'Kudos & Wet Willies,' Brown-out edition

a reality check for the team and for all of us.

the good/bad thing about rooting for the Giants for all these years is that every time they take the field, they have the ability to win or lose to any team they play. that includes 15-0 teams and 0-15 teams. that’s just the way it has always been. i don’t think this team will ever be like the Patriots or Colts of the last few seasons – teams that NEVER lost to team they were supposed to beat.

the reason why this loss is frustrating is because they could’ve taken a stranglehold on the NFC East. but, because of the losses by Dallas and Washington, the loss hurts less. this team is very good and very balanced, but they aren’t elite (nobody is this year). they’ll have to rebound against a bad 49ers team at home next week and then we’ll find out if they’re for real over their next three (at Pittsburgh, Dallas, at Philly).

To me the most frustrating part was watching our D-line get absolutely manhandled. They were flat out dominated. Also, I see a very disturbing trend developing … the Giants are not getting the pressure they need from their front 4 and when they blitz the opponents attack with a short passing attack exposing the Giants underbelly. The Bengals did this pretty well (forget Seattle because they didn’t even show up to play) and then the Browns did it to perfection. Spags is going to need to show his genius in fixing this because it appears teams have found the Giants weakness on D.

This Sunday against the 49ers will set the tone on what kind of team the Giants are going to be. Will it be the Giants of old, where they go on a 3 game losing streak or does this team show the world that they can rebound from a lost like this and dominate the way we know they can. Same goes for Eli, if he wants to be compared to the elite QB’s, than he needs to correct the problems he had last nite ( throwing off back foot) …………………………………..Go Giants…….

he was the intended target on the pick-6! Other than that, though, I didn’t see him.

That loss really sucked, but I’ve got confidence this team will bounce back. Spags has always made adjustments on D, so I expect them to be better next weekend. As for Eli, I think he’s just gonna have games like this from time to time, but as long as he comes back and keeps playing well, it’ll be fine. Don’t forget, Peyton had a 6-INT game last season, but he still had a great season. Just gotta come out next week and dominate.

He ran down that RB on that reverse and saved a TD on that play.

Im also a bit confused as to how theyre using Bradshaw this year, hes the teams biggest play maker in terms of running, but it seems they only bring him in when the game is secured…..I really dont know about Gilbride sometimes.

Aaron Ross simply fell down twice, albeit on two huge plays

either way, Im on Gonzalez watch all day.

And I said it during the live game blog, everyone in a white uniform looked absolutely befuddled, including the head coach. The Giants made mistakes you learn playing 2 hand touch with Nerf last night.

Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered.

A short week is probably the best thing for them, get right back to work and forget about it. I expect an angry Giants team on Sunday, on both sides of the ball.

(1) Bradshaw: gents, on this site, I’ve wondered aloud, “WHERE is Bradshaw??” and we’ve all agreed that he would only be used in a time when the team really needed in a jam or in the 4th Q. In the face of relentless pressure on Eli all night and on a night when he got beat up pretty good, did we see one screen pass to Bradshaw, one of the Giants best playmakers? No. Did he get off the sideline once? No. WTF is going on here? Is Coughlin still angry about the off-season arrest issues? WTF! I don’t get this and it is really frustrating to watch a tired B Jacobs running the ball on 2nd and 12 in the 4th. That’s prime Bradshaw territory right there. I’m mystified.

(2) Plaxico’s Rapport: It is starting to become obvious that Plaxico inability to communicate effectively with Eli is starting to become a problem. I think that there are two issues here, (a) it’s obvious to everyone (including Kornheiser!) that Eli was trying to force-feed the ball to Plaxico and (b) Plaxico’s inability to make the correct read has to be a direct manifestation of missed time on the field.

(3) Gilbride: Hey Kevin, you have ZERO excuse pal to not get the F*ing play in on 3rd and 6 w/ 11:19 remaining in the 3rd Q. You’ve got that stupid little sheet with all of your plays on it and which ones to call in regards to down and distance. Oh, and you just came out of half time. KNOW THE PLAY. That’s inexcusable. The entire “O” is sitting there staring at the sideline with the time clock dwindling down and the “O” has to burn a TO just 3.5 mins into the 2nd half. No excuse for that. None.

(4) Did I mention Bradshaw?

(5) Eli, Eli, Eli….you’re better than that, my friend. Get it out of your system.

(6) The world isn’t falling. The Gmen lost to a wounded animal on the road in mid October. Did I mention that they still have sole possession of 1st place in the NFC East and their closest competitor just lost their starting QB for 1 month? We’ll be fine….

We’re still a top-5 team in teh NFL and I think Aaron Ross will never allow himself to play another game like last night ever again.
I boil this game down to A.R.‘s mistakes, a bad call letting Pierce play with that injury, b/c a healthy Antonio Pierce should be in the pro bowl and does NOT let darnell goddamn dinkins score on him, and too much pressure on Eli thanks to the washing-machine sized things that the Cleveland Browns call defensive linemen and linebackers. That kind of pressure on the QB is why a sub-par secondary like Cleveland’s was all over our receivers.

What DOES worry me… what the hell was Kevin Gilbride doing?? Why are we running the ball up the middle on 2nd and 12,13, something like that? Where was Ahmad Bradshaw?? Sinorice Moss inactive after last week, really? And why did we have to call a timeout in the 3rd quarter trailing so much? I really hope he was a little drunk or something.

Also, it seems like there is enough film out there on Spag’s defensive schemes, teams are figuring out that they can draw 6 defenders in with three-step dropbacks and then attack the middle right along the bubble. Not good.

And this Eli will occasionally pop in and out against certain teams (Vikings, for example..)— but overall I think this disgusting loss will have the Giants going nuts in the Meadowlands this week, accounting for the many mistakes of this game, and getting ready to trounce the niners and steelers, both games which I feel better going into then I did against the Browns. The Steelers’ O line will not be able to contain our pass rush. Kameamoatu is gonna have Fred Robbins’s shoeprints all over his face, and I look forward to it.

We all know Eli is a great quarterback who can win big and who is the leader of our New York Football Giants. I really don’t want to read the NY media trashing him this week or any week— he is not the “old” Eli, he’s the same Eli he always was, and he occasionally will have a terrible game like last night, but he’s still a champ. I’m wearing my Manning jersey today.

Was it me or did our D just line up in a straight formation and play EVERY play of the game. No, motion no stunts ……..nothing, Did anyone watch what the Cardinals did on Sunday motion every play(I only saw end of game). Any quarterback could have read this D like a book and made any of the adjustments necessary . It just seems to me the Giants do a whole lot better when the D dictates the pre snap tone (if that makes sense). Of course the 3 ints didn’t help much either.

I thought Jacobs was getting the job done though. I was a bit confused with the urgency in the last 8 mins. I like the run calls, but I would have liked to have seen them go A LOT faster

lack of effort after a pick to his Wet Willies credentials. Rather than jumping to the “I told you so!” line, I’ll give him a pass for last night’s picks. I do NOT give him a pass for standing there with his hands on his hips after he throws a pick. That’s exactly what he did after the first two INT’s. His lack off effort on the 3rd pick resulted in a Pick-Six. It sure looked like with just a nudge he could have forced the DB out of bounds on that return.

I’ve seen enough of “Easy-E” to last a lifetime. I miss having a QB who at least acted like he cared after throwing an interception.

wonder why the nfl is king. look at everyones new favorite for superbowl pick the giants. They go to the lowly Browns and get killed. Only league in sports that the best can and does get beat every week.