Leave it to 2020 to potentially provide us with one of the most unique seasons in Giants history. They’ve been 1-7, 3-7 or thereabouts many a season. However, those failing non-strike-season teams of yesteryear were all bad teams. This time, our 3-7 almost-in-a-tie-for-first-place wonders are a well coached, emerging team that can take us on a wild ride. We’ve gone from “Can we beat anybody?” early in the season to this feeling of “Is there anyone we can’t beat?”
And that’s just fine with me. I’ve “pushed my chips to the center of the table.”
And I’m all in.
The Giants coaching staff is off the charts good. They clearly are able to bring out the best of the talent they have. Players like Leonard Williams and Peppers who were underachieving with other coaching staffs are realizing their potential here and now. To a man, each player seems to understand their job because their job is clearly defined to them by the coaching staff.
That organized brain of Joe Judge is on display on the field.
So now let’s go be “The worst team to ever win the NFC East.”
And look. It’s all about who you are in the moment. Who you were in week one has nothing to do with the team you are in week 16. These Giants are on an upward trajectory and if they win the division there’s no limit to what they could do.
Because they can beat anybody.
Go do it.
DJ- look at how much more Garrett is calling the read option to take advantage of Jones’s speed as a runner.
This team will only continue to get better.
We legitimately beat the Eagles today. No if, no buts, no officials sketchy calls. We soundly beat them and that's honestly not something I expected.
I see three possible wins. I cannot see Baltimore or Seattle. Dallas, Bengals, Browns and maybe Arizona.
In 2020, under new HC Joe Judge, the Giants started 0-5 and looked terrible. They're 3-2 since. Can they finish at 8-8? That might be good enough to make the playoffs.
But under Judge, the Giants seem to be doing the thing Shurmur couldn't get them to do: Turning that oil tanker around and becoming a much better team over the course of a single season. That's what I've been looking for in a coach for a while. Still only cautiously optimistic, but I think Judge is the real deal.
I think we are are the best team in the division but I know we have the best coaching staff in the division.
Judge motivates and puts together great game plans. Garett has been calling a great offensive game. Our O- coach has our o-line playing better than they have since 2011, and Patrick Graham has put together one hell of a Def.
I know how we felt about Gettleman but Leonard Williams is playing lights out and this years draft is looking great and that includes the emerging Andrew Thomas.
Kudos to the Giants
And Jones had his best game of the season. The Giants are learning to lean into his strengths. His legs should be a focal point of the offense. A lot of RPO and rely on that quick strike passing mixed with some deep shots.
Thanks for acknowledging that Jim! I didn’t want to make that the point of the post because the glee I feel right now is not about self accolades. It’s about the raging excitement of all this. I’ve never stopped bleeding blue but between working every Sunday at Metlife for the last 10 years and the team being bad for the last 8, my emotional finger has been off the pulse of the team the way it used to be.
It felt great to be tense again during the game. It even felt great to hurt as much as I did during the close losses we’ve suffered this year. Bottom line is that it feels great caring as much as I ever have. I’m thanking the football Gods for providing this circumstance at precisely this time.
If the Chiefs were in the NFC Least they'd be the best team "by far".
And why would KC be in the NFC East? They are in the west + an AFC team. It makes no sense.
If the Chiefs were in the NFC Least they'd be the best team "by far".
I’ll tell you what. If the Giants next game was vs. the Chiefs the Giants would have a punchers chance to win. I sincerely believe that.
Now, I'm not saying that this is a Super Bowl team or even a playoff team, but it's not the #30-#32 ranked team in the league. I would say it's definitely in the middle of the pack, which is encouraging with the lack of real talent in many positions.
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If the Chiefs were in the NFC Least they'd be the best team "by far".
I’ll tell you what. If the Giants next game was vs. the Chiefs the Giants would have a punchers chance to win. I sincerely believe that.
The 3-7 Panthers took KC to the wire in KC.
The same Panthers that were called better than us "by far" and we now sit at the same record.
Ahh, those guys are pussies.
I am in the mindset that the Giants have a chance with all of the teams left on our schedule. While the Ravens are a great team, if you force Jackson to throw, he will show you that he's a mediocre passer. The question is can we score on that defense? I may even go out on a limb and say that Jones may have more rushing yards than Jackson in that game. As far as the Seahawks go, that defense is garbage, so we can definitely score on them. The question is will we see the MVP Wilson or the Wilson, who's been pressing a bit too hard lately? Should be more competitive than have been anticipated earlier in the season.