Loading ...After everyone came down off their proverbial ledges this past week, the realization that it really was only Week one of the 2012 regular season had sunk in. For most – doubters will be doubters.
In coming to the light, eventually the positive aspects (that were clearly there on the night of September 5th) were seen and somewhat admitted to. Some watched the game again as the coaches and players do. Some found it therapeutic, really. Walking away from a loss with the right mind frame is not only significant for the tone of the next game, but for the season. New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin knows what he has in his locker room in the way of the 53-man.
“It’s a bite out of humble pie is what it is,” Coughlin said at his postgame news conference. “It brings you right back down to earth. Last year was last year. We’ll get better. Hopefully the competitive nature of our guys will come out swinging.”
Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul also saw what the fans saw.
“As a team we didn’t give all our effort, period,” said Pierre-Paul in the locker room. “We can do better and we know that as a team. We’re going to go over film and see what we did wrong.”
It was, again, one game. Focus hasn’t been lost. Areas still need attention. Some players need to step up and brush the offseason off their shoulders. Coaches need to dig deep earlier than normal.
The G-Men are still All In.
About 10 days ago they ran onto the field at MetLife Stadium to a song with the same mantra. They have an official 2012 anthem along with four (Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders) other NFL teams thanks to Pepsi and the NFL. By collaborating, they bring music and football together. Pepsi teamed up with five musicians to produce songs “inspired by their pride for their favorite NFL team.”
The New York Football Giants theme song was written and performed by Travie McCoy (solo artists and front man for the alternative band Gym Class Heroes). Since he was born and raised in upstate New York, McCoy took bus trips into New York City for his music purpose. The City became his second home and he apparently grew to be a fan of the New York Giants as he spent time there. The Big Blue franchise was All In for this production and offered muse to McCoy by inviting the artist out to the Timex Performance Center in East Rutherford, where he also started getting friendly with Jersey phenom wideout, Victor Cruz, as well as the Justin Tuck-designed Super Bowl XLVI Ring.
Included in his mostly New York-themed lyrics are a shout out to Big Blue and its nation, resilient patriotic references, the qualities of: strength, determination and perseverance, as well as mention of the four rings the Giants possess (and that “anxious” thumb—that’s bare). It can be found and downloaded at www.pepsianthems.com. There’s a reason the team runs onto the field to this song; “We All In”, Big Blue Faithful.
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Maybe the players like the song. Doesn’t do much for me, not because it’s quasi-rap (I like a number of rap songs) but because it doesn’t strike me as more than mediocre rap.
As for the subject of the previous thread, I think it’s very hard to strictly identify the problems along the offensive line. There is a combination of seemingly less pure talent, Snee’s injuries making him unable to pull the way he used to so effectively, a lack of familiarity with each other (it really is true that you HAVE to know what the guy next to you is going to do under a variety of circumstances, especially those that weren’t on the coaches’ tapes that week during prep time because the defense is doing something different from its tendencies), the slowing of the running backs (Wilson is an antidote to that but he has to get plenty of touches to start to “get it”), and in some cases the tipping off of what the offense will do by having certain personnel in the game.
These aren’t easy problems to solve. Perhaps they aren’t solvable, but three of them seem to be: getting Wilson adds a LOT to the speed-to-the-hole on the part of running backs; time will take care of the familiarity issue if they all stay healthy; and now that we have legitimate two-way tight ends (Bennett, Robinson, and even The Bear, who CAN catch the ball) we needn’t tip our hand by our personnel packages. Snee’s knee won’t get a lot better. Is there are tremendous talent deficit? I don’t think we can really know yet about Baas, Beatty, Locklear, Brewer and Cordle. It sure looks like they struck out with Petrus (talent for sure, but apparently brainless). Diehl needs to be pushed out. He was a lot better, for years, than people want to admit. But he is looking like he’s done, much like what happened to Kareem last season. Boothe? Solid, but should be a super-sub, not our starting LG. And we need to recognize that another, better, back is needed because Bradshaw, while still a good NFL back, isn’t even going to be more than “good”.
I gotta say, I think Coughlin’s motto this year “Build the bridge” is awful. It’s weird and indirect. It also focuses on what the team did last year instead of what they’re doing this year. Not his best effort IMO.
kujo says:
September 15, 2012 at 1:02 AM
Oh I just read rlhjr bringing up the “JPP to linebacker” nonsense he’s been on about since 2010.
Samardzija says:
September 15, 2012 at 6:56 AM
Really thought we were past that…
IMHO:
So what you are telling me is the Giant defense would not benefit from JPP taking on a role like Ware? And you are telling me that pound for pound JPP is not among the best if not the best athlete’s on the Giant defense?
I got news for you both, he can play and excel at any position of defense with the exception of corner and safety. (MAYBE box safety)
And you Betta Fn believe it. I don’t know what you are watching when he plays, but I see a talent who can be used in a multitude of situations. I also see someone who the offense must know and react to where he is on every snap.
And you tell me he can be moved around, be allowed to be rover? REALLY?
You are trying to tell me this kid can not stand up and rome the line of scrimmage to find a point at which he can exploit the opposing offensive line?
He could not drop back in coverage, and be as effective as Tuck? OK
You are kidding right? On am the most agile playes in the league today could not play a shallow zone defense three time a game? Sorry, but thats BS.
And just because the Giant offensive and defensive brain trust is sometimes SOS (Stuck On Stupid) and objects to inovation does not mean they are right.
Ask yourself what Parcells or Belichek would do with such a talent. What was done with Mario Williams and the afore mentioned Ware?………WAKE UP.
And yeah, I still love both of you bums. Flame suit on!
JPP had 16.5 sacks and almost 90 tackles last year. He was a btter player than Ware last year. Ware is like 255 and JPP is like 290 so there’s a significant difference. JPP had plenty of impact on game one but he needs help from is Osi, Tuck and the rest of to DL to finish plays.
Ware is a 3-4 LB whose job it is to move around, whereas JPP is a monstrous 4-3 RDE. Could he move around and do some damage? Of course. But why would you take his hand off the dirt where he routinely destroys top line LTs, so you could make him into Kiwi, an excellent player who isn’t in the same space sector as JPP? Child please!
Situationally, sure. But not more than that.
he can be moved around = he can’t be moved around
On am the most = One of the most
Does anybody know if there’s a way to just see Garafolo’s articles on USA today site?
I noticed he’s been writing mostly Giants/Jets AFC/NFC, I don’t think they break articles down by writer, just have to click and check
I can’t believe I just read FF55 comment on a rap song.