Drinks are on me, boys-- now some sobering thoughts

[GimmeTheBall!]

From the center of accurate thought and analysis, some thoughts on what seems to be a troubling trend..

It is becoming more apparent that we've become dependent on the offense to bail us out. Defense will play great one week and seem at 80% speed next week.

I see a Cowboys defense that is fundamentally good but yet gives up the big plays in the secondary and one that lets a runner out of its clutches and lets him gain 10-15 on crucial downs.
Ware had a great play on Jacobs. There were other great plays on the line, but there has to be more intensity.

To me it is as if the defensive coordinator has instructed his DL to just hold the line and react, instead of going for the QB and anticipating. Anticipating gets you INTs and sometimes in the backfield to squash a running play.

And the secondary is just letting too many receivers get clear. If Coughlin had been smart, he'd let Eli Mae pass all day and carve up the secondary.

Bless Romo and Co. They pulled this one out. :starspin :starspin :starspin :starspin :starspin

 

[SmashFactorGolf]

Schockey was killing us, BP made a chess move to negate him from approx 3rd qtr on..........but left short passes to RB one on one w/ m=LB'r avail..........alomost cost us

 

[dfense]

Schockey was killing us, BP made a chess move to negate him from approx 3rd qtr on..........but left short passes to RB one on one w/ m=LB'r avail..........alomost cost us

I guess Witten had the last laugh though eh?

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I attribute the defense let-down as much to a very good Giant offense. Those guys have a lot of weapons and they were playing a spirited game at home.

This was the Giants season. There was no way we were going to dominate them.

 

[jesusphreak]

We only gave up 20 points to a good Giants offense at home. Can't complain too much. Not to mention the 3 weeks preceeding that we absolutely shut down Tampa Bay, Indy, and Arizona.

 

[Juke99]

It's my opinion that the big plays are directly related to the fact that we get ZERO pass rush on the QB unless we blitz.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I attribute the defense let-down as much to a very good Giant offense. Those guys have a lot of weapons and they were playing a spirited game at home.

This was the Giants season. There was no way we were going to dominate them.

I would like to think we played a very good team. That was ease some of the questions I have about the D.

 

[Woods]

I attribute the defense let-down as much to a very good Giant offense. Those guys have a lot of weapons and they were playing a spirited game at home.

This was the Giants season. There was no way we were going to dominate them.

Exactly, MW . . . .

The Giants have an excellent TE, top running back, at least 1 solid WR (when his head is in the game), a good OL - all they need is some consistency at the QB position, which they got today.

We had problems with Tiki for ages. I'm happy he's retiring!

 

[chinch]

coverage on Shockey was abysmal (looked like mental mistakes), but we held a team playing it's superbowl, at home to 20 points and 13 thru 59 minutes.

this is a "problem" all but 1-2 other teams would LOVE to have

 

[Aikbach]

We only gave up 20 points to a good Giants offense at home. Can't complain too much. Not to mention the 3 weeks preceeding that we absolutely shut down Tampa Bay, Indy, and Arizona.

Which were virtually and literally home games.

 

[SmashFactorGolf]

Bradie James: got Jacked up by B. Jacobs, missed a sack on Blitz to TD to schockey, couldnt keep up with Tiki on middle dumps one one one after Schockey tooken away, and didnt get to Jacobs on right side long run

 

[Juke99]

Exactly, MW . . . .

The Giants have an excellent TE, top running back, at least 1 solid WR (when his head is in the game), a good OL - all they need is some consistency at the QB position, which they got today.

We had problems with Tiki for ages. I'm happy he's retiring!

I agree about Tiki...but I'm not too thrilled about the prospects of having to look at Jacobs carrying the football for the next few years.

That is one HUGE human being.

 

[burmafrd]

We did not play our best but still won. ROmo did not play well but made the big play when it counted. All on the road ina big game against a desperate team. Hard to complain too much.

 

[windward]

From the center of accurate thought and analysis,

That sounds positively Orwellian.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

That sounds positively Orwellian.

Hey, you saying I'm fat like Orsen Welles????

 

[Eddie]

Guys, I thoroughly enjoyed this game. Both teams played well enough to win, and yet both teams played poorly enough to lose.

We won, I'm happy.

These types of cardiac games is what makes football the most exciting sport in the world. While I can't complain about the Tampa-like blowouts ala Thanksgiving, there's nothing like spending a Sunday afternoon with your heart pounding and blood flowing.

Then again, we've been on the short end of way too many of these heart stoppers.

We beat a good Giants team. They were jacked up for us, and we beat them in their home. We did what we couldn't do last year ... take a stand for the division. Amazing what a year can do for a team.

This was the type of game I've been waiting to see from Romo. He came back down to earth, had some unlucky throws, but bounced back and won the game for us. It wasn't Aikman, it wasn't Staubach ... it was Tony Romo.

We have a HUGE game ahead of us.

 

[windward]

Hey, you saying I'm fat like Orsen Welles????

I meant George Orwell, as in the novel 1984.

Orson Welles was in Citizen Kane, though......

 

[2much2soon]

I agree about Tiki...but I'm not too thrilled about the prospects of having to look at Jacobs carrying the football for the next few years.

That is one HUGE human being.

How would you feel about that if Adalius Thomas was playing opposite Ware next season? I know I'd sure feel better.

 

[burntricersx]

What worries me is our D-Line. It's not hard to carve a secondary apart when you lose the battle in the trenches and we keep losing the battle in the trenches. Our D-Line can't get any pressure on the QB.

And our kicking game kinda worries me a bit too...but Marteen came through in the clutch this week so...nuff said. :starspin

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I meant George Orwell, as in the novel 1984.

Orson Welles was in Citizen Kane, though......

Just an attempt for levity.

Hey, horseface Eli Mae Manning walks into a bar.
"Why the long face?" the bartender says . . . .