For the New Orleans Saints, Week 1 was certainly one to forget.
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The New England Patriots have listed tight end Rob Gronkowski as qu… The point totals for those meetings: 75, 73, 79, and last year’s 101-point shootout.
Everyone knows what Drew Brees did to the Giants defense past year in throwing for 505 yards and seven touchdowns.
“It’s very satisfying”, Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie said.
It’s also going to be tougher for Brees.
While there was more to be desired from the New York Giants’ offense in Sunday’s victory against the New Orleans Saints, it should be noted that the three-headed monster of a receiving corps combined for nearly 300 yards.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – Clarence Brooks, who served as a defensive line coach with the Balt…
In the offseason, New York went on a free-agent spending spree meant to bolster its defense, signing defensive tackle Damon Harrison from the New York Jets, defensive end Olivier Vernon and linebacker Kelvin Sheppard from the Miami Dolphins and cornerback Janoris Jenkins (a former North Alabama star) from the St. Louis Rams. “I don’t really look at past year as any type of indication as to how this is going to go. They have kind of a potent running game, so it’ll be a challenge for us to control the line of scrimmage and get it going”.
It’s time to give them a real team. I have a lot of respect for coach Spagnuolo and his scheme. “We need to make sure we’re ready for them”.
The Saints suffered a 35-34 loss to the Oakland Raiders last week in which Drew Brees exploded for 423 yards and four touchdowns in 28-for-42 passes.
The Giants’ defense was not much better than the Saints’ unit last season, allowing a 30th ranked 27.6 points per game.
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“They set the standard high”, Casillas said, “and it starts on defense”. Delvin Breaux is out with a broken leg, and fellow starter P.J. Williams left in the first quarter against NY with a possible concussion and concern about his spine. Seeing Cruz back on the field for a regular season game was a wonderful sight for Giants fans, and he also produced. Prescott’s inexperience had such a large influence on that game, it’s still unclear how good the Giants defense really is. The biggest news in terms of health has been the return of star receiver Victor Cruz. His longest pass was 21 yards. “Obviously, our mission this year is to fulfill that for them and definitely see how far it can take us”. “We have Eli Apple and DRC”.
