Post-game transcripts
by Ed Valentine on Nov 22, 2009 6:38 PM EST
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Here are some of the comments made by players and coaches following the New York Giants' 34-31 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons Sunday afternoon.
Check the 'Transcripts' page for even more quotes.
Lawrence Tynes on his game-winning kick:
"I have done it before. I am very, very glad and we are very unfortunate to have gotten the ball in overtime because the way the Falcons were moving the football in the last quarter. I think if they get the ball, they would have a pretty good chance of scoring. I am just glad we won. I will fix whatever I need to fix, but I need to stop missing those short ones. ...
I love those situations. I am not nervous. It is a really good feeling to kind of be a hero for 30 seconds and help your team win a football. I was really looking forward to overtime when we got the ball for sure."
Tom Coughlin on breaking the four-game losing streak:
"We were miserable around here for a month, it’s nice to win. We knew going in it would be this kind of game. If you looked at the way the games have played out for Atlanta, most of our games with the exception of two, they all come down to this type of thing. I didn’t anticipate overtime, but we knew it would be a full four quarters, a full sixty minutes. We did do a lot of soul searching, probably, this past two weeks, although not as much the first week as we did the second week. Just in terms of believing in each other, trusting, that type of thing."
Linebacker Michael Boley on beating his former team:
"I’m really excited that we got the win today, especially with the way the game was for me. Both teams came into a "must win’ game today. And for it to come down how it did, it was real exciting. It was one of those games where a lot of plays were made by both teams on either side of the ball. This was like a shot of penicillin for us today. For me, personally, I’m very proud of this team and the way all of our guys played today. They showed a lot of heart and a lot of character."
(Post-game player quotes transcript)
Eli Manning on his first 300-yard passing game at Giants Stadium:
"I would have thought I would have had one by now, but I’ll take it any way it comes and especially if it comes in a win. This was definitely a game I will remember for a while. It is a big win for us, we needed one at this time, and hopefully this will keep us going, get a little rally, and continue to play well. We talked a lot this past week and we have a seven-game season right now. What happened before this didn’t really matter, we have seven games, this was the first game, and it was good to get off to a good start."
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young receivers
look good
but all of a sudden the OL cannot run block.
Is it me or are the GMen getting beat on the line of scrimmage in both diections?
nope.
not you, its definitely true.
Middle of the O-Line, Snee seemed to have said it himself, hasn’t been playing well.
The 2 DT’s we’ve signed this year have been wastes too. I’d like to think Canty gets better as the year goes on, but I dunno.
Rocky Bernard was supposed to be a pass rusher from the DT spot, Tuck and Osi move the QB to the middle…but he’s never doing anything
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 22, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
Totally agree on O-Line and DT's
I was at the game and sometimes watching it live you see things you don’t see on TV and heres my take. I’m going to get some flack for this first comment but what the hell I’ve got all night.
Because the O-line is not dominating I really belive we miss Tiki Barber for the first time since his retirment. His running ability, not his mouth. He was an exceptional cutback back that could get through small quick hitting holes and run efftively when even when the O-line was not dominating becasue he hit the hole quickley and would take advantage of overpersuing defenders. I’m stating this becasue from what I saw holes were oppening but they were small and closed quickly unlike the massive holes that BJ and Co have seen in 07 and 08, and BJ is waiting waaaaaay to long to hit it, even his few good runs could be bigger but he seems too slow. It’s very obvious from watching live you could see what Goose was talking about in the Tampa game. I’m really starting to belive the success of our backs over the last few years was due to how overpowering the O-line was in 07 and 08. Now since the o-line is struggling the backs are being exposed a bit.
Canty and Bernard do not look good at all. Bernard does nothing. I thought Canty was brought is to play D-Tackle but they had him at end a lot spelling Tuck and Osi and ATL ran on him and he generated no rush. It’s too early to say Canty is a bust FA pickup but the early returns are not good. He was playing End way too much instead of DT which is what I thought he was brought here for. I don’t think BS has a good handle on the DLine rotation, not that these guys are playing good.
And Free is right, the Giants would have had 2 or 3 more sacks and a couple more pressures if there was pressure up the middle but Ryan was able to step in the pocket and and buy time what Tuck and Osi came around the End. BS needs to put Tuck inside in passing situations and rush Osi and Kiwi outside, I don’t know why he’s not doing it, his shoulder injury?
Bradshaw
Broken foot is clearly an issue with the running day. I would see what Ware can considering he’s mastered blocking from what I can see.
agree about Bradshaw
it’s slowing him down enough and his game is quickness. Ware only got 1 or 2 carries, he looked good on one. He can catch the ball which would be a plus
AB did all right today, better than he has
recently, but no way is he himself. When he’s healthy he’s a damn good cut back runner, probably quicker than Tiki was. Part of the OL’s decline has to be the result of the way opposing Ds are putting such a high priority on stopping the run. The passing game’s looking sharper. As it improves, and I think it will, defenses will have to alter their approach to pay more attention to the pass. That will help the running game. In the mean time the Giants just have to take what the Ds give.
In regards to AB
I think earlier in the year when he was healthy he was getting more reps than BJ because of his cutback ability was better suited for how the o-line was playing and he was more productive than BJ and now we are missing him at full strength.
I’m starting to get a little fed up with the “teams are playing 8 guys in the box so the o-line is not playing well” stuff. Look at the dolphins they have a young QB no WR’s and they run the ball fine. Carolina ripped up ATL last week on the ground last week, I’m sure ATL stacked the box against them. At some point you just have to block the guy in front of you and execute.
Carolina probably has the best pair of backs in the league
Miami runs the Wildcat and some of their success is case of it.
Tuck
I don’t think Tuck can go inside. He still has that torn labrum in the left shoulder, and I think they are trying to limit the number of hits he takes on that side. Playing outside, he can protect it. Playing inside, he can’t.
by Ed Valentine on Nov 22, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
I think Tuck's
cramping or whatever the hell it was, was a big reason for the game tying drive by ATL.
Tuck’s in there…like the SD game, maybe it goes differently.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 22, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
yea I thought after the bye
he might be feeling better and maybe would be able to play him inside, I guess not.
On Canty...
I think we gotta give him some time.
He’s sucked the few times he’s been in there..but its no preseason or anything either, just a few games.
Bernard I have no sympathy for. He’s a POS and a waste.
Jay Alford (and Andre Brown…) is missed. That heat seeking missile through the center of the D would be nice right now.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 22, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Boley was a standout on D, as was CB
Boley was fired up today against his old team. If he can play like that the rest of the year, his spot is one we won’t have to worry about. CB seems to get better every week.
That sack was priceless
Matt Ryan steps up into the pocket, sees boley on coming up, falls
Ryan’s Brain: Oh no! Boley is coming up to the side, oh no the wind from his hand, I better just fall!
That was the softest sack I’ve ever seen
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
My reenactment was pretty funny
my falcon fan friend looked like he was about to kick me out of his house, so I had to stop doing it unfortunately
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
I am pretty sure
the push up the middle on that play took away his step up spot, and he decided to go down as opposed to possibly having the ball stripped trying an ill advised throw.
I thought someone else got him down
but Boley was credited with the sack, so I just went with it.
The Cowboys are the France of the NFL
-thwalls
On 3rd down, throw it to Smith.
Diagree about Boley
he stunk in pass coverage. Gonzalez ripped him apart all day especailly in the fourth quarter. He had a sack was fired up but looked mistmatched in pass coverage all day. A lot of the Falcons third down conversions were on Boley. TG is very good but I can’t I have confidence in him going up against Whitten & Celeck after todays performance.
the list of linebackers
that can’t cover Gonzalez is very long. I thought Boley was the best defensive Giant on the field today.
Boley
had 13 tackles. He played very well.
by Ed Valentine on Nov 22, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
watching the game live you see some stuff but miss other things but were’nt most of the tackles after Gonzalez caught a pass for a first down? Thats what it seemed like to me.
yea...
Boley was all over the field.
I think we need to give juuuuust a little bit of credit to TONY GONZALEZ HOF TE…and still playing like one.
"It ain't over till its over"---
by FreeBradshaw on Nov 22, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
True about TG
I think I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the last couple of drives in which it seemed like every big 3rd down TG made a catch so I’m taking it out on Boley.
It seemed like every big pass that was made
was when Bruce Johnson was the defender. He was never burned, he just didn’t break up the plays.
yea
Bruce Johnson got killed by Jenkins on a couple of plays. Also Aaron Ross was not very good at saftey. I’ll cut him some slack because it was his first game all year and he was playing another position but that big third down conversion on ATL last TD drive that went for big yards Ross was totally in the wrong postion and not where he was supposed to be.
Well
The last couple of drives were tough to watch, Landeta. I agree with that. Sometimes, though, you have to give the other guy credit. TG is still a great player.
by Ed Valentine on Nov 22, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions
It looks like
TG has a couple of good years left
Before the 4th quarter
I really thought the secondary was doing a pretty good job. Ryan didn’t have a lot of options, especially in the first half. They’re young, and there’s still hope.
There was a couple times where I think AP would have made a diff, too. ATL’s first touchdown comes to mind. The D was completely out of position.
completely out of position
Well, that’s happened far too oftenr this year, AP or no AP.
out of position a lot this year
It seems like even when the Giants secondary stuggled in the past it’s just guys getting beat but this year a lot of the big plays seem to be the result of guys being totally out of position especailly at saftey but we’ve seen it with the LB’s and even CB’s at times.
About BJ
I was just on NJ.com and they showed one of those googy videos with MG and he spoke to Jacobs and reported that his knee has been bothering him all year so that might explain his soft running.
Jacobs is trying to find an opening
instead of just hitting the hole. I heard earlier in the year about him trying to be a smarter RB and talking about being patient and letting plays develop. He just needs to floor the pedal on that truck and drive.
by YankeeDudeL on Nov 22, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
Rough game but......
A win is a win. The passing game looked great today and I think if Ware gets some more reps our running game will flourish once again.
Well..
A win is a win..Our guys have alot of work to do..Somebody out here said we can’t rely on other teams doing our dirty work for us, and he is right..We almost had some help today from the Skins and the Bears, but the bottom-line is our guys playing like they are capable of playing..This week is going to be a really tough one..We go to Denver on a short runway..I would argue that this week will tell the story of our season..We needed todays win, but we really need to go out to Denver and win..We have a good team but after today we have alot of gimpy players nursing..Hopefully the team will get out there to Denver early to adjust to the mile high atmosphere..I think they should just run walk-thru practices, then turn them loose game-time..Tuck is hurting, Jacobs, etc.. Let them rest and get ready..We need this win.
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