Yesterday the Super Bowl champion and top-ranked New York Giants lost in the playoffs to the Philadelphia Eagles. During the game, one of the TV commentators noted that New York had to stick more to a running game because they didn’t have Plaxico Burress, their star receiver, who had “self-destructed.” So, because they couldn’t pass more, they lost.
Actually, it was the Giants who “destructed” Burress.
As you may recall, Burress accidentally shot himself in a New York night club. He is being charged with illegal possession of a gun — even though the 2nd Amendment protects the right of any American to “keep and bear arms.”
Even though his injury was minor and he could have come back to play, the Giants suspended him for the rest of the year and criticized him. They should have backed him and attacked the government of New York state and city for their oppressions. Imagine how that would have fired up the Giants!
Since then, the Giants have lost four of five games, including the playoff.
I predicted the disaster at the time, calling it “the Cure of Plaxico Burress.”
The only way the Giants can rid themselves of the Curse is to start backing Plaxico. Sign him to a long contract, attack the government, and defend him in court.
The don’t want a Big Apple version of the Motor City’s Curse of Bobby Layne, under which, this year, the Lions finished 0-16.
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January 12, 2009 at 4:11 pm |
You must be smoking something.
Plaxico has ALWAYS been a problem. He had his problems in Pittsburgh and the Giants DID back him. Any coincidence that he had just come into a bundle of money and minutes later started acting like an ass?
The Giants don’t need Plaxico. They needed more than one player. It’s an established fact that a balanced offense along with good defense will win games. Giants running was ok yesterday; passing was not good and defense just didn’t get it done again. So say what you will about all of that, Plaxico would NOT have changed anything yesterday. If you’ve been to Giants Stadium the wind wreaks havoc. Eli passes were not tight, ball was like a slippery rock. Both side were dropping the ball.
The curse of Plaxico is that he f’ed the team when they could certainly have used him. A talented player, no doubt. A superbowl saviour, not happening.
January 12, 2009 at 8:19 pm |
The Giants suspended Plaxico for the rest of the season because of the gun charges. That’s not “support.”