'Bring the Pain' Stepping away from the panic button, slowly

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Did anyone actually think we were better than the Giants??? I have news for everyone. They are a better football team than we are. From ownership on down the freakin water boys they're better. Can someone tell me any area where we're better than NY? I can't think of one. I'm not going to panic cause I know they're better than us. Let's regroup next week.

We're probably better in both lines.

Less confident about the offensive lines, obviously, but their forte is run blocking, and well, they didn't open many holes at all today.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

We're probably better in both lines.

Less confident about the offensive lines, obviously, but their forte is run blocking, and well, they didn't open many holes at all today.

What????????????????? They have better lines on both sides of the ball hands down.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

What????????????????? They have better lines on both sides of the ball hands down.

Not really. That's a media creation that doesn't hold up on tape.

They do have better pass protection units, but that has more to do with their back and tight end pickups than the actual 5 offensive lineman.

[jamf]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Not really. That's a media creation that doesn't hold up on tape.

They do have better pass protection units, but that has more to do with their back and tight end pickups than the actual 5 offensive lineman.

I couldn't disagree more.
Both of their lines are far more dominant than ours.

They don't have a weekness on either unit.
Our Dline can't rush the passer.
Our Oline can't run block.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by jamf

I couldn't disagree more.
Both of their lines are far more dominant than ours.

They don't have a weekness on either unit.
Our Dline can't rush the passer.
Our Oline can't run block.

Both of the turnovers today were created by DL pressure. We've been a good run defensive line since 2004.

Our OL kept them from collapsing the pocket on Campbell for most of the game, which was key to give us a chance.

I don't, for the record, believe that either of our units, offense or defense is as good as theirs. But I think the difference is in the skill positions on offense, and back seven on defense. Not on the lines where both teams are very strong.