It’s the well-oiled offensive machine against a banged-up defense that is ranked 32nd overall.
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Now it’s Brady’s turn. Someone brought up that Drew Brees threw for 505 yards against the Giants two weeks ago in New Orleans and asked why a different result should be expected with Brady. “You might mention it, but as I said, it’s a whole new ballgame”.
The current line has nine sacks in nine games. They pounded him in those games. It has to be consistent, not blow any assignments and be confident.
And on November 29 in Denver, Brady will get to do a little more legacy-leaving against the Manning boys, when he faces Peyton in a game that will go a long way toward determining home-field advantage for the playoffs in the AFC. As a coach you try to put the players in a position where they have a chance to compete, but players are the ones that make the plays, absolutely.
Brady still has plenty of weapons around him, but the offense will look different without Lewis in the mix. “So hopefully we can play well and catch them on a good night again”. “He’s very team-oriented. He’s been a very good addition with regard to his attitude, his work ethic, and he’s done a nice job running the ball, learning this offense, and obviously coming out of the backfield”. No other National Football League team owns a winning streak against the Patriots. The St. Louis Rams (1999-2000) and Indianapolis Colts (2005) share the record. While the Giants are tops in forcing turnovers, they’re dead last in sacks, with just 9 on the year. I know they worked well together and had a lot of leadership in the secondary from Everson Walls and … the huge play in the Super Bowl with Thurman Thomas.
As just one of three remaining unbeaten teams, the Patriots offer a unique challenge because they are among the league’s elite, but have also been in a few closer-than-expected games. They’ve turned it over an NFL-low 5 times and should be capable of continuing that trend even against NY.
“I wasn’t there”, Pierre-Paul said. He had two quarterback hits against Tampa Bay and two tackles.
“We see them every four years and just kind of caught them on the right nights, I guess”, Manning said. “It doesn’t hurt, there’s no pain, so I’m good”.
Belichick knows that Coughlin has no fear of him when preparing to play the Patriots.
“You have to mix”, Coughlin said. “It all happens on Sundays”. Proud to have coached that group, and we had a good coaching staff, guys that I really enjoyed coaching with and players.
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NOTES: Starting left guard Justin Pugh is undergoing the concussion protocol and did not practice. CB Prince Amukamara (pectoral) and CB Leon McFadden (groin) were limited. So, should the Giants be able to play “keep away” and keep the scoring down, as Coughlin hopes, Sunday could be yet another tight thriller in what’s becoming a rather entertaining series.
