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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The Giants have a pretty good WR corps, so how do we stop them... Cruz, Nicks and Manningham will be legit threats to our D... How do you see the Pats trying to isolate them... We know we could put up points but if Brady has another bad night, it might be lights out for us... :bricks:
By pressuring Manning, I guess, and not giving up big plays.
I don't know. Giants must have asked themselves how to shut down a 593 point offense in 2007 and the unstoppable Packers this year. They found a way to do it. I know it isn't impossible.
Same way we did against the Rams in 01. Keep hitting them.
The Pats were suspect on holding down the pass rush since the Ravens game that year... They used the Ravens game plan and brought the house on us... They have great pass rushers over there like they did in 07... We do not have that kind of pass rush, ... Sure we might get to Eli but he's not just throwing to Plex... He has multiple threats and I can not see us covering all 3 all night long espically if McCourtney is playing CB, ...
True, but these are speed receivers you are talking about. The Giants' offense is based on timing, much like the Packers was this year. All three receivers are very similar; they are going to try to beat you with perfectly delivered balls 10-15 yards downfield. The problem with that is that, while it is tough to stop, the offense can take itself out of the game with a few misses. This was the problem with the Pats 07 offense as well.
The Patriots' offense is much less based on speed and separation, and while they don't strike for the big play a lot, they are a lot more consistent in their drives because they rely on yards after catch, size, and power. Gronkowski cannot be shut down in the way that Nicks can; Hernandez takes high percentage passes and runs with the ball; Welker mostly runs short patterns.
The Giants might torch us, but they may find themselves with a lot of three-and-outs for lack of consistency. Eli Manning is still only a 61% passer this season, and 58% over his career.
This isn't to say the Pats can stop the Giants, but it is to say that the Giants are a more likely candidate to put a dud on offense.
The Pats were suspect on holding down the pass rush since the Ravens game that year... They used the Ravens game plan and brought the house on us... They have great pass rushers over there like they did in 07... We do not have that kind of pass rush, ... Sure we might get to Eli but he's not just throwing to Plex... He has multiple threats and I can not see us covering all 3 all night long espically if McCourtney is playing CB, ...
Thing is you can't do that anymore..
Eli threw Cruz the ball, what, 15 times yesterday?
Moore should be on him, he will jump one of those routes and make a play.
Mccourty finally looks like hes back, he should be on Nicks.
Arrington on Manningham I guess.