If you look at the NFC right now, everything is breaking perfectly for teams with poor records to sneak into the playoffs. All division leaders and the Rams have excellent records, but outside of that, there is a ton of mediocrity. Teams that have three wins occupy the sixth and seventh wild card spots, including a team that we beat (Saints). If we get healthy and start winning some games, we should be right in the thick of it come seasons end.
National Football Conference
1 Arizona Cardinals 7-0
2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 6-1
3 Green Bay Packers. 6-1
4 Dallas Cowboys 5-1
5 Los Angeles Rams 6-1
6 New Orleans Saints 3-2
7 Minnesota Vikings 3-3
8 Atlanta Falcons 3-3
9 Chicago Bears 3-4
10 Carolina Panthers 3-4
11 Seattle Seahawks 2-4
12 San Francisco 49ers 2-4
13 Washington 2-5
14 Philadelphia Eagles 2-5
15 New York Giants 2-5
16 Detroit Lions 0-7
I think alot of the wishcasting here stems from the fear that Mara will retain Gettleman if they get close to 7-9 wins. I think that ship has sailed with a 1-5 start.
Fair enough...I read that as "good position" based on wins/losses. Personally I do not see this offense with the present line as a playoff team...agree. That being said I did not think they were even close to qualifying and was wrong...which I think was the message?
AGreed, I;m just not impressed by the majority of NFL teams, they all look beatable. TB, AZ, DAL, LAR, GB would beat the GIants handily but the rest? All 50/50 games imo.
win 4 division games win 3/7 of the others 9-7
They would have to get very healthy to have a shot but it is not as crazy as some are saying. This NFL has a lot of parity.
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Think if the Giants can knock off the chiefs next week then maybe this a topic to discuss.
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Next six:
@ Chiefs
Raiders
@ Bucs
Eagles
@ Fins
@ Chargers
2-4 looks a helluva lot more likely than 4-2, and even when the Eagles are bad, the Giants often still find ways to lose to them.
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forget about all that talk, but the point remains that the NFC is fairly weak aside from the division leaders. Let's see if we can go 4-2 in the next 6 or something like that.
Next six:
@ Chiefs
Raiders
@ Bucs
Eagles
@ Fins
@ Chargers
2-4 looks a helluva lot more likely than 4-2, and even when the Eagles are bad, the Giants often still find ways to lose to them.
Yeah, I see wins against the Eagles and Fins as possibilities. I don't see wins against the Raiders, Bucs, or Chargers. Maybe the Chiefs if they are as bad as they seem (But still probably better than us).
I thought I was witnessing the re-incarnation of Jack Lambert when he stopped their run game cold and pancaked their RBs
To me that set the tone and we continued to pummel Carolina all day long
Sure Darnold got rattled, he was playing the role of Pinnata
back there
This could be a pivotal moment in the re-birth of the Giants D
The the men in blue continue this assault against KC we just might finally be in gear and moving towards our next Lombardi
This next game is very telling.....I believe the Dallas wheels will come off soon as they always do....We still have a shot but it will not be easy
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wild card spot. That is the claim eliciting these responses, so what's the issue?
Fair enough...I read that as "good position" based on wins/losses. Personally I do not see this offense with the present line as a playoff team...agree. That being said I did not think they were even close to qualifying and was wrong...which I think was the message?
Being one game out of the wild card on Oct 25th and suggesting that is a good position is comical. Change the date to Dec 25th and the thread has merit.
We were also tied for the best record in the league on Sept 11th but time seemed to change that fact too.
On the other hand, we should always remember these wise words...
"The Giants are a playoff team until they're not."
In this century since the new millenium they ALWAYS falter
Why should this year be different. Its their over-confident attitude that always gets them. They cannot handle adversity and with their schedule they will face adversity
They are snake bit until they prove they are not
as in win a SB
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My god, some people are really delusional.
Threads like this is why I’d rather they just lose.
Yea I would much rather see mock drafts. Sarcasm off.
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wild card spot. That is the claim eliciting these responses, so what's the issue?
Fair enough...I read that as "good position" based on wins/losses. Personally I do not see this offense with the present line as a playoff team...agree. That being said I did not think they were even close to qualifying and was wrong...which I think was the message?
We are not actually that close.
2 games might not seem like a lot but it is with 7 teams ahead of us. We dont need to just gain that on one team, we need to catch up to all of them.
LFG!
PHI, PHI, CHI, WAS, MIA
That would take us to 7-5 from today. I think 9-8 probably gets a pretty good shot at the playoffs this year.
So even if you win all your winnable games - far from certain! - you need two wins from KC, LV, TB, LAC, and DAL. I think Giants will always have a chance at home versus Dallas, so maybe that's one. But the other four look pretty tough.
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