Eli and Offense Ice Dallas, Defense Needs Work

By  Eeeeeeeegs

This is the THIRD ROAD GAME this year when the Giants had to score TWO touchdowns in the last 4:05 to win the game.  (AZ - 1:39, NE - 4:05, DAL - 2:27).   It's great, I'll admit.  But, do we have to constantly put ourselves in these situations?  Can't we blow anyone out?  We have so much talent on offense.

The little dink passes and delay runs haven't been fooling anyone...with the exception of Ware getting the 2-pt conversion on that delay/trap TWO WEEKS IN A ROW.  But seriously...when we throw the ball down field and run right at them, we gain yards at will.  Yes, this new offensive line has us running with FORCE between the tackles.  Jacobs had 5.3 YPC last night.  Seems like old times!  And, when we establish THAT, we can freeze their linebackers and safeties with true play action.  That's the kind of trickery I like.  I expect to see more of that.   

The little dink screen that got picked off by Lee was aggravating because we were getting tons of yards throwing down field and running right at them.  I really thought that moment was our death knell.  But we won the damn game.

Unless something miraculous happens, I will be vocally in favor of the termination of Perry Fewell.  I realize there are injuries.  There are a lot of guys out there who were not part of the plan in August.  I get it.  But these blown coverages are the result of miscommunication among experienced VETERANS.  The (last) Bryant TD was a result of Rolle and Webster both jumping the flat.  Last week, Donald Driver scored that 2nd quarter TD when Rolle, Ross and Webster ALL failed to take the man (and or deep corner zone).  You can't blame that on injuries.  They are mental and communication issues.  These are 3 first round draft picks from big schools with over 20 years of combined NFL experience. You can't make those kinds of mistakes in these situations.  No excuse.

Aaron Ross ("The poor guy")  just doesn't physically belong out there any more.  There were FOUR 4th quarter plays (two on that last 46 second drive) where Ross was just floundering behind Miles Austin (whose hamstring isn't even 100%).  Ross looked like Austin's freaking Geisha, for Christ's sake!  He must have a mental vision of "Austin 19" burned into his brain from following the back of that jersey so much.  

I can't believe I'm saying this.  But I do agree with those who contend that if Manningham had caught that TD on the right side of the end zone with 1:33 remaining, Dallas would have won the game.  We would have given them too much time.  We weren't stopping them with four downs and two timeouts at their disposal.

Pierre Paul is a freak.  When our other DEs were sucking wind (or out) he really stepped up.  I was leery about Jerry Reese's selection of JPP.  I thought we had enough great DEs on the roster and I thought JPP might have lost his ambition once his big contract lifted his Hatian-American family from poverty.  I was wrong about both.

Eli Manning is now on pace to throw for 5,052 yards.  Good Lord.  He threw about six TD passes in that game.  Only two of them were actually caught.  I believe in Eli.

Ice Cream tonight.