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"In an ideal world, they would stay and remain as positive and upbeat as they possibly can because of the way they effect the young men that are on the field," Coughlin said via NJ.com. "They are fans, they bleed, they live and die. The circumstances, it wasn't good yesterday. It was better, but it wasn't the end result everyone was looking for. But I would say we need them. We need them to be upbeat. I thought they were great yesterday, I thought they were into it. The noise was great, the patriotism was super. The response to the Giants players that returned from the past seemed to be outstanding. Everything looked – and it was a magnificent day for football – except we didn't put the necessary points on the board to win the game. "I hope they realize that it was a competitive game until deep in the fourth quarter. The opportunity and the chance were there for us. We didn't get it done. Well, perhaps we can learn something from that. We'll go on and fight and continue to accept the next challenge and be even more hardened as to what needs to be done. To be even closer and bound together as a team and maybe if we come out and play like a team like that, maybe the fans will continue to grow and respond and be energetic about what we're trying to accomplish on the field. "I don't see this as being a reason for them not to be [hopeful]. Our task and our goal is to toughen up. Let's go. Come on. Stop beating ourselves. This is professional football. Make the plays necessary to win and do it on a consistent basis. Eliminate these bizarre events which take the heart right out of you. I hope they'll respond to the fact that I'm counting on them to accept the challenge, to not feel sorry for ourselves and to realize the work that has to be done for us to win. I hope the fans will join in in that exact feeling." |
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We did a lot of things right yesterday. There is PLENTY of reason for hope. There wasn't after week 1. There certainly is now.
I am not a blind optimist. I see it as an uphill battle, but one that is certainly winnable.
Beat Drew Stanton at home and there's no questions being asked about the fans mindset, or whatever the question was about.
I am not saying Coughlin doesn't deserve any criticism but I don't need to hear it from him anymore. What does Mara and Reese have to say for themselves and this team?
Coughlin has enough on his plate trying to motivate and correct the play of these basket-case players.
The man deserves so much better.
I am not saying Coughlin doesn't deserve any criticism but I don't need to hear it from him anymore. What does Mara and Reese have to say for themselves and this team?
Coughlin has enough on his plate trying to motivate and correct the play of these basket-case players.
The man deserves so much better.
Agreed. Btw, how nice would an Eagles loss to the Colts tonight be?
I went from feeling really good about our chances and then the next 3 plays were: dropped 3rd down pass that would have resulted in a 1st down, punt return TD, fumble on KR / turnover
That's a hell of a sequence right there in terms of taking the wind right the fuck out of our collective sails.
These things have to stop happening. This team needs to stop making mistakes like that because we're not good enough to overcome them. That's all it comes down to.
It's ok for us to question why young players get an opportunity and quickly gets sent to the bench so often while a veterans makes more mistakes and remain on the field.
We saw Moore miss a sack on opening night and get sent to the bench while a veteran did little. We've seen many receivers show signs yet never even get a sniff at kickoff returns while a veteran does little. We saw David Wilson miss a block and thrown in a dog house. Sure, coach knows best but it's a tough sell when the fans actions effect the young men on the field yet the young men are not performing too well under the coach despite many OTA's, etc or not given the chance by the coach if they make one mistake.
Love ya coach and don't want a change but fans were getting bitter at this mess a lot earlier than this United We Stand message. Worry about the team and the fans will worry about ourselves (maybe the stadium itself can stop telling us when and when not to cheer).
And that's a great message. It got me a little fired up. Thanks for posting.
"we know how good we are"
"no loss of confidence in this room"
"hey, they get paid too"
"we didn't prepare for the backup quarterback"
"it's a long season"
"it's correctable"
"we're trying to figure it out"
"have get out dog back" opening day two years in a row
etc, etc, etc
One that comes to mind is opening night when Earl Thomas muffed the punt that he should've fair caught. That was a dumb play and a potentially costly one. But Seattle was so dominant in regular play-to-play action over the course of 60 minutesg that it didn't matter.
Any reasonably close football game can be analyzed in hindsight to point to a handful of plays that determined the outcome. This is certainly true of yesterday's Giants game. Trying to minimize mistakes that lead to high-leverage plays is obviously a good thing. But it's also hard to do. I mean, Rashad Jennings knows he's not supposed to drop a ball when he falls down. He's probably never done that before in 20 years of playing football.
But these things will happen to all teams. The good teams are good enough on a play-by-play basis to overcome the random mistakes. The bad teams aren't.
And that's a great message. It got me a little fired up. Thanks for posting.
Me too. I found myself shouting, "let's go!" :)
It's not necessarily just a coincidence that we were the team making multiple mistakes in each of these games while our opponents made basically.. none.
You have to protect the football in this league. If you don't, you're very likely to lose.
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I was juiced until Ginn drove a stake in our heart. Unfortunately that isn't an isolated incident....it's been our MO for the better part of two years. We don't shoot ourselves in the foot....we misfire with a 10 gauge and blow it right the fuck off
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How the Giants can enable the opponent to convert on third and long with regularity for seasons now is at top of my frustrations!
It is so common that good stops on 1st and 2nd down do not matter to me because I know the inevitable...
One that comes to mind is opening night when Earl Thomas muffed the punt that he should've fair caught. That was a dumb play and a potentially costly one. But Seattle was so dominant in regular play-to-play action over the course of 60 minutesg that it didn't matter.
Any reasonably close football game can be analyzed in hindsight to point to a handful of plays that determined the outcome. This is certainly true of yesterday's Giants game. Trying to minimize mistakes that lead to high-leverage plays is obviously a good thing. But it's also hard to do. I mean, Rashad Jennings knows he's not supposed to drop a ball when he falls down. He's probably never done that before in 20 years of playing football.
But these things will happen to all teams. The good teams are good enough on a play-by-play basis to overcome the random mistakes. The bad teams aren't.
Bingo. We have no room for error. Problem is this team doesn't make one or two mistakes a game. They make 3-4-5 or more.
Since 2010 the mistake prone nature of this team is staggering. Just brutal. That they were able to sneak a Super Bowl title in there somehow is truly remarkable.
The personality of this team has changed dramatically since 2008.
One that comes to mind is opening night when Earl Thomas muffed the punt that he should've fair caught. That was a dumb play and a potentially costly one. But Seattle was so dominant in regular play-to-play action over the course of 60 minutesg that it didn't matter.
Any reasonably close football game can be analyzed in hindsight to point to a handful of plays that determined the outcome. This is certainly true of yesterday's Giants game. Trying to minimize mistakes that lead to high-leverage plays is obviously a good thing. But it's also hard to do. I mean, Rashad Jennings knows he's not supposed to drop a ball when he falls down. He's probably never done that before in 20 years of playing football.
But these things will happen to all teams. The good teams are good enough on a play-by-play basis to overcome the random mistakes. The bad teams aren't.
I think if we harken back to 2011, we probably be surprised to see how error-filled our performances were until we got it together down the stretch. Do we all remember that Seattle game against a pathetic Seahawks squad at home?
Point is, when you're going well, mistakes are at a minimum. When you're not they are magnified..Per usual, i'll give the team some time before I get officially elated or pissed..I think Seattle's and SF's games yesterday were good examples of magnified mistakes(no, I'm not yet comparing us to them in terms of talent)..
So it's definitely fair to ask for this, but it's a 2 way street. There's a tremendous amount of emotional investment by the fans in the team. There has been no enjoyment with this team in a long time. In today's NFL that can't continue. In a parity based league the Giants have to rebound, basically now.
Get a win at home and then one on the road and Metlife will be filled and behind you Coach. It doesn't have to be pretty. It can be downright ugly. Trickery is OK if needed.
Get it done!
Jerry Reese - "Well when you win Superbowl's,it's like a lifetime pass to act stupid"
Mara - "You're looking at the proud owner of a Jerell Jernigan jersey,get these baby's while there hot"
RJ, are you better now?
Maybe 2006 if we're being honest.