Nfl 2013

[HonestTruth]

Yeah, I said that back when they were 0-5....Up until this last game, I'd placed a good deal of the blame on Coughlin's shoulders, but that bears game loss belongs solely to Eli...been a Giants fan for 20+ years, and dealt with some rough seasons, but this is ridiculous!

I've been a Jints fan for 50+ years and this has been a major disappointment to say the least.

For years we depended on having a strong fullback to protect the HB and QB. A Maurice Carthon or Tucker Frederickson type. Today we don't have such a player and this is a major component that is necessary to the Jints offensive scheme.


Eli is not by nature a role out QB - he has been forced to run for his life because he is not getting the protection he needs. A better OL and a solid FB is what he needs. Once this lack is corrected, he will be play up to his skill and make the Jints more of an offensive threat.

 

[Metal Minister]

I've been a Jints fan for 50+ years and this has been a major disappointment to say the least.

For years we depended on having a strong fullback to protect the HB and QB. A Maurice Carthon or Tucker Frederickson type. Today we don't have such a player and this is a major component that is necessary to the Jints offensive scheme.

Eli is not by nature a role out QB - he has been forced to run for his life because he is not getting the protection he needs. A better OL and a solid FB is what he needs. Once this lack is corrected, he will be play up to his skill and make the Jints more of an offensive threat.

I agree completely! I just wish Coughlin had more creativity in his protection schemes. Why not run 3 wide, and drop a tight end into the back field like a fullback, with a true fullback to Eli's other side. (Kind of a modified wishbone.) Then use a few quick slants or short ins and outs to keep the defense back a little. Don't get me wrong, Jacobs showed he still has something left in the tank on Thursday, but he's a poor blocker (always has been) and can't catch anything out of the backfield. It's sad that even at 0-6 we're only 2 games out of first in our division. The NFC East is not the animal it used to be!