November 15, 2006
What will the Giants do at left tackle?
Bob Whitfield is rightly mad at his performance on Sunday subbing for the injure Luke Petigout. By the way, no word on how long Petigout wil be out yet - all Coughlin said was that they haven't decided if he can return this season or not.
The problem is that Whitfield is too slow to handle a good speed rush. If the outside rush were the only problem a chip every play might be all that's needed. However, I think he can be beaten to the inside as well where it's much more difficult to get double team help.
Coughlin does mention that he's considering moving Diehl to left tackle. The Giants depth at guard is very good, so if he can handle the speed rush better than Whitfield that would be the way to go. Hopefully this thing will work itself out.
Posted by James Trotta at November 15, 2006 9:46 PMI agree in part. Sunday was pitiful in the end. The first half was great but you had to wonder if it would have lasted. That was answered with the last 2 minutes of the first half. It seems that took the wind out of them and demoralized the whole team. They literally played like Sh.. the second half. Injuries will do that to you. As for Whitfield, he could not keep up with the faster defensive end, the guy just kept blowing by him. The other problem was Webster. Almost all of the scores were made against him. There lay the big problem. He did not play very smart and in part was the coause for the loss.
Posted by: Fred Tupkielewicz at November 17, 2006 10:32 PM