some perspective on the season so far

Let's just handle the Titans first. With the way things looked last week I wouldn't chalk this one up as automatic.

the colts DEs are serious, they can shake up brunell if he's as anxious as he was last week :/.
But their DE's are very light in the pants when it comes to stopping the run. Establish the rushing attack and those DE's won't see many 3rd and longs where they can pin their ears back.

I think your view of Sunday's result may depend on your opinion of the Giants. I DID NOT pick the Giants to go to the playoffs this year and I think I'll be proved right. I know a lot of folks have a higher opinion of that team which may explain why they counted that game as a loss going in. I had the Vikings making the playoffs over the G-Men.

My picks to make the NFC playoffs were:

Seattle
Washington
Tampa Bay (whoops)
Minnesota
Dallas
Chicago

This is why I wasn't overly concerned by the first two losses. But the Giants are garbage. I don't care where you play them, you've got to find a way to win.

But their DE's are very light in the pants when it comes to stopping the run. Establish the rushing attack and those DE's won't see many 3rd and longs where they can pin their ears back.

yeah, we tend to be run, run, pass on downs, and their DEs aren't very good vs the run, but if brunell thinks there might be pressure, it may be just as bad as actual pressure :/.

their defense has holes though. but keeping up with that offense can be harsh.

Here's another reason the comparisons to '05 need to end: Last year we had a defense we could almost always count on. Save for a blowout at Giants Stadium, a shootout with Tampa Bay, and a long run in OT by Tomlinson, Williams & Co. gave us everything we asked for.

This year? Not so much... We have inconsistency on offense, pretty much the way we saw it last season, but this time ZERO help from the D. And no, it doesn't all hinge on Shawn Springs.

Here's another reason the comparisons to '05 need to end: Last year we had a defense we could almost always count on. Save for a blowout at Giants Stadium, a shootout with Tampa Bay, and a long run in OT by Tomlinson, Williams & Co. gave us everything we asked for.

This year? Not so much... We have inconsistency on offense, pretty much the way we saw it last season, but this time ZERO help from the D. And no, it doesn't all hinge on Shawn Springs.


AMEN - Our D is getting gashed. No QB pressure, arch looks completely lost and our corners cant cover their own shadows. we will be lucky to win 6 games. if you see more on the schedule, point them out. I dont see more than that

In the bigger picture this is NFL parity at it's best. Isn't this exactly what the NFL wants? A team can look unstoppable one week and then get trounced the next.

I miss the days of NFL powerhouses and the classic playoff rivalries. Now you don't know what team is going to show up each sunday.

Somebody forgot to tell New England in 2001, 2003, and 2004, and Chicago this year that the NFL is all about parity. The Bears seem to handle whatever comes their way every week.

Schneed - don't concede the Colts game so easily. They are a very shaky 4-0. Their run defense has been ATROCIOUS - just look at the numbers. That is a game where our O-line must assert itself as it did against the Jags. Do that and we can definitely stay with Indy.

Yeah, just like the Giants secondary couldn't stop anybody? Weren't we supposed to go Dresden on their ass?

arch looks completely lost

No he doesn't, he knows exactly where he is......out of position.

No he doesn't, he knows exactly where he is......out of position.

"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there."