Giants-Chiefs Recap

Yawn.  I like how the Giants are playing high school teams, but it is also rather boring.  I think this is the first time in my life as a Giants fan that I am actually starting to get bored when they play these high school teams.  If you look around the league, there are so many of these "really bad teams" and it just so happens the G-Men play almost all of them in a row besides Carolina and Washington again.  Yes, this game was somewhat more entertaining than the Bucs game, but it was still a major blowout.  27-3 in the 4th quarter is a blowout.  Kansas City never was even in the game, besides that field goal early to make 7-3, but you never had any doubt the Giants were going to lose.

QB

Obviously the main concern is Eli's heel.  Everywhere I hear (except ESPN who completly misdignosed Eli a few years ago and actually did it again on Countdown this afternoon by saying he was out for two weeks.  Like where does ESPN get their info from, I dont understand how you can make up a report like that.  Just another reason why I hate ESPN) says that Eli will be fine, that it is just bruised and that he will play next week.  My theory is that he will play but that the Giants will run an insane amount of times next week.  As for yesterday, Eli looked very good, but again he is playing a high school team.  3 Tds's and the pick and fumble were not his fault (Manningham and Diehl) and he showed once again why he is so important to this team. 

Matt Cassell on the other hand is atrocious.  I said this last year, and it literally was as easy as saying the sky was blue, that Cassell would suck this year, and the contract he got was absolutly insane.  Great, he threw 2 tds at the end down 27-3 congrats, here is $50 mil to go with it.

RB

Concerned and happy is how I feel.  Let me explain.  I am concerned with Jacobs, though he looked better, he still did not look good.  4.4 per carry is good, but not great against KC.  He just doesnt seem to have that power and explosivness he has had for the last two years.  I know he said no excuses, but he did hint on the Brandon Tierney show the other day that his knee was bothering him.  I am not liking what I am seeing out of the big guy, he needs to improve and fast.  However, his backup, Ahamd Bradshaw, continues to look great.  Every time he has open space I feel like he is going to take it to the house.

Remember when Larry Johnson was good?  Yea, I mean he had two good runs and thats it.  Again, congrats, why dont you hold out again like you did on "Hard Knocks" two years ago.  That really worked out for you right?

WR

Ok, at some point, and good job for FOX having the graphic up, you have to start referring to Steve Smith as the real Steve Smith.  I cant say enough about what Steve Smith has done thus far for the G-Men.  Literally EVERY 3RD DOWN HE CATCHES THE BALL FOR A 1ST.  He is our saftey net, and he comes thru pretty much everytime.  I am so confident now with Smith it is not even funny.  But, he also can go long, as evident on that 25 yard TD.  If I would have told you that after four game Steve Smith would be leading in catches, yards, and TDS for recievers how many people would believe me.  In fact, I dont think Smith himself would have believed me.  He has pretty much solidfied a spot in the pro bowl after week 4.  Amazing job so far.  Now, Mario Manningham.  I wont get on him as much as I want to because of the fact he has been great so far, but wow, was he bad yesterday.  He dropped five passes, including one that went for a pick, and almost dropped 6 if not for somehow pulling it in.  I dont know what to say, but if he pulls that crap again, he is going to slowly creep into the Lew's house of dogs.  Big Boss man apparently is ok, he got hurt on a play at the end of the game, and what can I say about Hakeem the Dream?  Amazing play, which by the way was all him the blocking sucked on that screen, and this kid could actually be something.  Well, at least the foot looks fine.  Congrats Hakeem on your first TD.

I mean, Dwyane Bowe dropped a few passes, and that big white tight end Ryan looked amazing at the end of the game.  Besides that, not much to say here.

O-Line

36 games and counting for the O-Line.  What a streak.  However, the didnt look SO crisp this week, like they did the last three.  Maybe they took KC litghtly or maybe Hali is actually really good.  I'll go with the ladder, because this group actually gives a crap about winning.

Exactly the same as the G-Men o-line except the exact opposite.  Enough said.

D-Line

They made big plays early, and big plays often.  The broke out of the sack funk with five yesterday and they never let up on Cassell until the end when it did not matter.  Justin Tuck looks fine, and Kiwi suprisingly played well.  O, and also an Osi sighting, good to see he is still alive.  The big question is who is fatter: Big Fred Robbins or Monster Rockey Benard?  Lets take a vote.

Liked what I saw out of Hali, hated what I saw out of Glenn Dorsey.  Could this be another waste of a high draft pick for the Chiefs (paging Dwyane Bowe).  People out of New England say that Pioli was Belichick's b**** and I think that is evident.  This team flat out stinks.

LB

Well word just got in that Michael Boley is on crutches.  Great, but it looks like its just from the plane ride his knee stiffened up.  Anyway, the linebackers were fine, not great, but fine.  Pierce is Pierce you know what your getting out of him.  Boley played well, and I thought Danny Clark actually made a contribution, five tackles on the day.  Bryan Kuhl had a fumble recovery and an onside kick recovery.  Good for him.

Bad unit, VERY bad unit.  The middle was WIDE open all day, and they could not stop the Jacobs/Bradshaw attack.  Mike Verbal looks like a guy who went from working as the AD of Florida, to the AD of South West Middle Missori State.

Secondary

Sucks no Kenny Phillips but really, did you notice?  The unit was really untested until the fourth quarter.  Webster made some nice plays when they actually threw to him and hey, Kevin Dockery is back, good to see you, about time.  Seriously though, this unit wont be tested until the Saints game, which I plan to write about a page for each corner.

Again, this is a really bad unit, who made one pick (Brandon Flowers) because of Mario Manningham.  Besides that, absolutly putrid, Eli picked these guys apart.

Special Teams

Two things I have had enough of and they both are on Special Teams: Sinorice Moss and Laurence Tynes.  First Moss.  He is R.W McQuarters 2.0, he shy's away from punts, every time he has the ball I think he is going to fumble, and he dances way to much, this east-west running crap.  Replace him with a guy like Derek Hagan or somebody please.  Now Tynes.  This guy is so bad he makes me want to put my head through the wall.  He is atrocious get him out and dont let the door hit him on the ass.  Another chip shot missed last week, the guy makes me sick everytime he is out there.  God only knows how he made that kick against Dalls in week 2 and somebody higher than God only knows how he made that 47 yarder against Green Bay in the NFC Title game.  Fly like a Feagles is still the man.

Nothing to really say here.

Coaching

I was really fine with everything they did yesterday.  The offense had a good scheme and the defense did as well.  Very good called game overall.

Todd Haley is a maniac.  He was Coughlin pre "I was this close to being fired stage" I dont know if Haley will last that long.

Overall

What can you say other than another dominating Giants win.  They have played four games, and three of them have come against high school teams.  Thats a fact.  However, in all of those games they have flat out dominated the game and made the other team look silly, and in the Dallas game, which was an ENOURMOUS game for Dallas, they won even though Tuck didnt really play.  I am extremely pleased with this team, and looking at the schedule I dont see how they dont win 11-13 games.  Its almost a given unless more injuries occur.  This team is very, very, very good.  I will tell you one thing, if they beat New Orleans than they are by far the best team in the NFC.  And to be honest with you, I feel like they will, I am JUST NOW starting to give the Giants the benifit of the doubt.  I honestly feel they can win every game, it wont happen, but I feel they can.  Lets be fair, there obviously beating Oakland next week, so it comes down to a HUGE 5-0 Giants vs 4-0 Saints in week 6.  The Super Bowl was never won in week 6, but thats about as big a game early in the season as it gets.  I like the Giants chances, I always do.

- Lew