… can we give a Wet Willy to the refs for having a third game this season where Kevin Boss makes a catch, takes a helmet to helmet hit, and no flag is thrown? I don’t know what it is about Kevin Boss, but he’s always taking shots to the head.

By the way, totally loved the Bear Pascoe screen. I sat there for about a minute trying to remember who the heck 86 was. That kind of night indeed.

watching kevin boothe play last night. he was a monster on every snap, but at the end of every play his hands went on his hips and he looked like he was about to fall over with a heart attack.

that man needs to lose some weight.

I really liked Nick’s Square-in route. He made his cut then came BACK for the ball. It was subtle, but that 1-2 yard come back gave him the great separation that made the catch easy. If he waited for the ball to come to him, a break up would have been easier. This way it was pitch and catch.

…Bear Pascoe.

If it was Fred, then that’s about all he has been good for this (3-4x already)

…for that piss poor attempt at a tackle on Cartwright’s long scamper. Bad fundamentals there…

Where did this team come from last night? Seriously, why couldn’t they play like that all year? That fire I was talking about yesterday, well, they definitely had it. I just hope it wasn’t too late. If they play like that, then I will reverse and say they CAN beat anyone! I loved the pull and block by Boothe.

but the most creative play calling from our coordinators … ever.

KG had just a great mix of run and pass, and not just the vanilla plays.

BS was a maniac with the “kitchen sink” blitzes, but that’s what you have to do to cover up for what we had to start in the secondary last night. Sure it lead to a couple of scores, but also a ton of 3-and-outs. Great trade-off.

The most priceless moment was Zorn’s expression when they missed the extra point. We should get a freeze frame and have a “fill in the caption” contest !

It was great to see the Giants play with some fire. They played like they needed the game, and they did. Everything worked, for the first time since the Oakland game.
But… let’s not forget that this is the first time since the Oakland game that they played a team with a losing record. There were still some spots here and there in the second half where the defensive weaknesses came to the fore, especially on runs up the middle by a team with a weak offensive line.
I look forward to the Carolina game – I’d like to see the G-men show that spark in consecutive games, and I don’t expect that John Fox will let his team lie down the way the Skins did. Should be a good game.
Nevertheless, we have reason to hope.

Obviously, I’m not kudoing myself. This is a perplexing team. Let’s see what they do with the Panthers. That will decide it, at least for me, if this team deserves to make the playoffs,
more so than the Vikings game which, ironically, may actually decide it. All in all, a big smile this morning, fan-brain reeling with possibilities, doing a rain man with stats and history (it helps me sleep), and wishing for a dollop of schadenfreude in regards to the Cowboys this Sunday.

half dreading the score… given the G-men’s ability to dig themselves holes early in games this year and all. Well, i was absolutely happy as could be when I saw 14-0… which just kept the good feeling going as the Giants crushed the Skins. I agree with the one Willie, as Jacobs has to be smarter than that… though he has shown an ability to get himself into trash talk and general stupidity like that, so maybe he is not capable of being smart enough to avoid that. Top notch game, hopefully they are not flat versus the Panthers this week.

I’m one of the harshest Gilbride critics you will be find. But even I have to give credit to his playcalling. The first drive was awesome. He was throwing inside screens, outside screens, and screens to players I have never heard of. The ’Skins defense was baffled and completely on their heels.

Jacobs hasn’t looked the same this entire year. Even the few decent games he had were not that great. We have tried to talk ourselves into thinking he is back to his old self, but he doesn’t pass the eyeball test. His numbers in those supposed good games would be below average games in years past (around 4 ypc). Whenever a sweep or a toss is called for him, you can pretty much guarantee that it isn’t going for positive yardage. He will more than likely just run himself out of bounds. I think he can be moderately effective if we just pound him up the middle for 3 and 4 yard gains. But I don’t think we should be hoping for much more out of him.

The difference between Jacobs and Bradshaw is that when Bradshaw sees a hole he GOES and looks like he is shot out of a cannon. When Jacobs has a hole it seems like it takes him forever to get there. Plus, the fact that Bradshaw is a homerun threat only makes this offense that much dangerous.

I’m saying it here first. Even after the egg the Redskins laid last night, they will beat the Cowboys this week.

I respect very few TV game analysts. Gruden is as good as they come. When an analyst like that raves about Eli it puts to bed all the doubters.

was wondering where this team has been for 8 weeks. Both lines were fabulous. An extra special Kudo to Beatty. It appears JR has found another gem. There’s no arguing about his drafting talent.

KG. Without question is shining moment in play calling. The opening drive was a gem.

TC. I loved how demonstrative he was on the sidelines. Constantly, rushing the offense ensuring they play with lots of tempo.

I liked the call on the reverse. Yeah, we lost 2 yards. Every play isn’t going to work. But the play calling stretched out the defense. Absolutely, loved the play call on 3rd down on their first TD. It’s something I’ve screamed for for 3 seasons. Stretch out the defense. Then run the f*cking ball.

It was the first time in my life I ever EVER saw an “Onsides Pass Play”…Not once, but twice!!!…What the hell was that?

that intentional grounding penalty was about as pathetic a play from someone who had already checked out of the game as I can imagine.

I’m not even sure what the question is in Washington, but Campbell is not the answer.

That toss to Smith in the end-zone was perfect..that was something else..and I loved those forward screens to Bradshaw..a beautifully designed and executed play..He feigns staying in to block and motors to the open spot..awesome…KG

when you get a PASS RUSH, fieldposition AND some imaginative play calling.

I was there last night with two other Giants fans and it was awesome. But the only reason the Redskins appeared good the last few weeks is because they had a bunch of 2nd and 3rd stringers playing for jobs and playing way over their heads. This was the real Redskins last night. As far as our D goes, the worry is that the best Redskin out there last night (or looked the best) was Fred Davis (TE, yikes!), which doesn’t bode well for facing our old friends Shianco, Shockey, and Witten down the road somewhere.

Of course, Washington fans have completely gone over the edge. I thought they were going to burn the place to the ground.

what really impressed me about the game was the offense – great protection of Eli, great passing by Eli, nice hands by the receivers, great scamper by Nicks, effective use of screens and the run to offset an aggressive pass rush, the running game set the rhythm and gave us those beautiful, exhausting, clock eating drives. More importantly, this was against Orakpo, Carter, Haynesworth etc. we need this kind of game from the offense to beat Minnesota and to have any chance if we get in the playoffs.

our defense got great pressure on and innumerable hits on Campbell. We looked like the real deal in terms of stopping the run. I was very very happy with our play against various screens and short passing situations, TE receptions over the middle, which can kill you when you get aggressive… that said, their offensive line is awful. And Campbell is not Brees. I do believe that we can play offense against anyone, but the D… we shall see

We need the best players on the field rest of the way, obviously.

Drinking Ripple.

Giants should not get overconfident. Dallas only team that they’ve beaten with a winning record. Defense has a lot to make up for. Last night’s game wasn’t nearly enough. “Not nearly enough”. Anyway, thanks Eli. Only reason this team is still in running is because of you.

Is it me or does Eli finally have some WR’s that can get yards after the catch? YAC!!

For so long it seemed that whenever they caught the ball – that is where they went down. That is hard on a QB.

Nicks has some great moves after the catch and some decent speed to break some good runs. I think if we can coddle Manningham a little then he’ll only get better.

Just wanted to throw that out there because it’s so nice to see some WR’s breaking some runs and not just falling down. btw – nothing against Steve Smith b/c he’s a great posssession receiever and finds those holes in the zone like Jerry Rice.

They didn’t let him run any..