Ask a Giants fan

good questions.

Starters are (presumably) Manningham and Hagan.
I like Manningham but he can make bone headed mistakes sometimes. Hagan is not starting material. He’s okay and can get the job done, but a big drop off from Smith and Hakeem. Behind them are Duke Calhoun (UDFA) who was kept for more of a special teams role, and recently signed Mark Clayton (the guywho used to play for tampa bay). Injuries have taken a huge toll on that position unfortunately.

Seeing as we are without our starting wide recievers and only two members of the oline are playin where they started opening day, I’d expect lots of guys in the box to try and stuff the running game and make Eli beat you. Normally I’d say that’s a position we’d like to be in, but without Smith and Hakeem, I’m not sure if we can reliably make JAX pay for it.

I would not blitz. Eli was amazing cs the blitz against philly, struggling when everyone stayed back because WRs couldn’t get open and trying to force things in tight places.

There’s always panic after a loss. It’s the nature of the beast of being in such a big market. Things might be exacerbated because while there is no real rivalry between the Jets and Giants, the media likes to make it one exclaiming the jets are the best in NY one day, and the giants the next.

Expectations: I’m still thinking win. I can’t say I know nearly as much about JAX as I’d like, but the defense has been solid. While garrard’s been great recently, I think it was your guy over at BBV that pointed out Garrard has had some really ugly games. I think we can provide the pressure to ensure that he has another one of those. Your defense I gotta say I know even less except last year sacks were a problem and may or may not have been solved this year. I think it’ll be low scoring and we’ll churn out a win somehow.

Caught us at a bad time. If you saw the game last sunday, that’s Eli at his worst.
He’s seems to be god for at least one bone headed play a a game.
But when his cylinders are firing, he’s amazing.
Ever since the superbowl, it seems like you have to surround him from all sides to sack him. He moves in the pocket real well.
Personally I love him. There’s lots of people who don’t unfortunately.

Clayton is a band-aid, as of now. If he catches on and show he can do what he did as a rookie, hey never can have too much talent. Not expecting it though.

“you giant fans”

Yes I do. Besides the 50 yarder McCoy broke out last week (sigh…) the run defense has been stellar.
Chris Johnson was limited until garbage time, Foster was shut down, and so on and on.
The only bad run defense game was vs the Colts of all teams back in week 2. We tried a 6 defensive back, 3 defensive end, and 1 linebacker formation that backfired greatly when Peyton decided to run it more than he has in like the past decade.

As for this question, I don’t know. Maybe. But the hurt o-line makes it difficult.

There is no consensus, because of the nature of the big media circus.

Week 3 (we’re 1-2): COUGHLIN LOST HIS TEAM< FIRE HIM AND HIRE COWHER

Week 9 (6-2): Best coach evar who ever wanted him fired is a durrr

Now: LOST THE TEAM. GET HIM OUT

And if we go on a run it’ll be back to before.

Me personally, I think he’s a damn good coach and has earned the right to keep coaching until he doesn’t want to anymore.

was right now. The waiting sucks

we rarely cause fumbles.

but trap game is my kill trigger.
I’ve heard it way to many times this season already. I doubt it’s a trap game, if one existed, because every game’s near must win now. For all the talk of how the AFC is so much better, it’s really not. The wild card chase is going to be tough. Looksie over here and it’ll explain why

And… I have no defense for that. The annoying thing is while he was running, I was consciously thinking, “don’t fumble the ball like last year where you fall awkwardly. Please.”
Then he falls awkwardly and fumbles. I love Eli as much as a man can love another man, but that’s just bad.

are average at best.
Not weak, but not really playmakers. They do their job.
The secondary… has ranged from very good to below average.
Webster has played really well, TT is inconsistent. Some games he’s the best corner on the team, other’s he gets abused. He’s a solid tackler though.
We use 3 safety sets a lot, Phillips and Rolle are the nominal starters, but Grant gets lots of work, sometimes as a “pseudo-linebacker”. They make their plays.

Hagan is okay. Nothing special, average guy. Manningham is an enigma. The slipperiest receiver on the team, he can make a lot of guys miss, and can go deep pretty well. The big knock on him is his route running can be improved a lot. Sometimes doesn’t run routes past the sticks sometimes. Saying that, I think he’s above average and would start on a team that doesn’t have great receivers.

O-Line: The right side is solid. McKenzie has been having a great year at RT and Snee is an All-Pro at RG. Everything to the left gets hairy. We’re down 3 linesman: Our nominal starting LT (Diehl), Our starting center (O’Hara) and our solid backup center (Koets). Because of this, our nominal starting LG (Seubert) is playing center, Shawn Andrews is the LT, and either Boothe or Petrus will play LG. Andrews hasn’t been to bad at LT. Maybe not great, but isn’t sucking.
We can’t run left really well. The most success has been to the right.

I’ve blocked most of the first half out of my memory already.

But when the Eagles kept everyone in coverage, the other guys couldn’t get open. If they blitzed, Eli made them pay. I wouldn’t blitz if I were the jaguars. At least until the Giants prove that receivers can get open.

Turnovers are killing us. Ahmad’s the fall guy.

I don’t know the plan going forward. I’d expect more 50-50 I guess.

Because it’s too early to tell after 10 games?

I wish the Giants the same!