A thorough ASS WOOPING!!

[SmootSmack]

Our first full drive of the 2nd quarter against the Giants was a 6 play (3 run, 3 pass) drive that resulted in a TD pass to Cooley. Not dramatically different from the start of this week's 2nd quarter (fewer plays though)

Also, in the 3rd quarter against the Giants we ran a total of 6 plays (not counting punts), including 4 passing plays...for a total of -2 yards. That can't all be on playcalling

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Our first full drive of the 2nd quarter against the Giants was a 6 play (3 run, 3 pass) drive that resulted in a TD pass to Cooley. Not dramatically different from the start of this week's 2nd quarter (fewer plays though)

Also, in the 3rd quarter against the Giants we ran a total of 6 plays (not counting punts), including 4 passing plays...for a total of -2 yards. That can't all be on playcalling

Which tells me that you don't want to take the aggressive approach on offense, but a more ball controlled approach...especially when the Giants have proven themselves to be a second half team. Or, at least to control the ball more on offense when you see the Giants heating up on offense. They had gotten into a rhythm in that second half, and we kept giving them the ball back when their offense was hot. In retrospect, we should've controlled the ball more by running it more.

You can't be all balls out aggressive with every team you go up against. There are going to be some teams that you want to play keep away from. The Lions today were a smoke and mirrors team that we exposed all day long. It's easy to be aggressive against teams like that.

I would suspect that next week, if we get another double digit lead up on the Packers, we need to play ball controlled and keep Favre off the field. Brett can't beat us if he's sitting on the bench. You don't want to get into a shoot out with Bret Farve.