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The skinny on beating the Giants - The Boston Globe
IMO a very good read. I always love Bedard's analysis.
IMO a very good read. I always love Bedard's analysis.
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Great read, pretty interesting. And I had forgotten Sergio Brown was in the game until I watched the NFL Replay the other night and saw him doing that nice PI in the End Zone. Also, Tracy White was the person covering 85 (his name escapes me) who scored the game winning TD, but wasn't it White's first play of the game? I've noticed White on the field sometimes and he looks better. As long as we don't need to rely on him (or Sergio Brown...Dear God No) for long stretches I think things will go better this game.
Reading the article makes me wonder how much of those 2 games were watched by the Pats this week.
2. My quick armchair coaching diagnosis of what is wrong with Eli Manning: he still makes his last pre-snap look right at his primary target on every single pass play. DeAngelo Hall told me that five years ago and it is still true. At 30 years old, it is safe to say he will never fix it. Watch the final interception and see the entire Seahawks defense cheating to Victor Cruz because of it.
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Great read, pretty interesting. And I had forgotten Sergio Brown was in the game until I watched the NFL Replay the other night and saw him doing that nice PI in the End Zone. Also, Tracy White was the person covering 85 (his name escapes me) who scored the game winning TD, but wasn't it White's first play of the game? I've noticed White on the field sometimes and he looks better. As long as we don't need to rely on him (or Sergio Brown...Dear God No) for long stretches I think things will go better this game.
The Giants are only allowing 5.3 yards per attempt over their last three games, which would make them the #2 pass defense in the NFL. For comparison, the Ravens allowed 5.6 over their last three games.I wished he talked about the Giants 27th ranked defense and how the Patriots can exploit it, especially the secondary. Obviously we all know the DL is very good at pass rushing. Are they also good vs the run? Why did they give up so many yards/points this year? Was it all b/c of injuries???
For what its worth, a couple little things on how to beat the Giants.
1. Have the CBs play a little more aggressively.. look for the ball and play for the pick...
...especially if we find we are just trading touchdowns and aren't stopping the passing game. I really feel like this game is going to come down to a turnover margin for either team.
2. Cover the check-down. Cover the check-down.
3. Send the Wilfork into late surprise cover (the check-down).
4. Intercept those damn I'm under pressure, I'm going to close my eyes and frantically throw up the ball throws by Manning.
5. Don't drop potential interceptions!
6. Win it for Myra!
The Giants are only allowing 5.3 yards per attempt over their last three games, which would make them the #2 pass defense in the NFL. For comparison, the Ravens allowed 5.6 over their last three games.
They aren't good against the run. In fact, they're allowing 5.0 yards per carry, which is horrible. Establishing a running game will be key in the Super Bowl. The Patriots have a far better run defense.
If the Pats pass more than they run in this game, BOB should be fired by Penn State before he even gets one game in over there.
The ring is there for the Pats' taking if they commit to the run. They are playing Russian Roulette if they plan on dropping Brady back 35+ times against the four sprinters on their line.