The Giants first offensive drive of the second half.
Week 1: 2 plays, -2 yards, fumble. (0:42)
Week 2: 3 plays, -1 yards, punt. (1:34)
Week 3: 3 plays, 2 yards, interception. (0:45)
Week 4: 3 plays, -1 yards, punt. (1:03)
Week 5: 3 plays, 4 yards, punt. (1:37)
Week 6: 3 plays, -8 yards, punt. (1:55)
Week 7: 3 plays, 2 yards, punt. (1:35)
Week 8: 3 plays, 7 yards, punt. (1:52)
Week 9: Bye
Week 10: 3 play, 1 yards, punt. (0:58)
So, in 9 weeks of football, we've amassed 16 positive yards on our opening drive of the second half. Haven't picked up one first down, had a drive longer than 2 minutes, and had 2 turnovers.
Is this offense making any adjustments during halftime?
Damn you, posting timer!
I had to double check the stats in Week 7. I thought maybe I made a mistake.
There are lots of reasons why a given play might not work, or a series might stall after three plays.
The craziest stat from yesterday's game for me? That we had not blocked a punt for a TD in a regular season game since 1988.
I've used 9 weeks of football. That's a pretty big sample size. But okay, let's not point this out.
We're 3-6! Championship.
It's kinda like "Homeland," only more convoluted.
Coach Captain Kangaroo may want to consider the quick kick on 3rd down ala Randall the Scandal
".....Let's call the ole Peyton Hillis draw sweep. That'll get 'em thinking."
We're not good in the 1st quarter, 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter or 4th quarter.
However, we haven't given up a score or had a turnover during halftime.
We'll have to take that positive and build on it.
Those stats are horrible.
The current Giants seem to make zero adjustments.
You expect to come out of halftime and get some positive thing going. There's no lower floor that this offense can reach on their opening drive.
Not one first down. None!
I'll be.
The giants are 3-6 they just as easily could be 1-8 or 6-3. To try and find some global rhyme or reason to the NFL is an exercise in futility.
The giants are 3-6 they just as easily could be 1-8 or 6-3. To try and find some global rhyme or reason to the NFL is an exercise in futility.
Just was awestruck by the futility of our offense on the opening drive. That's awful numbers. Especially with the talent on our offense.
I've used 9 weeks of football. That's a pretty big sample size. But okay, let's not point this out.
We're 3-6! Championship.
I don't care if people want to "point out tendencies" - I care if people make ignorant pronouncements like "We're not making halftime adjustments!" Like any of you would have the slightest clue whether that was the case.
If those stats were for our opening drives of every game, would complain that we hadn't been practicing all week? Of course not. Or maybe you would.
I'll wait.
I'll wait.
By arguing with me in the first place, you are making that implicit case. You've transferred the argument onto yourself. If you didn't want to do that, you should've stayed out of it, instead of mis-characterizing my position.
I've been watching the Giants for over 55 years. Ergo I'm smarter than most of you and I say ban BBI!!!!!
No one is misinterpreting your post. Actually you're doing a pretty good job on mine though.
I based this on the fact that after losing a combined negative -6 yards in the first six games on the initial second half drive, the Giants have been gained positive yards in each of the last three games and a combined positive +10 yards.
Unfortunately, even with this favorable trend it will take until sometime late in the 2014 season before we will score a touchdown on this initial second half drive.