Not Dead Yet
By Superfan
Sunday night was really hard to swallow. To score 38 points on offense, and LOSE?!?!?! The defense I saw out there was the worst I’ve ever seen wearing a Giants uniform, and I’ve been around for some bad defenses. That was pathetic.
I feel bad for the offense. Going back to what I mentioned earlier, our offense scored 38 points on Sunday. Defense or special teams didn’t help that total – it was all the offense. Eli played (without question) one of the greatest games of his career. Jacobs and Bradshaw finally ran for over 100 yards combined, and looked great doing it. When things click like that for a team, they deserve to win.
Despite a few really bad games sprinkled in, Eli’s had one of the best overall seasons of his career this year. Unfortunately, it’s been overshadowed by the poor defensive play. Here are his season stats so far, with three games still left to play:
· 3,316 passing yards, 60.4% completion percentage, twenty-three touchdowns passes, and a quarterback rating of 93.0%.
Not quite as inconsistent as we all thought this year, huh? Take away one or two of his bad games, and he’s come close to having an MVP season! And don’t forget, Eli didn’t even show his best stuff in 2007 until the playoffs arrived.
Unfortunately, everything that our offense did great, our defense did that much worse. With almost the same dominating cast they had last year! It’s one thing for a new coordinator to need some time adjusting to his responsibilities with a team, and them having a few hiccups as a result. But the fact that this defense has gone from one of the best to laughable in such a small span is ridiculous. I realize it’s not kosher to change coordinators mid-season, but does anyone really think things could have gotten any worse this year if we had? I’m being honest. Nothing against Bill Sheridan, but I think at this point it’s pretty clear that he’s not up to the task of controlling our defense.
We were at my condo to watch the game Sunday night. It was JJ, his brother, Ryan, myself, and the beagle. And one hell of a busy grill (thanks again JJ for the crazy barbecuing skills). We must have changed our seating situation about five different times, and each time we thought we fixed the problem, the Eagles would drive down the field and score. It was a terrible, helpless feeling. Needless to say, dinner was the only thing we enjoyed that night.
All that being said, we’re still in this thing! I hate to keep doing this, but in order to stay positive, I must continue making comparisons with this season and the 2007 season. What I’m truly hoping is that this year’s Eagles are to us what the Cowboys were back in 2007. We lost both regular season games to Dallas in ’07, then beat them on the road in the playoffs. If we make it to the post season this year, and survive the first round, chances are we’ll take a trip to Philadelphia the following week. When you compare the matchups between the two teams those two years, it’s a little scary:
· In 2007, Dallas gained netted 801 yards and scored 76 points in their two regular season victories against us.
· In 2009, Philadelphia netted 765 yards and scored 85 points in their two regular season victories against us.
In no way am I saying that since it worked out for us then, it’ll work out the same way for us now, but it’s nice to reflect on that and realize that all hope is far from lost. If we win out, and Dallas loses just one more of their games, we’re in. That’s a big if, but a legitimate scenario nonetheless.
NON-GMEN THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK:
· My sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to Chris Henry’s family and the entire Bengals organization. What a great athlete, what a horrible tragedy.
· Even though it’s with the Redskins, congratulations to Bruce Allen on getting back into the NFL! One of the smartest football minds I can think of, it’s a shame the Buccaneers treated him the way they did. While I’m not thrilled that our division rivals will finally have someone intelligent making their big football decisions, I’m very happy to have Bruce back in the league. About time.
We’ve got three huge games to go. Washington, Carolina, and Minnesota. They’re all winnable games, and games we have to win if we want to even think about the playoffs. Speaking of Washington, I’m gonna be headed that way for the game Monday night. Don’t kow where the seats are yet, or where we’ll be tailgating, but check my Facebook page for updates. I’m on there under the name “Gmen Superfan.” You can also reach me through e-mail, at gmensuperfan@gmail.com. Until next week, GO GMEN!!
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