Personally, I believe the Giants will be a lot more competitive than many here believe. Manning always plays great on opening night, especially indoors. And although the Lions D-line is impressive, their secondary is less than stellar - especially vs. play-action passes. If the Giants can establish the running game early on, I do believe this game is wide-open. What are your exppectations for the game?
Power and zone 1st/2nd down
Whatever it takes to keep Eli out of 3rd and 10
Couldn't have said it any better.
Detroit gets the ball back with 4 minutes to go and the defense holds. That type of scenario will make alot of people feel better about the upcoming season.
Watch Eli throw for 3 TD's and no picks. I have faith.
I think the defense will do an admirable job holding the Lions offense in check but I expect the Giants offense will be so inept that it'll be too much to overcome.
I'm thinking something along the lines of Lions 24 Giants 13.
I think the defense will do an admirable job holding the Lions offense in check but I expect the Giants offense will be so inept that it'll be too much to overcome.
I'm thinking something along the lines of Lions 24 Giants 13.
Shut yo beautiful face, Curtis! It'll be Giants 24 Lions 14.
We really don't know what we will get from either team.
2-Heavy dose of jennings and williams
3- megatron held to under 70 yards and NO tds
4-stafford throws 3 picks
5- eli throws for under 200 yards
6-Moore gets 2 sacks
7-Golden tate gives us a hard time
8-A LOT OF YELLOW
Giants win (Lions have a shit ton of pressure with high expectations and choke)
Giants 20 Lions 17
great point. optimistic the Giants have played the preseason with cards to their chest and will unveil a few new wrinkles they weren't thinking about.
Of course, the flipside is the Lions D has also been playing Green Bay twice a year....
Dammit, I clicked on this thread to post the same damn thing.
With you amd Rigs(of the intelligent posters, that is) leading the charge..:)
Those two factors give me hope for Monday night.
I can only hope the Oline steps up
MNF is the worst...
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I have often over-estimated them or under-estimated them but I've always had a conviction right or wrong. Nothing would surprise me Monday night, because I have no clue what we've got. The only thing I know is that if it comes down to our third string against their third string we'll win. that's my only take away from pre-season.
Couldn't have said it any better.
Third
Detroit 31, Giants 10.
During that time the D will concede a score after the turnover and allow 1 drive for a score.
We'll move the ball midway the 2nd quarter, go for it on 4th down at the 30 and get stuffed.
We'll move it in the 2 minute drill and then kick a FG. Down 10-3 at the half.
That's basically recent Giants football in the 1st half.
2nd half, we'll hit on 1 big pass play at some point, but the defense will buckle. We'll be down 17 in the 4th, score a semi-garbage time TD. Detroit will get a couple of 1st downs. We'll get the ball back down 10 needing a miracle and throw an INT, possibly a pick-6.
Oh crap that was last year