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The Josh Brown fiasco and the Odell Beckham saga/soap opera are in Ben McAdoo’s rearview mirror, and on the windshield in front of him is the road to the NFC East title.
The Giants can win this thing. Go ahead and dream Blue York, dream.
Because have you seen the current state of the NFC? Everyone has warts. Who out there scares you?
Do you really believe the 7-1 Cowboys, as poised as Dak Prescott has been, will continue their unexpected rampage?
The loss for three or four weeks of Justin Pugh stinks, of course. It hurts the ailing running game and places more on the shoulders of Eli Manning and Big Blue — not necessarily the worst thing in the world. Overall, the Giants are as healthy as anybody and healthier than they’ve been in years.
The schedule? Over the second half, the Giants face road games against the Browns, Steelers, Eagles and Commanders.
The Cowboys face road games against the Steelers, Vikings and Eagles.
And the Giants. Who beat the Cowboys in the opener.
It means the 5-3 Giants will need to pick up just one game on the Cowboys and defeat them in their return engagement Dec. 11 to win the division, barring any unexpected Commanders or Eagles surge.
Pugh’s loss will be felt immediately against DT Geno Atkins when the Bengals visit Monday night. But the following opponents, the Bears and Browns, do not present any clear and present danger, and Pugh will be back for the Cowboys, if not sooner.
Their 28-23 victory over the Eagles was a statement game that offers clues to the statements the Giants should be ready to make over the second half.
The statements
McAdoo will play to win: That’s why he had Manning throwing the ball on that third-and-4 at the end. Why? Because the running game was impotent again. Why Will Tye? If you don’t trust Manning to make the right read in that spot, you’re lost. Why? Because McAdoo wasn’t afraid to try to win the game right then and there. Manning had thrown four touchdowns before the interception. Putting the game in his hands was hardly folly.
Jerry Reese’s $200 million free-agent investment on defense has emboldened defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo: Spagnuolo blitzed Carson Wentz back to Broad Street on the final Eagles possession, gambling that reserve cornerback Trevin Wade would hold up. Olivier Vernon (2.0) won’t reach double-digit sacks, nor will Jason Pierre-Paul (1.5), but they tend to come in bunches and in the meantime, they’ll play to the whistle for 60 minutes and be disruptive to the quarterback and defiant against the run. Damon “Snacks” Harrison is an immovable object on the interior. Janoris Jenkins has been the best of the bunch — welcome to Jackrabbit Island. Keenan Robinson has remained healthy and been an asset in pass coverage and on special teams. Kelvin Sheppard is a hold-the-fort guy.
Beckham Jr. has tamed the wild east within him and is a distraction only to the opposing defense: And is back catching touchdown passes (five in his last four games). Nettie Beckham has been placed on waivers and appointments with Coach Sigmund Freud have been canceled.
Manning (12 touchdowns, eight interceptions) is not on the decline: He looked comfortable in the pocket against the Eagles, spreading the ball around to eight different receivers and threatening all parts of the field. He won’t approach his 35 touchdown vs. 14 interception 2015, but 30-14 should be well within reach for him.
McAdoo embraces the idea of developing young players and is not afraid of playing them: Paul Perkins (14 touches, same as Rashad Jennings) is ready for a larger role, and it is not insignificant McAdoo trusted him at the end of the game. The rookie is a fifth-round steal with natural instincts and vision and the game is not too big for him.
Free-agent safety Andrew Adams has been a godsend replacing third-round draft Darian Thompson and Nat Berhe.
Receiver Roger Lewis Jr. caught his second touchdown pass of the season after Victor Cruz went down.
Tight end Jerell Adams, the raw sixth-round draft choice, is emerging. With Larry Donnell in the doghouse, Adams and Tye were targeted a combined 11 times by Manning.
No. 1 pick Eli Apple will get an opportunity to get back on the horse following his benching.
“You have to acclimate ’em early, you can’t wait until December,” McAdoo said. “They have to earn that opportunity, and then they have to prove that they’re trustworthy and accountable, and I think it does a lot for your team giving 46 guys an opportunity to play. I think it helps the veterans, I think it breathes some life into the veterans during a long season when they have young guys that are champing at the bit, and it brings some excitement, some energy to the program. It’s fun to see young guys have success.”
The emergence of Landon Collins: Now we can see why Reese traded up to the top of the second round of the 2015 draft for him. The kid’s a baller and a playmaker.
By no means are the McAdoo Giants any kind of elite team. The offensive line could have used a Jack Conklin in the draft. The McAdoo Giants, just like their rookie head coach, are a work in progress. But in the NFC, and in the NFC East, if you keep on progressing, you will have every right to ask:
Why not us?
The Josh Brown fiasco and the Odell Beckham saga/soap opera are in Ben McAdoo’s rearview mirror, and on the windshield in front of him is the road to the NFC East title.
The Giants can win this thing. Go ahead and dream Blue York, dream.
Because have you seen the current state of the NFC? Everyone has warts. Who out there scares you?
Do you really believe the 7-1 Cowboys, as poised as Dak Prescott has been, will continue their unexpected rampage?
The loss for three or four weeks of Justin Pugh stinks, of course. It hurts the ailing running game and places more on the shoulders of Eli Manning and Big Blue — not necessarily the worst thing in the world. Overall, the Giants are as healthy as anybody and healthier than they’ve been in years.
The schedule? Over the second half, the Giants face road games against the Browns, Steelers, Eagles and Commanders.
The Cowboys face road games against the Steelers, Vikings and Eagles.
And the Giants. Who beat the Cowboys in the opener.
It means the 5-3 Giants will need to pick up just one game on the Cowboys and defeat them in their return engagement Dec. 11 to win the division, barring any unexpected Commanders or Eagles surge.
Pugh’s loss will be felt immediately against DT Geno Atkins when the Bengals visit Monday night. But the following opponents, the Bears and Browns, do not present any clear and present danger, and Pugh will be back for the Cowboys, if not sooner.
Their 28-23 victory over the Eagles was a statement game that offers clues to the statements the Giants should be ready to make over the second half.
The statements
McAdoo will play to win: That’s why he had Manning throwing the ball on that third-and-4 at the end. Why? Because the running game was impotent again. Why Will Tye? If you don’t trust Manning to make the right read in that spot, you’re lost. Why? Because McAdoo wasn’t afraid to try to win the game right then and there. Manning had thrown four touchdowns before the interception. Putting the game in his hands was hardly folly.
Jerry Reese’s $200 million free-agent investment on defense has emboldened defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo: Spagnuolo blitzed Carson Wentz back to Broad Street on the final Eagles possession, gambling that reserve cornerback Trevin Wade would hold up. Olivier Vernon (2.0) won’t reach double-digit sacks, nor will Jason Pierre-Paul (1.5), but they tend to come in bunches and in the meantime, they’ll play to the whistle for 60 minutes and be disruptive to the quarterback and defiant against the run. Damon “Snacks” Harrison is an immovable object on the interior. Janoris Jenkins has been the best of the bunch — welcome to Jackrabbit Island. Keenan Robinson has remained healthy and been an asset in pass coverage and on special teams. Kelvin Sheppard is a hold-the-fort guy.
Beckham Jr. has tamed the wild east within him and is a distraction only to the opposing defense: And is back catching touchdown passes (five in his last four games). Nettie Beckham has been placed on waivers and appointments with Coach Sigmund Freud have been canceled.
Manning (12 touchdowns, eight interceptions) is not on the decline: He looked comfortable in the pocket against the Eagles, spreading the ball around to eight different receivers and threatening all parts of the field. He won’t approach his 35 touchdown vs. 14 interception 2015, but 30-14 should be well within reach for him.
McAdoo embraces the idea of developing young players and is not afraid of playing them: Paul Perkins (14 touches, same as Rashad Jennings) is ready for a larger role, and it is not insignificant McAdoo trusted him at the end of the game. The rookie is a fifth-round steal with natural instincts and vision and the game is not too big for him.
Free-agent safety Andrew Adams has been a godsend replacing third-round draft Darian Thompson and Nat Berhe.
Receiver Roger Lewis Jr. caught his second touchdown pass of the season after Victor Cruz went down.
Tight end Jerell Adams, the raw sixth-round draft choice, is emerging. With Larry Donnell in the doghouse, Adams and Tye were targeted a combined 11 times by Manning.
No. 1 pick Eli Apple will get an opportunity to get back on the horse following his benching.
“You have to acclimate ’em early, you can’t wait until December,” McAdoo said. “They have to earn that opportunity, and then they have to prove that they’re trustworthy and accountable, and I think it does a lot for your team giving 46 guys an opportunity to play. I think it helps the veterans, I think it breathes some life into the veterans during a long season when they have young guys that are champing at the bit, and it brings some excitement, some energy to the program. It’s fun to see young guys have success.”
The emergence of Landon Collins: Now we can see why Reese traded up to the top of the second round of the 2015 draft for him. The kid’s a baller and a playmaker.
By no means are the McAdoo Giants any kind of elite team. The offensive line could have used a Jack Conklin in the draft. The McAdoo Giants, just like their rookie head coach, are a work in progress. But in the NFC, and in the NFC East, if you keep on progressing, you will have every right to ask:
Why not us?
