watching the Saints. This season was their ABSOLUTE BEST! The boys played their best football they’ve ever played and I’m still proud of it and look forward to a an even Bigger and Harder team next year. I’m not gonna tell lies here and say that I did not share tears after that loss, because my eyes were BLOODSHOT RED after that game. However, My playoff hopes were not in the gutter just yet, because , the  Giants were still in it to win it!! After praying hard for a Big Blue Victory in Green Bay , Eli Manning happily answered my prayers with a 37 -20 win over the Packers!  And you want to know the best play of the game?? (The title of this post should give you a hint.)

Did U Get what happened there? ELI threw a HAIL MARY! For Those Who Don’t Watch Football , A Hail Mary is a play where the quarter back goes for a deeper than usual pass (like Eli Just did) and makes a Touch down with less than 10 seconds remaining on the clock . (In this case, he did it in six)! This was literally the BEST PLAY I EVER watched in my ENTIRE life! I was literally in tears when Hakeem caught that thing. When your Quarterback takes a risk like that, no one really expects for that risk to be counted far. In this case, it worked for Eli! And That win from the Giants was the answer I needed to end my Divisional Playoff Week on a Good Note! So Thank you Mister Manning and Thank You New York Giants for an incredible win! Now, I hope the Giants can shut down San Fran and March all the way to Indy where Eli will win his second ring!

Happy Blue Year Everyone! It’s My First Post of 2012!

I know it’s late , but HAppy New Years Guys! Or, If you’re a giants fan like me it’s a “Blue Year” for us! I can’t believe I am blogging this, but , the 2011-21 NFL Regular Season has now come to an official close.  It’s hard to believe that Seventeen Weeks flew by like SNAP! Seems like just yesterday I was watching the Saints Opening the Season playing The World Champion Packers and now, last night. I was watchiung My Second favorite team [The New York Giants] close out the season by winning the NFC title from The Dallas Cowvboys! And Can I just say, I am GLAD the Giants are in the race to Indiapolis this year and are NOT bieng sent home a fourth year in a row! Another Random Thing is that I have acheived both of my NFL Goals this year. I made a pact with my Friend that the Saints and The Giants would finish first in their league and both be in the playoffs, and, IT HAPPENED! Although the Saints have seemed to finish 1st in their division without a problen, however, the road to the playoffs for the Giants was really rocky this Season. One of the Reason’s I was really rooting for the giants this year is- A] They’re Practically one of the lowest rated teams in the league. They’re one of those teams critics LOVE to stick their noses up at {Especially At Eli because they expect him to play like his heavliy praised brother every season.} . B]  They’re also one of those NFL teams who don’t get enough credit from criticts. Everytime I  read an issues of Sports Illustrated , I am almost frigthen to look at critc reviews of the season because I know for a fact the critics will find some way to give the GMEN a hard time and they’re also gonna find a way to write a four page article trash talking Eli. Yes, Eli’s no Brees/Brady/Rodgers  and Who Gives A Damn? He Didn’t Need To Be Those Guys to get that ring in 2007 and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t have to be those guys to do it again either.

You know what’s really funny, kis the fact that most officials are still looking over the Giants in the playoffs. It Seems to me, whenever I go on on an NFL site, it seems that I’m always reading articles where officials are jumping to conclusions thinking the NFC Tilte is gonna be between the Saints and Greenbay this year. [Although I would LOVe to see that.] People are tending  to forget that even though the Saints have a sort-of-steady-schedule in the playoffs this year, you have to remember that there’s still room for upsets.. [I'm not saying this because I am rooting for my Hometown to pull an upset so The Giants can have their day again.] I’m saying it because everyone knows the Playoffs are the time of the year where the biggest upsets can happen. Let’s take a trip back to wild card saturday last season. Who was the Team that had just won a Superbowl and got outbeat by a 7-9 Team at the Wildcard that people thought they would “BREES” by? Yep, You Gussed it, it was New Orleans. And BELIVE ME when I say that was a VERY DARK HOUR for me to watch my home team lose to a game to a team that had “The Worst Wild Card Record In History”. And To Make matters worst, The Saints TORUCHURED these guys during regular season this year. But I mean, the only thing worst than losing to a team like that would be losing to a winless team the next season, right? [They did that too. That was Game Two They Lost during Regular Season.]

Anyhow, The Giants have definately suffered worst losses . I think the biggest lost they had this season the had was against the red skins. The Skins slimmered the boys chances of a playoff appearance and landed them in a “winner-takes-all-Match” againts the Jets! [The Battle for the Big Apple]. But, The Giants rebounded again TWICE after that last. The first rebound was a CLOSE CALL WIN they pulled over Dallas in Round One. The Guys were saved with a Time Out and a Blocked Field Goal that Saved them from going into overtime with Dallas. But the War was stiill not over yet! That win by New York Tied them for first place in the NFC East with Dallas. Which Meant that the Giants were landed in a “WINNER-TAKES -ALL” Match againts the Cowboys. And That Match was the last game I watched on Sunday and it ended well for me after watching footage of Tom Coughlin get drenched with Gatorade from his players. What a Fairy Tale Ending for the Guys and a perfect Early Birthday Gift For Eli [Whose BDAY is TODAY just FYI.]  Now it’s up to either the Saints or the Giants to get to the NFC Champiom Title this year [And I will be rooting for both teams.] But it one team falls out early. Then I’ll be rooting for the team left standing to face Greenbay. As long as someone can come along and stop Wiscousin from getting a 14th ring, I can easliy mark this season THE BEST SEASON EVER! But for now, Both of my Teams Have to Survive Wild Card this Weekend Starting With My Saints who play Detriot this coming Saturday and the GMEN will be playing their [The Saints] Rival Atlanta.  Let’s see how far each team goes.