Dottino: Giants' Defense Is The Key Matchup Against Packers
Time to get back to business. Giants coach Tom Coughlin and his players have been through their bye week and won't have any respite for the rest of the season.
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Time to get back to business. Giants coach Tom Coughlin and his players have been through their bye week and won't have any respite for the rest of the season.
The key may be wide receiver Hakeem Nicks and what he does for the Giants against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.
Tom Coughlin doesn't like the line of questioning now? If the Giants lose Sunday, those whispers of a second-half swoon will once again turn into roars. But if they win...
For a primer on how, exactly, to unnerve the NFL's top-rated passer, Justin Tuck might want to go back to last year's playoff game in Green Bay.
Antrel Rolle and the Giants know there's no room for error in their pursuit of winning the NFC East.
It's my favorite time of the season -- Thanksgiving week. The byes are over, the playoff push is on with six weeks to go and Thursday boasts a stellar triple-header of holiday football.
The Giants returned to practice with a point to prove after their bye week.
There are no more undefeated teams as the Falcons fell Sunday in New Orleans. We also got our first tie since 2008 -- where's Donovan McNabb when you need him?
Victor Cruz told Mike Francesa on Tuesday that the Giants "can't have any lapses."
You can look at the standings and get a pretty good read on the teams that are going to be in the playoffs at the conclusion of the year. But several of those teams still have a lot to prove.
Atlanta is still undefeated, but I'm not totally buying into them. It's all about the playoffs with this group.
One way or the other, the Giants always seem to be hanging on to postseason hopes, rather than marching straight into them. Perhaps this year will be different.
Seven weeks into the season the Eagles have fired their defensive coordinator and the Panthers have fired their GM. Atlanta remains the league's only unbeaten team, and only three AFC teams have winning records.
The reason that college quarterbacks start right away is that they are far more prepared for the NFL game. College football coaches have far more detailed and challenging offenses and game plans than they did a generation ago.
Six weeks into the NFL season and this is what we know: that old cliche of "any given Sunday" has never been more accurate. Parity, now more than ever.
The Jets are not going to win the division, but they can take baby steps, and that will put them in contention for an AFC Wild Card spot. It looks hopeless right now, but the schedule makers have given them a chance to rise up out of the muck.
As far as matching up with the Giants goes, the Niners still have to take a backseat. Here's two good reasons: The Giants are better at the quarterback position and at the head coaching slot.
The Giants road to the playoffs is going to get tougher in the weeks to come.
The arrogant NFL will not apologize for their blown calls and ruining of games.
"I'm going to keep writing until someone writes me back," shareholder Matt Fegarsky told CBSNewYork.com, "or until this gets resolved."
Craig Carton has seen enough of the NFL's replacement officials. He hasn't seen enough of the league's commissioner. And boy did he let Goodell know it.
With players still seething, fans pondering the possibility of turning off their TVs and even the President weighing in, it's official: Overnight, the NFL's replacement refs went from minor nuisance to staggering problem.
And you thought the commotion over the replacement referees was bad last week?
Roger Goodell was hired to steward the league through difficult waters and he is doing just the opposite. The NFL ship is hitting the rocks hard and taking on water. They need to bring back the regular officials right now.
A Week 3 win in Miami. Tied for first place in the AFC East. Looking down on the New England Patriots in the standings. It all means little to the Jets right now.
