Never felt it for the Eagles game, not for a minute..Like a bunch of you, you kind of get the sense(that's all it can be) how the next week's game is gonna turn out and more often than not the feel turns into basis of fact. We'll see of course..But as an aside, I can't remember the last time we won a game when the players talked smack or with too much confidence heading into the next contest. Can you?
My reasons for this "sense" of mine:
1) The hype will be all about Dallas..Much more than the usual Dallas Hype..The talk will be twofold: The usual America's Team theme, PLUS, the BEST team in football at present fellating..TC will talk that up all week
2- Given the above, it's human nature to get full of yourself, especially an organization as dysfunctional as Dallas' is..They just beat the SB champion in their house which is rarer than rare..
3-I do not believe the OL will perform this way again as they have been improving..The best of lines have horrific days..They will fix the leaks imo, just watch, though as I've said, Jennings' ability to help protect Eli was a huge loss..Heal fast, hurry back
4-We lost arguably our second biggest O weapon in Cruz and that, added to the Cowboys overconfidence, will, no doubt, imo, allow us to "sneak" up on the Cowboys with a diverse passing attack with Donnell being featured more. OBJ, Randall and Donnell should be able to mitigate the Cruz loss somehow, BUT, we need to effectively run the ball.
5-The Giants will be very quiet this week, study even harder and allow their being buried by MOST, be their catalyst towards a top performance..
Murray will NOT reach 100+ for the first time this year, because EVERYONE, including many here, will cede him 150+ in all likelihood..The Giants will shut him down, imo..
Sorry this "feeling" or "sense" is not fact-filled or devoid of any facts..
The loss of Cruz is huge!! We dont have another slot guy on the roster.
BUT...
If the Giants get blown out...
3-8 here we come.
what are you smoking and can i have some?!?!?!?!
We are, but I have a feeling those loses to Detroit and Arizona are going to haunt us in tiebreaker scenarios.
When you look at different games from week to week, you say to yourself, after the game is played, how the hell did that happen?
It's the same as the Dallas game......they have a good passing game with weapons, and a good/great running game, with Murray averaging 130 per game.....no one had held him under 100 yards including the best rush defense in the NFC....they have a decent defense....
They beat Seattle....we get crushed/humiliated by the Eagles......a no brainer.....but this is the NFL and anything can happen.....there is no rhyme or reason for it....upsets happen.....now, BB56, can you email me the PowerBall numbers?
The Giants can take Witten and Bryant out of the game completely (unlikely) and get blown out of the stadium.
They better be more prepared than last night or they'll get debacled again.
Even though they're 3 - 3, another debacling and I don't see much promise for the rest of the season.
must have been a beautiful baby
You must have been a beautiful child
When we was only startin'
To go to kindergarten
You must've drove the little girls wild...
Only chance of the Giants of making it a game this week, is that both their OL (which needs to dramaitcally improve in 1 week)can both keep Eli clean for the most part and ability to run block. Don't see that happening quite yet vs thsi opponent. And their DL get consistent pressure on Romo and ability to stop their run game. Can't see them getting through that line to do so.
Hey anything can happen, but i think this game is a lost cause in the trenches for the Giants. That's where it all starts.
If I'm wrong, I'm positive others will..:)
Can I count on you?
Yes, unfortunately :(
Giants just made a weak Philly defense look like a combination of the 75 Steelers and the 85 Bears. My faith in this offense has vanished. The scheme is good but the OL is very, very weak. Any hope of exploiting a soft Dallas D is gone.
The Giants are not only outmanned on the field of play they are also outclassed at the coordinator spots as well. I hope for the best next week but I cannot see them winning this game in Dallas.
A few days ago, you saw posts about Eli having a career year, this being the best team in the NFCE, having a better offense than the Eagles, the best defense in the division, how we should have a realistic shot at 10-6, Reese knew exactly what he was doing with the OL, etc..
Now the only teams we will beat are crappy ones, the OL sucks, Eli is done again and every solid team is going to steamroll us.
Entirely predictable, but.. amusing nonetheless.
Now, they are able to control the ball with their running game, thus keeping the ball away from the opposing offense.....which helps great.
We certainly have a chance in the game....every NFL game is different.
And Dallas will no doubt be confident, and perhaps over confident.
And we all knew in our hearts that, after game 5, games 6 and 7 would give fans a measure of what the Giants would be this year. And yes the injuries into and out of last night are brutal. Also, this season was going to be a growing pains season as we transition both a new O but also new players on D.
That all said, at least we know that based on the Watt and Seattle DE misses that TR has a spin right move he likes and can pursue him accordingly.
Lets see what results are before we panic.
If we really are only better than Oakland, Jville, StL and Washington and those level of teams, its what it is.
In the meantime, lets go BigBlue.
Yep, 4:25 start and aikman told francesa on friday he's doing the game. This is a must win game, no two ways about it.
I'm just gonna get drunk and enjoy watching the Giants play Dallas on a nice fall afternoon.
Go Blue.
This was such a bad loss, but it was still just one game. I hope they can put it behind them, deal with Cruz's loss and move forward.
Not saying they can't or won't win. Just saying anyone having confidence in the Giants clearly isn't watching them. The lions game wasn't an aberration. And it's not like the team is deep enough to replace injured players with decent production anyways.
losing to Seattle at home on the INT return, 36-25, after 2 impressive wins @ PHI and @ ARI
4 losses in a row, @ SF, home to Eagles, destroyed @ Saints 49-24, then GB loss at home
Then how about the pathetic home loss to Wash after a thriller blocked FG @ DAL, JPP, the week before...
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Dang it !!!! ;)
need to get play action going on offense and play hungry aggressive defense from the start.
I'll ask again tomorrow...:)
The one reason, and it is a big one, I think we might not, has nothing to do with our injuries. Rather, it is the quality of OL play Dallas is getting. The Giants DL and LBs have to be magnificent on Sunday.
Go GiantS!
The worst part is that people post that kind of shit with a straight face.
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Dang it !!!! ;)
This brings up an interesting quote...I have never seen a flag thrown like that before. It's like the reffs were looking for reasons to throw the flag.
Not whiplashing. I missed the predict the season thread (did we have one?). but I was thinking 8-8 plus/minus (leaning toward minus) a game. We're on track.
The worst part is that people post that kind of shit with a straight face.
I was looking at all the thread starts on the first page and instead of rolling my eyes and lamenting, "good lawd," I actually laughed. Really...I'm thinking, how does ONE GAME bring out all this shit? Forget the idiots who come out of the woodwork when things suck, they're a given, but some good posters get caught up with this BS as well..Smh
I thought the Eagles O would do a little damage but I figured Foles was banged up and a couple of big hits could really throw him off early. I thought we would contain McCoy the way we did so well last year. I genuinely thought we would win this game and it went nothing like I thought it would.
We can compare offenses, defenses, ST's, the ways teams are trending, the way players are playing, account for injuries.. it doesn't matter. Games rarely go exactly the way we think and a lot of times, and I doubt this one will either.
I can usually get a pretty good feel for a game after just a few minutes. But until then? Fuck if I know.
The week before, Carolina lost 2 DB's and had to start a street FA signed that week. They were banged up at RB and WR and outside of Kuechly, their defense seemed pedestrian.
Then, they just sent the house at the OL, broke it down and we were mauled.
I've given up trying to get too high or low because frankly I can't predict a damn thing. You know - it is pretty much like that with all teams.
Which is the reason the NFL is starting to circle the bowl. It's roulette wheel football.
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I've given up trying to get too high or low because frankly I can't predict a damn thing. You know - it is pretty much like that with all teams.
Which is the reason the NFL is starting to circle the bowl. It's roulette wheel football.
This has got to be one of the most difficult sports to bet..I imagine it could be a killer on the wallet
Now down in Dallas those jokers are strolling through practice coasting on the fact that they just beat the best team in the NFL and meanwhile the Giants need the win desperately. I am cautiously optimistic that we will have a very competetive game on Sunday. Not necessarily a win but I think the G-men will bring it.
The rest of our division games are at home..
The rest of our division games are at home..
BB56, I think if I had seen your post prior to the game I would have told you this. Nothing has changed since last weekend that would lead me to believe that this team will go through some kind of transformation and become something they are not. The players are not going to become better players after one "good week of practice". So, although I wish your optimism would become a reality, it will probably not happen. Even with no injuries, we are playing with players that are less talented...period. We need to be playing against teams that either A. are less talented or B. shoot themselves in the foot multiple times in the game.
We got excited about crushing the Redskins because Cousins just came off of that good game. Well, they performed the same way for the next few games with Cousins throwing int's and now our win just does not look so special anymore.....because the skins are not what everyone thought they were. They are what I referenced above.."A" less talented AND "B" shooting themselves in the foot multiple times in the game.
Donnell doesn't fumble in the late drive and there may have been a different outcome
I thought the Giants played a spirited game - and that they certainly could have won it
We're 3-4 and a work in progress. We keep giving maximum effort and cut down on the mistakes we'll get to the playoffs...