New York Giants News & Notes: Are the Giants a Playoff Team?

TC has never remained close with any of those “Parcells, Bellicheck” guys he kinda has his own guys. I never even thought about the fact Charlie interviewed for TC’s job. The article was right that would be a nightmare with his ego. I think Charlie ends up back in NE with Bellicheck maybe KC with Pioli and Haley, but Haley is an offesive guy too and also also an egotistical Jerk like Charlie.

isn’t the solution, Eli doesn’t play defense, if the defense was just respectable the giants would be no worse then 8-3 and we wouldn’t be asking these questions,if they can hold Dallas to 21 pts we win, and that’s a big if at this point,I have all the confidence in the world Eli will do what he has to do if the defense does their part.

At least, not to start off. The offensive line is simply not good enough right now to hold up for a 40+ throw game, so it would work against them. Also, they’ll just drop 8 guys into coverage and probably get pressure with 3 men, like Denver did.

No. They need to come out and at least try to run the ball. 2 straight runs to start off. Someone do THIS to Brandon Jacobs before the game. He should have no problem being “up” for this game, but do it just in case.

And get creative on defense. Not, Osi covering Witten creative. Maybe some stunts with the DT’s (where’s THAT been?), fake the Blitz from one side and come from the other, send CC Brown on a blitz.

Come out and dictate the game. Don’t let the other team tell you what to do.

Hell yea we’re a playoff team and SB contender. But they need to STFU about it and play like one.

(and if Steve Smith drops another pass over the middle…yea, we’re boned again).

I was a kid but I remember it very well. They were playing a stinker of game, playing down to competition and doing nothing on O, typicall of the 86 team until the last couple of weeks and the playoffs. Denver was driving to take a big lead then big George makes that play. The best part was LT trying to get George to lateral it to him the last 30 yards and then tackleing him in the Endzone. That was their only TD that day the rest of the scoring was 4 Raul Alegre FG’s and one at the buzzer to win it. THEY COULD NOT SCORE TD IN THE REDZONE THEN! Arguably the greatest Giant team in history had that problem.

While I forever see myself as a Giant optimist, I just don’t think they have the horses. The defense just looks wrong, the running game isn’t dominating anyone, the offensive line isn’t working the way it has in the past.

Seeing as how those are the three elements for “Giants Success 101”, it’s hard for me to even think about the postseason at this point.

Something is missing from this team. I think that New Orleans game completely shook their psyche, and they haven’t been able to recover. The “moxie” is gone from their game.

I am so pessimistic about the rest of the season because when we talk about the Giants we talk of hope rather than fact.

The Cowboys like to run the ball up the middle. We are hoping our DT’s show uo rather than saying that is not a problem as our DT’s and MLB will stuff them all day.

You need to get to Romo early. We are hoping Tuck or Osi get in the same postcode rather than they will both get a sack each.

MIles Austin is their best receiver. We hope CWeb will limit the damage rather than he will shut him out of the game.

We hope Boley can cover Witten over the middle rather than we will take away Romo’s security blanket.

We hope our OL pass blocks better rather than they will not get to Eli.

We hope Jacobs will pound them all day rather than running to the sideline.

We hope the Red zone play calls are better rather than we are unstoppable when we get near the goalline.

I think you get my drift – we are all full of hope but we have very little foundation upon which to base that hope on.

Yes it can change but we have seen little improvement over the last few weeks that things are being adjusted.

Except for 2007, the Giants have been one and done each year they’ve made the playoffs under Eli/Coughlin so given their current situation I’m not optimistic.

In my opinion Weis basically runs the same run and shoot offense that Gilbride has the Giants running now. So I don’t know if he would be much of an improvement. If I could wave a magic wand I would hire Norv Turner as our OC. The offense he ran when he was with the Cowboys under Jimmy Johnson is what I’d like to see the Giants run: a power running game that uses a lot of play action passing and utilizes the TE a lot.

The best part of that George Martin INT was the way he shrugged off Elway like water off a duck’s back.

I also like to think of myself as an optimist as well but I am having trouble finding anything to be optimistic about.
Injuries have killed this team, I know every team has them but I think they really have affected esp the defense.
Would we be having some of the problems on Defense if Kenny was back there playing safety? I don’t believe they would be nearly as noticeable.

With the Dallas game this weekend, I actually think we have a shot at winning the game. This is the perfect medicine, NFC East battle. Weather could be an issue, Run the ball and STOP the run.. everyone that knows the Giants knows thats how we can win. The execution of that well remains to be seen.

This is a team sport and THE TEAM must play better as a whole for us to have a chance to beat Dallas this weekend….The guys should be fired up for this one..

I have a serious love hate relationship with him. To me it seems like Kevin either has his A game going or his D game. There is never anything in between either we have Good Kevin or Bad Kevin. This will be a very important offseason for JR becuase the Giants can very easily slip down to the also rans of the league. I hope he looks at both the coaches and the players when he decides to go forward, Yes KG is a decent NFL coordinator and yes you can win with him, but is there someone out there who is better and could bring Eli and our young recievers to the next level. Charlie Weiss fit’s the bill and I hope we at least talk to the man before we commit another season to Gilbride!

IF they come out flat again, time to write off the season.

If they come out flat again, time to seriously consider a chance at the top (not Coughlin, but definitely Sheriden and/or Killdrive).

If they come out pumped and motivated and use the home field advantage…they live to fight another day.