Giants Vs. Dolphins: Giants Need To Focus On Themselves
by Ed Valentine on Oct 27, 2011 9:35 AM EDT
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PrintNot knowing as much about the Miami Dolphins, this Sunday's opponent for the New York Giants as I wanted to I meandered over to SB Nation's Dolphins website, The Phinsider, Thursday morning hoping to learn a few things. The biggest thing I discovered? Fans of the 0-6 Dolphins have pretty much tossed in the towel on what has been a regrettable 2011 season thus far for Miami.
The first three posts I found had absolutely nothing to do with Sunday's game against the Giants -- or even this season, for that matter.
There was a look ahead to the 2012 NFL Draft -- the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes, as it is. There is a post detailing Philadelphia offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg as a potential coach in 2012. A third post discussed current coach Tony Sparano having his house up for sale.
So, Dolphins fans aren't worrying too much about Sunday -- or the rest of 2011, for that matter. Why, then, should the Giants worry about the Dolphins on Sunday. And, what -- if anything -- is there to worry about with the team that is arguably the worst in the league?
Well, wide receiver Brandon Marshall (34 catches) is a good player. Reggie Bush is a dangerous weapon when he can get the ball in space. Cameron Wake (five sacks) is a dynamic pass rusher.
As it almost always is with the Giants, though, Sunday is not about "who" the Giants are playing. It is about "how they play. Coach Tom Coughlin has talked this week about there being "very small margins" between winning and losing in the NFL.
For the Giants, Sunday is simple. Play the way they are capable of playing and they win. Turn the ball over like they did against Seattle, continue to make foolish assignment mistakes on defense that allow big plays and the meeting with the Dolphins will be much more difficult than it should.
So, what is there to worry about? The Giants themselves, not the Dolphins.
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Read a great quote yesterday by Tom Rock: "The Giants can talk up the hapless dolphins a much as they want to, just as long as on Sunday they’re not saying “see, I told you so”."
by Fire In The Hole on Oct 27, 2011 9:46 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
ha
it’s almost like all the Jets fan talking heads in the media are setting up Giants up for a monumental upset—-like a win is no big deal because of how hapless the ‘fins are, but if they lose they’ll be more than willing to participate in the shit storm that will ensue
what happened to the subject bar? anyways, you can’t really blame dolphins fans for feeling that way. Thier team is 0 & 6 and doesn’t look like they are going to turn the corner any time this year. A sad state to be in for sure.
Osi is king. All other DEs must bow down.
by LoNJDTechnology on Oct 27, 2011 10:02 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
it is
my computer shows the subject but the phone does not
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 27, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Proof that everyone practiced on Giants.com
nywins42 needs a new screen name - "nywins46" sounds great!
MAKE IT WORK!!!
by nywins42 on Oct 27, 2011 10:05 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
pink walls ? come on now.
All this time I had thought the walls at Giants facilities are (big) blue color!
New York Football Giants Zindabad!
Let's Go Giants!
The thing
that has always bothered me about Miami – they have replaced “best available” coaches mutliple times recently, even brought Parcells in to handle some of the big stuff, but I think they’ve almost always, since Marino, kind of ignored the QB position somewhat. Maybe ‘ignored’ isn’t the right word, it’s just that they’ve never given that postion the kind of thought that they did in bringing in the best available front office guys, coaches, and such.
Anyway, this is a game that we have to press to put away, and put it out of reach early. Putting our feet on their throats won’t be enough. We will also need to stomp a few times.
Quit playing not to lose. Start playing to WIN! Geeez...
30-10
acceptable
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Clawfin willnot allow it to become NO/INDY
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Exactly
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
Like Asante accuses the Eagles front office of doing?
nywins42 needs a new screen name - "nywins46" sounds great!
MAKE IT WORK!!!
He's a Pat next year
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
I could see that happening
nywins42 needs a new screen name - "nywins46" sounds great!
MAKE IT WORK!!!
One more point then them is good enough
I got a GIF for that!
by Fester McDougal on Oct 27, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
In a perfect world
the Giants put them away early and the game is over by halftime so I don’t have to smoke a pack of ciggs and scream at everyone in my house how the Giants are gonna be the death of me as I chug on a bottle of Jack
Why is Tom Quinn still here? I loves me some Coach Clawfin.
750 or 1.5
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Lol - mine are 12, 16 and 40
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
I do like the new 24oz cans!
The bigger the better.
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
I was talking about the big 22 oz. bottles, cork and cage frequently… craft beer, not macro (I don’t judge, whatever makes you happy)
Now you have me thinking about a trip to the wine and beer warehouse!
I see pink elephants in my future…
Now in section 133.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Oct 27, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I drink it all
I prefer Sam, Long Trail, Harpoon, etc. I love Spaten Octoberfest on tap. I like trying different small local beers when out. But I take the train everyday and there is a liquor store on the station and I’ll get a 24 oz Bud Lite for the way home.
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
Getting thirsty...
A cold Bud light is still good after a long day or on a hot sunny day.
Now in section 133.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Oct 27, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I make my own beer
And I got my 22 oz. bottles ready for Sunday and the Red Zone channel so I can bits and pieces of the Giants game.
Hopefeully it turns into the the blue zone channel.
Dedicated beer man. That channel is like football on speed and fun, when the Giants aren’t on.
Now in section 133.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Oct 27, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
you gotta work the double-duece in there
nywins42 needs a new screen name - "nywins46" sounds great!
MAKE IT WORK!!!
Sorry, beer man
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
This conversation calls for this....
I got a GIF for that!
by Fester McDougal on Oct 27, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
You're on a rodent roll lately
nywins42 needs a new screen name - "nywins46" sounds great!
MAKE IT WORK!!!
The mock reality the best
I got a GIF for that!
by Fester McDougal on Oct 27, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
If that was a can of Bud..I'd swear it was me...
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
That furry eh?
I got a GIF for that!
by Fester McDougal on Oct 27, 2011 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
like a champ
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 27, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, that was me once upon a time
Ten years ago. Memories.
Well, not really, because I don’t remember much after doing that.
The key to doing that successfully is you have to piss at the same time...
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
Ah, the vacuum pump method
I got a GIF for that!
by Fester McDougal on Oct 27, 2011 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe its just me
but I dont see Miami being as bad as everybody is making them out to be. I watched most of the Miami / Jets game, and they had every opportunity to make that into a blowout in the first half. Run offense looked solid and their run defense looked pretty good. Sanchez helped them out quite a bit by throwing the ball like he had his eyes shut but thats a different issue altogether. Miami receivers also dropped a TON of balls. For a team playing with their backup QB, I thought they looked a lot closer to being a decent team than they got credit for.
by Oppenheimer919 on Oct 27, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions
They could have beaten the Jets
The pick 6 changed the game around. That being said the Jets offense is lousy this year.
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
And the defense is nothing like it used to be
It is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
They could beat the Giants
if they play their A game and we turn the ball over and come out like we did against Washington and/or Seattle. Giants A game > Dolphins A game.
Now in section 133.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Oct 27, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
This.
These Dolphins aren’t capable of beating the Giants. The Giants are completely capable of beating themselves though.
Let’s hope that doesn’t happen.
"Stats are for losers, so you keep looking at stats, and we’ll keep looking at wins." -Raheem Morris
ESPN = Everyone Spewing Putrid Nonsense
by BleedBigBlue on Oct 27, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
It should go down as
the strip-sack-fumble-fest record game. I’d like to see more GREG JOOOONES! in there to match up against Daniel Thomas.
Now in section 133.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Oct 27, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
No-one's mentioned their best player either, Jake Long
They seem to have plenty of talent on their roster. According to what I can find though, they haven’t had Reggie Bush do any kick returns which seems strange. Thought he would be a danger man.
They have had Reggie do a few
punt returns, but no kick returns. Rookie Clyde Gates has been returning all the kickoffs for us. But Reggie has also only done a few punt returns, the reason why is something that many of us are wondering as well.
"Why don't you put that in a memo and entitle it 'Shit I Already Know'!" - Sarge from Red vs. Blue
I can't brain today, I have the dumb.
28 "Phinsider Feud" Points
by Chupathingy on Oct 27, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
What happend to Mike Nolan?
He was a stud DC when he left us…hope Spags gets it together.
I agreed, I hope the score is 35-3 by half time. " Respect all, fear none"
He's Miami's DC now
Team Ghost: Manningham, Sintim, Beckum, Barden, JPP, Anvil, Ross
"No question. I play the run very, very well. Forget what you heard." -- Osi Umenyiora
Hopefully it will be
if we’re well ahead, would be nice to then give some playing time to the Prince, to get him up to speed. And Beckum, who could do with some practice. Would like to see him get some action to show what he can do, although with Ramses Barden fit, there’s not much need for a primarily-receiving tight end at the moment.
I've been saying it for 2 years. It's coming.
1) Nicks
2) Manningham
3) Barden
Despite the preconceived notion on what a slot receiver looks like — think small, quick guys like Smith, Stokley or the Patriots’ Wes Welker — Barden could fill the void.
"One of his greatest tools is he is a smart player," wide receivers coach Sean Ryan said. "What that gives you is the availability to move him around. He can play all four spots."
Team Ghost: Manningham, Sintim, Beckum, Barden, JPP, Anvil, Ross
"No question. I play the run very, very well. Forget what you heard." -- Osi Umenyiora
looks good to me
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 27, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Oops
I didn’t notice that this was already posted in the previous post.
Team Ghost: Manningham, Sintim, Beckum, Barden, JPP, Anvil, Ross
"No question. I play the run very, very well. Forget what you heard." -- Osi Umenyiora
Well it certainly has been a long week...
My PC obtained the ’ blue screen of death’ last Wednesday..I swear that Mr. Valentine planted a virus to ensure you all would be prohibited from hearing my in-depth technical expert football analyses this week..CURSE YOU ED!!! I BOUGHT A NEW ONE!!!..Take that you fiend!!…Anyhow, off to my next post…
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
The Dolphins...oh boy!!
Sparano put his house up for sale..The Dolpins are kissing up to Bill Cowher..Their injury report is just astounding…The news from here in Florida is basically they are shaking in their boots thinking about our vaunted pass rush (which ain’t really ‘vaunted’ since ‘Puff Farts’ doesn’t turn them loose)…Basically their OL and the defense is in shambles..Sparano is a lame duck coach..The great Nolan blew the game up last week by going into prevent ‘D’ …they were not scoring many points but had a 15-0 lead late into the 4th qtr..No more QB pressure and that idiot Sparano let it go…Now What does that mean for us? What does that spell for us….TROUBLE..Need we only look at our past to see how we do against teams we should slaughter..not a good history
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
I'd be more worried if they fired Sparano
and they team woke up and played big for the interim coach (2nd Cowboy game last year).
As long as TC has them watching the game tape of SEA, they should win this game.
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 27, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
no NFL games are gimmes
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 27, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Tim Tebow...
He could make it the NFL…but only if he doesn’t wait until 31/2 qtrs go by before he gets into some assemblance of rithym and timing..He really sucks..I like the kid but geezus he’s awful…Sparanos fate got sealed last Sunday..When you have the stadium loaded with Tebow fans, that by the way the ownership promoted..to sell tickets..the coach has numbered days..
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
How about four wide? Nicks, Manningham, Cruz, Barden under the right circustances.
Plus Ballard if the OL can handle it..
holly shit
someone finally figured it out!!!!
Disclaimer: this comment in no way shape or form is intended to be sarcastic.
TeamJPP
or throw jj12 out there as the 5thwr
jus tell em to run straight to the endzone, with the other four out there its gonna work well
by Gmen_Fan_Forever on Oct 27, 2011 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions
times are changing Gmen
football is changing….the spread offense is here to stay
I never really thought I’d see the day when the Giants would be lining up 4 wide as much as they’re doing (which btw, no one really talks about)….
also gotta give props to KG who seems to be coming up w/ some new looks….(can’t believe I just typed that)
TeamJPP
Branden Marshall has been a bust..
He drops more passes then anyone I’ve seen..He’s 6’5" and doesn’t go up for the ball..He stinks like Cat piss..and Bush?..they haven’t gotten that guy out in open space all season..but still, our guys suck against shit heads we’re supposed to beat…I see “One for the Gipper” written all over this game..I just hope the guys we have back healthy are in a bad mood and ready to kick some ass..
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
True
But 2009 they slaughtered the teams they were supposed to slaughter (Skins, Buccs, Raiders), hope they get in that mind set
Team TAWD:
The entire 53 man roster of the 2011 New York Giants
by The Always Well Dressed... on Oct 27, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Guys, I'll be at this game with my Dolphin-lovin husband
If you see a girl looking slightly embarrassed to be seen with her hubs, it’s me. He’s been in this weird space of not rooting against his team but hoping they don’t win so they can get Luck. Which I think is just insane.
Miami is bad, but they are not THAT bad from my point of view. I think we’ll win, but it still makes me anxious, as has every other gmen game this season.
Well to be honest, I feel bad for your Husband..
They are a pitiful team..for too many years now..I have a buddy up in Raleigh who is a Fin fan..I have to call and rescusitate him every week..C’mon Pete!!..wake up!! time for work bud!!!..Now they have this Ross guy as the owner..Parcells bailed on his butt..and this clown is planning to build a water park for the kids to attract ticket sales..geezus..“Hello, if you need to build a water park to sell tickets to football games…You might be up shits creek”!!
"When I was a boy and I had no sense..I got my pecker caught in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair, tickled my balls and made me shit in my overalls..."
The Giants can't look past the Dolphins
But I can.
They suck and we play them once every four years. Next!
Blue is the color of melancholy and honesty
Green is the color of inexperience, envy and nausea.
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