WoW. I usually wait to do the talking-points after I dissect the game more, but let me get right into it now I can’t hold back anything anymore. What an embarassing, gutless performance.

I can sum this whole post up in 25   words.

Terrible Offensive line play (pass on Chris Snee). Terrible Defensive line play (pass on Justin Tuck and Canty due to injury). Stupid Penalties. Stupid Mistakes.

There you have it: The New York Giants season.

 

What happened to the New York Giants?

 

I mean I’ve been watching the games all year and I can tell you what happened, but I mean What’s happened?
Where did their identity go…?

This is not the same team I’ve been watching for the past three years.

I know people have been getting on Eli lately, but why?

Everyone KNOWS Eli’s strengths.

Great on third down conversions, great at play action, and great in the two minute offense.

But the way the Giants are playing they are pulling the rug out from underneath Eli.

He has no chance to run the two minute offense becuase the defense is already put themselves in a huge hole before the game is even started, and I’m not going to put the Stupid Late INT on Eli where the team is already out of the game.

Let’s recap the Giants season so far (I’ll have another post out soon about looking forward to the draft so you guys can start scouting potential replacements for what ails the G-men).

This game got out of hand in the first half with two costly fumbles that killed drives when they were moving the chains.

Run three or four yards on first down and let Eli work the field and move down the field and then try once or twice a drive to throw a ball way down field for large chunk of yards, that’s where he succeeds.

Don’t rush two times for -5 yards and then not block anyone on third and 15. NO Qb can succeed with that kind of deck stacked against them.

NO Running game.

Brandon Jacobs 11 carries for 27 yards.  2.7 yards per carry!

Ridiculous.

Which A takes the Giants out of play Action.

B) makes the Giants ridiculously (word of the post) play from Shotun Most of the time, which brings me to the next point.

Time to Start Rolling Heads Along the Offensive Line.


Seriously you guys suck.

I’m apparently a Reese apologist becuase this whole season is getting a slide from me. I think Resse is smart, I also think he thinks ahead. Think about it. The Giants had Toomer and Burress two older Wide Receivers so what happens in the first three rounds of the 2007 and 2008 draft classes (Steve Smith and Mario Manningham). Players to develop for a few years until they are ready to take over. Well that worked.

In 2008 and this year Reese started drafting linebackers to take over for Pierce and Clark and whoever else was the stop-gap, but Pierce gets hurt. Danny Clark ages 10 years in an off-season and Boley can’t play any games. They say it takes three years for players to finally get it.

This past off-season more Wide Receivers, more diversified weapons on offense AND the key pick here the future LT in William Beatty.

The problem is the players are inexplicably declining faster than they’re being replaced.

This Oline looks old and weak out of NOWHERE. Last year might have been their finest year ever.

And then, without injuries POOF! It’s all gone. Same thing on the Dline who saw it coming?

Not me.

This oline will NOT be the same next year. Guranteed. Beatty is the future. Someone is out. Is it Mckenzie, Suebert?

Snee is still great. O’hara’s time is approaching. Diehl is serviceable on the line, just not at LT.

Next Problem: No Fire.

This year is the first year Eli Manning is showing fire. Pounding on Bradshaw’s shoulder pads getting in the young Wide Recievers faces after poor routes….and this is the first year that no one else is showing fire.

The defense especially the interior (dont’ think you’re getting away from my wrath DT) looks like they don’t even want to be playing.

Stupid Mistakes and Penalties.

But Keep in mind this team is YOUNG, but there are others that are inexcusable.

This is what happens with young teams. Remember a month ago I showed you that the New York Giants had something like 14 players who were from the 2004 draft class or before. This team is Very young and with that comes stupid plays.

The problem is the OLine penalties.

20 yards pass holding. 10 yards pass holding. three yard run holding. sack, holding.

No Blocking.

Eli’s forced fumble play took less than three seconds (holding the ball for three seconds as a QB is not a bad play. Three seconds is even kind of quick. Less than three seconds is out of control.) Block your man!

Fumbles. Missed Opportunities. No Turnovers Caused.

This year Terrell Thomas has come up with a big INT that could swing the momentum of a game (like the San Diego INT or tonights) But then here comes the Old penalty gurnateed or money back offensive line to kill a drive.

The Giants defense is getting NO PRESSURE, NO TURNOVERS.

They are playing a bend AND Break defense. Which is THE Worst defense you can have.

The Broncos Scored 26!

The G@%@#$%@#$ Broncos. Their offense is Terrible.

Now specifics from the game.

The Secondary is Young and Terell Thomas is not playing awful.

He’s making plays. Every week you see him make a play somewhere. He’s not always in the right spots, but he is young. This is first year starting and he’s learning quickly. I think he’s going to be a good player.

Corey Webster has struggled at times this year, but shown flashes.

Bruce Johnson played great at the beginning of the season, but may have hit the rookie wall.

It happens to a lot of players. Now worries.

Aaron Ross-well he’s definitely a starting caliber N.F.L. player, even if this year is a waste.

I think when the pass rush gets back to itself (hopefully next year) the secondary will have a bright future.

Defensive Tackles. Here are you pink slips.

Chris Canty at least has a pulse. He’s not playing up to his contract, but really next week will be his “pre-season finale”. not a great excuse, but really he hasn’t gotten a fair shake (again never hurt before in his career. How would Reese now)

But the rest have been awful.

Robbins=Terrible. Two or three plays made all season.

Coefield-Double Terrible. Zero plays made all season.

Rocky Bernard-Charge him with grand larceny.

!#$@@#$ That’s how the defensive line is playing.

Osi, still fighing his way back to full-speed, but all in all playing terrible.

Kiwanuka. Put him at DT. Maybe he’ll make a play.

To be honest, Kiwanuka is a ghost. I’m not sure if he’s not playing much or just sucking.

The Kicking Game Was Our Best Asset Today, which usually means you lost pretty bad.

Feagles aided by teh high altitude resembled an N.F.L punter.

Tynes hit a 52 yards.

Good for them. DId something right.

If You’re not excited about the Giants receiving corps moving forward please discard your N.F.L fan card and pick up a different sport like hockey or something.

Steve Smith 869 yards receiving through 11 games this season. He’s going over a 1,000 yards this season as long as he averages 26.2 yards per game the rest of the season.

Mario Manningham is running better routes and is a good young player.

Through 10 games this season (remeber missed one becuase of injury) Manningham has 665 yards receiving and is averaging 14.8 yards per reception. (For Reference Big Play Randy Moss averages 14.7 yards per reception, Reggie Wayne 12.7. Andre Johnson 15.1. Roddy White 14.0)

Over 14 yards per reception is explosive.

Through 8.5 games Hakeem Nicks (remember missed 2.5 games) has 538 yards receiving and is averaging 16.8 yards per reception.

Travis Beckum and Ramses Barden are still developing.

Even if BOTH are busts the Giants WR corps will still be formidable moving forward.

Year one of a rebuilding plan (for Wide Receiver corps) is usually the worst, but so far so good.

Against a running team C.C. Brown was our best player.

Scary, Scary, Scary thought.

Moving on.

Danny Ware looks more explosive than I thought he was.

I still like Andre Brown and I’m a believer in drafting the best talent available (so for instance when the Giants step up to the podium this year if C.J. Spiller is sitting there DON”T PASS ON HIM), but Ware he might be ok.

Speaking of Ware,

Danny Ware is now D.J. Ware. don’t know why (well I do) but I don’t care. If he wants to be D.J. He’s D.J. So D.J. Ware

Our Return Units Can’t Block.

I know Hixon can return. And when he gets the ball he’s not dancing he’s flying, but he still can’t get to the 20 before he’s being swarmed by three defenders.

Let’s fix this, please.

 

Playoffs aren’t impossible or even improbable.

But THIS Giants team will not make the playoffs.

IF they Turn into the Giants team we thought they could be, you know one that blocks and can get at the QB with a four man rush. Then maybe they make the playoffs.

But don’t count on it.

We haven’t seen that team ALL season.

Not One game have they looked like they could be dominate at the line of scrimmage.

I don’t care if your QB is Tom Brady or Peyton Manning or JaMarcuss Russel.

If your team gets dominated at the line of scrimmage (both sides offense and defense) your team loses. End of Story.

 

Fent your frustrations.

But Still have a nice day, everyone.

Jesse