i’m curious as to why there’s such harsh fines and rules against blocking in the knees but there’s been no action against tackling by throwing your body at the knees?

its not just jacobs, its all over the league where you see running backs get killed by defenders taking shots at their knees and ankles. its dangerous and i don’t understand why its an issue on one side of the ball but not the other.

what happened to being a man and taking a shot at a guy’s chest?

Our defense is like butter under this defensive coordinator . We will will never go to the playoff with our defense playing like that .Can you imagine what would have happen to us if the Falcons had their best running back in the game .

The defense often seems confused. And pass rush? Where?
The talent is there, but the coaching ain’t what it used to be. Imagine what the result will be when the Giants have to play a good team, not another mediocre one like Atlanta. But frankly, mediocre (middle of the pack) also describes us right now.

I’m happy — though some think I’m some kind’ve self-loathing depressive simply for pointing out what should be obvious to all. That said, great game by Eli. The O line is troublesome.
The D is often a liability. Pass rush sucked. Eli, Boss, Manningham, Nicks, were great. Secondary sucked. Eli Boss, Manningham, Nicks were great. Special teams sucked (why does it feel like a millennia passes before you see a Giant enter the picture on kick and punt coverage.) Eli, Boss, Manningham, Nicks, were great. See, I honor the good as well as the bad. I’ll use the Cavuto question mark: Giants, fixable on defense, or the trip wire for playoff hopes? Eli was great.

We have better players than last year and it wasn,t that bad.

I disagree with those who always blame penalties on coaches. Often, a player who is outclassed gets penalties trying to compensate. Defensive linemen who cannot quite get to the qb or runner will attempt to anticipate the snap count. Offensive linemen will also try to movea split second early. I have been a Giants fan for 45 years, but that does not stop me from being objective. I hope they are able to win out and make the playoffs ..

get his op and heal for next year, I’ve got to admit I was happy to see AB could fill in when Jake went down. I like Ware’s running a lot, but his blocking worries me (although he had one great one today.) AB wasn’t fully himself, but he looked better than he has in the last few games. Blackburn played well, better than AP has been playing. I hope he can keep it up. If we can get past Denver. we’ll have a nice hiatus to get ourselves together before we face the ’boys again.

not that it’s a good percentage move, but it’s easy to side with gilbride given how terrible and overrated of a short-yardage back jacobs is. if you’re not gonna hand it to bradshaw, chuck it deep in single coverage.

but I long for the days when the G-men won 13-9.

that same dallas offense rolls on into the meadowlands in a few weeks.

GMen did not play well.

But another “lousy” win at Denver and motivations gets easier.

Blackburn might have played OK but the D did not overall so..either did CB. If you are the QB of the defense you are graded by the defense as a whole.

Not sure what it will take but D has to step up.

1. The W.

2. Eli hit some good long passes – last one to Smith was a perfect throw.

3. Manningham, Nicks and Smith look like a formidable 3-wide formation – need to see more of it.

4. Great call by the Falcons of “tails” in OT. Key to the game, really./

But if we’re serious about being Supe contenders (and with this talent and Supe XLII in recent memory, it’s hard not to have those kind of aspirations …), we do not look like a serious contender at this point.

Doesn’t mean we can’t get on a roll in the last 6 games, and go into the play-offs with some momentum … but this level of effort, execution, and especially coaching “not to lose” just isn’t going to get it done. Just “keepin’ it real …”

for a 2nd straight week the defense couldn’t stop the other team when it mattered. In the first half when BS was dropping more people into coverage and the Dline was getting coverage sacks BUT for the last drive once again he kept doing the exact same blitz that the falcons adjusted to and were picking up and Ryan was getting the ball out quick and moving the ball downfield

so tl;dr

we aren’t doing anything in the postseason with this horrible horrible defensive play caller

wait, what?

I thought we agree BS that we wouldn’t have any more of that zone blitz nonsense.

Even though that one worked spectacularly, and is only what I hope a properly executed zone blitz should look like.

But I’ll take the win..Our defense played well but certainly not up to their talent..Rouse got ripped off by the referees on a late hit (that crew needs to be replaced because they stunk)… but all in all the defense did a halfway decent job considering A) They have not played to their potential at all this year, and B) The turmoil caused by losing AP has had on the team this week. I will give AP major kudos for being there on the sideline to counsel and cheer Blackburn and Co. on..Overall our defense still is a mystery to me..We are making bonehead plays out there, and making struggling offenses look like pro-bowl caliber units.
I also think it truly sucks that the league allows cheap knee shots to running backs, yet can enforce “The Brady Rule”..Players are dead-aimed on Jacobs knees..Part or most of that is caused by the fact that he runs too upright..but if I was him I’d say screw gaining a yard, I’m going to punish this punk that is going after my knees..a couple of 260 pound smash mouth hits to these little people will send a message: “F with me, and you’ll pay the price”..Overall the running attack needs balancing now that Ware is back in the fold..They’ll figure that out..The offense did a decent job today..Mario, Nicks and Smitty looked great..Eli had a career home game throwing, but he still can’t seem to put it all together in a single drive..Feagles did a good job punting, and Tynes just plain stinks..He can’t hit the end-zone on his kick-offs and is constantly giving the opposition a 60 yard field to play on..The crazy thing about him is that if it is a 40-50 yard attempt he is dead nuts accurate..If you leave him with a chip-shot, he sucks…What won this game for us was a ‘coin’..I wish I had it because I would drive up to Atlantic city and play a slot machine with it..that’s a certain jackpot..But anyhow, let’s not get our hopes up with this win in the long haul..The only thing we can hope for is that the Cowgirls, Redskins and Eagles continue to struggle along with us..but then we’ll face some really hungry teams..that is where the real competition will come from..outside of our dismal division..The vaunted NFL East is playing like crap.

Now we get to play a reeling broncos team whose defense is in worse shape than ours, who have MAJOR QB issues, and have lost 4 in a row after being anointed after 6 games. We win this and we’re in great shape.

I agree the Giants would have lost if they had lost the coin toss, you have to be sick if you’re a Falcon fan. I’ll take the win and hope Denver is as inept as they’ve looked lately.