Super Rematch for all the Lombardis: Ask a Giants Fan

They got healthy and guys started playing together as a team not indviduals.

In hindsight I have no clue how the hell we got swept by the freakin Skins, man is that embarrassing

D line was close to full strength the first time, but we are healthier now.

Being that your HC was our DC I wouldn’t underestimate the Pat’s D if Bill was using a HS teams front 7, I’m expecting your D to play well.

The back seven on D has been pretty much healthy all year except for losing LB Michael Boley for 2 games, including @ SF. That hurt us in coverage and he was making the defensive calls since our MLB went on IR in preseason. We have alot of rookies at LB so when Boley went out they signed a familiar face in #93 Chase Blackburn who was cut in preseason this year. He has been a real shot of energy and stability.

The Dline is finally healthy, this is the first biggest part of the defensive improvement. The second happened before the Jet game. The players in the secondary lobbied for change with our DC and got it. All year we were watching big plays beat us, and intermediate routes were killing us as well.

Our DC had a group of veteran DB’s confused as hell with way too many coverage audibles and a complicated zone scheme. Guys were constantly blowing assignments and looking at each other like, “I thought you had him?” The players got the change they asked for (took long enough) and we are seeing great play in the secondary.

Respect for your front seven for me is mediocre. But I think that is a product of me not seeing you guys enough as much as anything.

Or what I hope for the most part, is we’ll stick with a four man rush and play man to man. Occassionally we’ll have Blitzers come, and mix in some zone, but it’s all up to the front four. They need to get pressure.

and Ross the other, for most, if not the whole game.

Last week they had Rolle cover Davis, which is a huge mismatch and I hope they limit the times Rolle covers tight ends this week.
Should be a combination of Boley and Williams in on the tight ends.

That’s my best guess anyways

If they are on the line, Id imagine its LB underneath and S over the top.
Boley and Williams are two LBer’s that are decent/good in coverage for us.

If you send a TE out wide, We sent Kenny Phillips to trail in man coverage and had Webster over the top.

Rolle has covered slot receivers at time.

The WRs don’t scare me at all. Not even Welker. He could end up with 16 rec for 130 yds and it really, probably wouldn’t hurt us too much.

They’re decent enough pass blocking (last week notwithstanding), but they’re abysmal run blocking.

inconsistent lineplay all year. While the line as a whole is not great, they are certainly not terrible, but Eli is probably the best in the league right now at sensing the rush and where it is coming from in time, then finding the right spot to get a lane to throw in. In addition, he has been excellent at being able to throw the ball accurately even when his feet are not set or his body is in an awkward position.

This is where he has elevated his game tremendously this year, and it was neccessary given the Oline struggles.

Sucks for me because I’m not sure how to copy n paste on my phone.

In short fear the strip. Giants have been goin hard after the ball this playoffs.

2 things on D. One the run D was weak all yr. Other then the running QB ( Smith , Sanchez,Rodgers) padding the stats they have been pretty stout the past 5 weeks.
2nd is the slot . We lost both slot corners . Ross covered Welker in our last SB meeting as a rookie (and will prob. Again.
)it didn’t go so well for us.

Expect for a lot of 2 LB 3 Safety looks from our D as well .P fewell has more faith in the secondary do don’t expect a ton of dime looks.

The type of offense we run is quite simple. A pass heavy offense that runs 3 WR sets and 2 WR/2RB sets. We run just enough to keep the opposing pass rush at bay. Eli is probably one of the best play action pass QBs in the league, so he uses the run to set that up. We typically live and die by the big play. None of that west coast offense stuff, just run, run, medium pass, run, run, deep post sort of thing.

When we run, the main man is Ahmad Bradshaw. He’s extremely shifty. Not a burner like Chris Johnson, but one of the faster backs in the league. He’s small, so he’ll be able to find holes easier than others. His weakness is probably his vision. He’s not very decisive, so you can catch him in the backfield a lot of the time. PFF ranked him as one of the most elusive backs in the NFL, so he’s going to make people miss. Gang tackle him and you’ll be fine. The other guy is Brandon Jacobs. He’s pretty easy to analyze. 264 lbs. Good when he goes North-South, but he loves going laterally, and then gets taken down by the ankles every time.

Eli’s favorite targets are both Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz. He doesn’t care who, and will focus on whoever isn’t getting double teamed. Both are dangerous as all hell, and their biggest weapon is YAC…don’t let them get behind you and be sure to wrap up on your tackles. He loves throwing downfield, and lead the league in 40+ yard completions. He is Tom Brady-esque in terms of escaping pressure…he looks like a wounded duck running around, but he’s suprisingly agile stepping up and around in the pocket to avoid pressure. He’s great at finding the open receiver under pressure, and part of it is keeping his eyes down the field till the very last moment.

Our OL sucks. Particularly our two tackles. Your edge rushers should have the advantage. David Baas is our C and he’s decent at pass protection, but doesn’t get any push up front. Wilfork should take advantage of that. Snee was an all-pro last year, but he’s had a down year. But he’s still pretty good. Mitch Petrus/Kevin Boothe will be our LGs. They are good run blockers, but nothing special.

I’ll address the defense a little later, I’m pooped whew haha

Or, as a backup if those boys are busy, our NASCAR defensive front to bust them out.

then proceed to commandeer the offense, throwing passes to himself(since his arms are so long he can easily stretch them 30-40 yards downfield) and pull off scoring drives in each quarter. and if that doesn’t work: then enter Rhett Bomar.

…huh?