-Well, the Giants just finished up a 36-22 MNF win over Dallas. Entering Monday night, the Cowboys had owned the G-men as ESPN’s Chris Berman loves to refer to them on MNF. In fact, Dallas had won seven of the previous eight meetings with Big Blue’s only victory of the 13-10 variety back on October 18, 1999. None of that seemed to matter tonight as the now first place NFC East Giants marched on to their third straight win and improved to 4-2- basically manhandling a fraud of a Parcells team which has talent but just isn’t as good as they can be. When the ex-Giant coach who led them to their only two Super Bowl triumphs is reduced to subbing in an inexperienced Romo for Bledsoe just to watch him make some costly throws (3 Ints including one taken to the house by rookie Kevin Dockery 96 yards which basically clinched the game), it’s basically desperation. Sure. Romo also showed more mobility and did manage to toss three TDs as well. But he was just too inexperienced to come into this kind of highly scrutinized game and get the job done.

-Just watched the Parcells postgame conference. He was pretty on the ball admitting that his team was “outplayed in every phase and outcoached and outeverything’d.” That’s what we’ve always admired about Parcells. Say what you will about him but he takes accountability. He was embarrassed with how team performed on its own home field in primetime. And had to deal with some stupid questions towards the end but didn’t snap. It’s got to be extremely frustrating for the 65 year-old Hall of Fame coach to have to coach such a circus. With the whole TO sideshow (could he throw his arms up anymore during his one TD without getting penalized for excessive celebration) and the lack of a real number one QB, it’s not an ideal situation. Toss in that psycho of an owner in Jerry Jones who’s manning the sidelines like a pop warner kid ready to take a snap. Geez. You’re not a kid. No question he has passion. But he shouldn’t be anywhere near his players on gameday. It’s just got to be nuts.

Pluses for the Giants aside from losing Arrington for the season:

-Barber became the first player to rush for over 100 (114) this season on Dallas including overcoming only his third fumble in the last three years (thanks ESPN for jinxing him).

-Jacobs plowed the Cowboys for 40 yards on 10 carries to go with a crucial TD on a fourth and goal. The big man looked good. Question is can he be an every down back if Barber really does hang it up?

-Though he only completed 12 passes, third-year QB Eli Manning made enough plays in tossing two TDs and for the most part took care of the ball outside an Int on a bad 3rd and 1 playcall with them up 12-0 which turned the first half. The more we watch Manning who set the tone with a perfect 50-yard TD strike to Plaxico Burress less than 3:00 in, the more comfortable he looks running this offense. He looks like the leader in that huddle and that’s what you want to see from a QB the Giants invested so much into.

Meanwhile, a player who was part of that blockbuster in the deal with San Diego Shawn Merriman was suspended four games for violating the league’s drug policy. Always nice to know that the Defensive Rookie of the Year who looks like a big talent essentially cheated to win. Somewhere, fallen wrestling legend Eddie Guerrero is rolling over in his grave.

-The D for the most part had an outstanding night intercepting four passes including three with Dallas in NYG territory and also sacked the Cowboy QB tandem six times. Congrats to Strahan on recording two of those sacks to tie greatest linebacker of all-time Lawrence Taylor for the club record (132.5). Earlier this season before the bye week, he wasn’t as much of a factor. But the last two weeks especially tonight, Strahan has come to play and was a force against Dallas. He’ll need to continue to be if they’re to have a special season.

-Random thoughts on the injuries to last year’s Super Bowl starting QBs Ben Roethlisberger and Matt Hasselbeck:

If you watched the two hits they suffered injuries on, those were more dangerous than some of the “late hits” the men in stripes penalize opposing defenses for. Yet neither was even penalized. Especially the helmet to helmet hit Big Ben took to suffer his second concussion. Unbelievable. With both now presumably out of action for a little while, I guess it’s just not Seattle’s or Pittsburgh’s year.