Monday night in New Jersey Game thread

[ddraig]

Thanks! I lost track. The batteries in my calculator died! Had to go back to using the abacus.

[DavidGee24]

Even though the offense took much of the night off, that was a BUTT-WHOOPIN'! Nobody messes with us on Monday Night!

[Michael K.]

Man 3 points for the Giants.

3 points in 8 quarters at home!

[Cascade Kid]

So much for all those who said Spoon is an undersized and overrated draft pick

[ddraig]

Just saw the ESPN doing the College highlights and guess who the sponsor is? Not Bud Lite but just "Lite."

[Sexymarinersfan]

So much for all those who said Spoon is an undersized and overrated draft pick

Who said that? I think everybody has been pretty much on board with the Witherspoon pick.

[DavidGee24]

So much for all those who said Spoon is an undersized and overrated draft pick

Who said that? I think everybody has been pretty much on board with the Witherspoon pick.

There was some grumbling after the first game but I think we all knew we had to let things play out for a while.

[Donn Beach]

Believe Gametime was questioning his size and the wisdom of the pick before the season began.

[Sexymarinersfan]

So much for all those who said Spoon is an undersized and overrated draft pick

Who said that? I think everybody has been pretty much on board with the Witherspoon pick.

There was some grumbling after the first game but I think we all knew we had to let things play out for a while.

I don't think I read any of those posts. That's probably why. You could see how special of a player he was after ronight's performance. I think JSN is pretty special too. There's just too many mouths to feed right now.

And how about Jake Bobo tonight?! That dude can ball. More Bobo please!

[Donn Beach]

I felt Pete was putting his reputation on the line with the Witherspoon pick. It was unusual to use a high draft pick like that on a Dback but it was about how special he was. Dbacks are Pete's specialty, he claimed Witherspoon was special. I don't think it was just avoiding taking Carter, it was wanting Witherspoon.

Think they might have gotten it right this time

"Devon Witherspoon, he's a rare player," Carroll said. "Since the years we've been here, we haven't seen a guy like this. We have not drafted corners high just because we haven't come across a guy of this makeup. It's his athletic ability, it's his speed, it's his playmaking, it's his mentality.

"I haven't come across a guy like this in a long time. The last time I recognized this kind of makeup was back at USC when we had a guy that you guys may know. Troy Polamalu was a guy who had an extraordinary way about the way he played the game, and I saw this connection between what Devon does and how he looks at the game and how he approaches it that just knocked me out. I'm just really excited about this. He's physical, he's tough, he's got an attitude, he's going to bring it, he's going to fit right in with our guys.

Said general manager John Schneider, "Devon is arguably one of the most physical players in the draft, regardless of position… He's going to bring a lot of juice, a lot of energy. Just a smart, energetic guy."

Polamalu, that would be good. I think it's hard to imagine a corner impacting a game like that