Gameplan: NY

[BIGREDSKINFAN63]

i watched the nyg/pe game last week,and the gmen were able to get decent pressure on mcnabb,but they could not stop to at all.i would think that the skins would run portis and betts a lot and throw to cooley on the play action,coles as well.gibbs will not open up the playbook anymore than he has too,he will never tip his hand to parcels early.williams will blitz more than he did the bucs,count on it.warner is slower than johnson is,if the skins get ten sacks it wo'nt surprise me.i bet the punter does'nt rush down the field like he did last week.did you guys see that hit jeremiah trotter put on him?ole michael"mr ed"strahain's gonna see portis so much he's gonna have burgundy and gold nightmares.

[VTSkins897]

yeah i doubt we'll hold tiki to 30 yds. rushing. but i think either way the giants are not ready for a blitzing D, esp. at this juncture of the season (what with warner and manning chuckin the rock). it should be pretty basic. open up our passing game through portis and the running game. and like u guys are saying, look for a big day from the entire offense this time. skins should win this with ease. call it...

31-10

[That Guy]

since their secondary is bad too, i hope gibbs uses it to get brunell some more confidence in the passing game, cause i know dallas games aren't the place to try things...

[Gmanc711]

I think we need to Run with Portis to set up the pass. The Giants have pretty good defensive line/ Linebackers, but a horried secondary. So well just pound it with Portis all day and then every now and then throw a ball to Coles, or Thrash or Gardner. I think we need to put up at most 17 points to win this game.

Defensivley, this should be a total mismatch. Their offensive line is horrible, they will have a pretty bad quarterback at htis point playing. We should be able to put pressure and force them to make bad decisons.

[monk81]

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Defensivley, this should be a total mismatch. Their offensive line is horrible, they will have a pretty bad quarterback at htis point playing. We should be able to put pressure and force them to make bad decisons.[/QUOTE]

You got that right......I bet it's breaking Jon Jansen's heart he can't play in this game and meet one of his favorite opponents....Michael Strahan......

[hurrykaine]

"I think we need to put up at most 17 points to win this game."

I think points will be at a premium in this game, not because we're going up against an elite defense like Tampa, but because it's going to be a rainy a$$ day on sunday. Even Spurrier would admit, "not a good day to pitch it around".

1. They better work on those botched center-qb exchanges cuz that ball will be slippery.
2. Agree with most, that just handing it off to Portis and short passes to Cooley+Coles will be the way to go on offense. Time of possession will be in our favor.
3. On defense, I expect to see more blizting - that's the best way to take Toomer and Hilliard out of the game.
4. As we've done since the first game this preseason, the D will continue to create 2 turnovers per game - what better chance of creating turnovers than to pound Warner and Barber.
5. ST Kick coverage units will definitely pick up their play once Gibbs and Danny Smith figure out the right line-up for the coverage unit.

Prediction: Morton takes one to the house in this game & Skins win 17-3.

As as aside, two extreme positives from the last game.

1. When Brunell got nailed by a hit last week, linemen were picking him up - something we never saw them do for Ramsey/Hasselback last year.
2. We got the ball back with 5:36 to play in the 4th Q, and we gave it back to TB with less than 20 seconds left - that's what you want to see - ball control and excellent clock management.

[SKINSnCANES]

I cant decide if I want to start Toomer in my fantasy league this week. I hate playing against the skins, but Toomer usually dominates us.. The past doesnt mean anything but its somethign to consider...

[Gmanc711]

I have the same problem SkinsnCanes. I ussually just dont like to start guys who are playing the skins'. Steve Smith is out for me so I'll probobly end up starting him. I dont think he will have ahuge day, personally. GOD I hope our defense comes ready to play like they did last week, casue they should eat the Giants for lunch.

[SmootSmack]

I see Betts and Cooley being bigger factors this week. The Giants game plan will most likely be to control the clock with Barber and Dayne. One way to keep them from controlling the clock is to control it ourselves. So we'll lull them with a lot of carries to Portis and Betts and short to medium passes to Cooley...then BAM! we hit them the 55-yard flea-flicker TD to Coles to put the game away.

Then in the post-game press conference, in an obvious dig at Coughlin, Gibbs will say "Well on that play, the safety bit and Coles had man on man coverage down the field, I guess the safety made his decision to attack the run a little too early."

I'm really not expecting us to show much, not until Dallas!

[SKINSnCANES]

well its toomer or i gamble on a rookie. Clayton or fitzgerald.

[SUNRA]

First, as stated before, we have to establish ball possession. The way to beat this team is to keep their offense on the bench. Tiki Barber can take it the distance and has had pretty good games against us in the past. (Before Gregg Williams of course).

Secondly, we should go for the Giants juggular with a balance of offensive plays that keeps them off balance. Brunell has to get enough reps in the air and get used to throwing into better secondary's in the future. I'd like to see Coles, Gardner, Thrash and McCants used a little more in deep passes. The Giants secondary is very suspect and we should score at will against it. This will not be a conservative game by no standards. I predict Redskins 35, Giants 7 : Portis 2TDs, Arrington 1TD, Coles 1TD, Cooley 1TD That's Whats up!

[illdefined]

we really need to tee off in this game and come into the MNF game vs DallASS with monstrous momentum.

gotta really hone our offense, both ground and air. and we gotta see what teams will do when they know the blitz is coming and learn how to stop THAT too.

[JWsleep]

I expect to see more passing in this game. Yes, we must establish the run, but the gints will be keying on that, and thier secondary is WEAK. Look for more play action and trickery; also look for Cooley, Sellars, and even Rasby to get throws. I'm sure Gibbs wants to get Brunell going.

I bet we'll be more selective in our blitzing on Sunday. Toomer, Shockey, and Tiki are bigger threats than anything the bucs had. The bucs AVERAGED 4-yards per pass. YOu can blitz all day long against that. How bad can it possibly hurt you? I doubt we blitz on 70% of our plays again.

[AnonEmouse]

Only thing I'd add is going back to an earlier post about the dink and dunk the Buccs used last week. They didn't make it work for 2 reasons 1) no deep threat (once Galloway went out) and no running threat.

The Giants do offer some of both of these, even if they aren't one of the best. They have a better running game than the Buccs and Toomer can get deep an often. We MUST tighten down on the coverage, but I suspect Williams will do this with some unusual coverage schemes married in with the blitz. We must also contain Barber. if we funnel them up the middle, we should stop them all game, but cannot let Barber to the outside with space. When not blitzing, Arrington and Washington will have to be on their game (something I don't doubt). Likewise Springs and Smoot must take away the 5-10 yards completely and discourage them from going deep - I agree with Taylor covering Shockey, but only if he's learned the lesson about angles from last week against Galloway.

Offense is simple - keep the running game going all day and make the passing game effective as an alternate to stop them keying on Portis. We don't need to go deep if we keep Portis moving, but we can't drop balls or underthrow like last week. The Giants don't have a great secondary, but we can't waste plays or risk INT's too often else we WILL get punished sooner rather than later.

[illdefined]

Originally Posted by AnonEmouse

Only thing I'd add is going back to an earlier post about the dink and dunk the Buccs used last week. They didn't make it work for 2 reasons 1) no deep threat (once Galloway went out) and no running threat.

The Giants do offer some of both of these

exactly. the heart of the Giants is weak, not its arms. the Giants have very legitmate weapons. Toomer, Hilliard, Shockey and Barber air or ground. they will gameplan to lob over into the holes Williams's blitzers leave.
this would be an ideal opportunity for the Dline themselves (and Griffin vs. his former team) to make a name for themselves and attack their weak core: the questionable Oline and Warner. leaving more of our defense to deal with all the potential playmakers. watch Williams not blitz as often, especially with our safeties, someone (Pierce vs. the run, Taylor/Bowen vs. the pass) has to stop the blood if Warner slips one past.