Archive for December, 2009

Pro-Football Focus Giants Redskins Game Recap

One of my favorite Football Websites is Profootballfocus.com becuase it attempts to systematically break down each players performance on each play in every game. It also has a spreadsheet with how many plays each player played in the game. Let’s take a look (courtesy profootballfocus.com) at some of the information from the game.   First [...]

Jacobs Fined 7,500

Brandon Jacobs has been fined $7,500 dollars for his involvement in an altercation with Albert Haynesworth last week against the Redskins. Haynesworth was fined $10,000

Thoughts on Giants Stadium

The Giants will, most likely, play their last game in Giants Stadium on Sunday. An end of an era. I asked people on Twitter to share their thoughts on the Meadowlands. Here are a select few: First and only visit (I live in Scotland) was this season’s opening win v Skins! Awesome day! Looking forward [...]

Final Game At Giants Stadium:

Sundays game against Carolina will be the final regular season game at Giants Stadium.  Below is a link to Giants.com where you can view tributes to Giants Stadium. Giants Stadium Tribute

Darcy Johnson To IR

Tight End Darcy Johnson has been placed on IR with a shoulder injury. To take his place, the Giants signed Scott Chandler. Expect Travis Beckum to get a lot of playing time now. Same with Bear Pascoe.

Giants Sign Scott Chandler Off Of Dallas Practice Squad

Giants made a minor move today, signing TE Scott Chandler off of the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, according to Mike Garafolo. It’s unclear if Chandler will be on the practice squad. The Giants already have four tight ends: Kevin Boss, Travis Beckum, Darcy Johnson and Bear Pascoe. Chandler is a 6-7 former fourth round pick [...]

Next Day Thoughts: Giants Redskins

Well, that was fun, wasn’t it? Giants were absolutely dominant. Now, they just have to keep it up. Here are some Next Day Thoughts, Giants Redskins style. -You have to give credit to the defense: There was pressure all night. Defense was swarming, really attacking the ball. We saw that earlier in the year. Tuck [...]

Giants Owned Jason Campbell:

With Jason Campbell in the game, the Redskins called 35 pass plays.  Here is the breakdown of stats.  It’s pretty impressive.  Courtesy of Matt Mosley of ESPN. Completions 15 Sacks 5 Passes defended 4 Passes overthrown 3 Passes underthrown 2 Scrambles 2 Interceptions 2 Passes thrown away 1 Passes dropped 1

Talking Points: Giants-Redskins

Finally! A dominating performance from what we thought could be a dominating team heading into the season. There wasn’t much bad, but we’ll start with the bad. First and most importantly.  Hakeem Nicks left the game in the second quarter with a hamstring injury (courtesy Ralph Vacchiano and Mike Garaflo) But Jeez! Is he fun [...]

Giants Dominate Redskins on Monday Night, Win 45-12

It was a must win game, and the Giants sure showed up, dominating the Redskins, and winning 45-12. Giants played outstanding in all facets of game. The Giants finally looked like a playoff team. The Giants started off the scoring after a methodical first drive, capping it off with a 3 yard run by Ahmad [...]