"This is what we're used to seeing from the Giants. . . These are the Giants of 2007!" I cannot recall how many times the announcers proclaimed such comments but was it ever true. Big Blue's Defense was unstoppable the first half against the Bears. Jay Cutler didn't know which way they were coming because they came from every direction. Last week Eli threw with his left hand. This week, Cutler threw with neither hand. It is most unfortunate that the Giants' offense could not collect on the wonderful opportunities provided in the first half.
On a positive note, when the offense finally decided to come into the game in the second half. It was absolutely wonderful watching them move so quickly downfield. How quickly? I changed the channel for a commercial break and before I had changed it back, the Giants had scored to make it 17-3. Eli seems to be hitting his targets just a little off. Don't panic though. He'll have a great week against Houston and Dallas: each team total is two interceptions and none were pretty. Detroit will be a stat booster.
If the D shows up next week, Schaub won't have a chance to pass 150 yards in the air. Arian Foster is the x factor. We've seen teams run on the Giants. But we're hoping for Tuck and Umenyiora to bring that same intensity that limited Chicago to 59 rushing yards. On Halloween, the Giants have a bye. This will provide a good time to measure how they stand and whether their record is 5-2 or 4-3. Anything less is unacceptable.
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