Itlan
01-10-2012, 11:15 AM
First of all, the Giants dominated that entire game. I don't remember them dominating it that badly, but my god. Crucial mistakes by McQuarters and others allowed the Pack to hang around, but they utterly dominated the Packers from start to finish.
Second, Osi was an absolute force. Holy crap, he must've rocked Favre atleast five times, and Tuck was flying around. Absolutely ridiculous to see these two in that form again.
Third, I believe this '11 team is more talented. The D-line is tough to compare, as Strahan was "that veteran" by this point, with Tuck and Osi being relatively young and healthy. We also had big ol' Freddy Robbins still and Cofield, but I believe this D is simply more talented all-around. The difference between '07 and '11 from what I can tell is that D FLEW around. As soon as the ball was out, they all flew to it like seeker missiles. You cannot tell me Michael Johnson, Gibril Wilson, and James Butler were more talented than KP and Antrel Rolle are today. Webster is playing at the same level, and Ross seems to be coming along at the right time. Kiwi plugs the hole just as well, if not better, than Kawika Mitchell ever did, and it seems like Chase has taken on the Pierce role as the non-athletic signal caller. And let's not forget Boley, who is simply playing high-caliber football. This D, to me, is simply more talented than it was in '11. That '07 team played as a unit however, and it remains to be seen if these guys can do that.
Offensively, I don't know if we have someone who could just take over a game like Plax did against Harris. It was just utterly ridiculous watching him, but Nicks, Cruz, and Manningham are simply a dynamic trio who can beat you anywhere and everywhere. Bradshaw does not look like he did in '07, but Jacobs looks BETTER than he did in '07. We don't have the O-line we once had (was nice seeing the fab 5 together), but Eli is playing at a much higher level and is much more in control of this offense, and that's the clincher to me.
This team CAN win. They can win it all, but it starts with the front 4. Hopefully our interior linemen can match the play we all know JPP, Tuck, and Osi are capable of.
Second, Osi was an absolute force. Holy crap, he must've rocked Favre atleast five times, and Tuck was flying around. Absolutely ridiculous to see these two in that form again.
Third, I believe this '11 team is more talented. The D-line is tough to compare, as Strahan was "that veteran" by this point, with Tuck and Osi being relatively young and healthy. We also had big ol' Freddy Robbins still and Cofield, but I believe this D is simply more talented all-around. The difference between '07 and '11 from what I can tell is that D FLEW around. As soon as the ball was out, they all flew to it like seeker missiles. You cannot tell me Michael Johnson, Gibril Wilson, and James Butler were more talented than KP and Antrel Rolle are today. Webster is playing at the same level, and Ross seems to be coming along at the right time. Kiwi plugs the hole just as well, if not better, than Kawika Mitchell ever did, and it seems like Chase has taken on the Pierce role as the non-athletic signal caller. And let's not forget Boley, who is simply playing high-caliber football. This D, to me, is simply more talented than it was in '11. That '07 team played as a unit however, and it remains to be seen if these guys can do that.
Offensively, I don't know if we have someone who could just take over a game like Plax did against Harris. It was just utterly ridiculous watching him, but Nicks, Cruz, and Manningham are simply a dynamic trio who can beat you anywhere and everywhere. Bradshaw does not look like he did in '07, but Jacobs looks BETTER than he did in '07. We don't have the O-line we once had (was nice seeing the fab 5 together), but Eli is playing at a much higher level and is much more in control of this offense, and that's the clincher to me.
This team CAN win. They can win it all, but it starts with the front 4. Hopefully our interior linemen can match the play we all know JPP, Tuck, and Osi are capable of.