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| The Giants’ offense has been limited all season, but the creativity that was sprinkled in has been absent recently. The Giants found success with running back Saquon Barkley in the Wildcat, but that has only been used once in the past four games. The Giants have also gone away from the multi-tight end sets that were successful earlier in the season, which could be partly related to Bellinger’s absence. Cowboys 31, Giants 20 |
The Vikings were 8-1. They are a good team and Dallas destroyed them. Pollard and Elliott will have a field day against the depleted Giants Dline, unfortunately.
Give John Madden turkey legs to the media for stepping in and stopping this debacle before it happens.
I wouldn't bet on it but the game still needs to be played.
I expect more 2 back sets to keep Dallas guessing. I also expect more play action passing to start. This would, hopefully, open things up or leave Jones with more opportunities to run once he's outside the pocket. Either way, the right gameplan can attack the aggressive Dallas D with Barkley and Breida and some creativity.
On D, it isn't going to be easy. Again, I don't know why, but I have been feeling this is the game KT busts out finally. If they get in Dak's face, A LOT, they have a shot.
They need to play a near perfect game and force Dallas into mistakes. But, I really think we have a shot.
Matt - great point, this is something I keep coming back to. Daboll and staff are going to have to deal with adversity and this is a great opportunity. I am looking for "culture changing" games and for the first time in awhile (this year), I don't feel like a L is inevitable.
And I believe Dallas comes into this game having lost three in a row on Thanksgiving. So, there are some interesting variables...
We won't be able to get them off the field because its always going to be 2nd and 3 or third and one. Which opens up the passing game, which they may try to take advantage of anyway because everyone is hurt.
On the bright side, we get a 'mini-bye' to get some of the OL guys back. The Commanders game is a must-have.
The Giants are injured, the Cowboys are mostly healthy.
The Cowboys run the ball well- the Giants cannot stop the run.
So the eye test tells me there is about a 10% chance the Giants can win this game. The funny thing about the NFL is any team can win any game- while I’d be surprised, I do have a funny feeling this is a bit of a classic “upset” game.
The injuries are brutal, but the keys to the Giants offense (SB, DJ, AT) are all in place. Defensively, I’m worried about the secondary - but outside of Lamb, the Cowboys don’t really have any WR threats. The Giants need the defensive front (Leo, Dex, KT, Ximines, Ward) to show up in a big way- both against the run and as pass rushers.
My prediction is Dallas 31, Giants 16. But a few breaks, standout performances from their stars, and sloppiness from Dallas on a short week- and perhaps the Giants can win this game
All the pressure is on Dallas right now. We are not supposed to win and probably not even be in it. The longer the game goes and stays close the bigger the pressure will be on Dallas. I am hoping we open things up a bit. Go up tempo, take some chances, some trick plays and who knows...
Using that as an example though, we’d need some serious breaks go out way, some lucky bounces, officiating, and the turnover battle to go massively our way. That was like a perfect storm of things that happened to make that happen. We ain’t winning this unless we get some turnovers with a no name secondary and pressure that has been missinf from the edge.
I'll also take Daboll over McCarthy every day of the week.
Obviously looks daunting but it's the NFL. Every week has crazy outcomes that no one expects.
Dallas has a lot of advantages in both personnel and being home on short rest.
I think BD is going to really play up the underdog role and I think the team is going to be fired up to play not wanting to get embarrassed on what may be one of the biggest TV on Thanksgiving ever.
Can the Giants achieve the blueprint and win in the 4th?
30 or more carries for over 4 ypc.
Defense plays better in red zone and limits to FG's.
Win turnover battle.
I left out hold the team to 20 or less (which has been part of the blueprint) as I think this may be too tall a order.
So the Offense will need to get over 25 points imv.
Win the turnover battle.
Dallas has a lot of advantages in both personnel and being home on short rest.
I think BD is going to really play up the underdog role and I think the team is going to be fired up to play not wanting to get embarrassed on what may be one of the biggest TV on Thanksgiving ever.
Can the Giants achieve the blueprint and win in the 4th?
30 or more carries for over 4 ypc.
Defense plays better in red zone and limits to FG's.
Win turnover battle.
I left out hold the team to 20 or less (which has been part of the blueprint) as I think this may be too tall a order.
So the Offense will need to get over 25 points imv.
Win the turnover battle.
Giants have scored over 25, once this season. Scored over 25, twice last season. Tall ask, my friend.
Not really.
A puncher’s chance?
Anything is possible.
I would have signed on the dotted line for 8-9 this season.
But after sitting at 7-2, and now 7-3, I really want to see us make the playoffs. Im getting older LOL.
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Second, I really trust this coaching staff. Daboll and Kafka have been making chicken salad out of chicken shit all season on offense........ But, I really think we have a shot.
Matt - great point, this is something I keep coming back to. Daboll and staff are going to have to deal with adversity and this is a great opportunity. I am looking for "culture changing" games and for the first time in awhile (this year), I don't feel like a L is inevitable.
For some odd reason, I feel better about this game than I did about Detroit
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Second, I really trust this coaching staff. Daboll and Kafka have been making chicken salad out of chicken shit all season on offense........ But, I really think we have a shot.
Matt - great point, this is something I keep coming back to. Daboll and staff are going to have to deal with adversity and this is a great opportunity. I am looking for "culture changing" games and for the first time in awhile (this year), I don't feel like a L is inevitable.
For some odd reason, I feel better about this game than I did about Detroit
I feel the same way. Cowboys came off their best win of the season. Giants off their worst loss. Short week. Giants are underdogs. You never know.
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+1. I see Kafka getting a lot of credit but this offense looks very stale to me. They either hand it to Barkley or run the horizontal flood concepts to scheme someone open. To me, it seems they just don't have faith that the OL will hold up in pass pro w/the WRs/TEs able to get open downfield in 1on1 situations. So it's constant floods and trickery.
I just can't bring myself to think they are limiting the scheme because of Jones. We've seen him pocket pass. That isn't the issue.
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I’m not sure what happened but the creativity that we all saw and loved earlier in the season has completely disappeared in recent weeks. This looks more like the Joe Judge offense than the offense from earlier in the season. I was hoping the bye week would get things back on track after self scouting but they’ve only gotten more conservative
+1. I see Kafka getting a lot of credit but this offense looks very stale to me. They either hand it to Barkley or run the horizontal flood concepts to scheme someone open. To me, it seems they just don't have faith that the OL will hold up in pass pro w/the WRs/TEs able to get open downfield in 1on1 situations. So it's constant floods and trickery.
I just can't bring myself to think they are limiting the scheme because of Jones. We've seen him pocket pass. That isn't the issue.
Have not liked his 1st half offense all year. They are protecting something or everything on the offense and it has lead to Barkley being worn out.
Traveling there without any real practice time, with the ridiculous injuries, is a joke. Barkley was terrible last week. And I can only imagine the Cowboys will have the refs in their pocket for their national TV extravaganza.
It feels like a blood bath.
And then we possibly right the ship the following week, after the 10-day layoff.
Sure, Jones is good at the play. But you can't just keep calling it over and over. In his defense, the same excuses for Jones apply to Kafka: there are realities/consequences of having such lousy skill players. They are easily covered and they don't make plays. And when the pocket collapses so easily when you drop back, there isn't much you can do but constant roll-outs.
Sure, Jones is good at the play. But you can't just keep calling it over and over. In his defense, the same excuses for Jones apply to Kafka: there are realities/consequences of having such lousy skill players. They are easily covered and they don't make plays. And when the pocket collapses so easily when you drop back, there isn't much you can do but constant roll-outs.
Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Maybe two back backfield more often.
But yeah, I know what you mean.
I could see DJ getting sacked and knocked out of the game and season by the end of the 1st quarter. The OL has completely regressed and we look like the same team as the last few years again.
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the Dallas fluffer bandwagon because they beat up on hot house flower Kurt Cousins.
The Vikings were 8-1. They are a good team and Dallas destroyed them. Pollard and Elliott will have a field day against the depleted Giants Dline, unfortunately.
Sure, but Minny was a weak 8-1, with a barely positive point differential (which is now negative). And Dallas lost to a mediocre GB team only a week earlier, so I would pump the breaks on fluffing them up too much. Last I checked, Mike McCarthy is still their coach.
Just my honest thought.