Gunning down the Cowboys

Who would'a thunk that Eli would be the only Manning playing in the conference championship game?

I guess Tony Romo's Hall of Fame induction ceremony will have to wait, although I don't agree with those who are blaming the loss on him - or Jessica Simpson (or her look-alike). Yes, he threw the INT that ended the game, but the Cowboys had plenty of chances to win this game. The Giants couldn't put the game away in the fourth quarter, having two three-and-outs. In the end, the Cowboys got the ball back with 1:50 on the clock, one time out and 48 yards to go for the game-winning touchdown. I thought for sure we were heading to Texas. But then the Cowboys did an even better job of imploding than the Giants did. Game over.

So don't blame Tony. It's unfair. They lost as a team, man.



As much as I would've liked to avenge our Week 13 loss to the Cowboys, I have to like our chances in Green Bay against the Giants a lot more than another trip to Dallas.

I'm preparing for an onslaught of Eli-Favre comparisons. They both went to school in Mississippi and they're both good ol' boys. Favre married his high school sweetheart; Manning is engaged to his college girlfriend. They'll try to make some kind of "Favre wasn't built in a day" type analogy to Eli. It's funny, when the Giants win everyone loves Eli, but when they lose, he's Fredo Corleone. That's the curse of being a Manning, or a Corleone for that matter. I'm sure Fredo would've found a nice job at his own pace if they'd left him alone, but instead they made him go into the family business.