WEST PITTSTON, PA – Who would have thought that through nine weeks the New York Jets and New York Giants would be going in opposites directions.
Well, maybe we all thought they’d be going in opposite directions but not this way. The Giants just got embarrassed by the Los Angeles Rams while the Jets got some revenge Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills.
I think I know where to start.
Enjoy a fresh set of Ebs’ Hot Takes.
Ben McAdoo has to go. It’s time.
Giants fans were excited when the team hired Ben McAdoo to replace Tom Coughlin, but after ending the team’s five-year playoff drought a season ago, the Giants are a complete disaster a year later.
At 1-7, the Giants look completely lost. Blown out 51-17 on Sunday, McAdoo looks like he’s lost control of his team.
He just suspended another one of his defensive play-makers for an undisclosed off-field violation and then when reporters asked him what he said to his team at halftime, down 27-10, the Giants coach didn’t have a response.
Ben McAdoo's halftime speeches sound epic pic.twitter.com/9HyJPPVOOh
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) November 5, 2017
Then there’s this:
Ben McAdoo isn't very enthusiastic about halftime speeches… pic.twitter.com/Rh7u9GDsbs
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 6, 2017
The idea of benching Eli Manning was even tossed around. Just stop. He’s the last person who deserves blame.
I know this team has severe injury problems, but an 1-7 start is unacceptable.
Mayfield passed for almost 600 yards against the Cowboys. SIX HUNDRED YARDS! He threw for 598 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions on 24 completions to be exact. The electric quarterback added another score with his feet too.
Mayfield and Oklahoma marched into Stillwater and in a battle of Heisman hopefuls (Mason Rudolph has also had a tremendous season) pulled off an impressive two-touchdown victory over No. 11 Oklahoma State.
With J.T. Barrett and Saquon Barkley suffering devastating losses while struggling and Sam Darnold and Lamar Jackson having underwhelming seasons, Mayfield is starting to pull away.
Don’t worry about the Cleveland Cavaliers. Was Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks bad? Yes. Absolutely. The Hawks are one of the worst teams in the NBA.
Am I worried about the Cleveland Cavaliers? Absolutely… Not.
LeBron James knows exactly what he’s doing.
Do the Cavs have flaws right now? They sure do. But there’s plenty of time to figure it out. Plus, this team, which is full of seasoned veterans, is well aware of what the regular season is about. It’s a formality.
Even though the Boston Celtics are off to a fast start, they’re not as good as Cleveland. You know it. I know it. They know it.
Oh, and this guy Isaiah Thomas hasn’t even played yet. He’s pretty good.
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