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Will you really be surprised if Dallas wins?
I won’t because it took injuries and a poor game plan for them to beat us in the playoffs last season, and even then we finished 2-1 against them. Now we still have injuries, but they are more spread out, and I’m confident in the coaching staff to not be the reason we lose the game, should we lose it (with a poor defensive game plan like in last year’s playoffs). I also think we have better depth this year and as long as players get up for this game, I like our players’ chances of winning.
I also think Dallas will finally do what they have yet to do against the Giants, and that’s to use Demarcus Ware to pressure Eli Manning into mistakes. In fact, I view Eli Manning much the same as Jeff Garcia; both manage the game well as long as they have time to throw, but will easily throw picks if you disrupt them enough or force them to step up and make the play.
Everyone wants to focus on Justin Tuck in this game as a probable difference-maker for the Giants, but no one will still tell me how he’ll beat Marc Colombo, just like no one can really tell me how the Giants will stop Ware should Dallas choose to turn him loose.
Speaking of Brad Johnson, I’m not among the campers who believe he is a problem. While he is clearly not the long-term answer either at backup-QB, I think he can start to play well now that he has had two full weeks under his belt of practicing and playing with the starting offense. A lot of times a QB just needs to build timing with the WRs. And right now Johnson is 1-1 as a starter this season. So if you just go by his career stats, he should win this game and project to 2-1 rather than lose and fall to 1-2; again, more reason not to be surprised by a Cowboys victory.
In the end, I think how out OL plays will be the difference in the game. If they can control the Giants’ front-4 then Dallas will win, because I’m already confident that Dallas’ defense will step up to shut down the Giants. I think the OLine can do its part because it has done that against the Giants in the past, and our OLine is due for a good game. The only thing I’m really worried about on Dallas end is the special-teams coverage units, because if they play poorly then they can undo anything good that Dallas’ offense and defense does. Other than that, I'm pretty confident in Dallas' ability to win this game because the Ginats are simply not as good as their record, and Dallas is not as bad as theirs.
I won’t because it took injuries and a poor game plan for them to beat us in the playoffs last season, and even then we finished 2-1 against them. Now we still have injuries, but they are more spread out, and I’m confident in the coaching staff to not be the reason we lose the game, should we lose it (with a poor defensive game plan like in last year’s playoffs). I also think we have better depth this year and as long as players get up for this game, I like our players’ chances of winning.
I also think Dallas will finally do what they have yet to do against the Giants, and that’s to use Demarcus Ware to pressure Eli Manning into mistakes. In fact, I view Eli Manning much the same as Jeff Garcia; both manage the game well as long as they have time to throw, but will easily throw picks if you disrupt them enough or force them to step up and make the play.
Everyone wants to focus on Justin Tuck in this game as a probable difference-maker for the Giants, but no one will still tell me how he’ll beat Marc Colombo, just like no one can really tell me how the Giants will stop Ware should Dallas choose to turn him loose.
Speaking of Brad Johnson, I’m not among the campers who believe he is a problem. While he is clearly not the long-term answer either at backup-QB, I think he can start to play well now that he has had two full weeks under his belt of practicing and playing with the starting offense. A lot of times a QB just needs to build timing with the WRs. And right now Johnson is 1-1 as a starter this season. So if you just go by his career stats, he should win this game and project to 2-1 rather than lose and fall to 1-2; again, more reason not to be surprised by a Cowboys victory.
In the end, I think how out OL plays will be the difference in the game. If they can control the Giants’ front-4 then Dallas will win, because I’m already confident that Dallas’ defense will step up to shut down the Giants. I think the OLine can do its part because it has done that against the Giants in the past, and our OLine is due for a good game. The only thing I’m really worried about on Dallas end is the special-teams coverage units, because if they play poorly then they can undo anything good that Dallas’ offense and defense does. Other than that, I'm pretty confident in Dallas' ability to win this game because the Ginats are simply not as good as their record, and Dallas is not as bad as theirs.
come on now. You know that if the Cowboys should win, the media will simply claim that the Giants had an off day.
