I’m not comparing this defense to the 2007 defense and this is not Bettcher’s first year but if you go back and see the first two games of the 2007 season there are a lot of parallels to this year’s version where there are significant changes across the board
The Giants gave up 80 points to the Cowboys and Packers and had no pass rush or coverage ability and frequent miscommunications . We all know how that turned out.
There were some glimmers of hope in the second half of last weeks game on defense and it’s still very early on in the season. Again this team is not making a super bowl run but maybe with a spark on offense with Jones,the defense will have more time to rest and regroup rather than dealing with three and outs like they did for most of the first two weeks. And maybe the light bulb turns on for some of the younger players on D like it did with Tuck Osi Webster and Ross that year.
Oh and Strahan, Tuck and Osi.
Stop it. Please.
ZERO simularaties. Zeri
Compared to todays team? Not comparable.
Maybe the Cowboys will go 13-3 this year but the Bills are likely an 8-9 win team at best and that mostly because of their defense.
It would be interesting to see a snapshot of BBI before that season and during the first 2 (and a half) weeks of that season to see what fans were saying about the team at the time.
This group is soft physically and mentally and would be rolled by the 2007 Giants by five scores. That team had a real HC coach. What an amazing coaching job that was with that team. This team is sorely lacking in the HC department.
This group is soft physically and mentally and would be rolled by the 2007 Giants by five scores. That team had a real HC coach. What an amazing coaching job that was with that team. This team is sorely lacking in the HC department.
But you knew absolutely none of that after the first two games.
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to compare this group to 2007. That was a fucking team. That road loss to Dallas was the only road loss of the season. The heart, determination and will it took to go on that run through arctic Lambeau and to take down the best team ever was an immortal run. The physicality that team had on the defensive front and with the run game was good too. This team could put 13 players out on D and O and not match that.
This group is soft physically and mentally and would be rolled by the 2007 Giants by five scores. That team had a real HC coach. What an amazing coaching job that was with that team. This team is sorely lacking in the HC department.
But you knew absolutely none of that after the first two games.
that is true
but, I don't think this team will be the 2007 Giants. That is for sure.
Are you kidding me? They were in the playoffs the year before, almost pulling out a win in Philly, and won the division two years before.
There is absolutely no parallel between this team and that team other than starting 0-2. None.
Don’t forget the legendary RW Mcquarters. I’m insulted no one mentioned that baller
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But you knew absolutely none of that after the first two games.
Are you kidding me? They were in the playoffs the year before, almost pulling out a win in Philly, and won the division two years before.
There is absolutely no parallel between this team and that team other than starting 0-2. None.
Not kidding at all. They backed into the playoffs the year before with an 8-8 record after going 2-6 in the final 8 games and then their best offensive player retired. You're kidding yourself if you think ANYONE had any confidence in that team's talent, their coaching or their ability to make a Superbowl run after the first two games of the season.
There is absolutely no parallel between what this team has shown so far and what the 2007 team was in retrospect aside from the 0-2 start. And it is highly probable that the 2019 Giants will be a much, much, much worse team than the 2007 Giants. But what 2007 should have taught us is that you really don't know what you have after two games.
I don’t think this team is playoffs bound. But I also don’t think we can write it off.
But Bettcher is proving to be an enormous mistake
We’ve had plenty of chances to make the 0-2 comp to 2007. I pray next year we can at least be 1-1! This stuff is getting old.