The Giants host the 15-0 Patriots this Saturday, but a large number of New York fans believe their presence will not be needed at the game, and have reportedly put their tickets up for sale. This may seem a shrewd move by the Giants faithful, making a few bucks off tickets to a game that doesn't mean squat to them and perhaps even gouging hyperventilating, history-expecting Pats fans a little (some are asking as much as $3000 for a single ticket), but the whole thing doesn't sit well with a lot of Giants players, who have begun venting their disapproval.

"That's probably one of the reasons why we are better on the road than we are at home," running back Brandon Jacobs said of the ticket-hawking traitors. "If it is that way and they got more fans, then so be it. It could work out to our advantage."

Giants defensive end Justin Tuck added, "I don't agree with it. This is Giants Stadium and I don't want to see a whole lot of Patriots fans at Giants Stadium."

I personally don't blame Giants fans one bit for selling their tickets. Why the hell should they want to sit through this game? They know good-and-well their team is going to lose. They know it will be over early and Tom Coughlin will yank Eli Manning to save him for the playoffs, so they can't even anticipate the fun of booing Eli. Furthermore, they know their team is about the weakest 10-win squad in the history of the NFL, and will get knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. So, why bother getting all jacked-up for a post-season run you know isn't going to happen? Why head out to the Meadowlands to tune-up for a game that's going to happen in someone else's stadium and end with your team being routed anyway? The Giants fans are only demonstrating good sense and I think a lot of business acumen.

It's easy for guys like Brandon Jacobs to rip fans; Jacobs is making millions and the fans are all working cruddy 9-5 jobs. If Jacobs had any notion of the realities these people face, he would not begrudge them the few bucks they're making fleecing Patriots fans who think they'll die or at least be bitterly disappointed if they don't get to see their team win their 16th regular season game in person. This is how business works - buy low, sell high. Anyone can tote a football and be paid tons of money for it. It takes real brains to screw over your fellow human beings while simultaneously relieving yourself of a terrific burden (namely having to endure one more minute of hideous Giants football).