It’s a brand-new post-Christmas edition of the “Blue Rush” Giants podcast with the New York Post. Big Blue head into their season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium, looking to rip their playoff hopes away. The Eagles need to win to get in, and if they lose, they would need a Cowboys home loss to the Redskins to become NFC East champs.
Jimmy Failla and I open up talking about what we ate on Christmas, what we did and me being solo, eating Chinese food and seeing the Mr. Rogers movie. We discuss the Giants-Eagles matchup Sunday and why the G-Men could have a chance to cover the 4.5-point spread. We also talk about the Eagles having a cruise for the fans and Santa Claus not making the trip for that one.
I then chat with veteran NY Post football columnist Steve Serby. We break down the matchup Sunday, and Serb explains why the Eagles will win this game, despite all the injuries. We speak about our flip cup skills, Serb not playing, but being a big Hoboken bar guy. We also talk about the likely Pat Shurmur firing after Sunday and why Ron Rivera or Mike McCarthy are the only two directions the Giants should consider going in. We explain why GM Dave Gettleman probably will not lose his job, and Serb says fans should not be that mad about Big Blue missing out on Chase Young.
FOX and NFL Network analyst Charles Davis then joins the podcast. We speak about Davis knowing anything about everything … which leads into talk about how bad the Knicks are, the vast amount of renditions of “Santa Baby,” his Christmas in Orlando and him being the voice of the Madden video game. Davis also dives into the Eagles-Giants game, this Philly team being completely banged up and why he thinks the G-Men have a shot to win this one. Davis explains how spirited Eagles fans are, but how the fans in Oakland are the rowdiest bunch. The seasoned broadcaster previews the College Football Playoff and who he believes will win the matchups. I explain why the Davis-Kevin Burkhardt broadcast duo for NFL games on FOX is one of the best in sports.
I wrap the show up with Brown’s Best Bets for Week 17 in the NFL. What are the three best bets against the spread? What three-team parlay, including two over/unders should you hammer?
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