Kind of surprising, don't you think? Not that the Giants are fooling anyone with their win, but still, they won outright as 8 1/2 point dogs on the road against a team that had recently beaten New England in New England. What have the Patriots done to warrant the honor of road favorites?
p.s.--Which, btw, of course means the Patriots will cover, that should go without saying.
The O and OL have been improving incrementally over the year, despite personel setbacks. I thought that was the best coaching we have had this year, last week, but it is still a narrow path to victory.
little bill makes it hard on young qbs.
Our offensive line.
Always, for the last decade.
Of course, if Mac Noodle Arm Jones plays that will offset any of that advantage.
Weird spread, considering home team usually gets 3 points.
Now, would I be shocked if Pats won by 3 plus? Of course not.
Of course, if Mac Noodle Arm Jones plays that will offset any of that advantage.
Zappe doesn’t really have an arm either.
Pats skill position players leave a lot to be desired
It was the 6th turnover that sealed the game.
Devito played well for a rookie UDFA QB, and I am hoping they let him start the remainder of the season to see what he can do. The issue is that the NE defense is dramatically better than Washington and will likely turn TD over....hence the 3 point Underdog status. The sports books are begging you to bet on the Giants.
That said, the TOs that won the DC game weren't just luck. Every one of them was truly forced (obviously fumble recoveries have a luck element, but the punch outs were text book). Can't bank on them, but the D deserves fill credit for those TOs.
The Giants had a plus 6 turnover margin against WFT and absent a messy performance by Howell on the last drive and 4th quarter defensive score at the end, nearly lost the game still with Devito and Barkley playing really well.
The Giants may win, but I actually wouldn't be stunned if Giants got beat down for entire game even if it doesn't look like a blow out, something like 27-10 or 27-12.
If they finish poor enough to draft in the top 3, Bill may lose his job. There’s been plenty of chatter about them parting ways already. Bill isn’t tanking. And as much as I love him, he’s the greatest coach of all time, I’m not sure if Kraft would want Bill to be the one to develop a top 3 rookie QB after seeing the dumpster fire the QB position has been since Brady left. If I’m Kraft and in position to take a QB, I’m bringing in a new offensive minded HC and letting him pick the QB and developing him. Someone like Ben Johnson would be perfect