I genuinely don't know why the Giant offensive line was worse than awful this week - regardless of why, they forgot to block DeMarcus Ware and his compadres. Eli was on his back for a significant percentage of the second half!
There was a significant injury on the O line - Kareem McKenzie - however, to be that porous after 1 injury is embarrassing.
Even the declining Jets have become more cohesive on the O line as the season has gone on - perhaps the Giants' lack of depth at the line is the reason for the failure/exhaustion.
There are 2 players the Giants sorely needed last night - Brandon Jacobs - who will be back this week against Carolina, and of course, Plaxico. To say he doesn't matter is intellectually dishonest. Granted he causes trouble off the field, but there is no one to stop a defense from stuffing the box with 8 or 9 guys like the Eagles and Cowboys did.
Perhaps the Giants should consider welcoming Plaxico back (announcing in a huge PR scheme that the team has punished Plaxico sufficiently and will let the legal process run its course) for the playoffs. It would help the team on the field and the policy of football fans is "win and forget". There is no forgiveness, but if your a Jack*** and a winner, you could play for almost any team in the NFL - and if your a jack*** and you suck, you can play for the Bengals.
The Giants need to be very careful because they can easily end up the 1 seed or the 3 seed. If they lose out and the Vikings win this week, the Giants will be the 3, if the Giants win next week, they clinch the 1. The game against Dallas was not particularly important; however, the Giants need to build confidence this week in practice, because none was gained in Dallas.
Yaros
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