I actually began watching this game & was quite excited when the Giants scored right away. From that point on though, it was a different (offensive)team that came out onto the field.
Eli a bust? Heck yeah. By the end of the 1st quarter, he already had that 'deer in the headlights' look. Their defense was doing an admirable job keeping N.O. out of sync in the beginning, but as the game wore on with no help from Eli and company, they were just too darned tired to be efficient.
Alot of this loss is on Coughlin though. He should know how to deal with the kid when he starts going into his shell. All they really had to do to get a win was keep pounding the ball with Tiki and Jacobs. That would've kept Bree's et al off the field, rested their defense, and taken a huge amount of pressure off a young qb that was very close to peeing his pants.
At the very least, he should've had the team doctor perform the Heimlich manuever on Eli early in the game.
Must me that 'choke in the big game' gene that runs in the family.
