'Over & Under': Eli Manning Edition

30+ Tds.

94+ QB rating.

62+ Comp %

Pro Bowl number two.

on all except possibly completion percentage. new stadium new winds.

And well…I dunno? I want to say the Giants are gonna air it out with all these passing weapons, but I just get a feeling that if the running game is what its supposed to be, that they’ll be running it down people’s throats instead.

I think if anything, they’ll be more efficient.

I say under for the yards and TD’s, but over for the QB rating and completion %.

I think Eli’s gonna have a lot of 250yd and under type games, but be very efficient, like say….17/25 240yds 2TD’s no picks…stuff like that. spread the ball around.

and imagine if he still had Plax to throw to? damn shame

Those receiving weapons will be coming out of the closet this year.

I think yards could be down this year.

All I really care about it QB Rating and Completion %….if those #‘s go up I’m a happy man.

I expect a lot of short passes and WR screens to take advantage of Nicks and Ham’s YAC ability.

The offensive line provides him with the protection that he needs.
He dosen’t throw the ball prematurely in the face of a formidable pass rush.
Attempts more throws in the red zone instead of handing it off to Jacobs or Bradshaw.
Nicks, Manningham & Co. hold on to the ball and run the correct routes.
Throws well against strong defenses as well as he does against the terrible ones.
If…….

First off, I hate the Beacher website in general, it’s all glitz over substance. But it does get me to hit the site with it’s continual email teasers of ratings about everything under the sun in the NFL.
 Anyway, they rated WR tandems and had Smith/Nicks 17, just behind Jackson/Maclin. I actually thought they were rated pretty fairly. overall, with the note that we had potential to rise higher up the rankings as the season wears on. But I thought many other tandems were too high or low.
  Also, Manningham has good enough potential to really take a lot of the throws if he keeps developing. He’s in his third year now, which is when Smith ( and many other NFL receivers) really blossomed.
 I really like all the potential targets Reese has gathered. Barden and Beckum add nice depth and potential to the mix. The competition should leave us with a really nice corp for Manning has he hits his prime years. As much as Coughlin may hate it, he may be forced to go to the air more if it proves to be our strength over the running game.

Under = 3,900 to 4,000 yards
Over = 29 to 32 TDs (14 Ints – just for fun :)
Under = 92% Passer rating
Under = 60% Completion percentage

hopefully a healthy year with no nagging foot pain that makes hime adjust his motion. I say over on all except maybe completion percentage; it may take him time to learn the new wind patterns if they are tricksy.

Not taking injuries, winds, moon phases, game time temperature, or pre-game meals into effect. I just consulted my ouija board…

and why do people think that a better running game will limit this passing offense, not true at all, i say this because this defense should be 3 and out specialists this year meaning the offense will have a lot more time of possession so even with a good run game i think we will air it out given the amount of opportunities we should have.

under in everything else. Running the ball, Defense that inflicts pain on the opposing offense, the return of Giants football baby!

Red Zone touchdowns

Eli only has upside at this stage in the game. As great as Peyton was, they’re like fine wine getting better with age. Now, Peyton may be on his way down back to earth (still elite comparatively for the league) but Eli still has his best years in front of him. Not to mention last year we all were questioning what the receiving corps looked like.

All three receivers starting or projected to start (Smith, Nicks and Manningham) have oodles of talent that Eli can exploit and Smith and Nicks have demonstrated incredible chemistry with Eli (Manningham has some work to do but is a home run threat every time he’s on the field). I can’t forget to mention Boss becoming more of a security blanket for Eli as he’s maturing. I’m crazy excited for what Eli is going to do this year. How much more upside could a QB have coming in to this year? He could have 2009 Favre-like numbers.

I think everyone’s greatest concerns this year were the things we thought would be solid last year (i.e. defense, running game).

the offense performed well enough last save the red zone glitch which might well have been a coaching lapse and not a problem with the players.

I don’t see Peyton coming down to earth at all. He is still head and shoulders above anyone else. I do agree with you that Eli is really coming on and is showing much better poise and is making better reads. I expect record numbers in passing this year, but since the competition in the NFC East is so tough we still have our work cut out for us.

We still have a critical need to improve our special teams coverage and return teams. And our kicking game is sub par.

The defense may not find it’s rhythmm this year, so we can’t count on them to win many games for us like they did in 07. Better defensive coaching may help us but I think it will take a number of games to get it just right.