Published on: 5th January, 2010
Ultimately, the 2009 regular season will be defined for the multitude of offensive juggernauts going off on weaker defenses. One of those weaker defenses just happens to be a team generally renowned for it: the New York Giants. Sheridan’s firing at the end of the season was really the only sure thing ...Published on: 4th January, 2010
History will remember Mark Sanchez as the rookie quarterback who led the Jets to the playoffs for the first time in three years. However, had they faced the Colts a couple months earlier, or any of their Wild Card competition done their jobs down the stretch, he would be remembered in ...Published on: 26th December, 2009
As the playoffs rapidly approach, an upsetting fact upstages everything else. Even the “race” for the AFC Wild Card. January will be an exhibition for the offenses. Defenses? Pull up a chair. This may appeal to the Madden generation but this is not what the NFL needs. The problem with offensive shootouts ...Published on: 20th December, 2009
While the Giants winning out would be a surprise in itself, it is still no given it would give the Giants their fifth playoff appearance in as many years. With the Cowboys' victory last night, some hope was lost, but there are still an abundance of scenarios that could give the Giants ...Published on: 15th December, 2009
Doesn’t anyone play defense anymore? Casual fans that just wanted to watch a game before hitting the hay got what they expected and more. But those involved in the 83-point affair between the Giants and Eagles were hitting their heads against the wall with as much force as the Andy Reid-DeSean ...Published on: 8th December, 2009
The trio of Kenny Albert, Daryl “Moose” Johnston, and Tony Siragusa has called a number of Giants games the last few seasons. Although the team the Giants have run out has varied over the years, Johnston’s halftime soliloquy has not. In one way or another, he has stressed in many games ...Published on: 1st December, 2009
The New York Giants know all about feeling lousy following Thanksgiving weekend. In 2007, the sense of despair rang throughout the Meadowlands before everyone even digested their Thanksgiving meals. The Giants had just lost their second game in three weeks to fall to 7-4. But this was no ordinary loss. A shockingly ...Published on: 27th November, 2009
For the past few seasons, the New York Giants' bread and butter has been their offensive line and pass rush. Now, it appears that their bread has gone stale and the butter has been sitting in a busted refrigerator for over a year. Tom Coughlin came to the Giants with an agenda. ...Published on: 24th November, 2009
After 42 days of unmistakable misery in the Giants locker room, the Giants finally won a game. Except the coaching staff barely had an hour to savor it—as they had already begun delving into Broncos game film before the Giants Stadium parking lot had even cleared out. At this point of ...Published on: 17th November, 2009
During Monday’s press conference, Rex Ryan explained that his defenses normally finish games and that he is not used to the type of performance the defense has been guilty of in the fourth quarter this season. Like many of his promises heading into 2009, this statement is empty and erroneous. For the ...