Oh man. That's kind of an unfortunate title. Thank you for joining us this week for Coffin Corner Kick's first Monday morning recap after the weekend's action. Already a week old, I feel myself growing closer to each and every one of you. We've seen the highs of Norv Turner shutting up a whole lot of people by finally bringing the Chargers further in the playoffs than Marty Schottenheimer did, and the lows of Terrell Owens tearfully proclaiming at the Giants-Cowboys post-game news conference that Tony Romo is "our quarterback" and that blaming him is "unfair" because "we lost as a team." I'll be honest, that's a pretty marked departure from "looks like a rat, smells like a rat..." days, but it is what it is. The upside of all this is that Coffin Corner is 3 for 3 in calling game action. If this continues, I may start placing vast sums of money on Pro-Line. I wonder what the spread was on the Giants-Cowboys game anyways. Many apologies to San Diego and Indianapolis fans. Due to time constraints (until you guys start donating money I have to do things to support myself) I was unable to prepare a Coin Toss section for your game. The outcome was an unfortunate way to close out the RCA Dome, but it is what it is.
I promise I will get to all the matchups by this weekend, as there are only two. For those of you living under a rock, the Giants are headed up to Lambeau to play the Packers for the NFC Title and San Diego is headed to Foxboro to beat the now 17 - 0 Patriots.
I guess the biggest shocker of the weekend was for sure the Giants sticking it to the Cowboys. I can't say there's anything I enjoyed more than Jerry Jones' face at the end of that. He can say all he wants about how Wade Phillips will be his Head Coach next year, and that might even be true, but this is a man who was convinced that his team was destined for the Superbowl this year. He's a competitor, and someone is going to get blamed for this. Special recognition should go to the Giants' secondary. They lost both starters and still managed to keep Witten, Glenn and Owens under control. That's compared to the shameful effort by the Cowboys. If I'd have picking anything to beat them, it would have been Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw. Instead, Amani Toomer and Eli Manning? Those are not names you want to be sticking it to you.
San Diego beating Indianapolis was interesting. Their problem is much like that of the Giants. They took a lot of injuries in that game and if players don't get healthy soon then they'll be devoured by the Patriots. I felt San Diego's defense was great though, lots of pressure and still good coverage, and I think that gives them some hope of beating the Patriots. Marvin Harrison did not look very sharp at times and I think it cost them.
The Seahawks-Packers was our live blog of the weekend, so for game thoughts I'd turn you to there.
The Patriots and Jaguars was the game I thought it would be. Both teams defenses played well, and the Jaguars stuck with the Patriots for a little while. What it always seems to come down to is that eventually you can't match the Patriots point for point. At one point the Pats got a touchdown to take the lead, and Jacksonville got a field goal on their next possession, right then it was over. The Jaguars needed an impact WR and it's something they should look into getting because with it they might have had a much better chance. They were using Maurice Jones Drew as that kind of guy sometimes, which isn't very surprising.
Anyways, I have to dash off to English class. Please join me later in the week for two Coin Toss Sections, our live blog this weekend, any relevant Out at the One sections, and irregular updates on anything I think you should know about.
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