Ward’s In
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- September
- 30
I love when ESPN is wrong because they do it so consistently.
Today makes them 0-for-2 on Giants injuries. First, it was Eli Manning missing a month with a sprained shoulder. He didn’t miss a game. I believe they’re still reporting he’ll miss time.
Today, one of the other dot-coms picked up an ESPN report that Derrick Ward was out. This was about 1 p.m.
EHHHHHHHH!!!!! Ward is starting. Why anyone would count out a player who, along with his coach, indicated he’d start despite a sprained left ankle seven hours before gametime, with a full day of treatment available to him, is beyond me. But that’s how it goes with those folks. Take a shot, and if you’re right tell everybody you had it first.
Me? I’d rather give it to you guys right. That’s why any info you get on this blog may not be immediate, but it will be as correct as I can possibly get it as fast as I can get it. I’d rather get it to you late-and-right than first-and-wrong.
Okay. Self-promotional commerical over.
The Giants’ inactives bore no surprises. Brandon Jacobs is out, but he said there was a good possibility of that Friday. There were no changes in the Giants’ starting lineups except for Aaron Ross starting at left cornerback and Sam Madison moving over to right corner to replace Corey Webster.
The Eagles go in a real mess. William Thomas is out at left tackle, Lito Sheppard is out at cornerback, and Brian Dawkins is out at safety. But their biggest loss is do-it-all running back Brian Westbrook. After a week of missed practice, the prevailing theory was that Westbrook and his strained abdominal muscle would make the game. It’s apparently bad enough that he needs the rest, though. Correll Buckhalter takes his spot at tailback, and there should be a dropoff in terms of rushing and pass-catching consistency.
L.J. Smith is also out at tight end, replaced by the less-accomplished Matt Schobel.
Can you spell Opportunity?
We’ll get back to you sometime later. Gonna be a busy time with deadlines, but I’ll try to blog something at the half. If not, then definitely after the game.
Enjoy if you can after the Mets mess this afternoon.
Ciao for now.
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Ernie Palladino
ESPN has learned Lawrence Tynes will cost us several games this year.
Mcnabb got destroyed tonight..
the offense had a bad game but the D dominated who would have thunk it?????????????????
ESPN’s Fred Farkle is reporting exclusively
that Monday follows Sunday. Stay tuned
for more on this ESPN exclusive.
ESPN’s Richie Reject is also reporting
exclusively that Giants linebacker Lawrence
Taylor will soon announce his retirement from the game.
Meanwhile, fans and media critics across America are
reporting that ESPN is a joke network.
ESPN stands for Entirely Stupid Pinhead Network.