Seriously?
"Hey, you're not a man," Shawn Andrews said. "I don't know what they're saying and I don't want to get in trouble with the guys, but I'm going to put it this way: I'm gonna look."
Here, then, is another entry in the age-old textbook of men trying to understand women and vice versa. (Here's an insider tip. When we say we're fine, you're doomed.) Looking is one thing, but distracted? Outfielders lose balls in the lights and now football players drop passes because of rogue cheerleaders?
Andrews said two teams in the league (he wouldn't say which, except to say one is an Eagles opponent every preseason and one is in their division) have been
exceedingly guilty of using the pom-pom squad to get an edge.
"They do it on purpose," Andrews said. "They're in there stretching, bending over, showing their hips, showing what they're working with, if you will. It's not nice. Now, after the game, they can put them over there, but before the game? No."
Of course, no one sent a missive suggesting the cheerleaders wear clothing instead of dental floss.
That would be wrong. The
ladies, after all, are meant to be entertainment.
Just not for the players.
Fun, fun fun
The running holes were huge, the pass protection nearly flawless. Yes, Sunday was the kind of game Shawn Andrews waits for.
"You can usually tell from about the first couple of series what kind of game it's going to be," the offensive lineman said. "It's either going to be a long day, or it's going to be a fun day. I always prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Sunday was a fun day."
Andrews isn't counting on such a happy day this weekend.
Maligned early in the season, the Giants' defense resurfaced against Washington last Sunday, stuffing the Redskins in a significant late-game goal-line stand. Michael Strahan is back, Osi Umenyiora is playing despite a knee injury and Mathias Kiwanuka is turning heads at linebacker.
In other words, same old Giants.
