Random Thoughts About the Game
by southjersey89 on Dec 14, 2009 11:05 AM EST
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PrintYeah I know this is a cliche post to sum up my feelings after a great game, but I haven't posted in a while so here goes nothing.
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Micheal Vick
Did anybody notice a difference in Vick's usual approach last night? Instead of hitting the hole full speed, he would almost casually trot towards the line of scrimmage, wait for things to develop, and then gash the Giants for either a TD or 1st down conversion (which is becoming his thing now). Even the passing play to DeSean in the 1st quarter was beautifully designed. Kudos to Reid for adapting and changing the way he uses Mike Vick, especially in the run game.
These two combined for a total of 61 yards on the ground, so I wouldn't say last night was a huge showing for the running game. We did, however, score two TD's in the red-zone with our ground attack (Vick + Weaver), so that has to count for something.
Does this guy even have a ceiling? Seriously. I thought he would come back slow and hesitant after his concussion but boy was I wrong. DeSean Jackson is the definition of a weapon. 250+ all-purpose yards, 1 receiving TD and 1 return TD. Unbelievable.
Andy Reid
The Big Man had an excellent game. He came in with an excellent game plan on offense, didn't have any major time management gaffs from what I remember, and most importantly had his team ready to play. He was 1 for 2 on challenges, but the one that fell our way denied the Giants a TD so it was a good one. And let's not forget the chest bump with DeSean Jackson.
Offensive Line
I'm not too great at breaking down offensive line performance, but I thought they had a good game. They only allowed one sack all night I believe, and really gave McNabb a ton of time to let our deep routes develop. Very few penalties called too.
McNabb
He had a great game last night, and that's all there is to it. McNabb had very few mistakes aside from that interception he threw. His long ball was connecting with targets all night, and his pocket awareness was great. He even stepped out of the pocket and ran for some yards a few times too.
This could be just me, but I thought he had one hell of a game last night. It seemed like every play ended with Trotter wrapped around someones ankles. I mean the guy was all over the place. At one point, my friend and I deliberately watched Trotter before the snap to see what he would do. He kept stunting behind the line, and then when Eli snapped the ball he punched through the OL and looped all the way back around to get a shoestring tackle on Ahmad Bradshaw. He showed great hustle last night, even in pass coverage when he almost pulled in that interception in the 1st quarter.
One of his worst games I can remember. Poor tackling, stupid penalties, and he got beat in coverage several times. Let's hope we've seen the worst of Mikell.
Another night of atrocious tackling from #22. He did break up some big deep passes, but ultimately he's got to get interceptions to make us forgive his poor technical skills when tackling. There was one play where he cheated up to the line of scrimmage to jump a route, and Eli just threw right over his head for a deep completion. The Sunday Night Crew caught him red-handed on that.
Not a great game by his standards. The hamstring could be bothering him because he sure looked sluggish throughout most of the night. He even whiffed on a few tackles, which is uncharacteristic of him.
Player of the Game - Mario Manningham
Thank you, not only for stepping out of bounds on TWO touchdown catches, but also for making sure to wear bright red shoes so the officiating crew could easily deny you your 12 points.
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Most impressive play of the night
was by Andy Reid, who hopped about 4 inces off the ground when chest bumping Jackson, causing another concussion on the small receiver, no doubt!
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
lol on cbs beasly reece was like "you could fit a credit card under there"
when he said that i totally lost it, had me in stitches
"It's unfortunate that happened. That's no excuse. Absolutely no excuse."
-Andy Reid
wait when reid jumped did he have some
good hang-time?
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
Come on
Who else got pumped when Trotter brought the axe down. That stuff gave me flash backs to the 2004 NFC Championship game.
He was so fired up last night, I was definitely getting flashbacks.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Dec 14, 2009 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
Reid lost one of the challenges I believe. Asante wasn’t the worst offender in tackling by a long shot last night. I think he only had one real miss. He got juked pretty good by Bradshaw as well, but that’s not quite the same thing. Sean Jones was by far the worse offender last night. I think most of the bad tackling comes from trying to generate turnovers. On one hand it makes sense; most of those missed tackles were 10 or 15 yards from the LOS, so the Giants had already made a big play. Still, if you’re the first one there, you have to wrap up and let the second guy go for the strip.
Edited for the challenges.
I thought I saw multiple misses from Asante last night, one of them allowing the long TD from Hakeem Nicks I think. And you’re probably right about Sean Jones being terrible last night. I admit I really didn’t hone in on him too much since there was so much going on. I do remember the play where he went for the strip though.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Dec 14, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Great Post
Really loved Vicks approach last night. He looked like he did in 06. Desean Jackson is THE MAN. Going into the season late with these weapons maturing is awesome. who could have predicted this
In 20 We Trust
DeSean
I’ve suspected this for awhile now, but now I’m certain that this guy is the fastest player in the NFL. The punt return did it for me, when 6 guys had him pinned on the sideline and he outruns them all anyway. And he just turned 23! If this guy doesn’t play in the Pro Bowl they shouldn’t even have it.
desean is definetly the fastest player in the nfl
with chris johnson in second
"It's unfortunate that happened. That's no excuse. Absolutely no excuse."
-Andy Reid
im the biggest Djax fan on earth
but i think chris johnson is a hair faster..hes like in top 5 40 times in history of the combine (eventhuogh that doesnt mean true speed) but i think johnson is a little faster
by Mikegeminsky on Dec 14, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
he ran a 4.2..
there is this guy that plays for kentucky who runs a 4.29 AFTER an ACL surgery
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
Yeah.....
When you’ve scored 9 times and the shortest one is 35 yards, thats pretty crazy.
by captainmike011 on Dec 14, 2009 12:26 PM EST reply actions
LOL!
Manningham for player of the game.
Couldn’t agree more.
He stays in bounds for those 2 TD passes, like a good WR (re: Jackson…) would have, this is a different ballgame, even including the wackiness of all else.
"It ain't over till its over"---
How come no one covers Steve Smith?
How about....
if Mcnabb had hit Reggie when we was wide open for the TD, or Mikell and Asante not missing the tackle on Nicks’ TD, or Witherspoon and Jones not missing the tackle on Hixon’ TD, or if the refs didn’t blow the clear as day PI call on Celek in the endzone. This game is closer than it should have been.
Andy Reid is 43-5 when running the ball at least 30 times in a game( Ray Diddy on Eagles Post Game Live after Bears Victory)
*was closer than it should have been but great game played by the Giants regardless. You guys most likely will get the playoff spot over the Girls’ after they continue choking the next three games.
Andy Reid is 43-5 when running the ball at least 30 times in a game( Ray Diddy on Eagles Post Game Live after Bears Victory)
The Nicks TD missed tackles don't happen....
if Nicks doesn’t pull a Dominik Hixon on the play 2 before that.
Blown calls were a plenty, that missed PI was a lucky one for the Giants side (but didn’t you score anyway…?)
The Hixon play..yea, bad tackling. I’ve seen the Eagles go for the ball a lot, so that’s what happens when you do that.
Also…Steve SMith dropped a ball again in the EZ. You get your hands on it..catch it.
Boss made a key drop.
Of course…the fumble by Jacobs…I dunno what the hell that was. Cole made a great play, probably is all that is (as usual…)
The game probably should’ve been closer…i.e. OT, if the Giants made plays…actually. Then, go from there.
"It ain't over till its over"---
How come no one covers Steve Smith?
by FreeBradshaw on Dec 14, 2009 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
My impression of what Mike Francesca will sound like today...
Mario Manningham killed the Giants last night. He killed them.
(pause, takes drink of soda)
He killed them. He absolutely killed them.
Two plays downfield in which Eli Manning puts the ball right on the money and Manningham can’t keep his feet in bounds. Inexcusable.
(pause)
Inexcusable.
He HAS to make those plays. Has to. I mean, he’s a professional receiver. He has to know where he is on the field.
(pause)
Inexcusable.
The play in the endzone that cost the Giants a touchdown was a YOOGE play in that game.
(long pause)
Hah YOOOOGE.
And what’s with the red shoes? Manningham needs to go out and get a pair of white football shoes. Don’t give the officials clear cut evidence of that you’re out of bounds. Inexcusable.
(pause)
Inexcusable.
(pause)
Let’s go to Vinny from Brooklyn…
The TD grab where he stepped out really didnt change much...
You guys scored two plays later.
yes.
we did.
But lots of time went off the clock, 2 minutes worth. That late in the game….valuable time.
Considering they got the ball back with 2 TO’s (maybe that doesn’t happen that way of course), they could’ve have had more time.
The Eagles won, fair and square I am not doubting that at all.
…its just, this is more frustrating than anything the amount of plays the Giants left on the table.
And they weren’t ‘overthrows’ like McNabb to Brown was…they were passes right on the hands or passes on the money where a WR needs to stay in bounds….that’s why its frustrating.
"It ain't over till its over"---
How come no one covers Steve Smith?
by FreeBradshaw on Dec 14, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
the game last night felt a lot like the first dallas game we played last year.
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
Mikell...
Yup, really bad game – his first. I’m giving him a pass on the late hit out of bounds though – That was an awful call.
That game pretty much eliminated any shot he had (which was extremely slim in the first place) of making the Pro Bowl. He seemed to be the trendy preseason “Here’s the guy you never heard of that’s really good” player among the national writers, and people have a better idea of who he is from what I’ve seen, but he definitely hurt his reputation last night.
the real hero of the game....
the national media is saying how great jackson was last night and he was unstoppable but mcnabb and the offensive line stepped up big time. i havent seen mcnabb had that much time to throw in a looooooong time. the last 4 wins are why we need to keep mcnabb for as long as possible.
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