Not optimistic after the way the Giants played at Philly. However, there is an opportunity for dramatic redemption this week.
If the Giants win
The Giants would actually be in really good shape going into their bye week at 4 and 3.
The Giants have won 4 of their last 5 with the only loss at Philly
Did anyone really expect they would win both at Philly and at Dallas? Most would have taken a split.
The Giants are 2-1 in the division with three home games left
The Giants would have overcome the loss of Cruz
The Giants have Schwartz and Jennings coming back after the bye with some needed time off for DRC
Giants remaining schedule has 5 home and 4 away
Giants road games include Titans, Jags, and Rams. Yeah Seattle too.
Home games are three division rivals. Indy - getting a dome team outside, and SF who has to fly across country.
Its not unreasonable to think they could finish 6 - 3 with two more division wins. That would leave the Giants 10-6 and 4-2.
If the Giants lose
Very bleak outlook at 3-4
Going into the bye with two straight losses in the division
Three tough games ahead
The Giants are likely to be three games behind both the Cowboys and the Eagles
They would have to finish 7-2 to have any chance at playoffs.
aright
My expectations are moderate at best, 8-8 still indicates to me the arrow is pointing up for 2015.
Huge concerns if they drop another turd this week.
The defense has played very well at times. Again, if we win it will likely mean they played well vs. Dallas. Last week, bad scheme, bad execution. They need to be consistant. The return of Kennard and Beason rounding into form would help a lot. DRC is key although I like Bowman.
NYG defense is the big disappointment so far. They've played well in spots against mediocre teams, but have dreadful in other spots when the offense is able to constantly win matchups and dictate to us.
They desperately need a solid showing in this game even if they lose. If they can pull off the win it'll make things interesting for sure but, it's still hard to see them doing any real damage this year with the injuries and loss of talent. If Randle can finally make that step forward and assert himself it would go a long way to dreaming the impossible dream but I just don't have confidence he can do it on a consistent basis.
1) Beason and Rodgers-Cromartie return to full strength;
2) A pass rush develops from somewhere (JPP+???);
3) The offensive line resumes its previous upward arc, bolstered by Schwartz after the bye;
4) Beckham and Randle emerge as a legitimate 1-2 punch;
5) Parker recaptures the form that made him Tampa's most reliable receiver in 2011;
6) Hosley demonstrates a reason for his presence on an NFL roster;
7) A.Williams matures into a polished, complete back (or Jennings comes back really fast, fully healthy);
8) The punt unit stops sucking;
9) The Cowboys and Eagles cool off, for many possible reasons.
They'd be buried behind two teams in the division. That has a baring.
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Really surprised people would still think one game would prove anything. The Giants, like most of the rest of the NFL, are a week to week proposition. And what happens one week often bears no relationship to what comes next.
They'd be buried behind two teams in the division. That has a baring.
And a bearing.
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Really surprised people would still think one game would prove anything. The Giants, like most of the rest of the NFL, are a week to week proposition. And what happens one week often bears no relationship to what comes next.
They'd be buried behind two teams in the division. That has a baring.
It wasn't that long ago when the Giants needed to squeeze into the play-offs the last week of the season.
Beating the Cowboys would obviously be nice and potentially significant. But over the last half decade or so, this point of the season has proven a notoriously insignificant sign post of where the Giants will end up at the end of year.
The cardinal game will haunt this team all season.
It is still possible, but what would be required is daunting:
Two wins versus Dallas and one win versus Indy, at Seattle or versus SF.
If the Giants can get to 3-3 with a split against Dallas, then two wins would required from versus Indy, at Seattle or versus SF.
I think 2-4 over the 6 game stretch is more likely with at most one divisional win. Playoff chances probably pretty slim.
We are fine if we win sunday. Stranger things have happened.
It would be huge and we'd be in good shape. I don't see it though. Maybe I'll be as surprised at the outcome as I was with with what happened last week. Can a team really go from playing like pure crap then losing a key player to playing over their heads in 1 week? We'll see.
Dallas can be had. Hou., StL., had them by the balls & Sea. should have won last week, although give credit where it's due. It's tough walking away with a W from there.
We are not a good team. We weren't last year and we aren't this year. We lost our best WR. We have significant injuries in the secondary. Our LBs stink. Our OL is not good. This, my friends, is reality. We have beaten the Falcons, Texans and Redskins, none of which will make the playoffs.
I don't believe the Cowboys are world beaters, however, please remember how we looked on Sunday night. That was as bad as it has been, even though it has been bad recently. Seven days isn't going to erase the disastrous performance of Sunday night.
I understand this is why they play the games, but I'll be happy if we are somewhat competitive and I'm not miserable by 6 p.m. on Sunday evening.
lions game was almost as bad...we played
the rest good..Arizona we gave away...
biggest lose isn't cruz...its dbs and rb...
cruz wasn't doing much...I think we have
big upside w wrs we have.....
d has to win this game. .