I expect to see a refreshed team next Sunday in New York

I'm starting to think we should elect to receive.
Score points early.
That way, we won't have to play from behind and Drew won't go full retard.

Good, I'm glad he's taking my advice.

Most certainly.

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Well the Saints have won the last three with ease so it's possible they could win. The D is playing better and if the Saints will run the ball and not abandon it the first time someone gets stopped for no gain, then maybe they can pull out the upset.

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This is one of the most frustrating things to see. After running it so well to get us back to .500, we just absolutely fell apart and forgot how to do so. It infuriates me when Pierre is running for 10 yards a pop and the next drive we come out in 4 or 5 wide and then PA.

Giants give up huge gains in the passing game, which spells an advantage for our offense. Except this season we have been in this situation before, where teams have been depleted in the secondary and we weren't able to take advantage in the passing game.

The Giants rush the passer well, and have extremely athletic D-Linemen. We absolutely suck against speed rushers, and Drew has been awful when facing pressure this season. Terrible completion percentage, horrible decisions leading to int's, sacks/fumbles.

Giants have been running the ball well lately, and are more committed to it. We still kinda suck against the run.

I am optimistic and have hope, but we just can't afford any bonehead plays or brain farts in this one. We have some advantages and disadvantages so it should be a close one, and we can't put ourselves in a hole and hurt our chances. I hope we try to protect Drew more, run the ball more, and don't miss tons of tackles against the run.

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I firmly believe our struggles Thursday night were as a direct result of the tough, physical game we played last Sunday

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bullshite excuse

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bullshite excuse

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Care to elaborate? I don't think so. You can't tell me Brees didn't look like he was pressing. It's like he was trying to atone for those pick 6s with every single pass. But instead he forced balls all game. Carmichael is also to blame here. As soon as the run game starts slowing down, he immediately goes to shotgun and all passing. The most frustrating thing is still trying to PA off of a non-existent run game.

So yes, I think it's a valid excuse.

we have had the Giants number lately.

it was nice seeing the defense forcing ATL to go 1-for-11 in third down situations.

just have to cut out the turnovers. Unlike ATL, if we turn the ball over a ton against the Giants it could get real ugly.

I don't think that we will ever see a bad game like that from Brees again.

Hopefully the pass protection will be able to hold up better. And hopefully we will stick with the ground game. I think one reason we got away from it the other night is because we were chewing up time and not putting points on the board. I mean a field goal is better than nothing but at some point you have to start taking your shots down the field too. We did that but there were some dropped passes too.

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Totally disagree here. I could see your point if we were coming off a game against some softer team like the Rams. Also if the game were a Sunday following a Monday game. But 3 days rest from the 49ers game to another division leader?

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whats the excuse for the san fran game? besides them just being the better team

The SF game and short week were big concerns to me going into the week. I think that may have contributed to our slow start on defense. Who wants to tackle/hit a 225 lbs running back as hard as you can when you are banged up and sore from four days earlier.

Thursday night games suck!