Feb

4

Congrats (again) to the Giants!

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

February 4, 2008 |

Belichick scurries back to the hole he climbed out ofWhod’ve thunk it? The Giants somehow, someway beat the Patriots! This was not a fluke of a victory–no bad calls, no incredible gaffes, etc. The Giants EARNED this win by outplaying the supposedly immortal Patriots in every phase of the game.

For Jet fans, I think we have to be pleased for the Giants. They beat our most hated rival (sorry, the Dolphins no longer own that moniker), and they made Bill Belichick look like a bigger jerk than he already is. I loved the postgame interview with Chris Myers–he could barely get the words out of his mouth because he was so stunned at what happened to him and his team.

Watching the way the Giants played has given me some hope for the Jets’ future, as well as a blueprint for them to follow. First, they need to give Kellen Clemens every opportunity to succeed. As we have seen with the Giants, they stuck with Eli Manning through thick and thin, and now look at the payoff. Can Clemens emulate Manning? It’s too early to tell, but the Jet organization has to turn the page on Chad Pennington and go with Clemens for a while.

Next, the Giant defensive line demonstrated that in order to win, you need to put pressure on the quarterback. As we well know, the Jets had an anemic pass rush last season, and that should be the focus of their offseason efforts, along with improving the offensive line.

Last, but not least, the Giants showed us that if you believe in yourself and play with passion, you can overcome any obstacles. The “cerebral” approach by Belichick and the Patriots has been successful, no question about it. However, when it comes down to one game, you have to want it more than your opponent, and the Giants showed that this game meant everything, and they played like it.

My hat’s off to the Giants, and next season can’t come soon enough!

P.S. Speaking of the Patriots, Gary Myers reports that Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel may be an acquisition target for the Jets. Teaming him up with Darelle Revis would make the Jet secondary one to be reckoned with.


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  1. Iron Sheik on March 25, 2008 1:50 pm

    Where’s the JET draft information? I think the Jets should trade their #1 pick? What do you think?

    Also … I think you should have a link to COMPOSTINGS … another green site …

    Toodles …

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