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A win is good and the Giants sure needed one. Thank you Eli Manning, Kevin Boss, Mario Manningham and co.
With Boley and Aaron Ross, but without Pierce, the defense just did not get the job done. Foe me, that’s what sapped the fun from this one.
The score was 24-17. Time of posession was about the same. Number of first downs was the same. The Giants gained more yards. Each team lost a fumble.
Yet the game wasn’t that close, probably because of the Giants 3 interceptions. Our franchise QB only managed a 47.5 passer rating. Now I’m not saying it’s all on Eli, but come on dude. If you’re a franchise QB taking up a huge chunk of your team’s salary cap you gotta play well every game.
I still appreciate the Super Bowl win, but today’s performance reminded me more of the egg Eli laid against Philly last year in our early exit from the playoffs.
We play Philly next week and it would be nice if Eli contributes something…
But like I said it’s not all on Eli. You’ve got Jacobs averaging almost 6 yards per carry and you only give him the ball 13 times? WTF? And on 3rd and short you go for the bomb? This is becoming pretty predictable actually. Doesn’t it seem like we always throw a hail-mary like pass on 3rd and short?
Manningham hurt with the drops, true. Receivers didn’t get open like they should have, sure. Lots of things went wrong besides Manning but Manning is the one who makes the big bucks, not Manningham. I don’t expect equal contributions from both those guys.
A question emerging from the Jets preseason win over the Giants:
Hixon came up pretty big last year replacing Plax but he hasn’t looked great this preseason and that bobble turned interception was messy.
Steve Smith also looked strong last year. He’s been pretty reliable this preseason as well but when he missed that bomb from Eli Manning…
Manningham had a drop too, to be fair, but did anyone else think that he and Nicks looked as good as our other guys?
Good summary from Ralph V of the Giants 8 receivers. The real questions are:
Do Derek Hagen and/or David Tyree make the team?
Is Hakeem Nicks ready to contribute right away?
How will the Giants use Moss and will he deliver?
Is Manningham ready fro serious playing time?
Will Barden come in when we reach the red zone?
This article says he’s ready to break out. Manningham himself says he knows what to do and can just let his athleticism work for him now. But Eli Manning says he still has a lot to learn.
