'Kudos & Wet Willies' domination edition
Wow!! Admit it, New York Giants' fans, you have been waiting for an offensive performance like this for a long, long time.
- 523 yards of total offense, the team's most since getting 524 against Green Bay in 2002.
- Eli Manning (19-25, 267, 2 TDs) was flawless. He had 224 yards passing in the first half, a career high.
- Brandon Jacobs ran wild, with 136 yards on 15 carries. There was no one to 'LaRon' all day.
- In the first half alone, the Giants had nine plays of 15 yards or more.
How do I do 'Kudos & Wet Willies' today? Pretty much everyone connected with the Giants, especially the offense deserves 'Kudos.'

Let's do this. No one connected with the Giants deserves a 'Wet Willie.' The Seahawks, though, are another matter.
The entire Seattle team deserves a 'Wet Willie' for pretty much failing to show up. The exception would be quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who played bravely despite injuring a knee on his first throw.
The biggest 'Wet Willie' goes to Seattle's wide receivers. A big deal was made about Seattle's receivers finally being healthy. Unfortunately, nobody bothered to think about the fact that they can't run routes, can't get open and can't catch the ball.
Oh, before I get to the 'Kudos' did anyone catch the Buffalo game. What is up with ex-Giant Kawika Mitchell and the Troy Palamolu hair? That gets a 'Wet Willie.'
Let's get on with wat will be an All-Kudos edition for the Giants.
Kudos to ...
- Eli Manning: Sunday's performance is as well as I have ever seen him play. I can't think of one badly thrown ball. No worries about missing his favorite target, Plaxico Burress. He just spread the ball to everyone,and gashed Seattle's defense for big gain after big gain. If anyone is still wondering if Eli is a star, I have no idea what they are looking at.
- The offensive line: In particular David Diehl and Rich Seubert. Manning was virtually untouched all day. In the running game, the Giants consistently went left when running the ball, and Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw had huge holes all day.
- Domenik Hixon: Plaxico who? Four catches for 102 yards and one touchdown, and a 15-yard run on a reverse before being injured. Thank you, Denver Broncos for letting this guy go.
- Brandon Jacobs: A 44-yard run, an average of 9 yards per carry, two touchdowns and 136 yards running.
- Sinorice Moss: Plax suspended? Hixon hurt? Ole' forgotten Sinorice shows up with four catches for 45 yards and two touchdows. Good for him. Moss' performance showcased just how deep and talented the Giants are offensively.
- Kevin Gilbride: Pretty much everything the Giants' offensive coordinator dialed up worked. Deep balls, short balls, power runs, reverses. Some thought the Seahawks could stuff Jacobs. No way. Marcus Trufant is a big-time corner, but even without Burress the Giants abused him all day. The way the Giants spread the ball around is a credit to Manning, but the way they absolutely gashed Seattle's helpless defense is a credit to Gilbride. In the first half, they rarely ever faced a third down en route a a 27-6 lead.
- John Carney: Three-for-three Sunday, and the 44-yar-old kicking machine is still perfect on the season. He is 12-for-12. How is Tom Coughlin ever going to justify cutting this guy? He simply does not miss.
- The defense: The Giants held Seattle to two measly field goals, and just 187 yards of offense. There are probably a few guys who could or should get singled out, but what's the point? I'm not sure if the Giants defense was that good, or Seattle's offense was just incapable of getting out of its own way.
I could probably go on and on. If anyone still doubts how good the Giants are they simply aren't paying attention. Right now, this is a better Giants' team than the one that won the Super Bowl.
Comments
Carney
Great job on FG’s yesterday, but what was up with his kickoffs? They all looked pretty erratic, and one did go out of bounds.
Special Kudos to Kevin Boothe, who filled in nicely for Kareem McKenzie, and recovered a fumble early in the game that could have altered things. Plus, his cousin works for my company, so I want to give Boothe a prop.
In my opinion, yesterday was Eli’s best game as a Giant. As well as he played in the playoffs, that was mostly what I considered “safe” game planning. Yesterday it was like they took the reigns off Eli, and let him be a bit of a “gunslinger”. If the Giants can game plan like this the rest of the season, they are going to be very hard to beat.
Jacobs also did some good blocking yesterday. I got the feeling he was playing with a very big chip on his shoulder.
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by jrs1940 on Oct 6, 2008 8:45 AM EDT 0 recs
Eli
He did look great. It helped that Seattle’s secondary appears to be pitiful.
by ETVal on
Oct 6, 2008 8:50 AM EDT
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Boothe
I was going to Kudo him because he’s a fellow Cornellian. He got beat to give up the sack where Eli fumbled (that was bad), but then he recovered the fumble (that was good). I don’t see many Cornell alumni in the NFL so it was pretty awesome.
by JoshNY on
Oct 6, 2008 10:37 AM EDT
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I would
Wet willie some of us for causing a bit too much of trouble with the Field Gulls.
by Woogie526 on Oct 6, 2008 9:08 AM EDT 0 recs
I think
I took care of that. If FG hadn’t dissed the Giants the whole thing never would have started. Going forward, I don’t think you will see anyone under-estimating how good this team is.
by ETVal on
Oct 6, 2008 9:22 AM EDT
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I know
I’m just breaking some chops. :) I was going to go over their and post, but I couldn’t word it where I didn’t look like a jerk so I refrained. It wasn’t that long ago that we would be on the other end of the romp, can’t forget that.
by Woogie526 on
Oct 6, 2008 9:25 AM EDT
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Another kudos
to Dockery. I’ve been ripping him lately, but he made some nice plays in this game including a pass deflection and that nice INT.
Eli did look terrific. He probably would have had 300+ yards if Jacobs wasn’t breaking off huge chunks.
Was McKenzie also a concussion? I missed that.
by potroast on Oct 6, 2008 9:35 AM EDT 0 recs
Depth
The point I haven’t heard mentioned is depth. With Burress out, eight receivers caught passes. Four receivers had catches of nineteen yards or more. All three running backs had runs of over twenty yards. They averaged 7.3 yards per carry.
I think injuries are a key factor in winning and the way you overcome injuries is with depth.
by TerraByte on Oct 6, 2008 11:10 AM EDT 0 recs
Like to see more of it
We all know Eli can lock into Burress too much. I think this game shows that this offense can explode when Eli distributes the ball more. Let’s hope he’s learned a lesson. At the same time, I love having Burress on the field when guys aren’t getting open because he can still make the catch with someone draped all over him.
by potroast on
Oct 6, 2008 11:20 AM EDT
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Eli
looked fantastic! I knew he had turned that corner…
And that Hixon kid…Plax better not miss anymore practices, this kid is GOOD!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 6, 2008 11:38 AM EDT 0 recs
Great game
I agree with those who say this was Eli’s best performance to date. It seems like every time he loses a weapon he actually gets better. In a way I think the Plax suspension was the best possible thing: it allowed Eli to develop a rapport with his other receivers and gain some trust in them, and hopefully it will motivate Plax to come back and stay in line (I’d say it would motivate him to play better too, but Plax has been playing at such a high level the past two years that I don’t know if that’s possible…Plax has never been a problem ON the field). I am on record as having doubts about Eli (even coming into this season), and I’m still gonna wait until the second half to determine whether Eli has truly turned the corner and become an elite QB, since he’s always done better early than late, but right now he’s making me eat some delicious crow.
by cjmulrain on Oct 6, 2008 11:55 AM EDT 0 recs
One non-Giants thought:
I LOVE the “wildcat” formation the Dolphins are using, where they direct snap to Ronnie Brown, who either takes it himself, hands off to Ricky Williams, or passes the ball. For years I wondered why teams never ran the option in the NFL, and everyone said “the players are too smart and fast for it.” Well, the wildcat is basically one form of the option play, and the Dolphins have now used it to beat 2 of the best defenses in the league from last year. That gets a major Kudos from me.
by cjmulrain on Oct 6, 2008 12:12 PM EDT 0 recs
SINGLE WING!
i ran that formation in high school. its awesome but we still totally sucked. maybe if we had ronnie brown on our team.
by kendynamo on
Oct 6, 2008 12:26 PM EDT
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No kudos from Tiki.
Everybody is jumping on the bandwagon while Tiki is unconvinced. Picks Titans as the top team in NFL…Wet Willy for him.
by Lucky7 on Oct 6, 2008 4:37 PM EDT 0 recs
That's great stuff
Tiki just should not be asked about, or talk about, the Giants. His opinion just can’t be objective.
by ETVal on
Oct 6, 2008 4:51 PM EDT
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kudos to Eli and Hixon
For finally showing us that long ball we heard so much about in the preseason. This offense really can do it all
by NYcON on Oct 6, 2008 5:02 PM EDT 0 recs












