Salary Cap Math and the NY Giants

What has happened the Giants? Five years ago they were Super Bowl champions and now they are going on their 3rd consecutive losing season. Giant fans want answers. I'm here to tell you all what ESPN is too scared to tell you.

Eli Manning's wife, Abby McGrew doesn't have a job. That's right she's  a stay at home  mom and some sort of charitable do-gooder.   Perhaps if she was pulling her own weight in the Manning household Eli wouldn't have to negotiate for a such huge contracts. Thereby eating up value cap space the Giants could use to pay a for another defensive lineman, or a linebacker.

What do we know? The Patriots have been winning for 15 years. Their starting Quarterback's wife has a job. That's right Tom Brady's wife Gisselle is out their putting food on the table, allowing Tom to take a pay cut and thus allowing the Patriots to hire someone besides Tom Brady.

Not only is Abby not working but she's alos popping out children left and right. Kids are expensive, and they have three!  How can you pay for a decent left guard when he has three children to feed? But she won't work. Rather, she prefers to raise money for hospitals or some such nonsense. Great. Sorry but that poor kid you're helping get vaccinated won't be eligible to play pro football for 20 years. That could be a generation of of losing seasons.

Abby needs to put a dress on and walk down a runway. At the very least start a hedge fund or ponzi scheme, because this building through the draft is not cutting it.

Episode 11 Week 3 of 2013

The team records live in central park for reasons that don't concern you and are never mentioned. Also we discuss the stupidity of defensive encroachment rule, as well as our football fantasies and two -- yes two-- non douches of the week. Sponsored by Readtome.com, Sex, and the Procrastifader.

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Football Laces Returns Episode 10 Week 2 2013

Rachael Parenta and Pat Rigby get back in the podcast saddle, and just like most of the NFL teams in week one (barring the Eagles) They're a little bit rusty. Rachael and Pat haven't practiced in pads at all during the off season.

They discuss the Giants, Jets, Eagles, Colin K. Plus fantasy footbal three game predictions and the first Non-Douche of the week award winner.

Sponsored in part by Aural.com

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Episode 9 Superbowl

The team heads down south to join the Superbowl Festivities for the last of the episode of the season.

episode 8 week Title Games

Rachael and Shelley spend most of this show actually talking football. But of course they still make time to take your calls, get naked and douse themselves in whiskey. And of course award another player with the non-douche of the week award. you can also download or subscribe on itunes. our sponsors thank you for listening.

Episode 7 the playoffs

Rachael and Shelley are back from a two week hiatus due to holiday obligations.

It's all the great football laces you could want starting your 2013 off right.  As always our sponsors thank you for listening.

Episode 6 Week 16

This is a 23minute episode, so warm some milk and powdered chocolate as you sit back and relax with this podcast. We take your calls, listen to Thomas Patrick talk about fantasy football, and welcome a new corespondent gambling expert Remy. 
Also welcoming new sponsor Erase-a-Mate. 

Episode 5 Week 15

Shelley and Rachael take your calls, interview the new Jets Mascot, get helpful fantasy football hints from D&D guru Thomas Patrick. And as always we bestow another football person with the Non-Douche of the week award. Our sponsors thank you for listening.

Episode 4 week 14 2012

Rachael Parenta and Shelley Hamilton take your phone calls, interview fantasy football and role playing expert Thomas Patrick.  The discuss NFC East, the poor programing network TV stations choose to run opposite football.  They give out another non-douche of the week award, with surprise nominees.

Sponsored by Football Laces podcast, Prerogative Phones, Head 2 Foot Teddy, and Lababyia. 

Episode 3 Week 11

This week the football laces gang piles on Rachael for the Giants recent weeks of sucking.  Rachael Parenta and Shelley Hamilton take your calls, Thomas Patrick gives you his football fantasy advice. Our sponsors tell you to buy stuff and we give away another non-douche of the week award. Meanwhile, we don't know why these last two episodes aren't on itunes.

Ep 2 Week 10

Rachael Parenta and Shelly Hamilton host another hilarious episode of the best football podcast out there.  They might have been sacked last week by Hurricane Sandy, but like true champions they got back up and put this show on. Yes, they continue to work out the technical aspects of this show.

Football Laces Returns 2012 ep 1 wk 8

This week your hosts Shelly Hamilton and Rachael Parenta discuss the NFL.  Talking with fans of the show, special guest Daryl Richardson, plus fantasy football picks with Thomas Patrick.  Take a listen to find out which NFL player will win Non Douche of the week brought to you by Clitersol. 

Episode 12 wk 16 Heartbreak in the Swanp

God that Giants game last week was quite the debacle. Who do I do I blame? Special teams? Offense? Defense? Coaching? You'll have to listen to find out, the answer may surprise you.

I went 4-1 in picks this week getting that Jets Steelers game so right. the 8 ball went 1-4 poor thing.

My record is now 27-23. The 8 ball is 24-32. Time is running out for the 8 ball to get to 500.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Episode 11 wk 15 Schadenfreude

This week I discuss the love of watching arrogant annoying players taking it on the chin.

My record fell to 23-21 and the 8 ball raised its record to something, I don't have it in front of me.

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Episode 10 wk 13 "Loosey Gooseyt"

I had to run the two minute drill on this episode. We went scriptless due to a hectic second half of the week and a very bad clock management the first half of the week. I continue my winning ways going 3-2 for the week improving my record to 23-21. The 8 ball not so good 1-4 for the 3rd week in a row. Magic's record is now a sad 19-27.

This podcast is shorter than the others due to lack of sponsorship, only two sponsors this week.

Enjoy and go Giants!

Episode 9 wk 12 "Know Your Audience"

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
This week I continue to rail against the ridiculous ticket prices at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
Also the Magic 8 Ball and I are shamed by our horrible week of picking last week I'm 20-19 and the 8 ball is 18-23.
Plus, we have the first installment of as The NFL Turns. It has it's own garage band loop.

Enjoy your three games today.

Episode 8 Week 11 The lame titled episode I can't spell

Well things are nuts in football laces' technical world. My boyfriend took his mac with garage band to work, so I had to use Roxio on my computer. The editing is way easier, but I don't have a sound board with actual mics connected to this thing so the sound quality suffers. Also, sadly no fun drum loops to record.

But in good news my forecasting games record improves to 19 wins-15 losses. The magic 8 Ball also improves.

In this 11 minutes of football goodness I discuss how good teams don't lose two in a row and how Ray Lewis' actions lead to a mere death of a human, no harm no foul there.

Episode 7 wk 10 "Baby's first guests"

This week on football laces we have techinical difficulties. Please fastforward one minute and 30 seconds to get past the silence.
Also I raise my record to 15-14 the magic 8 ball gets closer to 500 with 14-17 record.
This week I host my first guests. Charles Star and Justin Murray. We discuss what it's like to not root for the home team and how ancient Charles Star is.

Don't mind the mic blead and echos. This is the first multi mic episode and football laces hopes to improve in the technically as the weeks progress.

remember fast forward 1:30

Episode 6 wk 8 "What If I am. I can. I am."

A devastating week for me and the 8 ball our records fall to 11-13 and 10-16 respectively.
This week we discuss ethnic and regional fandom as well as the usual picks and week and review.
Also my marriage business sponsors this week's picks.

Episode 5 wk 7 "Pro Wrestling Anyone?"

My pick record fell to 9-10 and the magic 8 ball is now 8-13
This week I tackle the violence in football debate.
And of course as always this week and review and my picks for this coming Sunday.