Is that our team fought hard and played competitive football. I count at least 7 games from last season where the Giants were simply not a competitive team. A lot went wrong last night, but no one can say the Giants did not compete against a very good Steelers team.
One thing I'm hoping the Giants take away from last night: the way the Steelers handled themselves when the Giants were winning, and things were not going the Steelers way. They just re-grouped; took a deep breath; and then ratcheted up their game a few more notches.
That's a talent issue, but it is also a mind-set issue. I believe the Giants still have a few key talent holes, but I also believe Head Coach Joe Judge will create the sort of mind set that will allow the Giants to persevere under adversity.
game as teaching moments instead of just saying "on to the next week" is a good sign. It's a whole new level of accountability from the Shurmur days when the answer as always "well, it didn't go the way we wanted" after every loss.
really, I will believe it a lot more when they start winning some games. There's things I like, but jeez, winning would be a really good sign. Beating run blitzes would be a good place to start, anyway
Is that our team fought hard and played competitive football. I count at least 7 games from last season where the Giants were simply not a competitive team. A lot went wrong last night, but no one can say the Giants did not compete against a very good Steelers team.
One thing I'm hoping the Giants take away from last night: the way the Steelers handled themselves when the Giants were winning, and things were not going the Steelers way. They just re-grouped; took a deep breath; and then ratcheted up their game a few more notches.
That's a talent issue, but it is also a mind-set issue. I believe the Giants still have a few key talent holes, but I also believe Head Coach Joe Judge will create the sort of mind set that will allow the Giants to persevere under adversity.
While the results were the same, this does feel different and warrants optimism.