Giants: game 1, more of your thoughts?

[reddyuta]

I think the giants will use the run game and short passing game with Vereen to keep our pass rush at baybay, we can't give up those easy completions in the flats.

 

[DFWJC]

What is our record the last (say 5-10 years) opening at home vs a NFC East opponent in a prime time game?

Too lazy to look it up but for some reason I keep thinking it is not very good.

For our "Home Opener" (not necessarily 1st game of season but home opener)...we are 4-2
For the actual opening game of the season being at home vs NFC east? 2-0

 

[Seven]

Don't judge much on this game. Yes, Dallas should win, but even if by a field goal, it'll be because of things that can be quickly cleaned up. That goes for all 32 teams for the most part.

I don't judge style until October, and this year with the late start to the season, I'll judge by mid October what is really here.

Give me After Thanksgiving to judge. I think Dallas comes out solid. My concern is, can they turn it up a notch when the games are pushing the playoff buttons and then IN the playoffs.

As for this first game......I think Dallas overwhelms the Gints with running the ball. It'll take a few series but the OL will figure it out.....as always. Smart dudes up front. Then passing becomes pitch and catch.

JMO, of course.

Oh yeah....playing at home finally means something to this football team.

 

[dfense]

Giants play the Cowboys tough in Dallas. They may have won last year if not for their TE fumbling twice. They had no problem moving on the Cowboys defense. I think the difference may be their defense has not looked very good in preseason.

 

[EPL0c0]

I can't wait to see Ereck Flowers vs Randy Gregory

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

For our "Home Opener" (not necessarily 1st game of season but home opener)...we are 4-2
For the actual opening game of the season being at home vs NFC east? 2-0

Are those prime time aka night games?

 

[DFWJC]

Are those prime time aka night games?

Good question. I went back and checked each game.

Yes...every game was either Sunday night or Monday night..
2-0 in season opening, prime time, home games vs NFC East, since 1995

We also won a really big season opening night game at New York in 2012 after they had just won the Super Bowl.

New York beat us in a painful one though in the second game of the season (but our home opener) in 2009 when we opened the new stadium.
If you include those scenarios (home opener but not season opener) in prime time...we are 4-2.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Good question. I went back and checked each game.

Yes...every game was either Sunday night or Monday night..
2-0 in season opening, prime time, home games vs NFC East, since 1995

We also won a really big season opening night game at New York in 2012 after they had just won the Super Bowl.

New York beat us in a painful one though in the second game of the season (but our home opener) in 2009 when we opened the new stadium.
If you include those scenarios (home opener but not season opener) in prime time...we are 4-2.

Thanks for doing the home work...I still got too many meds in me from a crappy weekend.

Hmmm...don't know why I thought we were horrid in night games to start the season.

Thanks again.

 

[CowboyGil]

The Giants fan I work with is thinking Dallas blows them out. Like 38-14.

 

[DFWJC]

Thanks for doing the home work...I still got too many meds in me from a crappy weekend.

Hmmm...don't know why I thought we were horrid in night games to start the season.

Thanks again.

I think 3 games haunt your memories and one was not divisional:

Road Monday Night game at Washington when they returned a fumble before halftime.
New stadium opener vs the Giants
Road Jets game for 911 anniversary

Am I right?

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I think 3 games haunt your memories and one was not divisional:

Road Monday Night game at Washington when they returned a fumble before halftime.
New stadium opener vs the Giants
Road Jets game for 911 anniversary

Am I right?

Sounds about right. I knew one was the Giants, maybe the one Eli autographed the locker.

 

[robjay04]

Sunday is going to be horrible waiting for this game to start.

Thank God for Fantasy Football...

 

[gambit187]

I think our O-line sets the tone for the overall team, but I also feel that our D with the addition of a health Sean Lee is going to make a bigger difference than most people realize.

 

[speedkilz88]

 

[erod]

Give me After Thanksgiving to judge. I think Dallas comes out solid. My concern is, can they turn it up a notch when the games are pushing the playoff buttons and then IN the playoffs.

As for this first game......I think Dallas overwhelms the Gints with running the ball. It'll take a few series but the OL will figure it out.....as always. Smart dudes up front. Then passing becomes pitch and catch.

JMO, of course.

Oh yeah....playing at home finally means something to this football team.

I can see that. Dallas has a big advantage at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, and that takes a few series to show up generally.

 

[erod]

This is the type of game we should win handily if this is the team we think we are.

Could be, but Dez hasn't played a down since the catch, and most of the rest barely broke a sweat in preseason.

It takes a bit to find a team rhythm.

 

[speedkilz88]

 

[speedkilz88]

 

[JoeBoBBY]

One thing Ive noticed about the Giants-Cowboys games these last 2 plus years. Expect blown coverages, big plays, ints and fumbles, point swings, Coughlins confused look, and a general overall feeling of, "well, that was a game.....ummm" not sure of who the better team really is....

 

[Tio]

Giants fans are not all too confident. I was checking out one of their boards and had to laugh and smile at this thread.

http://boards.giants.com/showthread...tten-Do-Giants-finally-defend-this-year/page3