NYDN: NY Giants should realize Robert Griffin III and Washington now their top rival in NFC East, not Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys

[SkinsHokieFan]

NY Giants should realize Robert Griffin III and Washington now their top rival in NFC East, not Philadelphia Eagles or Dallas Cowboys

Old habits and hatreds die hard. It’s difficult for any blue-blooded Giant fan to admit out loud that the unraveling Eagles no longer pose a threat in the NFC East or that the Cowboys, too, are as harmless, soft and fluffy as a goose down pillow whenever the fourth quarter arrives.
The real divisional threat now, and for the foreseeable future, resides instead near the Capital Beltway and bears a racist nickname that no respectful columnist should ever type. That would be Washington, the precocious, upstart football team waiting in ambush at FedEx Field on Monday night for the Super Bowl champs.

Fortunately for Giants, they are taking notice — sort of.

“They have a really good team, and it all starts with RG3,” Victor Cruz said on Wednesday, during a conference call. “They’re a team on the rise. I think they’re still a couple of pieces away from being contenders... whether it is defensively or wherever, but they’ve got to be in the conversation. They really do some good things. I put them in that conversation for sure.”

That conversation is growing dense and complicated, like a Faulkner novel. The sound and the fury began in earnest after Cruz caught a 77-yard, game-winning touchdown with 1:13 left in the fourth quarter to beat Washington at MetLife Stadium in October. DeAngelo Hall then belittled the play, saying Eli Manning had very little to do with the score.

“We gave him that play,” Hall said. “It wasn’t something where he was a rocket scientist and he figured something out. We just played that as bad as possible.”

On Wednesday, Cruz insisted he and Manning actually had something to do with that pass. He also expressed his respect for rocket scientists, because Cruz has a sense of humor about these things.

“It’s definitely high up there,” Cruz said, about the play. “To have a game-winning touchdown of 70-plus yards, a long bomb through the double team, sprinting through the end zone.”

Plus a salsa. Never forget the salsa.

The point is, however, that this rivalry could become something both fun and mean at the same time.

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[DC9]

Niiiice!

They also should enjoy the last season or two (if that) of relevance... while they are aging, we are maturing.

[MustangSteve]

The only way to heat this rivalry up is to beat their ass in front of America Monday Night. They are the world champions and they are leading this division. This is the game that not only shows us how far we have come and where we stand in this division, but this game will show us if we have turned that corner and have become a competitor through the injuries and hard times this team has faced the last few years. This game is huge and I think the Redskins will rise to this occasion! This game could very well decide who's going to be the 2012 NFC East Champions. Go Redskins!!!

[BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93]

Yeah, we need to start whooping their asses in games that matter.

Starting Monday...**** those blue bastards

[AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy]

I would sell my baby for a win on Monday. It's time for our boys to sack up and regain our rightful spot as top dogs of the NFC East. I know this is a rebuilding year, but it could become much more than that with a win on Monday. Hail.

[santanathegreat]

This is the epitome of a statement game. We win, and the rest of the teams in this league are officially going to be circling the Redskins on their calendars.

I just hope we bring our A-game.

[Mr. Sinister]

This is the big game to top all big games for us (this season). From here on out, if we win, every game will get bigger. We rose to the occasion last week, against a good defense. If we can create a little magic, and get a W on Monday, we will go from having a pulse to being a serious contender for a Wild Card spot, and depending on what happens on Sunday and tonight, we could be in the drivers seat for the 6 seed, and still have a legit shot at the division. Every team will be put on notice. Because of who we have behind center, I am as confident as I've ever been during my time as a Skins fan. Even more confident than our playoff runs in '05 and '07, and even with our subpar defense.

[MadMonkey]

This is the epitome of a statement game. We win, and the rest of the teams in this league are officially going to be circling the Redskins on their calendars.

I just hope we bring our A-game.

I would think it would be the other way around, teams would be dreading the day to play the Redskins

[sens11]

Easy to say when the Eagles/Boys stink and the Skins/Giants have really battled one another the last two years.

[Bibby]

"resides instead near the Capital Beltway and bears a racist nickname that no respectful columnist should ever type"

Is this the type of crap we're going to have to put with up once this team becomes a force? I hate political correctness. Go REDSKINS!!!!

[BleedBNG]

Filip Bondy:

The real divisional threat now, and for the foreseeable future, resides instead near the Capital Beltway and bears a racist nickname that no respectful columnist should ever type.

http://doingadvancework.blogspot.com...nt-racism.html

and why let the OBVIOUS (and still clueless about why we hate his teams owner) muss up a good cheap shot?

[RansomthePasserby]

The real divisional threat now, and for the foreseeable future, resides instead near the Capital Beltway and bears a racist nickname that no respectful columnist should ever type.

Well... alrighty then.

I'm hating the Giants more and more these days...

[skinnyskins]

I find it fascinating that in all articles like this from the NY media, there is no mention of Mara screwing us over with the cap. Many Giants fans are barely aware of what actually happened. Although we always despised the Giants, capgate is what really turned the rivalry into a hatred of everything about that team. I don't want just a win. I want the Skins to humiliate them and ensure they don't make the playoffs at all.

[cphil006]

We need to prove it Monday night.

[jp03]

I find it fascinating that in all articles like this from the NY media, there is no mention of Mara screwing us over with the cap. Many Giants fans are barely aware of what actually happened. Although we always despised the Giants, capgate is what really turned the rivalry into a hatred of everything about that team. I don't want just a win. I want the Skins to humiliate them and ensure they don't make the playoffs at all.

You guys are the only ones that care about the cap thing... for right or wrong. Most don't see your owner as innocent either. As I said before penalty too excessive.