Big Blue View answers your questions about the Giants

For the Giants, it all starts up front. If the defensive line isn’t getting pressure, it exposes the linebacking core for what they ultimately are, which is mediocre. The Giants should have Aaron Ross back at corner, which will help tremendously, they like to use him on blitzes as well.

So I should list you as “Falcon Optimist”? 7 games to go, don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater just yet.

For some reason, our DC was calling an insane amount of zone blitzes, having our pass rushers cover tight ends, and our weak links be responsible for tons of space.

Once we started phasing it out, we’ve been so much better on defense

when he had that one big game. I remember telling a friend, “That’ll be his top statistical game all year.” My best guess is he’ll pick up maybe 2-3 TDs the rest of the way. There is potential for another breakout game, but the Giants play some decent defenses along the way. Frankly there are probably better options out there.
Oh and when you drop him he’ll get all 3 of those TDs in one day and you’ll hate me.

he’s explosive, but he seems to lose focus and has a bad case of the dropsies. I like him, but he’s not a reliable #2. Luckily it looks like Smith and rookie Hakeem Nicks are going to be our top 2 receivers for a while, so Manningham can slide into the #3 spot and do a pretty good job

No offense, but Eli has really struggled where the pressure has been relentless. Basically anything we can do to keep Eli from establishing a rhythm will work.

If that means Smitty needs to run on the field in a Scream mask on and a fake machete, then so be it.

1) According to Yahoo Sports, he’s been in for 4 games, but its felt like a lot less than that.
However, when he’s been on the field, he’s been electric. He is by far our most athletic linebacker, and he is crucial for our defense to go back to new york giants, domination defense

2) I didn’t hear his name called, so yeah, I’d take it as a good sign. Part of it is the change in schemes. With CC, for some reason we’d be calling tons of zone blitzes that would leave CC in pass coverage (something he sucks at) while having our corners be in some zone. It really exploited CC, and took away from what he is good at, which is making big hits and run support.
For some idiotic reason, our nickel formation vs the Eagles was with Rouse, Johnson, and Brown, our three worst cover DBs, instead of using another corner.

3) Yeah, the commercial is pretty terrible.
I don’t know about his shoulder. Most Giant players hate giving excuses for their performances, so I t think we won’t really know how bad/good his shoulder is until the end of the season. The bye week can’t hurt though.

4) Definitely. The last 3-4 games he’s been running like the Juggernaut we know and love. The only problem is he hasn’t been getting enough touches. 11 carries against the chargers, and with Bradshaw’s injury, we’d hope they increase his workload. Give him 20 touches, and I’ll guarantee he’ll have a hundred yard game.