The Lady or the Tiger, but as Football

Oh, the torment of the NFC playoffs.

I am a huge fan of the New York Giants. I have been since the days of Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, and Phil Simms. Good times, those.

We-Evil is a Cheesehead, through and through. So is my mom. My brother claims to be, but that's mostly because his Lions haven't been any good since the time of Caesar, and he gave up on them.

This weekend, the Packers play the Seahawks. I've never been able to root for the Seahawks, so it's an easy choice. Go Pack! Also, my Giants play the Cowboys. I found out this week that this is the first post-season meeting between the two teams. More than 90 regular season games, and this is their first playoff match up. Given my attachment to the G-men, and a solid contempt for Dallas, this is another easy choice. Go Big Blue!

Now, if both of these games finish the way I want, I'm faced with a dilemma. My Giants will go to Lambeau Field and face off with Methuselah, himself. Brett Favre. I will admit that Favre is about as good as it gets. He's a great player, fun to watch, and seems to have the enthusiasm of a little kid when he's on the field. The problem is, he might be standing in the way of the Giants.

I know, I'm getting ahead of myself. Our teams have to win in order to make this an issue. Still, I worry about these things. How will We-Evil react to my exuberance over another sack of Favre by Strahan. One thing I don't think We-Evil has to worry about is Favre throwing picks to the Giants secondary. Those guys are... not too good.