I know the offense has been getting a ton of flack during training camp, and the previous two weeks, but last week agains the Cardinals we saw lots of good things from the offense, and even against Detroit, the offense mounted some decent drives.
It just seems like it's been years since the offense has been able to control the ball like that with more consistently, and keep the defense off the field...even in 2011, they were fairly inconsistent throughout the year with the offensive line and running game, they relied more on big plays to bail them out(which thankfully worked in 2011).
I get that there is a long way to go in the season, but it's been nice seeing the offense on the uptick
2) the OL is getting better and better
To me Eli was never an issue.
But if anyone can get the message across about ball security to our QB, TE, WR and RBs, it's Coughlin.
previously our hurry up offense was 10 -20 yard passes from eli
mixed up with a few draw plays .
when successful we would move down the field but super quickly.
it was great for two minute offensive drives but not so good during games when you kind of want to give the defense a rest .
this new no huddle offense is more methodical and time consuming .
If the Giants can clean up the turnovers, I'd guess they'll be in really good shape. Funny, because in the last year and a half, even if they went turnover free, it was still a struggle.
21 carries, 111 rush yds, 5.29 YPC
It's the best we've played on 1st downs in a long long time. It just made things so much easier to sustain drives.
Preseason happens to be the only time you get to evaluate the back end of your roster. In the long run, this is perhaps more important than the first few games of a single season. Cutting to 53 means letting guys go that might have impressed if given a chance (like Washington this year).