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Sterling Shepard and Ingram played as well as they could. The issue with Marshall here is that he no showed, which is uncommon for him since he's had 1,000 yard receiving yards for 4 different teams. The guy can play, but the fact that he wasn't even mentioned last night makes you think he lost a step, the team is not a good fit for him, and/or the Cowboy's defense literally just shut him down. I'm looking for Shepard to make a small leap this year, with or without Beckham. He was targeted quite a bit last night, but just couldn't get any YAC. Cowboy's defense was relentless, yet the Giants had absolutely no running game to speak of.
I agree Sherpard and Ingram did well as they could. The mostly poor o-line play didn't allow for much time for receivers to go downfield. Boys D also played well but they played well against Giants last year, especially the 2nd game where Dak had a bad game.
Its too soon to tell but Giants def need better o-line play, especially with Eli getting older.
While I know we are on the downward part of Eli's career, no QB can function with horrible offensive line and no running game; which are the conditions Eli has basically operated under for two plus seasons now.
It is still simple to me--the offensive line must play better (Since Reese obviously did nothing to upgrade it), or it will tank the whole season. I have been saying it all offseason, and I am sticking to that.
Could Eli play better? Yes, but he is probably becoming skittish since he hasnt had adequate time to throw in some time now. Some young QB is only going to look worse.
Could the Giants use more explosive RBs? Maybe. But what running back can look good with no holes? Barry Sanders is once a generation.
While I know we are on the downward part of Eli's career, no QB can function with horrible offensive line and no running game; which are the conditions Eli has basically operated under for two plus seasons now.
It is still simple to me--the offensive line must play better (Since Reese obviously did nothing to upgrade it), or it will tank the whole season. I have been saying it all offseason, and I am sticking to that.
Could Eli play better? Yes, but he is probably becoming skittish since he hasnt had adequate time to throw in some time now. Some young QB is only going to look worse.
Could the Giants use more explosive RBs? Maybe. But what running back can look good with no holes? Barry Sanders is once a generation.
well said. any offense needs to be solid, starting with the offensive line. they set the tone for the rest fo the offense. an average running back is elevated when the line does their job. an average quarterback is elevated when the line does their job.
eli is a good quarterback, but like romo, he cant do it all without a solid front line and a solid running game. that is one reason why the cowboys have been so good on offense last season, and so far this season, and why the raiders are coming on strong.
the other thing a good offensive line does for you is it helps with ball control, and that means you keep your defense off the field and wear down the other teams defense, which is what the cowboys did last night to the giants. we plumb wore you guys down. your defense is good, and that is what kept the game as close as it was. but run up against another team that has a slightly better offense, and you can bet that 19-3 will be a loss to shoot for instead of 32-3. or something similar.
well said. any offense needs to be solid, starting with the offensive line. they set the tone for the rest fo the offense. an average running back is elevated when the line does their job. an average quarterback is elevated when the line does their job.
eli is a good quarterback, but like romo, he cant do it all without a solid front line and a solid running game. that is one reason why the cowboys have been so good on offense last season, and so far this season, and why the raiders are coming on strong.
the other thing a good offensive line does for you is it helps with ball control, and that means you keep your defense off the field and wear down the other teams defense, which is what the cowboys did last night to the giants. we plumb wore you guys down. your defense is good, and that is what kept the game as close as it was. but run up against another team that has a slightly better offense, and you can bet that 19-3 will be a loss to shoot for instead of 32-3. or something similar.
Agreed.
Beckham is able to mask some inefficiencies in the offense, but I wonder what the Giants braintrust is thinking after that debacle. It could be a lot worse when teams with better D-Lines than Dallas' come to town.
Ereck Flowers getting a lot of attention as to how poorly he is playing. Some say he needs to be a guard or moved to RT instead of LT. I seen some videos where he gotten beat badly and his technique is awful.
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Ereck Flowers getting a lot of attention as to how poorly he is playing. Some say he needs to be a guard or moved to RT instead of LT. I seen some videos where he gotten beat badly and his technique is awful.
Yeah, he's looked pretty bad. Somebody put together a highlight reel of the game from Monday night of every play he got beat on. He was getting smoked.
Yeah, he's looked pretty bad. Somebody put together a highlight reel of the game from Monday night of every play he got beat on. He was getting smoked.
Yeah I saw a video which had highlights of him in the Giants/Packers playoff game last season, Boys/Giants Week 1 game this season and the Giants/Lions game last Sunday and there were times where Flowers gotten beat badly. I feel for him because I can imagine how other players feel about his performance when they look at game film for concerns and areas of improvement.
I can see him either getting traded or cut at end of season if this keeps up.
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