I am at peace. I have serenity within my Giant madness...
So many things about this game are IDENTICAL. THE GIANTS GET A DO OVER.
This is a total gift, having seen them in the exact same conditions. We get to turn back time and play the exact same game over again and prove that W14 was a bad day at the office, that THIS Sunday is the real Giants. This game is a gift. If we waste the gift, nobody to look at except ourselves. And since the Gmen are the better team they will take advantage of this gift and win.
The wind means it will be a tighter game, less points likely. No bet, the gmen could win a bleeder as much as they could win big. Could be Giants 13-10. The wind means Eli will only be able to burn them deep/stretch the field when they load the box in 2 out of 4 quarters. It shortens the game, just like W14. But Jacobs will be back and he will be bad, they'll need 8, prob 9 to stop him, so Eli will have opptys. In the wind, you simply have to do the things we talked about ad infinitum. If my friend Gilbrown has learned ANYTHING from W14, he should be fine. and we should kick their brown. W/o the wind I really felt good about the outcome, with the wind, I feel we will have some struggling moments but should come out on top nonetheless. The giants are the better team... The Giants had the same exact opponent in the same exact stadium with the same exact manpower loss (Burress) and the same exact weather conditions.... ya think they could learn about what they did wrong and what they need to correct? OF COURSE.
NO EXCUSES, it is ALL on the Giants and their coaches for not getting it done if they somehow fall short. They will get it done, I have enough confidence in all of them, and in this spot, I do have (barely) enough confidence in Gilbrown because he had 5 weeks to figure it all out. If he does not get it now, then shame on him. But with the better skilled players, Spags will certainly figure out ways (esp with Cofield and Pierce and Robbins (and Tuck?!) healthier) to stop McNabb and Westbrook.
A shout out to Ron, who points out that "McNabb is most dangerous when he runs outside on 2nd down and gets his 8 or 9 yards rushing to set up a short 3rd down play..and since he has turned his game around after the benching he has been doing that every game."
Reread the postgame of the Eagles in W14 for some perspective on what was learned. Wake up and smell the Bradshaw. There are so many ways to improve from the last game we played vs this team. It is all there for them to figure out. Rest easy, Giants fans. The element of surprise is essentially gone. Coughlin is always stressing preparation. They should be prepared and the the Giants will win. Bring it! Next stop, NFC Championship.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Deja Blue All Over Again
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We've been talking about this since Day 1 of the season.....
It is time......
Is anybody on the Giants coaching staff listening?......
I don't want to hear....well....we have to do this....and we have to do that.....
IT'S TIME!
2 words......
it is not a difficult concept to understand.....
IT'S TIME......
Ahmad Bradshaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nuff said...
One thing I noticed from the Wk 14 game was Eli and his recievers being on two different pages. But as you've said, if Gilbride has his brown together, they should be fine. You KNOW Eli will have have practiced the hot routes with the WR's. If he can audible out of some routes with 8 or 9 in the box and have the WR read the same thing in the defense, the game is ours.
A "do-over," a "gift": Never thought of it that way. Talk about seeing the silver lining -- the Giants should hire you as their spiritual advisor, Andy.
B.S. has his predictions for this weekend and shows some interesting perspective on the Eagle's O with their drive chart:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090109
Without Pat Williams and Darren Sharper they averaged 5.25 plays per drive and 29.4 yards per drive. Only 1 big play and other than that pretty weak. Bottom line no turnovers #27, #34, #44 and especially Eli! These stats also reflect how important it is to contain Jackson on KOs and Punts.
The Deadskins game was weak as well with 5.4 plays per drive and a 21.4 yards per drive for 3 total points. I bet the Cowgirl game wan't that much different since they turned it over so much.
Andy, I know you are tired of all the analysis but the more I read the more at ease and confident I am.
Everyone on this blog seems to think the Giants will win, yet even the first game the giants won this year could easily have gone the other way. Lets face it, the Eagles had the ball for the last possession and were trailing by less than a TD. If McNabb drives them for a TD they win it outright.
The two teams always play each other tough. The game can easily swing on one turnover and if you recall, Jacobs has a habit of putting the ball on the ground against the Eagles. He did it on two successive plays in the first meeting, but fortunately, both were not fumbles. One was after he was down and the other was after he had crossed the goal line. His only lost fumble of the year was in that Eagle game too.
It will be a windy day which doesn't help Manning and our WR just don't instill fear in any defense. Frankly, Manning has a tendency to miss high and that could create problems and turnovers in this game. On defense,if Tuck is really hurt than our pass rush is that much weaker. Is there anyone out there that really thinks our Defense can shut down the Eagles? It will take a mistake free game to beat them and more importantly, the Giants receivers can not drop passes. Tuck and Kiwanuka have to keep McNabb from running and hurting us. And our LB's will have to learn how to cover the TE and Westbrook out of the backfield. I hope the Giants win, but I don't share quite the conviction of some on this blog.
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