I have to start with the Giants game, even though I don't want to think about it anymore. Because it's Week 1, and only two days ago the season hadn't started, I can act as though it didn't happen. It's hot as hell in LA, and as far as I'm concerned it's still summer.

The tragic part, lost in Eli Manning foolishly telling Rashad Jennings not to score and Tom Coughlin admitting the Giants should have run on 3rd-and-goal from the one with Dallas out of timeouts, is Coughlin still doesn't realize the idiocy of kicking the field goal.

The Giants were 4th-and-goal from the one. If they score the TD (at least 50 percent), they're up 10, and it's game over. If they fail, the Cowboys get the ball down three on the one-yard line with 90 seconds and no timeouts. Moreover, chances are they play for the tie, and the Giants can still win in overtime. But Coughlin kicks the FG, putting the Giants up six, then kicks off, giving the Cowboys the ball at the 28. Now the Cowboys have roughly the same distance to go (for the TD instead of the FG), but now they're going for the win. So Coughlin gave up a better-than-50-percent chance to win the game and 27 yards of field-possession in exchange for three points which also incentivized the Cowboys to play for the win instead of the tie. And he realizes only the error of not calling a run play on third down.

But no big deal, it was only a road game against their biggest rival and last year's division winner. At least lateness at meetings isn't tolerated.

• We all know preseason is total b.s. but it's amazing when you watch Week 1 and realize it's just such total b.s. Was anyone talking about Donte Moncrief? I thought Phillip Dorsett beat him out for the job? Remember this? Where were Brandin Cooks and Golden Tate? Why didn't Sam Bradford play well against the Falcons defense? I doubt it'll cause anyone to discount what happens next August though.

• It was an odd week with few early-round picks doing anything: Only Rob Gronkowski, Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, Matt Forte, Eddie Lacy and Jamaal Charles did much, and only the first two went crazy. Instead, it was up-and-coming tight ends like Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, Tyler Eifert and Travis Kelce and a bunch of defenses that put up big points.

•  This was supposed to be a tough week in Survivor, but thanks to Coughlin's idiocy, just about everyone made it through. Seriously, he must have had a Cowboys entry because there's no way he could be that stupid.

• The number of DFS commercials was staggering. What's the matter - car and beer companies don't have enough money these days? The odd thing about the ads is they're full of real DFS players rather than actors. Could you imagine if Burger King scrapped the good-looking hipsters-of-every-race-out-of-central-casting, went to the local franchise and shot it documentary style?

• Why are so few teams throwing the deep ball? The PI rules have never been friendlier. It's as if everyone's copying the Patriots' dink and dunk offense. The Cowboys were the absolute worst using up the entire play clock while doing so. At least the Eagles and Pats keep it moving.

• Why did DirecTV use Peyton Manning and "high-voiced" Peyton Manning as the comparison, when they could have gone regular-season and playoff Peyton Manning, showing footage of his last two postseason performances?

• Derek Carr got hurt after doing nothing, and Blake Bortles looked terrible. Their weak rookie seasons don't bode well in an age where QBs are good right away or never. This isn't especially encouraging for their top receivers, Amari Cooper and Allen Robinson, either.

• Unfortunately, the Browns lost both their best receiver and quarterback when they cut Terrelle Pryor.

• The Seahawks lost the game, but Pete Carroll finally got a good night's sleep after Marshawn Lynch was stuffed in short yardage.

• Marcus Mariota looked good, but he attempted only 16 passes against a bad defense. His running ability should help the Tennessee backs, though with Bishop Sankey already deserving an upgrade.

• Looks like my Carlos Hyde/Montee Ball analogy was off base. Hyde looks like a monster. If we were to re-draft, I'd probably take him in the second round.

• Peyton Manning looked awful and aside from an overthrow to Emmanuel Sanders early on a deep ball, he was reduced to dinks and dunks. And while plus mobility isn't necessary for pocket passers, there's a certain floor any NFL QB needs to have. Manning might be below that floor.

• Tight ends never do anything in their rookie seasons; the second-year is when they break out. Take note as Eric Ebron, Austin Sefarian-Jenkins and Tyler Eifert (third year, but really his second) all had big games.

• Letting Chris Berman do the Monday Night game is like in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre when they tried to get grandpa to kill the hostage.