jesusphreak
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I keep on seeing people over and over say how 'Eli had all day' and 'we never even touched Eli'.
That simply wasn't the case. I'm watching the game here on NFL Network and the Cowboys really did have good pressure on him. The thing is, Eli was getting the ball out fast, and because we were trying to avoid the deep pass, he had open receivers underneath quite a bit. Watching the game, you see a lot of repeats of snap...3 step drop, and then the ball is out to an open receiver that one of our cornerbacks gets to a second or two late.
Again, I can't fault the defense for a lack of pressure. It actually was pretty good, the Giants just game planned well for it. You could really see this dynamic once the Giants got into the endzone. We didn't need to cover deep so the short and midle routes were covered, Eli had to get rid of the ball quickly and nobody was open.
It is also worth noting that there was one sack by Ware overturned due to a penalty and Manning did a good job of avoiding a sack by Ware once for a completion (actually this was the 3rd and 20 right before we stopped them on 4th and 1), and a sack by Bradie James which led to a touchdown. We also had James more or less drop an interception when we got good pressure on him. Another quick throw by Eli nearly led to an A. Glenn INT, and the play right before had Eli throwing the ball to the ground because James was about to run him down.
I'll say again, Manning just played very well on Sunday. People don't want to give that to him but he was alert and got the ball out quickly and accurately. And despite him literally playing perfect, we still won and they only scored 20 points. We also completely avoided the big play.
One more thing: Carpenter was in for a drive towards the end of the second quarter, and he did a good job of both putting pressure on Eli and staying in good position to make a play on runs going to his side. I think if you give him a year or two, he will be a very solid linebacker. He doesn't look totally lost out there and he has very little NFL experience. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he turned into a Bradie James type player for us. Give him time.
One more thing: you can't say enough about Demarcus Ware. He is one of the most complete defenders in the NFL right now. If we had two of him our defense would be absolutely dominant.
Also, we gotta do better on screen passes. That's one of the main ways they gained yards.
That simply wasn't the case. I'm watching the game here on NFL Network and the Cowboys really did have good pressure on him. The thing is, Eli was getting the ball out fast, and because we were trying to avoid the deep pass, he had open receivers underneath quite a bit. Watching the game, you see a lot of repeats of snap...3 step drop, and then the ball is out to an open receiver that one of our cornerbacks gets to a second or two late.
Again, I can't fault the defense for a lack of pressure. It actually was pretty good, the Giants just game planned well for it. You could really see this dynamic once the Giants got into the endzone. We didn't need to cover deep so the short and midle routes were covered, Eli had to get rid of the ball quickly and nobody was open.
It is also worth noting that there was one sack by Ware overturned due to a penalty and Manning did a good job of avoiding a sack by Ware once for a completion (actually this was the 3rd and 20 right before we stopped them on 4th and 1), and a sack by Bradie James which led to a touchdown. We also had James more or less drop an interception when we got good pressure on him. Another quick throw by Eli nearly led to an A. Glenn INT, and the play right before had Eli throwing the ball to the ground because James was about to run him down.
I'll say again, Manning just played very well on Sunday. People don't want to give that to him but he was alert and got the ball out quickly and accurately. And despite him literally playing perfect, we still won and they only scored 20 points. We also completely avoided the big play.
One more thing: Carpenter was in for a drive towards the end of the second quarter, and he did a good job of both putting pressure on Eli and staying in good position to make a play on runs going to his side. I think if you give him a year or two, he will be a very solid linebacker. He doesn't look totally lost out there and he has very little NFL experience. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he turned into a Bradie James type player for us. Give him time.
One more thing: you can't say enough about Demarcus Ware. He is one of the most complete defenders in the NFL right now. If we had two of him our defense would be absolutely dominant.
Also, we gotta do better on screen passes. That's one of the main ways they gained yards.
