Published 1/13/2009
by Aaron Liebman
at Bleacher Report - NFL
At the conclusion of anything in life, we all do some reflecting, remembering the journey that reached the destination. Football is no exception. Whenever your team’s season ends, you can’t help but think back to moments during the season and how they ended up like this.
So for a New York Giants fan like myself, what was anticipated to be reflection has turned into memories only alcohol can dissolve.
This weekend’s playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles was kind of like a triple play of misery. Not only did they lose in the playoffs at home, but they lost to the Eagles, and lost as the No. 1 seed to the last one that a month ago was thought to be dead.
Two years ago, the Eagles also beat the G-Men in the playoffs but under completely different circumstances. The Giants were the road team and really didn’t even belong in the playoffs.
There was something different in the air at Giants Stadium, and I’m not just talking ...
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