We all have our opinions of what has gone wrong with the New York Giants the past four weeks.
I figured I would look around the Inter-Google and sample what others are saying. I am going to present these to you without comment, since I am pretty much commented out right now. See who, and what, you agree with.
Blame the players, not the coverage -- NFL.com
In looking at the Giants' final sequence of calls, they used a two-deep, man under scheme that placed their corners in press coverage with inside technique at the line of scrimmage. The coverage is designed to allow the corners to undercut all underneath routes, while the two deep safeties are positioned with enough depth to prevent the quarterback from going deep. However, New York's corners didn't keep San Diego's wideouts from getting to the middle of the field. The easy access allowed Rivers to move the ball on an assortment of short throws. When the Giants opted to bring pressure, the defenders didn't hug up to their assigned receivers and Rivers was able to squeeze the ball into tight windows before the defender could arrive. While observers have been critical of the team's play-calling in recent weeks, it has been the poor execution by the defenders that has the Giants in a four-game losing streak.
Giants didn't play to win -- Clark Judge
The New York Giants have themselves to blame for their fourth consecutive loss. When you hold a three-point lead, have the ball third-and-goal at your opponent's 9 and there's just over two minutes left, you don't play it safe. You throw for the end zone to put that opponent away. The Giants didn't and suffered the consequences.
Giants line play lacking -- National Football Post
At the end of the game, the Giants put the burden of winning on their defensive line’s ability in the two-minute drill, and they failed. Look no further than the G-Men’s offensive and defensive lines as the main reason they’re on a four-game losing streak. They didn’t protect well, and even though they pressured Philip Rivers all day, they weren’t able to make plays at crunch time.
Season is on life support -- Gary Myers
Even though the Giants played better than they had in getting outscored 112-61 the last three weeks by the Saints, Cardinals and Eagles, and even though seven games remain to turn this around, the season is now officially on life support.
There have been other very difficult losses in the Coughlin era, of course, but with the season already spiraling out of control, it doesn't get much worse than Sunday's 21-20 defeat to the Chargers.
Let the Sheridan watch begin - Peter King - SI.com
I don't have a good feeling about Bill Sheridan long-term as the Giants' defensive coordinator.
Giants have themselves to blame - NYTimes.com
Two seasons ago, the Giants won the Super Bowl with the help of a miracle play when Manning escaped a sure sack and hit receiver David Tyree, who made the catch of a lifetime to set up the winning score.
The Giants were good that night and lucky. They came out of nowhere to win the Super Bowl and spent the next season proving to cynics that they were for real. But this season, injuries and a defense that seems lost and out of sync have pushed the Giants to the brink.
After the Giants’ loss last week in Philadelphia, Justin Tuck complained that the defense was thinking too much and not reacting. And Coach Tom Coughlin has complained that Manning is spending too much time with "the chess game" before the snap.
Last season, when it seemed they were rolling, the Giants got a bad break with Plaxico Burress. This season they have been hit by injuries and breaks that consistently have gone the other way. "It seems like, to be honest with you, we’ve got to get some of these things going our way," a frustrated Coughlin said. "This loss tonight, no matter what the circumstances, no matter if we were sitting there undefeated, this would have been a very hard loss. It was very difficult for me emotionally to come in there after that loss. We were in such great position to win and then to lose it like that."
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