I was looking at our schedule today and I'm starting to think the Giants as a team aren't as bad as we think and I'm starting to believe Eli is a lot worse then we think he is.
Against the Jaguars, Cowboys, Panthers, Falcons, Redskins & Eagles (2nd game) we've lost by a combined 27 points. In those 6 games Eli Manning has thrown 6 TDs and 6 INTs. Those are really really bad numbers.
So how many of those 6 games do they win with even an average QB? Say we had a QB throw for 10 TDs and 4 INTs which is basically average in today's NFL do they win 3 of those games? 4? 5?
That TD/INT ratio is pathetic and that hurts the entire time. Whether it's taking points off the board (Malcolm Jenkins INT), allowing the opponent to score (Myles Jack pick 6) or putting the defense in a terrible position (Fumble allowing the Cowboys to take over at NYG 27 or Mike Adams INT at NYG 45) .
It's the offensive line which is now marginally better along with the development of Barkley.
BTW, if the defense makes stops at Philly and Carolina, we're right there.
Shurmur's decisions in game as well as football strategy at times are amateur.
I wonder if they'll try to talk to McCarthy.
I would like the next coach to not be under the Reid/McCarthy WCO philosophy. I’m intrigued by Dan Campbell.
Shurmur's decisions in game as well as football strategy at times are amateur.
I wonder if they'll try to talk to McCarthy.
McCarthy is awful, that would suck.
But the defense.. if they if dont get turnovers, I think they are as bad as we think. Which is bad.
This. The nonsense over how they should be 6-6 is just that, nonsense, you could argue just as well the other way that they should be 2-10, so there's that.
They put themselves in the same position yesterday, and it forced overtime. They found a way to win this one.
Make no mistake, they stink in many respects and what they finish at in 2018 has little bearing on 2019, given how much of the roster figures to change again.
Those perspectives are not mutually exclusive.
Eli has 15 TDs to 8 interceptions if the websites have updated since yesterday's game. Stop pigeon picking specific games. I'll do the same exact thing you did ...
Against the Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Falcons, 49ers, and Buccs. 10 TDs and 0 interceptions. Why are those numbers left out? How about 7 TDs to 2 Interceptions since bringing in Jamon Brown which CLEARLY improved the OL overall. I think that number is more telling especially since the 2 picks came against two good pass rushing teams.
Textbook pigeon picking ...
This. You can take every team except maybe the Raiders and find one or two plays each game that if they make they have a couple of extra wins.
End of they day they are 4-8. Narrowly loosing games and "should have won 6" will have no correlation next year.
Agreed. A couple of excellent players don't make them a good team. Hell, the 1969 Bears had Gayle Sayers and Dick Butkus and still went 1-13.