Big Blue Notes

I wrote this once only to have my computer screw up on me.  So I'll try it again.

I am looking forward to Sunday's game in Lambeau like you would not believe.  No, I'm not overly confident.  I will not predict victory here.  The Giants go in as a legitimate underdog, just like in Tampa and in Dallas.  I'm excited because my team is playing a championship game in a classic setting.  Giants vs. Packers at Lambeau Field in January.  It doesn't get better than that.

Okay, okay it gets better if the Giants win.  But how does that happen?

When the Giants have the ball, they need to do to Green Bay what Dallas did last week, keep the offense on the field with long, clock eating drives.  This involves a lot of running, but with Jacobs, Bradshaw and a little of Droughns thrown in, the Giants are capable.  Eli has to complete a couple of passes early in the game to keep his rhythm and his confidence in tact and to keep Green Bay's defense honest.

When the Packers have the ball, Favre needs to get hit, a lot.  There must be pressure.  Favre's a gambler by nature and the less time he has to think about his options, the riskier his passing gets.  The secondary, though banged up, has actually been playing well.  Corey Webster has been playing great in shutting down Joey Galloway and Terrell Owens in the past two weeks.  The defense held the Dallas offense in check last week and could do the same against the Packers this week in bad weather.  I know the Packers, especially Brett Favre, are used to bad weather, but that doesn't mean it doesn't affect them at all.

Special teams will be key I believe.  They usually are in big games and bad weather games.  Here's where I think the Giants have the edge, especially with the experienced Jeff FEagles punting.  But bad weather can make for crazy conditions on special teams.  I can see the game turning on a shortened punt that hits a player from the receiving team in the back.  If this game is close, I think it will be, I think it might turn on a big turnover.

Again, I make no prediction.  The Giants are capable of winning this game.  The odds are against them, but they have been for the past two weeks.

Giants vs. Packers.  Lambeau Field.  January.

If you're not watching this game on Sunday, you're not a football fan.

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• #12 Comment from trickage2 
  1/20/08 10:23 PM | Permalink

  look at the time from my 1st entry...guess NY Blue is all I can do. Brett...u cool. But twice as humble, as I was the 1st time, I said goodbye.
• #11 Comment from trickage2 
  1/20/08 10:15 PM | Permalink

  fuck yeah baybee...congrats
• #10 Comment from trickage2 
  1/20/08 10:13 PM | Permalink

  nailed it
• #9 Comment from trickage2 
  1/20/08 10:12 PM | Permalink

  the kick...again...ot
• #8 Comment from trickage2 
  1/20/08 10:10 PM | Permalink

  told ya