Giants 20, Patriots 17: Did Rhett Bomar Do Enough?

   He looked like he was continuing to improve, but wasn’t ready yet in the first half. In the second half he looked a lot better. Granted it was against second and third string defenders, but he also suffered from some drops of nice passes by guys who won’t be playing for the Giants either. I think the Giants COULD go with him, but I also think whether they do or not will depend upon who ends up being available and at what cost. Overall, I think he improved his position. But he’s battling ghosts, so you never know how high the bar will be.

He’s plenty good enough for the Giants backup QB. Great arm too.

Not surprised but shocked Danny Ware was back and averaging 5.5 yds per carry. This is good news because while Bradshaw is their best back, Ware is the most talented.

Andrews is awesome. He will become a Giants fan favorite very soon. Giants fans know how to make a player feel welcome (just like Philly fans, LOL) and he will stick.

Goff very active tonight but Coughlin sent him a message by keeping him in the entire game and on STs too.

Boss is still the Boss.

Sintim is a BUST. But you already know my feelings on him.

Dodge is progressing very well indeed.

Tynes—seeing more touchbacks and stops inside the 20 on kickoffs. Nice.

And how about Goff guys?..and Gartrell?…Geez, alot of guys tonight made the ‘turks’ job harder !!..I was very pleased with how they all played tonight..Where the hell did Calhoun come from?..man, that crew just gave the coaches alot to think about in the last pre-season game..If they turn it up a notch, which they will I see us locking up the division..I watched Dallas and they still look awful..The skins are awful..and Philly looks awful..Who (analysts) in their right mind could pick us to be a wildcard..Even my man Simms picked Dallas…bullshit.

If he is best and can play LT, what do you do with Beatty?

Do you keep Andrews at G to get Beatty in?

Good problem to have

I don’t comment very often,but I read daily. I am really trying not to be negative, I loved what I saw tonite, but did everyone see the first play of the game? I just wonder why this team cannot seem to cover the middle of the field, and does everyone think that will get fixed? It seems to be the biggest issue on defense.

But did have a nice punt return. Calhoun open all night but Bomars inaccuracy cost him a few more grabs. He at least gets practice squad and pushed Brown out the door. The drops didn’t help.
 I keep Bomar as number 2 as he does have talent. I liked the play of our backup oline. Koets looked decent starting. Bender looked tough. Eagles will regret Andrews going to NY.
Kickoff coverage still awful as we need that one guy who will just kamikaze after the ball carrier. Kehl showed great speed running down the wideout on one of the NE big plays. Goff looked much more decisive and tougher. Boley tiptoeing around. Sintim ?
Carl Banks gets a Kudo. I like his insight as color man.
Tynes and Dodge both showing strong legs. Can’t screw up those extra points though. Snap was high.
Good work by Gartrell as well.
5 wideouts, end around, flea flicker. Who are you and what have you done with Kevin Gilbride. Toned it down for Bomar

The guy is improving. He telegraphed a little less tonight. He made more plays. But he is still inaccurate, has the batted balls and simply needs more time. Rhett Bomar has not been on the active roster for a regular season game yet! So he needs to make the roster but he should not be the backup. Will the Giants go with 3 QBs? They should, and then deactivate him on gameday as one of the 8 that does not dress. That is where he belongs right now.

They were playing ‘hardballs’…

In all this talk about Goff and Sintim, did anyone notice how well Kiehl played? That tackle on the running Pats receiver was really Kiehl coming from nowhere at an extra-ordinary linebacker speed and he tackled both the Giant defender and the Pats receiver-plus the stuff of the 4th and 1- those are real plays. Maybe he’s finally ready after two years of disappointment.

Sintim was weak.

Still problems with the def backs, but I think Fewell will have worked out some kinks by Panther game.

Def line was strong, but not devastating. But, Pats O-line was near perfect.

Joseph, in particular and JP looked quite good.

Special (coverage)teams were almost 100% awful. Anyone, and I mean anyone, could gain yards against these guys.

Receivers were pretty good, but Hagan did drop a sure Bomar TD; Cruz dropped at least one easy Bomar pass and Tim Brown, regrettably, lost his chance to make the team. No throws to Smith? They better figure out what to do with Barden, ‘cause he’s not improving.

Good to see for the first time this year that the tight ends were involved in the game.

O-Line looked excellent, including Koets, by the way. As others have mentioned, Andrews was terrific. Didn’t note anything exceptional from Beatty, but the back-up left side was opening holes throughout the 2nd Half.

Running was good- any reason Jacobs did not have a carry? Ware seems to have made the squad, along with the injured Brown.

Gilbride even showed some creativity- frighteningly enough.

And Bomar was fine. He did his job as a back-up, improving each series- no need to go outside the organization right now. Would you rather have Bomar or Dixon, with whom the Steelers are saddled now? He moves well, has a nice touch with the ball, and had a few easy catches dropped. Announcers seemed to be a little against him, but he did the job a back-up should do.

Remember, the back-up can’t be as good as the starter, or he would be starting, and if he can fill in for a game or so, well, that’s perfect. If the starter is out for an extended period, ( as many of you have said already) it doesn’t matter, hope for luck and a devastating defense and/or move on to 2011.

Good game all in- except for special teams coverage and pass defense in the middle.

Good stuff going into week 1:
The O-Line is in decent shape, and may have added an oustanding new player to the mix with Andrews. It sure would make those short yardage plays a lot less frustrating if they have the option to run behind Snee OR Andrews and be pretty sure they’ll get the yard or two needed.

A LOT of depth on the DL. Tired offensive lines are going to be abused by the Giants late in games, when guys like Tuck or Canty just got a nice rest because the Giants 4th DE or DT are good enough to start for most teams.

The top two WR are flat out excellent, and the next four have enough ability to really push each other for playing time.

The running backs are healthy. Bradshaw looks really strong, and verrrrry dangerous. If Jacobs gets hurt, both Brown and Ware look like they can play and be good NFL backs.

Kenny Phillips. (Yay!) Actually, if they can all get on the field for the same game, the Giants defensive backs are pretty darn good.

Scary stuff going into week 1:
Special teams. The coverage and the returns are both WAY too inconsistent for my liking. I’m fairly confident that this team will give up at least one long return every game, and that they’ll start at least one drive from inside their own 20 after a kickoff. (To be fair, losing Jones and Tracey from the draft class certainly didn’t help this problem, nor does the fact that Cruz makes the team because he’s a good receiver, yet he’s not very good at all on the special teams where they really need him.)

STILL learning the new defense. I still have faith in the new defensive coaches, but I’m reserving the right to be scared that players will still be thinking more than playing.

Will 3 linebackers step up and become reliable?

Note: I have nothing to say about the quarterbacks. I think Eli is terrific, and I continue to think it really doesn’t matter who the backup is. If the backup is in the game, we’re screwed.

OL – Andrews held up well, but Beatty got blown up on a bull rush by the scrubs that got Bomar sacked. Could be last year’s OL starting again this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Andrews gets in there by mid-season at LG.

WR – Brown blew it, but maybe practice squad. Cruz up and down, but I think he’s got a roster spot.

RB – Ware and Gartrell both looked good. Which one goes ?

QB – Bomar should be a solid back up to Eli … in 2011. I just can’t see TC feeling comfortable with him going in to win a game for us this year. Still too much mental development ahead of him. So, I’m disagreeing with those that say we only carry 2 QB’s. Don’t think we will trade for Sage or Matt, but do think we’ll sign someone who’s started NFL games after the cut down.