I’ve seen sense 07 when we lost to the Patriots right before playoffs. Showed that we can hang with the “best team” in the league. Am I the only one that thinks when our weapons are back (hopefully next week) that we have a shot to beat anyone? The defense showed some promise last night. We get Barkley back in there, it should open up some throwing lanes for Jones. Which probably makes the difference last night. Really encouraged by Jones. The kid is going to be great.
Even The ensuing fumble for a td didn’t upset me as much as that drive stopper.
It looked we were a team that was an impact player or two away from having a shot. We have Barkley, Shep and Engram to help the O but we dont have the defenses version of Barkley, Shep aor Engram on the roster. We need a stud on D at any/every level.
They are 2-4, but they are battle tested and there's a lot of young guys learning from this. I appreciate the fight they are putting up.
how the fuck was this "the most encouraging loss?" because they came back from 14 down to tie, after numerous turnovers, before the blowout started. give me a break. to me, the team looks worse than they did at the end of last year.
The big next step is to find a real head coach. I don’t even care what Shurmur’s final record is this season. Gettleman better be on it and working carefully on a short list of highly promising candidates. Everyone keeps comparing Saquon/Jones with Gurley/Goff. Like the Rams, this is a perfect situation for a truly excellent head coach like McVay to come in and engineer a turnaround. In fact, I think it’s a really attractive coaching situation and HC candidates will likely be extremely interesting.
Bettcher is a different story, I thought his defense was fast and ferocious and the D’s performance for most the game was right up there with the great NYG defensive performances against the Pats over the past 10+ years. Special teams and offense couldn’t do their parts to simply not make mistakes and keep us in the game until the very end.
I wasn’t expecting a win last night, but with the way the defense was playing it’s a shame Shurmur couldn’t figure out enough of a game plan with the little he had to at least keep the game competitive until the very end. That’s what he’s paid to do and as head coach of the NYG I feel there’s no problem with holding him to that standard when his defense is giving him a performance like that, IMO
When Brady retires and BB comes back home.
The D was aggressive, focused and able to get pressure most of the night. They wore out near the end though.
On the other hand, there were still numerous lapses in coverage, and plays where Brady had all day.
The D still has a ton of young players that play like young players. They are good one play, make a mistake the next. The fact that they are having more good plays than earlier in the season is a good sign. But there is no guarantee that they will continue to improve.
The offense was very sloppy. That happens playing the #1 defense, in a short week, missing your top 3 weapons, and a windy night. Jones is learning, but there were few too many "teaching moments".
Jones didn’t what I expected him to do in that spot. He showed flashes and also turned the ball over.
The D needs to turn a corner now. Don’t tease.