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I/O: Tarvaris Jackson was 'lightly throwing the ball around' and 'has a chance to play' against the Browns.
CRUNCH: My son and daughter were distraught at this news: I THOUGHT YOU SAID WHITEHURST WAS GOING TO PLAY! SOME DAD YOU ARE! REMEMBER HOMER, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EAST BY STARING AT THE SUN! was the least offensive of it.
My initial reaction was puzzled: "Well, hang on, what does 'throwing the ball around' mean?" I mean, I can flip a ball with my forearm if I have a ripped labrum...
Still, I'm counting on you G-Money for at least 4x Charlie Whitehurst starts. We know where to find you. Somewhere in Colorado.
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I super-slo-mo'ed the Giants game a bunch of times, the last 3-4 drives. It looked like Whitehurst got into rhythm REAL quick, like five plays quick. I like a QB who bobs up over the line-chaos to throw, and I like a QB who flicks the ball suddenly without CG travel, way downfield, on a line.
Whoever is the most optimistic on Whitehurst, I'll call and raise. Two chips, not ten.
I remember that Terry Bradshaw was laughed and jeered at. For a real long time. Another guy who didn't start until he was like 28: Jake Delhomme. In my day, Ken Stabler didn't start until he was 28. Old man Dr. D has seen plenty of guys written off farther than Whitehurst has been.
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I/O: Some funny stuff from Giants fans as the game was ongoing. Here is the NY reaction when the busted coverage gave Doug Baldwin the go-ahead TD.
CRUNCH: If you slo-mo that busted coverage, you see both Giants DB's lunge toward the short receiver, allowing Baldwin to run by them. They didn't quit on the play due to a flag; they assumed that Whitehurst would make the wussy throw to the short man, and they wanted to take an interception to the house.
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One nice difference between baseball fans and football fans: baseball fans think a bit less with their cajones. There's a bit less testosterone, and therefore a bit more serotonin, in the discussion.
The Giants fans evaluate absolutely everything in terms of whether Giants players bothered to impose their wills. :- ) A Seahawks DL blows in for a whirlwind safety and .... the Giants' O-Line obviously just didn't care about the outcome of the play...
With baseball fans, if Justin Smoak strikes out against Dan Haren, we're at least dimly aware of the fact that we deploy only 50% of the players on the field.
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