I'm pretty conflicted here. Geno has done nothing during his Giants days which would prevent me from rooting for him. He appears to have been a model teammate this year who has worked very hard.
With that said I also am rooting to see Mac have egg on his face on Sunday after this whole fiasco. If Geno plays great ball then it will almost vindicate him in how he's treated Eli since he's become head coach.
I wish Geno the best because he's worked hard for a second chance; but I want Mac to go down in flames. Not sure I'll have my mind made up on Sunday but I'm conflicted to say the least.
My thoughts exactly
I'll watch, but I already know it'll be painful having to push through 3 hours of garbage football with Eli talk in the backdrop.
What I'm hoping for is that Mac gets fired hours before the game and Eli keeps playing.
won't happen and probably shouldn't happen, but if we're being honest that's what I want to see.
Mara probably has until Sunday to make any attempt to mitigate this week's fuckups, but since he's been behind the fuckups, expecting him to rectify anything is wishful thinking.
The game I'm looking forward to is Dallas next weekend. For the crowd reaction.
so I think the best case scenario is for our young guys, including Geno, to shine, and also the Giants to lose.
What I'm hoping for is that Mac gets fired hours before the game and Eli keeps playing.
won't happen and probably shouldn't happen, but if we're being honest that's what I want to see.
Mara probably has until Sunday to make any attempt to mitigate this week's fuckups, but since he's been behind the fuckups, expecting him to rectify anything is wishful thinking.
it would be ideal..but like said not realistic from Mara
The shots of Eli on the sideline will be painfull
What we need is capitulation. We need an embarrasing 2-14 to completely drain the swamp. I hope we lose 50-0.
I'm semi-excited to see what a mobile quarterback can do behind this line. Maybe he will extend some drives, limit his mistakes, which in turn will keep the defense off the field. Not expecting anything, but I will tune in nonetheless to root for my team. Giants pride win or lose.
Still cannot understand the emotional crazy reaction against Geno. Last I checked backup QBs do not decide to bench players. Eli's situation was never going to end well--it did not have to be this bad for certain, but it was going to end, like Phil Simms and every other good/great QB who served a team well and got old.
Still cannot understand the emotional crazy reaction against Geno. Last I checked backup QBs do not decide to bench players. Eli's situation was never going to end well--it did not have to be this bad for certain, but it was going to end, like Phil Simms and every other good/great QB who served a team well and got old.
Nobody is reacting against Geno. It has about zero to do with Geno.
But I look at he and Eli as entirely separate entities - nothing that happened with Eli had anything to do with him.
I understand that him playing well would only reinforce a decision that most of us were very upset with, but nothing I think during the game is going to change the outcome so I'll be happy for him if he plays well even though I'm still going to be annoyed about how Eli was handled.
35-0 at halftime with 3 pick 6s.
I am rooting for the Giants to not only lose, but to get embarrassed. Thank you Messrs. Mara, Reese and McAdoo for turning the Giants into such a sh*tshow that I have to root for them to be embarrassed so that in the long term it ensures McAdoo and Reese are gone and that there is an outside chance that Eli starts more games for the Giants.
Unreal.
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Planned for six months to take my sons. Planning to root like hell for the Giants and whomever they have on the field. Hoping for a win.
Still cannot understand the emotional crazy reaction against Geno. Last I checked backup QBs do not decide to bench players. Eli's situation was never going to end well--it did not have to be this bad for certain, but it was going to end, like Phil Simms and every other good/great QB who served a team well and got old.
Nobody is reacting against Geno. It has about zero to do with Geno.
I guess we have been reading different posts then because I have seen him trashed repeatedly and also read several posts from people who state they are rooting for him to fail , get sacked, get knocked out of the game and on and on. Perhpas their motive is to somehow strike out against the management, but that sure as hell is not what they are saying.
But with this current group of coaches, the GM and a fair amount of the players, right now, I'm probably a bigger eli fan - as he's one of the few to exhibit class.
Heck, even in the 70's, the players were likeable even if they weren't that good. I could watch Van Pelt, Mendenhall, Jeter and others all day long even if a loss was assured.
I have a difficult time watching Apple, JPP and most of the defense, and with the shitshow the offense is - that's horrific too.
While I am not rooting against Geno but I'm sure going to miss #10
A guy like Eli Apple is very hard to root for and there are a few others too.
Ultimately, it's in our best long-term interest for the Giants to just lose the game so we can get rid of McAdoo and turn the page. But I won't root against Geno or hope he has a miserable day. I'd like to see him play reasonably well even if we still ultimately lose the game (which I have no doubt we will)
This means I should root for the Giants to lose. I do not know if I can though, so I likely will not watch. I could care less about Geno specifically.
How do you want that and root for them to play well.
A guy like Eli Apple is very hard to root for and there are a few others too.
Ultimately, it's in our best long-term interest for the Giants to just lose the game so we can get rid of McAdoo and turn the page. But I won't root against Geno or hope he has a miserable day. I'd like to see him play reasonably well even if we still ultimately lose the game (which I have no doubt we will)