Thoughts from the Armchair: Week One Edition
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 14, 2009 12:00 PM EDT
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Happy Monday everyone, some thoughts from the armchair: 
- Whether it is 1929, or 2009, Giants football doesn't change: dominate on both sides of the ball, leave a bunch of points on the field, and hold on for dear life.
- It sure was nice to see Giant wide receivers catching passes yesterday. All the so-called experts had me believing that with Plaxico doin' time at Shawshank, the Giants would never complete another forward pass. I have said it all along, I think the Giants will be just fine at wide receiver.
- Looks to me like the Ahmad Bradshaw of 2007 is back, and with Danny Ware hurt, the timing couldn't be better.
- Kevin Gilbride had a very good game plan yesterday. The Redskins shot their mouths off all week how they were going to stack the box, and Gilbride planned accordingly. The Skins dared the Giants to beat them with the passing game, and all Eli did was throw for 256 yards, and even with Washington game planning to stop the run, the Giants still hung 100 yards rushing on them. Not every play call is perfect, and not every play is executed correctly. The perfect offensive coordinator doesn't exist, even Bill Walsh didn't call the right play all the time.
- Sure looks like Stevie Defense misses the Giants more than the Giants miss Stevie Defense.
- Lawrence Tynes was 3 for 3, but he still makes me nervous every time he is out there.
- Troy Aikman for me usually ranges from "painful to listen to" to "barely tolerable", yesterday was closer to the former.
- Jeff Feagles only punted once yesterday, Giants doing a nice job of preserving the old man.
- Finally, way back in 1976 when Giants Stadium opened its doors, the Giants christened the joint by losing to the Cowboys. I say the Giants repay the favor on Sunday night when they open "Jerry's Monument".
One and Oh and feeling groovy........
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ahhh, the armchair
re: Tory Gaykman Troy Aikman, if you have a good surround sound system that allows you to change the stereo balance, you can almost eliminate the sound of the announcers by, I believe, switching off the left and right feeds and boosting the center, which mainly feeds crowd noise. It is such a GD relief to just watch a game as if from the stands. And again, please: Somebody make sure these idiots know the names of key players before they get into the booth. Seriously. Could we get an intern to put together an index card for them?
Giants first-round draft pick: ha-KEEM Niks (not na-KEEM Hiks)
RE: Jerryworld — a great first opportunity for you to test the surround sound and avoid getting troyslobber on your entertainment center. A win here would be a monster way to start this season! I think we’ll go in favorites by 3.5
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 14, 2009 12:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just saw us listed as a -3 point dog.
by Shofner85 on Sep 14, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way!
Way? Great. I LOVE it!
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 14, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Standard road team line
No surprise.
by New York Sports Jerk on Sep 14, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed these announcers apparently
Don’t do any homework before the game..How can you try to make a point about a player whose name you can’t even pronounce?..Duh..The worst one is Moose Johnston…Shut up!!..When I am forced to watch a game he is doing, I mute the TV..What a bullshit artist..Aikman is at least somewhat tolerable..Jaws and Chucky..have put me on mute already…Our Phil does his homework..I miss Madden already..He knew the players and could entertain..He’d use the telestrator to point out snot dripping out of Jim Burt’s nose..and say things like “See that!!..that’s a football player!!..See that snot?!?”…“Look at that..this guy has a yard of turf stuck in his helmet!!!!..Now that’s a football player right there!!”..These guys we are painfully forced to listen to these days just like to hear themselves talk..There are times where I wonder if they know what friggin team they think they are watching…Geez, please try to get the team right, the players names right, the name of the field their playing on right, stop talking to yourselves just to hear yourself talk..and quit ruining my life!!!
by Bobbiblue on Sep 15, 2009 3:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it next Sunday yet!!!??
Bring on ’them Cowboys!!
by Cody K on Sep 14, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"leave a bunch of points on the field, and hold on for dear life."
By the middle of the 2nd Qtr it should have been 28-0. I know, the win is what counts and not every opportunity can be taken advantage of, but jeez, give me a Sunday off every now and again when it comes to the last 2 minutes of the game. The secondary better pack their lunch for the Cowboys, looks like they may be an aerial attack team this year.
When its 3rd and long, throw the ball past the marker.
by Fester McDougal on Sep 14, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
don't be fooled
Sheridan won’t. Tampa Bay has absolutely no secondary. The Cowgirls will be a run-first team this year IMHO. Granted they’ll always be willing to toss the bomb, but I think the Giants would do well to be ready to stop the run.
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 14, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree with Phil-Squared here
Tampa’s secondary looked awful yesterday, they probably have Ronde wishing he’d retired for mediocre jobs in the media like his brother.
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 14, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Phil-Squared”, I like that
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 14, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well then,
self-congratulations are in order!
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 14, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ronde was a monster the first 5 minutes of the game
he had a sack, tackled Barber behind the line on a run, and broke up a pass with an athletic play. Then I think he caught a flight to Green Bay to do some pregame stuff for NBC, b/c I didn’t see him do anything else on the field.
by cjmulrain on Sep 14, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
*tackled Marion Barber
should have made that more clear
by cjmulrain on Sep 14, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your right
We left enough points on the ground Sunday that could have won us three games..and Dallas is going ground and air delivery on us..The films they are studying on our game against the Skins probably already have drool on them..and it is only Tuesday
by Bobbiblue on Sep 15, 2009 4:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three cheers...
for the D-line!
"We're only going to score 17 points?" ~ Tom Brady
by mwilli on Sep 14, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think I'll gonna like Manning to Manningham
It doesn’t really roll off the tongue, but it will work.
Just know, if there's ever a riot at Citi Field and Oliver Perez was the starter, I started the riot.
by meigs1414 on Sep 14, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LMAO
thats all i could think of yesterday with the touchdown pass..
MANNING TO MANNINGHAM!!
by Moshe52792 on Sep 14, 2009 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ware status?
GMen will be OK for a few games without Ware but I think Bradshaw will wear down if he has to play too much. Ware cannot be gone for more than 4-6 weeks or we have trouble in river city.
I am begrudgingly coming to like Micheal Johnson. He is more than adequate – as I have described him in the past.
Can’t Blackburn move to SAM when Boley is ready to play? Clark may be low on mistakes but he is also low on game impact. Or is Chase too slow to cover TEs?
by MSP Giant on Sep 14, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Getting a little worried about Ware
He has a dislocated elbow and a dislocated wrist has sidelined Urlacher for the year.
by njgiant on Sep 14, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read he'll be out as long as Nicks
relatively same timetable.
Maybe even less for Ware cuz he presumably could carry the ball with his other arm and his legs are 100% Id think.
Nicks needs that foot to do what he do. Id think Nicks is out more than the 2-4, or at least closer to the 4 (Steve Smith was out most of his rook year, so maybe he’ll come back fresh and give a boost…)
What the f$%k is the internet?
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well Jacobs
just gave some board materials to the cowchicks. according to Mosley at ESPN Jacobs said Dallas should have schedule detroit.
I don’t know if it was wise or not, but I really like it.
by Bajaserge on Sep 14, 2009 2:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
technically
that’s really poster board material for the Lions, not the Cowboys.
by cjmulrain on Sep 14, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MSP Giant, i have asked the same question about Chase moving to strong side when Boley is back.
I cant wait to go give Jerry Jones a heart attack next on sunday
Mama there goes that MAN
by Shks on Sep 14, 2009 2:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Knuckleballer
Tynes must be the only kicker to consistantly get knuckleball action on field goals. My mind process during a typical Tynes kick attempt: darn, slicing right…wait, it’s hooking back, got a chance…what the?!?! it’s gonna go wide left!!! omg, slicing back..GOOD!! just barely inside the left upright. Most exciting 38 yds you could ask for…
by Aceholioo on Sep 14, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Good stuff.
"We'll show up tomorrow and do the same thing we try to do every day, Kick Pedroia's ass in cribbage and try and win a baseball game."
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 14, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's football's version of Phil Niekro
Knuckle balls..You never know where this kids kicks are going..He causes me muscle strains from watching.. twisting, turning, head wrenching..geezus..I need to meet and invite a Chiropractor to watch the games with me..so I can get therapy after his kicks.
by Bobbiblue on Sep 15, 2009 4:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Old School Victory -- and some concerns --
Yes, it was an old school Giants victory — good D, shaky yet opportunistic O speckled with inspired flashes of brilliance, the bad habit of allowing an inferior opponent to hang around way past what was comfortable — Uneasy viewing, but that is Giant’s football.
And, though it’s drain-oed a hole through my stomach lining, it’s also why I love this team. I must, I mean, 42 years of watching the bastids does not make me a fickle fan. That said,
some concern’s do loom. I’ve said for quite some time that the O-Line will struggle, as it did last night. Jacobs doesn’t make those yards on 3rd and one, 4th and inches, because the blocking wasn’t there. Old habit left over from the end of last year. That must change.
Eli - I still take a deep breath and a pepcid every time he drops back, but the guy does seem to know how to win, I will give him that. All in all, football is back, I’m loving it -
watches the game from a tailgate party at Leambeau (now that place does football right!) — and the Giants are 1-0. But friends, do not overlook the Cowboys. Dislike them, fine, but do not overlook them. They are a good team.
by ZILLAG on Sep 14, 2009 3:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't overlook the Cowboys.
For every question at WR we thought we answered yesterday, they did it that much better (albeit against a not as imposing defensive unit).
"We'll show up tomorrow and do the same thing we try to do every day, Kick Pedroia's ass in cribbage and try and win a baseball game."
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 14, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why the jury is still out on them
Let’s reevaluate next week when they step up in competition. We’ll see how Romo and Company do next week. In all fairness to Romo, I think it’s guys like him and McNabb that led JR to design the current D-line that the Gmen have.
Should be a good game.
by njgiant on Sep 14, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
disagree on the non-imposing d-unit.
the only real teams that Id call elite defenses in the NFC would be the Eggs and probably the CowPies if they come to play (not a given with them….).
But the Skins are as good as any other D squad in the NFC. They have a very good secondary too. Eli looked as poised as ever and Im expecting them to trust him more and more with the ball. I thought they should have used him more yesterday, tho of course that’s hindsight.
What the f$%k is the internet?
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 14, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I'm not mistaken...
Washington finished 4th in Total Defense last year, and only upgraded with the addition of Haynesworth this season. I don’t know how someone gets into your elite category…but they should be close. Tampa on the other hand (with a depleted secondary) probably doesn’t cross anyone’s mind when it comes to that discussion.
"We'll show up tomorrow and do the same thing we try to do every day, Kick Pedroia's ass in cribbage and try and win a baseball game."
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 15, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well you were the one that called them unimposing....
The Skins aren’t what Id think of as elite tho, regardless of where they finished in total defense. Very good, and better with Haynesworth.
But I don’t think they are better than any of the defenses in the East.
What the f$%k is the internet?
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 15, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noooo
I said the Cowboys did it against a not as imposing defensive unit in Tampa.
"We'll show up tomorrow and do the same thing we try to do every day, Kick Pedroia's ass in cribbage and try and win a baseball game."
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 16, 2009 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Old school
You took the words out of my mouth. I have been a fan since the late 50"s and I have yet to see
a Giant team that have a killer instinct.
by Olddiehard on Sep 14, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i still miss Stevie Defense.
that situation in St. Louis is a disaster.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 14, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he should have stuck around one more year
until a better opportunity arose
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 15, 2009 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Giants
Management got loads of talent for the team, they just have to use them probably.
by Olddiehard on Sep 14, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta admit
Killdrive called a good game. Glad to see he stuck with the run even though it didn’t work a couple times. When we turned it over on downs I was like "hallalujah’! Seriously! Even tho they stopped us, at least we pinned them deep. Not a bad result and I wasn’t screaming at tv, scarin the dog, and pissin off the wife!
by jerseybillfromva on Sep 14, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If we play like Sunday
We’ll get killed..There were alot of good plays..enough to win..but there were a ton of bad plays..You can’t blame the coordinators..It was players not executing..Hopefully, they’ll get more of the kinks worked out this week..The last thing any of us want to see is Frogman Jones smiling on his new 60 yard TV set.
by Bobbiblue on Sep 15, 2009 3:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Doubt that first part.
They are no where near as good as they were against Tampa Bay.
What the f$%k is the internet?
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 15, 2009 7:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Intensity intensity
The guys better play the Cowboys with the highest intensity though out the whole game,
or else the Cowboys will walk over them. Tackle so hard so that they’ll be afraid to get near the ball.
by Olddiehard on Sep 15, 2009 6:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
offense?
I thought their play calling on 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1 at the goal was stupid and predictable or vice versa. Their best running plays were away from Housmacallit so they get down to the goal line and decide to go mano y mano. Kevin – way to earn the big bucks(The Bills are looking for help).
by 7mike on Sep 16, 2009 4:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Houshmanzadeh is a WR on the Seahawks....
Sounding out Haynesworth is as simple as realizing that merely cuz Gilbride and the excecution failed on 2 plays, there is no reason to do something as dumb as what the Bills did and get rid of Gilbride.
You do see the team’s offensive prowess and wins during his tenure right? Enough with the fire Gilbride stupidity.
What the f$%k is the internet?
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 16, 2009 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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