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New York Giants 2010

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭JJ


    I was away on Sunday so I didn't get a chance to watch this until last night. The game was probably a bit closer than most Giants fans would've liked but I don't think the Lions are pushovers this year. The Giants were helped out immensely by all the penalties the Lions commited, especially at crucial points in the game. I liked how you could read the Lions head coach's lips after they commited those penalties just before the Giants scored their 3rd TD. I was pretty cetain he said words that you wouldn't be able to broadcast on air.

    Hakeem Nicks didn't have the dominant performance he had last week but the passing was shared all around, especially with Steve Smith. Bradshaw and Jacobs seemed to have the best combined performance so far this season. I'm glad I chose the Giants D on one of my fantasy teams. Even though the allowed a good few points, they also forced a good few turnovers. Dodge redeemded himself with 2 or 3 good punts after fumbling the ball on his first punt. He's got amazing kicking ability and just needs the consistency.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    looking at the chargers sunday i am just happy we won. The lions are a vastly improved team this year (basically beat the bears & pushed the packers all the way)

    Alot of good signs esp on defense. How great is it to see Osi back to something approaching his best. Secondary is good, really the 1st big play td given up this year.

    Dodge is going to be a Giant for a long time to come. He clearly is so mentally tough which is half the battle, and is an excellent punter.

    Nicks was disappointing but we have 3 wide receivers more than capable of putting up 100 yards when the need arises. Nice to see Jacobs factoring back in too. All in all to bounce back from 1-2 to be 4-2 is great.

    Bring on the Cowboys!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭wawaman


    Hopefully we can get this Giants thread going again. Where are all the G-Men after last nights win over the Packers in Lambeau (again !!!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭jonnygiles


    wawaman wrote: »
    Hopefully we can get this Giants thread going again. Where are all the G-Men after last nights win over the Packers in Lambeau (again !!!)

    Yeah I know man I am very shocked there aint a 2011 New York Giants thread around, last nights game was about as impressive a win as we have ever had!Despite a terrible helmet to helmet flag and the non reversal of what looked like an obvious fumble challenge call giving the Green Bay Packers 14 points, we always looked in control.

    Eli Manning just always looked comfortable and used Nicks, Cruz and Manningham to great effect.I still think theres a lot of work to do on our rushing offence-it wasnt until the 4th quarter until Bradshaw made a few big gains for us. Apart from that, we do look like the the best all round team left now imo, the Patriots defence does still look shaky and Baltimore are still relying heavily on Ray Rice and the running game.

    The 49ers did look very impressive both sides of the ball against the Saints but apart from the last 5 mins of the match most of the 49ers scores came from turnovers in excellent field position. I may be tempting fate but this does feel like 2007 all over again:D. Once this play happened, I just knew it was going to be our night last night, incredible play!



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,966 ✭✭✭Syferus


    It's an amazing turnaround for a team that started the year with more talk about how penny-pinching the management were, by how unchanged (and perhaps even weakened) the team was and quiet laughter at Eli's positioning of himself as an elite QB than them being contenders. It's been a very impressive second half of the season by the Giants and if Eli wins a second ring this year I don't think anyone will be able to question his status.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭jonnygiles


    Syferus wrote: »
    It's an amazing turnaround for a team that started the year with more talk about how penny-pinching the management were by unchanged (and perhaps even weakened) the team was and quiet laughter at Eli's positioning of himself as an elite QB than them being contenders. It's been a very impressive second half of the season by the Giants and if Eli wins a second ring this year I don't think anyone will be able to question his status.

    I dont think Eli Manning was ever given enough praise of what he did in 07 not turning the ball over once on all those road wins. Sure our defence was a major reason for success then but I always thought that the media were putting him in the shadow of Peyton. However this year I do think that without Eli, the Giants would've lost the majority of the first 9 games this season and would have ended up playing meaningless games with no chance of reaching the playoffs. I think in the playoffs that sometimes the team with the least mistakes wins the game, so its up to both Eli and the defence to make their opportunites count and do the simple things right. How often have we seen games decided on a fumbled snap or a dropped pass.

    If we take the Houston Baltimore game this weekend for example, I would think Houston would have beaten the Ravens if it were not for Jones inexplicably making contact with a all that looked clearly to be going out of bounds on a punt for a touchback and it ended up that Baltimore hung on to win by that touchdown 20-13.

    We need to learn from the Saints costly 1st quarter errors in san francisco giving the 49ers a 17 point headstart, if our defence put pressure on Alex Smith enough i think we can force enough errors by him to give us the opportunities to win the game. Im full of hope for the g-men. New York Giants Pride!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭wawaman


    Im glad we wont be facing the saints, they have had a couple of big wins over us in the last few regular season games. They 49er's are a good team having a very good season, especially when you compare them to last season under Singletary. We could have beaten them in SF during the regular season, so fingers crossed after sunday we can look forward to Indianapolis !!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    Anyone notice Eli's block on AB's run:


    13 seconds.

    He's ALL IN!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 429 ✭✭jman0war


    Anyone notice Eli's block on AB's run:


    13 seconds.

    He's ALL IN!
    In all fairness the Packer was already being blocked.
    Some poor tackling there by #90, had him wrapped up at the line of scrimmage.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    jman0war wrote: »
    Anyone notice Eli's block on AB's run:


    13 seconds.

    He's ALL IN!
    In all fairness the Packer was already being blocked.
    Some poor tackling there by #90, had him wrapped up at the line of scrimmage.

    You hardly thought I was being serious.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    jman0war wrote: »
    Anyone notice Eli's block on AB's run:


    13 seconds.

    He's ALL IN!
    In all fairness the Packer was already being blocked.
    Some poor tackling there by #90, had him wrapped up at the line of scrimmage.

    You hardly thought I was being serious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭jonnygiles


    Were back in the big time!Superbowl XLVI!!!Just coming back down to earth after the game at the 49ers. For a while in overtime I was wondering if there was going to be a winner, but at the end of the day as i said before the team who makes the least mistakes wins. The Giants were rock solid in defence throughout, Alex Smith made very few completions in the 4th quarter. Eli had an immense game considering how relaint we were on him to deliver. Our running game again let us down but Cruz made some big plays before the end of the half and everyone played their part well. No doubt about it, conditions will be far more in our favour in the Luas Oil bowl, and I think that if our defence can pressure Tom Brady and play as well as theyve done all season, Eli will have the bragging rights on the Manning table!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭jonnygiles




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭spiralism


    Congrats to Le King, Keno, Eli, johnnygiles and all the Giants fans here on boards, it's only what TC, Eli and everyone else that was part of such a great team deserves!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭tallaghtoutlaws


    Congrats to you boys on the game last night. Both QBs I feel gave us a spectacle and Manningham what a catch. Once I saw him catch that flashbacks to 2008 happened. Enjoy the success :D Im off to hang myself :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭spiralism


    Saw this on facebook, had to share

    Eli+Manning+Gatorade+super+bowl+ad.jpg


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