Acceptance: Giants 31, Redskins 7

I've been looking for this quote from an episode from 30 Rock from a few years ago. In it, Liz Lemon is describing how settling for her dysfunctional yet predictable relationship with Dennis Duffy suits her just fine; how it allows her to enter a sort of relaxed state of acceptance and tranquility.

Her friend quickly interjects that she is describing the physical sensations one experiences when drowning to
death.




When the Giants went up 14-0 yesterday in the first quarter, I crossed the line from hoping/scheming/scoreboard watching to a relaxed state of acceptance and tranquility. The competitive portion of the 2010 campaign was over. The 2010 Redskins had in fact drowned, and the remaining four games have become an "intellectual curiosity," as Dad said yesterday.



Some people say the team quit or whatever, but the moral of the story once again is lack of talent. The defense has talented players, but they are not suited for the 3-4. The offensive line is nothing but a patchwork. It would be nice for Shanahan to say so explicitly. "Yes, these guys tried very hard but they all have to go or hit our bench. Big upgrades needed." If he's thinking "I really thought these guys had what it took to go the distance--I can't believe our misfortune," then this personnel purgatory nightmare will continue.




Anyhow, watching the game at Steve's place was a really nice change of pace. The panini place on F Street makes a mean turkey reuben. WMATA was generally accurate with its Red Line schedule. McNabb threw a nice touchdown pass to Anthony Armstrong to cut the lead to 21. Reed Doughty made a nice textbook tackle on Jacobs. I didn't see any Giants fans on the street. That's it for positivity.