Giants vs. Chargers preview

The Giants enter tomorrow’s home game against San Diego with something to prove.  They began the season 5-0 but have now dropped three straight games to New Orleans, Arizona and Philadelphia, respectively.  Everyone is saying the Giants’ soft schedule to start the season was the reason for the good start, and that they can’t beat the better teams.  Well, tomorrow they need to win to shut everyone up and make themselves feel good heading into they bye week.  Here is how we see it shaking out…

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Tags: AFC West, Ahmad Bradshaw, Antonio Gates, Arizona Cardinals, Bill Sheridan, Brandon Jacobs, Chargers, Chargers defense, Dallas Cowboys, Danny Ware, Darren Sproles, Denver Broncos, Domenik Hixon, Eli Manning, Giants, Giants defense, Giants schedule, Jeff Feagles, Kevin Boss, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lawrence Tynes, Malcolm Floyd, Mike Scifres, Nate Kaeding, New Orleans Saints, NFC East, Norv Turner, Philadelphia Eagles, Philip Rivers, Sinorice Moss, Super Bowl, Tom Coughlin, Vincent Jackson

We’re gonna win this one, I can feel it

For the last three weeks, I’ve had a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when it comes to the Giants.  Like I knew they were destined to lose all three games to New Orleans, Arizona and Philly.  I hate when that gut feeling is correct, but it usually is.  Just like the feeling I have this week that we’re gonna pull out of it against San Diego at home.

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5 Questions with Anthony Blake of ChargingBolts.com

Each week we interview the opposing Fanball.com blogger for the Giants, and this week that is Anthony Blake of ChargingBolts.com…..

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Tags: Antonio Gates, Bolts, Broncos, Chargers, Chargingbolts, Giants, Jamal Williams, Kevin Gilbride, Philip Rivers, Tim Dobbins, Vincent Jackson

It’s time to stop talking and start doing

For the last three weeks, we’ve been hearing the same thing from Giants players and coaches–that they need to stop making mistakes, need to start executing and need to step up their play in general.  Kind of sounds like a broken record after three straight losses that followed five straight wins to open the season, doesn’t it?  I can live with a broken record, but what I can’t live with is a lack of backing up what they’re saying.  It’s easy for me to sit here and say that, but when your team keeps making the same mistakes, I wish you would change some things so it doesn’t keep happening (I”m mostly talking to you, Bill Sheridan and Kevin Gilbride, as well as team leaders Eli Manning and Antonio Pierce).

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Tags: Adrian Peterson, Andy Reid, Antonio Pierce, Bill Sheridan, Brett Favre, Broncos, Chargers, Cowboys, Eagles, Eli Manning, Falcons, Giants, Jared Allen, Kevin Gilbride, Panthers, Redskins, Vikings

Um, what was THAT?

One loss to the high-flying Saints?  Okay.  A tough home loss last Sunday night against Arizona?  Tough to swallow, but not a complete disaster.  Yesterday’s self-destruction in Philly?  Embarrassing, devastating and possibly season-threatening.  The Giants looked as bad in every phase of the game as we’ve seen in the Tom Coughlin era.  In fact, they looked at times like those horrible teams I grew up watching in the ’70’s.  But as I say that half in jest, there is fact to back it up–the 112 points given up the last three games is the worst three-game point tally against our defense since 1973.  Man, that’s hard to take.  This franchise had been built on stout and proud defense, but teams are running through them now like a hot knife through butter.  Here is the good, the bad and some final thoughts on yesterday’s game, keeping in mind that we all need to turn the page in a big hurry if we want to save the season….

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Tags: Aaron Rouse, Asante Samuel, Brandon Jacobs, Brent Celek, Cardinals, CC Brown, Cowboys, David Akers, DeSean Jackson, Domenik Hixon, Donovan McNabb, Eagles, Eli Manning, Fred Robbins, Giants, Jeremy Maclin, Kevin Boss, Lawrence Tynes, Leonard Weaver, LeSean McCoy, Osi Umenyiora, Saints, Sinorice Moss, Steve Smith, Tom Coughlin

Giants vs. Eagles preview

So tomorrow is the big showdown between the Giants and Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.  It’s the first time these teams have faced off since January, when the Eagles ended the Giants’ season in what G-men players and coaches would say was premature.  After all, the Giants had home field throughout the NFC playoffs and were heavily favored.  But the 23-11 loss was devastating and the sight of Donovan McNabb and his courtesy phone stunt has apparently stuck with many players in blue.  Should be interesting to see what happens with regard to that, if anything.  Here is how we see it all shaking out.

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Tags: Ahmad Bradshaw, Andy Reid, blitz, Brandon Jacobs, Brent Celek, Brian Westbrook, David Akers, defensive rankings, DeSean Jackson, Domenik Hixon, Donovan McNabb, Eagles, Eagles defense, Eli Manning, Giants, Giants defense, Hakeen Nicks, Jeremy Maclin, Jim Johnson, Kevin Boss, Lawrence Tynes, LeSean McCoy, Mario Manningham, National Football League, NFC East, NFL, offensive rankings, Steve Smith, Tom Coughlin, Will Witherspoon

5 questions with Joe Burt of EaglesHaveLanded.com

It’s Giants/Eagles week, and that means one of the fiercest rivalries in sports.  Add to this the fact that the Yankees and Phillies are currently facing off in the World Series, and there is a heightened sense of venom between New York and Philly sports teams and their fans.  We had the chance to talk to Joe Burt, who covers the Eagles for EaglesHaveLanded.com on the Fanball.com network….

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Giants need to get some pressure on McNabb

We keep hearing from Eli Manning and his receivers about the need to execute and limit mistakes.  That’s going to be a key factor Sunday against the Eagles, because it will be noisy and there will be plenty of pressure coming from the guys in green. 

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Raise your hand if you have that uneasy feeling….

Even though the G-men have sort of dominated the Eagles in Philly the last few seasons, winning the last four regular season contests there, I have a very uneasy feeling heading into Sunday’s showdown.  I know all of you do too, because the Eagles have beaten the Giants the last two times (both in Giant Stadium, once in the playoffs) and seem to have them figured out.  And let’s face it, one of the big reasons we beat them in Philly with regularity was because of a guy wearing #17 who was an Eagle killer.  And that guy is now in jail. 

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Tags: Andy Reid, Cardinals, Donovan McNabb, Eagles, Eli Manning, Giants, NFC East, Plaxico Burress, Saints, Tom Coughlin

Giants squander opportunities again, lose second straight

It’s never easy to swallow a loss, but now the Giants have lost two straight games after starting the season 5-0.  It was shades of last season at the end of the season last night, as mistakes and poor execution cost the G-men—and the Cardinals took advantage of mistakes and did just enough to win the game.  I’m not feeling very confident heading into next week’s game against Philly now, as the Giants’ weaknesses have been exposed and the Eagles always play them tough.  Here is the painful recap of last night:

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Tags: Ahmad Bradshaw, Anquan Boldin, Arizona Cardinals, Beanie Wells, Brandon Jacobs, Cardinals, Domenik Hixon, Eagles, Eli Manning, Giants, Hakeem Nicks, Jeff Feagles, Kareem MacKenzie, Kevin Boss, Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, Lawrence Tynes, Mario Manningham, New York Giants, Steve Breaston, Steve Smith, Terrell Thomas, Tom Coughlin, Week 7, Will Beatty