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netnalp
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Yenrub
Footballguy
RG3 is worlds better than Sexy RexyAny word on if Canty is going to come off PUP this week?
netnalp
Footballguy
He said last week he'd be ready to go. Don't know if that is playing shape ready to go. I want him back but hope he doesn't pull a hammy, groin or some other nagging injury by not being in game shape.'Yenrub said:'Uncle Leo said:
netnalp
Footballguy
Nice post from BBI:
Anatomy of a running play....
Joey in VA : 10/15/2012 8:36 pm
So I had to re-watch some of the Giants 49ers game because I suppose I'm deranged (but I guess I'll just have to call) but I had to see why we ran the ball so effectively against the best front 7 in football. I won't bore you guys with play by play non sense, but Gilbride's comment about Justin Smith holding his man proved to be something we used to have some success, and it cannot be overstated how well Henry Hynoski did leading the way all afternoon. The play that may have put the nail in the coffin, to me anyway, was with 13:47 left in the 4th quarter, Giants up 20 with a 2nd and 8 at their own 19.5 yard line. Many will argue Wilson's return was the game and that has its merits but the back breaking run was to me, this play.
The Giants lined in a standard Pro-Set with the TE on the left side and the 49ers, as is their way countered with a base 3-4 cover 2 shell, almost not expecting the run and again challenging the Giants to put it on the ground. That is the arrogance of this defense and its DC, that down 20 deep inside the Giants own side of the field, they choose to play man on man football and let their players win the battles. Guess what kids? These aren't the 1978 Steelers, so their hubris is their biggest mistake.
On the snap, the Giants start to slide right, a typical Gilbride running play that hopes to move the front 7 and hit them backside with a counter gap run. Martellus Bennett easily turns his man, OLB Aldon Smith outside. LG Kevin Boothe immediately fires out on Navarrro Bowman and swallows him for lunch, FB Henry Hynoski absolutely hammers Patrick Wilson in the left side B gap who had taken a step to his left to pursue what appeared to be the play side movement of LG Chris Snee and RT Sean Locklear. What gave Willis the key was C David Baas hook blocking the LDE which gave the appearance of a run to the right side up the A gap. Willis guessed wrong and got crunched by Hynoski.
What made the play go though, was LT Will Beatty letting RDE Justin Smith get upfield on his inside shoulder, which made Smith hold Beatty (his usual tactic for allowing his LBs to flow to the play and the item that Gilbride said he got away with murder on) and start to stack him up inside to get to the play on the ride side of the A gap. Beatty essentially allowed Smith to grab hold and ride him too far upfield to make a difference and Bradshaw squirted by for a 27 yard gain between now huge hole Smith and the NT. At one point, Beatty drops his right hand to maintain his balance as Smith desperately tried to grab on to get himself in position to make a play...only to ultimately fail miserably. Beatty essentially let Smith hold him and as he tried to break free, Bradshaw was already in the hole and upfield before Smith knew what was going on.
If you have the game tivo'd or get so see it on replay, watch this sequence, it's just pure run blocking goodness designed by Gilbride and Flaherty and carried out masterfully by Bennett, Beatty, Hynoski, Baas, Snee, Locklear and Boothe. A 27 yard run might not be a world beater, but on this play the Giants just completely out schemed a physical front 7 and left them wondering what if for the rest of the day.
Anatomy of a running play....
Joey in VA : 10/15/2012 8:36 pm
So I had to re-watch some of the Giants 49ers game because I suppose I'm deranged (but I guess I'll just have to call) but I had to see why we ran the ball so effectively against the best front 7 in football. I won't bore you guys with play by play non sense, but Gilbride's comment about Justin Smith holding his man proved to be something we used to have some success, and it cannot be overstated how well Henry Hynoski did leading the way all afternoon. The play that may have put the nail in the coffin, to me anyway, was with 13:47 left in the 4th quarter, Giants up 20 with a 2nd and 8 at their own 19.5 yard line. Many will argue Wilson's return was the game and that has its merits but the back breaking run was to me, this play.
The Giants lined in a standard Pro-Set with the TE on the left side and the 49ers, as is their way countered with a base 3-4 cover 2 shell, almost not expecting the run and again challenging the Giants to put it on the ground. That is the arrogance of this defense and its DC, that down 20 deep inside the Giants own side of the field, they choose to play man on man football and let their players win the battles. Guess what kids? These aren't the 1978 Steelers, so their hubris is their biggest mistake.
On the snap, the Giants start to slide right, a typical Gilbride running play that hopes to move the front 7 and hit them backside with a counter gap run. Martellus Bennett easily turns his man, OLB Aldon Smith outside. LG Kevin Boothe immediately fires out on Navarrro Bowman and swallows him for lunch, FB Henry Hynoski absolutely hammers Patrick Wilson in the left side B gap who had taken a step to his left to pursue what appeared to be the play side movement of LG Chris Snee and RT Sean Locklear. What gave Willis the key was C David Baas hook blocking the LDE which gave the appearance of a run to the right side up the A gap. Willis guessed wrong and got crunched by Hynoski.
What made the play go though, was LT Will Beatty letting RDE Justin Smith get upfield on his inside shoulder, which made Smith hold Beatty (his usual tactic for allowing his LBs to flow to the play and the item that Gilbride said he got away with murder on) and start to stack him up inside to get to the play on the ride side of the A gap. Beatty essentially allowed Smith to grab hold and ride him too far upfield to make a difference and Bradshaw squirted by for a 27 yard gain between now huge hole Smith and the NT. At one point, Beatty drops his right hand to maintain his balance as Smith desperately tried to grab on to get himself in position to make a play...only to ultimately fail miserably. Beatty essentially let Smith hold him and as he tried to break free, Bradshaw was already in the hole and upfield before Smith knew what was going on.
If you have the game tivo'd or get so see it on replay, watch this sequence, it's just pure run blocking goodness designed by Gilbride and Flaherty and carried out masterfully by Bennett, Beatty, Hynoski, Baas, Snee, Locklear and Boothe. A 27 yard run might not be a world beater, but on this play the Giants just completely out schemed a physical front 7 and left them wondering what if for the rest of the day.
Faust
MVP
netnalp
Footballguy
Giants will likely need to win 3 of their 4 remaining division games to win the NFC East. I just hope they don't come out flat after the big win against the '9ers. The Giants can beat anyone but they've shown in the past they can be beat by anyone if they are off their game.
harryhood
Footballguy
Took a trip down to the game yesterday and was pleased to see a great comeback. Watching RGIII live is something else, the guy is extremely quick and I was amazed at how fast the balls got from point A to B. He let a few throws loose that just had me shaking my head. All in all a great game, and I think this team is starting to get a little healthy and a little more swagger. Going to be a battle down the stretch, and I'm glad they came up big when they needed a divisional win. Seriously who can stop Eli Manning, other than himself?
Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
I can't stress enough how good this team has played even though it has endured some injuries. This is very high reflection on the coaching on all levels. Just exceptional how they are coping with any injuries they face and keep on clicking.
Manning had by his standards a very bad game yesterday. He missed throws that he makes in his sleep and had a couple of poor decisions. But as per usual there is no better clutch player in all of the NFL and he proved why is he in the running this year for MVP as we are almost at the half way point.
Manning had by his standards a very bad game yesterday. He missed throws that he makes in his sleep and had a couple of poor decisions. But as per usual there is no better clutch player in all of the NFL and he proved why is he in the running this year for MVP as we are almost at the half way point.
netnalp
Footballguy
A blow-out ends up being a skin of the teeth win, only the Giants. 6-2 all the rest of the NFC east lost so the Giants take a big lead in the division. Hope the offense works the kinks out. This game shouldn't have been so close. Hopefully it keeps them from the down game they usually have after a big win.
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Avery
Footballguy
The Giant offense played poorly today.They gave up a huge lead early, lost all the momentum, were down late. They won almost despite themselves.The good news is that most teams have days like this. Top teams find ways to win those games.
Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
Exactly.Some untimely drops, no rhythm on offense, but still got the win. Dallas should get some credit for having a very good pass defense as well, but did not like some of the play calling in this game on offense. Oh well take the win and let's move forward.
36th Chamber
Footballguy
36th Chamber
Footballguy
netnalp
Footballguy
Players the Giants have tried out during the bye week:
@JennyVrentas
Giants tryouts yesterday: Joseph Addai, James Carmon, Bubba Forrest, Dante Hughes, Kregg Lumpkin, Trumaine McBride, Mewelde Moore... Tryouts (cont.): Curtis Painter, Ryan Torain, Jabara Williams.
@JennyVrentas
Giants tryouts yesterday: Joseph Addai, James Carmon, Bubba Forrest, Dante Hughes, Kregg Lumpkin, Trumaine McBride, Mewelde Moore... Tryouts (cont.): Curtis Painter, Ryan Torain, Jabara Williams.
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netnalp
Footballguy
Nice post from a guy at BBI
Playoff scenarios (after WAS win over DAL)
ray in arlington : 11/22/2012 9:03 pm
So with the Giants now at 6-4, and Dallas and Washington at 5-6, here's the playoff situation:
GIANTS take NFC East at 12-4 or 11-5.
GIANTS at 10-6:
Giants have an excellent chance to make the playoffs if they go 4-2 and get to 10-6. They only lose the division if DAL or WAS win out. Even if that happened a wild card is still likely.
GIANTS at 9-7:
Giants have a good chance is they go 3-3 and get to 9-7. To win the division, they probably have to finish with a better record than the other NFC East Teams or win a tiebreak by beating WAS again. Wild card chances are pretty good because the Giants will have at least a 7-5 conference record (maybe 8-4).
GIANTS at 8-8:
At 8-8 the Giants are unlikely to get in unless the other NFC East teams all do worse or the Giants win a tiebreak by beating WAS again. A Wild card is very unlikely.
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Detailed NFC East stuff
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Except for 1 case described below, ties with DAL and WAS will be settled solely on the basis of the remaining division games.
2-way tie with Dallas:
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DAL takes a 2-way tie over the Giants at 10-6.
For Giants to take a 2-way tie over DAL at 9-7, 8-8 or 7-9, one of the following has to happen:
A) (very unlikely) Dal loses to PHIL AND DAL loses to WAS AND Giants go 1-1 or better in their remaining Phil/WAS games AND Dal catches the giants at 8-8 or 7-9
B) Dal goes 1-1 in their remaining Phil/WAS games AND GIANTS beat PHIL AND GIANTS beat WAS AND Dal catches the giants at 9-7 or 8-8
2-way tie with WAS:
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If Giants beat WAS, Giants win this tiebreak.
If Giants lose to WAS, WAS takes the tiebreak at 10-6 (WAS wins out) or 9-7. Almost certainly, WAS takes the tiebreak at 8-8 or 7-9 too. At 8-8 or 7-9, the only ways for NYG win this tiebreak is if WAS loses to DAL AND WAS loses to PHIL AND NYG beat PHIL AND GB beats NYG and then:
A) (very unlikely) NYG and WAS both get to 8-8 Giants could then win tiebreak by beating ATL or NO, or failing that, take strength of victory.
B) (extremely unlikely) NYG and WAS both get to 7-9 and Giants take strength of victory
3-way tie with WAS and DAL:
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If Giants beat WAS, this goes to NYG.
If Giants lose to WAS, the Giants can't win this tiebreak.
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WILD CARD
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Excluding the likely division winners, and assuming the giants don't finish 3rd in the
NFC East, there are 2 spots available, probably from this group:
GB 7-3 (5-2 CONF)
NYG 6-4 (5-2 CONF)
SEA 6-4 (4-4 CONF)
MINN 6-4 (4-3 CONF)
TB 6-4 (3-4 CONF)
NO 5-5 (3-3 CONF)
The Giants have a win over TB. Results against GB and NO are TBD.
The Giants have the best conf record of the group. They have 5 conf games left and only 1 non-conf (vs BAL).
If they get to 10-6 their conference record will be either 9-3 (very likely to make it) or 8-4 (probably good enough)
If they get to 9-7 their conference record will either be 8-4 (maybe good enough to win tiebreaker) or 7-5 (probably messy).
Playoff scenarios (after WAS win over DAL)
ray in arlington : 11/22/2012 9:03 pm
So with the Giants now at 6-4, and Dallas and Washington at 5-6, here's the playoff situation:
GIANTS take NFC East at 12-4 or 11-5.
GIANTS at 10-6:
Giants have an excellent chance to make the playoffs if they go 4-2 and get to 10-6. They only lose the division if DAL or WAS win out. Even if that happened a wild card is still likely.
GIANTS at 9-7:
Giants have a good chance is they go 3-3 and get to 9-7. To win the division, they probably have to finish with a better record than the other NFC East Teams or win a tiebreak by beating WAS again. Wild card chances are pretty good because the Giants will have at least a 7-5 conference record (maybe 8-4).
GIANTS at 8-8:
At 8-8 the Giants are unlikely to get in unless the other NFC East teams all do worse or the Giants win a tiebreak by beating WAS again. A Wild card is very unlikely.
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Detailed NFC East stuff
====================================
Except for 1 case described below, ties with DAL and WAS will be settled solely on the basis of the remaining division games.
2-way tie with Dallas:
-----------------------
DAL takes a 2-way tie over the Giants at 10-6.
For Giants to take a 2-way tie over DAL at 9-7, 8-8 or 7-9, one of the following has to happen:
A) (very unlikely) Dal loses to PHIL AND DAL loses to WAS AND Giants go 1-1 or better in their remaining Phil/WAS games AND Dal catches the giants at 8-8 or 7-9
B) Dal goes 1-1 in their remaining Phil/WAS games AND GIANTS beat PHIL AND GIANTS beat WAS AND Dal catches the giants at 9-7 or 8-8
2-way tie with WAS:
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If Giants beat WAS, Giants win this tiebreak.
If Giants lose to WAS, WAS takes the tiebreak at 10-6 (WAS wins out) or 9-7. Almost certainly, WAS takes the tiebreak at 8-8 or 7-9 too. At 8-8 or 7-9, the only ways for NYG win this tiebreak is if WAS loses to DAL AND WAS loses to PHIL AND NYG beat PHIL AND GB beats NYG and then:
A) (very unlikely) NYG and WAS both get to 8-8 Giants could then win tiebreak by beating ATL or NO, or failing that, take strength of victory.
B) (extremely unlikely) NYG and WAS both get to 7-9 and Giants take strength of victory
3-way tie with WAS and DAL:
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If Giants beat WAS, this goes to NYG.
If Giants lose to WAS, the Giants can't win this tiebreak.
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WILD CARD
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Excluding the likely division winners, and assuming the giants don't finish 3rd in the
NFC East, there are 2 spots available, probably from this group:
GB 7-3 (5-2 CONF)
NYG 6-4 (5-2 CONF)
SEA 6-4 (4-4 CONF)
MINN 6-4 (4-3 CONF)
TB 6-4 (3-4 CONF)
NO 5-5 (3-3 CONF)
The Giants have a win over TB. Results against GB and NO are TBD.
The Giants have the best conf record of the group. They have 5 conf games left and only 1 non-conf (vs BAL).
If they get to 10-6 their conference record will be either 9-3 (very likely to make it) or 8-4 (probably good enough)
If they get to 9-7 their conference record will either be 8-4 (maybe good enough to win tiebreaker) or 7-5 (probably messy).
Yenrub
Footballguy
Huge but costly! Andre Brown gone for the rest of the seasonTime for Wilson to step up. I assume they will bring in another back because they are down to 3 on the roster (Bradshaw, Wilson and Hynoski)
netnalp
Footballguy
Most of the season, he is on IR where he can comeback. So he'd be able to play in the Super Bowl. I'm eager to see what Wilson can do.
Somebody
Footballguy
Sucks for Brown since he was playing so well and had been thru so much, but I am also interested in seeing what Wilson can do.
Avery
Footballguy
We're all interested to see Wilson, but Brown is powerful and determined at the goal line and keeps some close-quarters wear and tear off of Bradshaw. Wilson is not that kind of back meaning Bradshaw back in at the goal line.
Banemorth
Footballguy
If he gets touches over Wilson I'm disowning the team.
netnalp
Footballguy
5th on the depth chart. He had a couple of snaps in the GB game but wasn't targeted. I'm wondering who gets cut if Torain signs.
GeorgeCostanza
Footballguy
lol
they're going to make sure wilson doesnt touch the field unless it's garbage time huh
they're going to make sure wilson doesnt touch the field unless it's garbage time huh
netnalp
Footballguy
I'd be shocked if they trust the FA's over Wilson. I think it's mainly because they have 2 RBs on IR.
GeorgeCostanza
Footballguy
yet he's never been given the chance at goal line carries so all you're doing is assuming based on his body typeblount is a big RB and he's absolutely abysmal in short yardage
netnalp
Footballguy
Wilson is an inch shorter and same weight as Tiki Barber who was a great short yardage RB. I think technique is better than bigger in goal line. Just need to see if Wilson can do it. I don't think he's as much of a slasher/scat-back that many people think he is. Just like people say he's small, when he's about the average size for a RB at 5'9" 205 Lbs.
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netnalp
Footballguy
The Make-A-Wish foundation flew Adam and his family to New York.
Also a Giants fan that frequently posts on Big Blue Interactive.com posted this today:
Thank You NY Giants
MaineMike : 11:42 pm
My wife passed away during the Packers game the other night and tonight at her wake was flowers sent from John Mara and Steve Tisch next to her... I want to thank Eric and Pat Hanlon for making this happen.. I think a lot of Patriots fans in my area learned what a class act the Giants are... It was asked to me over and over. "The Giants sent Jodi flowers?".. It touched my heart, thank you...
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It's admirable that the Giants owners made such a gesture to a fan.
Also a Giants fan that frequently posts on Big Blue Interactive.com posted this today:
Thank You NY Giants
MaineMike : 11:42 pm
My wife passed away during the Packers game the other night and tonight at her wake was flowers sent from John Mara and Steve Tisch next to her... I want to thank Eric and Pat Hanlon for making this happen.. I think a lot of Patriots fans in my area learned what a class act the Giants are... It was asked to me over and over. "The Giants sent Jodi flowers?".. It touched my heart, thank you...
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It's admirable that the Giants owners made such a gesture to a fan.
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netnalp
Footballguy
From BBI:
Playoff scenarios (after WAS win over NYG)
ray in arlington : 12:20 am
NOTE: I'm assuming there are no tie games.
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The Giants have almost clinched a playoff spot if they go 3-1 and get to 10-6.
For Giants to get to 10-6 and miss the playoffs:
Need a DAL win out OR a WAS win out
AND
GB and CHI both go at least 11-5
AND
1) SEA wins out OR 2) SEA goes 3-1 and Giants go 3-1 with one of the wins against BAL and SEA clinches SOV
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NFC EAST RACE
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NYG 7-5, WAS 6-6, DAL 6-6
With 4 games left, the Giants
- are 1 game ahead of DAL and WAS. Giants lose 2-way tiebreak to DAL, lose 2-way tiebreak to WAS, and finish 3rd in 3-way tiebreak with DAL and WAS. In other words, they must finish with a better record than DAL and WAS to win the NFC East.
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WILD CARD
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- Giants are likely to be wildcard if they go 3-1 and DAL or WAS wins out, as shown at the top of the post.
- Good wild card chance if they go 2-2, with the 2 wins coming from the 3 conference games (NO, ATL, PHIL). I think, at a minimum, SEA would have to go 3-1 or 4-0 for the Giants not to make it in this case. The Giants have to avoid finishing in a 3-way tie at 9-7 which puts them in 3rd place (see below)
- Tough to get wild card if they go 2-2 and one of the wins is against BAL.
Excluding ATL (likely division winner), and SF (still with a 1.5 lead in the West), and assuming the Giants don't win the division and don't finish 3rd in the NFC East, there are 2 spots available, probably from this group:
GB 8-4 (6-3 CONF) or CHI 8-4 (5-3 CONF)
NYG 7-5 (6-3 CONF)
SEA 7-5 (5-4 CONF)
MINN 6-6 (4-5 CONF)
TB 6-6 (3-6 CONF)
There's also
STL 5-6-1 (5-3-1 CONF)
NO 5-7 (3-5 CONF)
I don't list DAL or WAS because I'm assuming that one of them takes the division and the other finishes behind the Giants in 3rd place.
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What happens if the Giants finish 3rd in the East?
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The 2nd place team in the East would have to advance as the 1st wild card in order for the Giants to be considered for the 2nd wild card. Note that the giants can't finish 3rd at 10-6 (because WAS and DAL will play eachother), but they can finish 3rd at 9-7.
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SEEDING
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#1 ATL 11-1
#2 SF 8-3-1
#3 GB 8-4 (CONF 6-3) or CHI 8-4 (CONF 5-3, w/ loss to GB
and 1 more game against GB)
#4 NYG 7-5 (CONF 6-3)
Giants can't be in a tiebreak situation with SF unless they play a tie game themselves. So it's unlikely the head-to-head win over SF will apply.
GB/NYG 2-way tiebreak: This goes to NYG head-to-head
CHI/NYG 2-way tiebreak:
This goes to NYG. If NYG ties with CHI at the end of the season, NYG will have a better conference record.
CHI/GB/NYG 3-way tiebreak:
This goes to NYG. It reduces to CHI/NYG (see above) or GB/NYG (head to head to NYG), since the division tiebreak has to be applied first.
Playoff scenarios (after WAS win over NYG)
ray in arlington : 12:20 am
NOTE: I'm assuming there are no tie games.
===================================
The Giants have almost clinched a playoff spot if they go 3-1 and get to 10-6.
For Giants to get to 10-6 and miss the playoffs:
Need a DAL win out OR a WAS win out
AND
GB and CHI both go at least 11-5
AND
1) SEA wins out OR 2) SEA goes 3-1 and Giants go 3-1 with one of the wins against BAL and SEA clinches SOV
===========================================
NFC EAST RACE
===========================================
NYG 7-5, WAS 6-6, DAL 6-6
With 4 games left, the Giants
- are 1 game ahead of DAL and WAS. Giants lose 2-way tiebreak to DAL, lose 2-way tiebreak to WAS, and finish 3rd in 3-way tiebreak with DAL and WAS. In other words, they must finish with a better record than DAL and WAS to win the NFC East.
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WILD CARD
===============================
- Giants are likely to be wildcard if they go 3-1 and DAL or WAS wins out, as shown at the top of the post.
- Good wild card chance if they go 2-2, with the 2 wins coming from the 3 conference games (NO, ATL, PHIL). I think, at a minimum, SEA would have to go 3-1 or 4-0 for the Giants not to make it in this case. The Giants have to avoid finishing in a 3-way tie at 9-7 which puts them in 3rd place (see below)
- Tough to get wild card if they go 2-2 and one of the wins is against BAL.
Excluding ATL (likely division winner), and SF (still with a 1.5 lead in the West), and assuming the Giants don't win the division and don't finish 3rd in the NFC East, there are 2 spots available, probably from this group:
GB 8-4 (6-3 CONF) or CHI 8-4 (5-3 CONF)
NYG 7-5 (6-3 CONF)
SEA 7-5 (5-4 CONF)
MINN 6-6 (4-5 CONF)
TB 6-6 (3-6 CONF)
There's also
STL 5-6-1 (5-3-1 CONF)
NO 5-7 (3-5 CONF)
I don't list DAL or WAS because I'm assuming that one of them takes the division and the other finishes behind the Giants in 3rd place.
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What happens if the Giants finish 3rd in the East?
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The 2nd place team in the East would have to advance as the 1st wild card in order for the Giants to be considered for the 2nd wild card. Note that the giants can't finish 3rd at 10-6 (because WAS and DAL will play eachother), but they can finish 3rd at 9-7.
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SEEDING
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#1 ATL 11-1
#2 SF 8-3-1
#3 GB 8-4 (CONF 6-3) or CHI 8-4 (CONF 5-3, w/ loss to GB
and 1 more game against GB)
#4 NYG 7-5 (CONF 6-3)
Giants can't be in a tiebreak situation with SF unless they play a tie game themselves. So it's unlikely the head-to-head win over SF will apply.
GB/NYG 2-way tiebreak: This goes to NYG head-to-head
CHI/NYG 2-way tiebreak:
This goes to NYG. If NYG ties with CHI at the end of the season, NYG will have a better conference record.
CHI/GB/NYG 3-way tiebreak:
This goes to NYG. It reduces to CHI/NYG (see above) or GB/NYG (head to head to NYG), since the division tiebreak has to be applied first.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Who likely covers Sproels out of the backfield? Are they capable of covering him?
Yenrub
Footballguy
I would guess if its a LB it will be Jacquian Willimas who is just coming back from injury or if its a S (assuming they use the 3 safety look) it will be Anterll Rolle.
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