Posted by orangeblobman:
Man, the Giants will win the Superbowl of America Football
as opposed to the superbowl of non-american football?
TMS has been screamin about this
With New Orleans Saints on tap Sunday, New York Giants eager to face tougher schedule
BY Ralph Vacchiano
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Tuesday, October 13th 2009, 4:00 AM
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New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw runs wild against the Oakland Raiders, but will the same holes be there Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
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The Giants easily ran through the early part of their schedule, stomping on every opponent the NFL put in their way. They did what good teams are supposed to do.
Now they get to find out how good they really are.
And the Giants can't wait, because they know they'll take a huge step up in class this week as they get ready for their showdown with the undefeated Saints in New Orleans. Giants (5-0) vs. Saints (4-0) on Sunday is the early "Game of the Year" in the NFC. It's certainly more of a challenge than the last three weeks, when the Giants steamrolled the Raiders (1-4), Chiefs (0-5) and Bucs (0-5).
"It is going to be a real big test for us," said linebacker Antonio Pierce. "Obviously we took care of business with the first five games. (This week) it's going to be one of obviously our biggest challenges so far."
That is the understatement of the year. Their 44-7 win over the woeful Oakland Raiders on Sunday was just the latest in a three-game romp over teams with a combined 1-14 record. To the Giants' credit, they outscored those creampuffs 95-23 and out-gained them 1,309 yards to 403.
But look who's coming next: The Giants - who boast the NFL's No. 1 defense thanks, at least in part, to a string of awful offenses - don't face another team that currently has a losing record until Dec. 21 (at Washington, 2-3). The combined record of their final 11 opponents this season is 33-15, which gives those teams fewer losses than the Giants' first six opponents (6-19). And the Giants still have to face three of the NFL's other four unbeaten teams, all on the road (at 4-0 New Orleans, at 5-0 Denver, at 5-0 Minnesota).
The biggest test, though, comes first against a team that leads the NFL with 144 points despite playing only four games so far. Led by quarterback Drew Brees (1,031 yards, nine touchdowns) and tight end Jeremy Shockey (18 catches, 162 yards, two touchdowns) the Saints are ranked third in total offense and seventh in defense and have outscored their opponents in the fourth quarter 45-2.
"We know they are very talented," said quarterback Eli Manning, a New Orleans product who'll be playing his first-ever game in the Superdome. "(But) we know they are very talented. Their offense is very explosive. They score a lot of points."
Heel feeling 'good,' Eli set for full speed
Eli Manning said his right heel felt "good" when he woke up yesterday morning. "I'm able to move around and I didn't have a setback by any means," he said. The Giants are expecting him to be able to practice all week. ... TE Kevin Boss (ankle) will be reevaluated today before the Giants determine his status for this week. ... LB Bryan Kehl (finger) is expected to return to practice, but CB Aaron Ross (hamstring) and DT Chris Canty (calf) remain out. ... S C.C. Brown is OK, according to Tom Coughlin, after hurting his shoulder on Sunday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/index.html
You can only face who's on your schedule and the fact of the matter is the Giants have only not held the lead for only 18 minutes this season (according to Mike Garafolo)...300 minutes have been played this year.
we just need to go 6-5 the rest of the way & we'll probably make the playoffs... Giants have done a great job of beating the teams they needed to beat... i think we'll likely end up at 12-4 just like last season barring any big injuries... we really need to get Brandon Jacobs going cuz he's gonna be important the rest of the way... we gotta play ball control & dominate on the LOS against these tougher teams cuz the big plays won't be there for us like they were in the previous 5.
Looks like the overwhelming majority of the "experts" are picking New Orleans to win... which makes sense, I guess, considering they're at home and are coming off the bye. If the Giants do win, they'd have to be considered the best team in the NFL. Not sure of the pecking order but the Saints/Giants/Colts have to be the top three. Definitely looking forward to this one
Link to today's game please? I am being forced to watch stupid Carolina
[Edited by - loweyecue on 10-18-2009 1:28 PM]
Getting owned so far. Not playing well.
Eli botched that throw... and Beckum has to be smarter on the kickoff
20-3. I guess beating the hell out of terrible teams in 4 of our first 5 games doesn't really paint the whole picture about this team. We ARE missing some key players so it's no time to panic but I do hope those key players get back here by the end of the season.
Posted by GKFv2:
20-3. I guess beating the hell out of terrible teams in 4 of our first 5 games doesn't really paint the whole picture about this team. We ARE missing some key players so it's no time to panic but I do hope those key players get back here by the end of the season.
the Giants played some real trash to get to 5-0. Schedule DOES matter in the NFL, despite what some well read football fans think. Anyway, I'm hoping this is a blessing in disguise because the Giants always seem to be at their best when everyone writes them off and wets the bed when everyone expects great big things
CC Brown is getting exploited like none other
got bailed out... but fuckin Darren Sharper...
The defense is terrible today. Disgusting.
Where's the damn defense? This is sooo frustrating I cant watch the game...:((((
This is ridiculous... CC Brown got OWNED again. The Saints are targeting him
NICE!!! Hopefully that stand starts something... personal foul is huge too
fuck x 2. fumble and McKenzie is injured. I love the Saints fans... clapping for McKenzie
Posted by loweyecue:
WTF???
that's been the storyline of the game... McKenzie got carted off. New Orleans got the ball back. Looking to score AGAIN. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
34 pts in one half. Some defense....bah
