6 days to Sunday - Part 4 of 6
Its been nearly four months since Carl has just thrown out sporadic thoughts about the Giants. Here, he finally breaks free.
I’m still trying to figure out the origins of the phrase “Omaha” that Eli Manning uses when changing a play at the line of scrimmage. Does he have a love for that city? Could he use another term?
I guess if he said “Atlanta”, it would sound different.
The stats may show that Manning only had 10 interceptions, but you could have added another four or five if the defenders simply didn’t drop what amounted to “cans of corn” out in the secondary.
What a revelation John Carney has been this season. The stock of AARP kept going up with every made field goal.
However, he cannot kick off effectively when the weather drops below 30 degrees. Will Coach Coughlin elect to go with Lawrence Tynes on Sunday at the expense of a position player?
I guess you just take your chances.
So I take it that outside of Domenik Hixon, no Giants player is allowed to go deep in the offense. Amani Toomer got deep on Fred Smoot in the game against the Redskins and since then, all the other receivers have been AWOL from the deep game.
Please people, stop complaining about the lack of carries by Ahmad Bradshaw. Two players ran for 1,000 yards! Where do you think these carries are going to come from?
Message to Madison Hedgecock on Sunday:
DON’T DROP THE BALL!
At some point, the Giants are going to miss Plaxico Burress. I have been saying this all season.
It could be this Sunday. It may be next week. Or may be in the Super Bowl if they are lucky to get that far.
His loss is going to come into play in one of these games.
I’m still trying to figure out the origins of the phrase “Omaha” that Eli Manning uses when changing a play at the line of scrimmage. Does he have a love for that city? Could he use another term?
I guess if he said “Atlanta”, it would sound different.
The stats may show that Manning only had 10 interceptions, but you could have added another four or five if the defenders simply didn’t drop what amounted to “cans of corn” out in the secondary.
What a revelation John Carney has been this season. The stock of AARP kept going up with every made field goal.
However, he cannot kick off effectively when the weather drops below 30 degrees. Will Coach Coughlin elect to go with Lawrence Tynes on Sunday at the expense of a position player?
I guess you just take your chances.
So I take it that outside of Domenik Hixon, no Giants player is allowed to go deep in the offense. Amani Toomer got deep on Fred Smoot in the game against the Redskins and since then, all the other receivers have been AWOL from the deep game.
Please people, stop complaining about the lack of carries by Ahmad Bradshaw. Two players ran for 1,000 yards! Where do you think these carries are going to come from?
Message to Madison Hedgecock on Sunday:
DON’T DROP THE BALL!
At some point, the Giants are going to miss Plaxico Burress. I have been saying this all season.
It could be this Sunday. It may be next week. Or may be in the Super Bowl if they are lucky to get that far.
His loss is going to come into play in one of these games.
Mario Manningham and Sinorice Moss actually looked like NFL wideouts in that game against the Vikings. Should be good for them or an indictment on the Minnesota defensive backs?
I love watching Chris Snee on the line. He is probably the best guard in football and when his career is over, he may even get Hall of Fame consideration.
David Diehl still worries me against speed rushers that go wide on him. Trent Cole may try to exploit this on Sunday.
What more can you say about Jeff Feagles? He is the consummate professional. He should punt until he is 50.
Fred Robbins not healthy and missing from the defensive line was huge the last six games of the season. He was arguably the best interior player this season and should have made the Pro Bowl.
How much better would the team be is Osi Umenyiora never got hurt in the preseason?
Danny Clark has made me forget about Kawika Mitchell.
Will Gerris Wilkinson ever be healthy enough to make a positive contribution to the roster?
Chase Blackburn is the quiet overachiever.
Corey Webster has been the best cornerback in the NFC hands down. This is not even up for a debate. Teams do not even attempt to throw near him. When they do, he either knocks the ball away or nearly intercepts it. How was he not a Pro Bowl selection? It was a joke.
Michael Johnson has impressed me this season.
Kenny Phillips has been the secondary’s best tackler.
Aaron Ross would have been a Pro Bowl player too had he held on to interceptions that turned into completions for long gains and touchdowns.
This has been the year of the nickname for the Giants. Here are a few:
Brandon Jacobs – Earth
Derrick Ward – Wind
Ahmad Bradshaw – Fire
Kevin Boss – Big Boss Man
Fred Robbins – Baskin Robbins
Chase Blackburn – Chase Bank
Danny Clark – Clark Street
That’s seven guys. Usually, you are lucky if you get two or three.
How did they lose to the Browns this year? I still do not understand this.
I like how the (drive by) media originally was fixated on the Cowboys at the start of the season, switched off to the Redskins for a few weeks, and then finally came around to the Giants.
But once the Giants started winning more and more, the media came back around to the Cowboys and eventually the Panthers and Eagles.
Talk about fickle.
My most satisfying win of the season had to be that game in Pittsburgh. It was so frustrating to watch only to see them come back and win it in the fourth quarter.
The most agita filled win had to have been the first Eagles game where they won 36-31, stopping Brian Westbrook on fourth-and-one. They should have scored 50 points in that game and somehow needed a big time stop in order to preserve the game.
I think my most favorite victory of the year had be the Carolina comeback game. It looked like they were dead in the water as the Panthers were hitting big plays and led by 11. But like champions they found back and tightened screws, finally winning in overtime.
When you play the amount of quality teams in a row without a bye week, fatigue inevitably sets it. Does that explain why the team went 1-3* (the Vikings game does not count)?
Possibly.
Good to see the Giants go 7-1 at home to make our fans less apoplectic.
If the team wins two home games, they go to the Super Bowl. The task seems simple but it isn’t.
I should be very nervous, but I am not. Who knows if this is good or bad.
We’ll see on Sunday.
My most satisfying win of the season had to be that game in Pittsburgh. It was so frustrating to watch only to see them come back and win it in the fourth quarter.
The most agita filled win had to have been the first Eagles game where they won 36-31, stopping Brian Westbrook on fourth-and-one. They should have scored 50 points in that game and somehow needed a big time stop in order to preserve the game.
I think my most favorite victory of the year had be the Carolina comeback game. It looked like they were dead in the water as the Panthers were hitting big plays and led by 11. But like champions they found back and tightened screws, finally winning in overtime.
When you play the amount of quality teams in a row without a bye week, fatigue inevitably sets it. Does that explain why the team went 1-3* (the Vikings game does not count)?
Possibly.
Good to see the Giants go 7-1 at home to make our fans less apoplectic.
If the team wins two home games, they go to the Super Bowl. The task seems simple but it isn’t.
I should be very nervous, but I am not. Who knows if this is good or bad.
We’ll see on Sunday.
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