Category Archives: Washington Redskins
Justin Tuck says the Giants love to be underdogs. Eli Manning plays his best games on the road. The Giants just don’t relish doing what is expected of them. Most wagerers steer clear of them for these reasons. Especially at home.
This week, the Giants are a touchdown favorite over the 4-9 Redskins and, in a perfect world, should be able to cover that number. But I wouldn’t bet on it.
The Giants’ December record under Tom Coughlin is abysmal. They have difficulty winning games straight-up, forget about covering spreads as favorites. They are 4-10-1 against the spread (ATS) in their last 15 games as a home favorite of 3 1/2 points or greater.
Washington plays fairly well in December. They compete. It’s the first three months they seem to have issues with. Check out these numbers…
The Redskins are: 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the NFC East, 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games in December and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 15.
Not bad. Don’t forget, they also beat the Giants in Week 1 this season, snapping a three-year losing streak against the Blue. QB Rex Grossman plays his best against the Giants, too.
He has averaged 295 yards passing against the Giants while completing 58.3 pct of his passes (90 of 154) for 1,183 yards. He has 8 TDs vs only 2 INTs and a 94.7 rating. With the Giants’ secondary struggling, he may be in for another big day.
The Over/Under for Sunday is 46 1/2. The Giants have been “Over” achievers all season, scoring at will and giving it right back. They have eclipsed the Over in 21 of their last 29 games vs NFC teams.
Washington, however, is an Under team. Under is 35-17-2 in the Redskins last 54 games as a road underdog of 3 1/2 points or more. But they have been lax as of late. Over is 4-0 in the last month in Redskin games.
Prediction: Giants and Over. Go with the hot hand….
thanks to Covers.com for the stats
Tagged New York Giants, NFL Betting, NFL Odds, NFL Week 15, Washington Redskins |
As we all know, the division-leading Giants (5-2) are in Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots. They will be without several key players including RB Ahmad Bradshaw, WR Hakeem Nicks, C David Baas and possibly DE Jason Pierre-Paul. The Patriots sport the NFL’s top receiver in Wes Welker, who will play today after being questionable all week with a neck issue.
The Dallas Cowboys (3-4) will attempt to rebound from their 34-7 spanking at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles last week. They host the hot and (mostly) cold Seattle Seahawks (2-5) in an early matchup this afternoon. The Cowboys will be without punter Mat McBriar (foot) and will be going with a rookie today.
The Washington Redskins (3-4) will try to stop their three-game snyder when they host the 6-1 San Francisco 49ers this afternoon at 1. The Skins are all banged up and seem to be on the brink of another losing season, while the 49ers have scored a rushing touchdown and not allowed a rushing touchdown in each of the first seven games. They are the first team to accomplish the feat since the 1920 Buffalo All-Americans.
The Eagles (3-4) are beginning to resemble the team that was supposed to run away with the division this year. They won’t, however, have as a road as everyone thought but they seemed to have cut down on the flurry of mistakes that cost them several games in the first two months.
Philly will host the 4-3 Chicago Bears Monday night, who will be coming off a bye after their win over Tampa Bay in London. The Bears feature RB Matt Forte, who leads the NFL with 1,091 scrimmage yards and is the only player in the league with 600 rushing yards (672) and 400 receiving yards (419).
The Eagles, who ripped Dallas 34-7 last week, got strong performances out of quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy last week…Vick passed for 279 yards, two touchdowns and a 129.9 passer rating while McCoy rushed for a career-high 185 yards with two touchdowns.
Last week I tweeted that Buffalo-New England would be the game of the day. I was laughed at. By 4pm Sunday, people were hounding me about who I liked in the late game…
In April, we had some suggestions for the Giants in the draft. One of them was DE/LB Ryan Kerrigan of Purdue. Again, the critics came out of the woodwork. I was an idiot.
Today, Ryan Kerrigan was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September. The likelihood of him becoming a Giant from Day One was slim, but still – what a great pick he would have been….if only…..
He was taken three spots before the Giants could grab him by the Washington Redskins. As we know, the Giants ended up with DB Prince Amukamara, which may end up being a great pick for them, but that does not change this….
Kerrigan has already made his mark in the Giants-Redskins rivalry. In Week One, he tipped up an Eli Manning pass to himself and trotted into the endzone with the game’s deciding score. It was his first NFL game.
Read Here for our original thoughts on Kerrigan
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The NFC East started out the season with the perception that it would be a one-team race. Philadelphia was viewed as head and shoulders over New York and Dallas, after they had signed a half-dozen name free agents.
Washington, who is undefeated thus far in 2011 was penciled in as an also-ran.
That view has changed dramatically over the past eight days after the Eagles collapsed in Atlanta and then fell flat on their faces at home against the injury-laden Giants.
Tonight, the Redskins will try to extend their winning streak to three as they invade Dallas for the second NFC East battle of the weekend.
The Cowboys have gotten of to a 1-1 start (and could be 2-0 had they not folded vs the Jets) but their immediate future is in jeopardy. QB Tony Romo, WR Dez Bryant and RB Felix Jones are all questionable for tonight’s game.
From the NFL:
Tagged Dallas Cowboys, NFC East, Washington Redskins |
This could be the place where I just dress down the Giants and call everyone out. The defense gets a semi-pass because they are so depleted at this juncture of the season, it would be unfair to be overly critical.
That does not let several players off the hook, though …or DC Perry Fewell, whose scheme permits even the most dysfunctional offenses access to large chunks of real estate.
Aaron Ross was beaten badly several times. Kind of felt sorry for him. He looked like an old lady chasing a purse snatcher on one play. He is no Terrell Thomas, that is for sure. Thomas is an above-average cover guy who plays the run well and makes a ton of tackles. Ross had three yesterday. Was Thomas missed? Uh, yeah
JPP was schooled early by Trent Williams but wore Williams down and dominated him in the final period. He’s got to be more consistent. We’re not too worried about him, though…he gets better every time out.
The linebackers are still not bringing the production. I know Greg Jones is a rookie and Kiwanuka is coming off a lost season, but this is the NFL – you gotta get it done. The safeties led the team in tackles…again.
The offense is pathetic. The line did not fire off the ball yesterday and the protection was spotty. The WRs other than Hakeem Nicks are practically non-factors. Victor Cruz’ fifteen minutes are up…The Giants were awful on 3rd downs…think they miss Steve Smith..?
The running game works most of time unless it’s short yardage. How many times are we going to see this team get stonewalled on 4th down?
The only way Eli Manning will be a $100 million QB is if he hits Mega Millions. He stinks. Sorry, folks. Beginning to think David Carr might fare better at this point. Sounds crazy, but it really isn’t. Eli is in his 8th season and he appears to be regressing.
Tom Couglin and Kevin Gilbride remind me of Butch and Sundance at the end: surrounded and outta bullets…
Coughlin actually said the offense was coming up short because Travis Beckum was out. Really.
He can’t possibly believe that..can he?
Tagged giants, New York Giants, NYG |
Tom Coughlin has been coaching football for four decades. He knows what he is talking about. In his postgame presser last night, he decided not get too analytical and bash his already bashed-in team.
He said he “liked the effort”. He’s gotta be lying. The Giants were as lifeless as we’ve ever seen. The effort was just not there. They were beaten up and down the field by a team that will be on the outside looking in come January…..
“Up until halftime it was a very, very good and competitive football game. To start the second half off with an interception and touchdown…that’s a tough way to start the second half. We were battling even then, to be in a position to kick the field goal and have the field goal blocked – which were contributing factors there as well – that was extremely disappointing and that very well may have changed the complexion of the game completely there. The penalty in the drive, which, there’s no one touching the receiver – he can get up and run and he can do whatever he wants – then in comes a defender flying and, I guess, they called helmet-to-helmet. That’s a very difficult call for me, but the penalty contributed to that. I did not like the end of our game offensively at all. We didn’t move, we looked disorganized, we took a delay-of-game [penalty] again – that was totally unacceptable there. It’s our first game, I liked their effort. I had no problem with that at all. But the execution, particularly the offensive execution, and the ability to defend the pass off of play action was disappointing.”
Tagged New York Giants News, Tom Coughlin |
We would like to take moment to remember the nearly 2800 souls lost on this day ten years ago at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA.
Teams from two of those locales - the Giants and the Redskins – will face off this afternoon at FedEx Field outside of the nation’s capital.
Kickoff: 4:15pm
TV: FOX (Ch 5 in NYC) Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
Radio: WFAN 660AM Bob Papa, Carl Banks and Howard Cross
The Line: Giants -3 (O/U 38)
The game – and the league – will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with separate tributes at every game site. All games in each of the broadcast windows (1:00 PM, 4:15 PM and Sunday Night Football) will feature a special video introduction followed by performances of “Taps” from near the sites of the attacks, and moments of silence. For the 1:00 PM games, “Taps” will be performed in Shanksville, PA while the 4:15 PM games will feature a rendition from Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA.
Tagged New York Giants, NFL Week 1, Washington Redskins |
Ted Berg and John Fennelly preview Giants vs. Redskins
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Yesterday, I highlighted three Redskins; today we look at the Giants.
1. Jason Pierre-Paul
Without question, this is the biggest game of Pierre-Paul’s young career. Even before Justin Tuck was listed as questionable, Pierre-Paul was to start at defensive end for the injured Osi Umenyiora. Pierre-Paul started in Osi’s place all pre-season long, and looked great in the process. But now there is a very real possibility that Tuck will miss the season opener, and Pierre-Paul will be the last of the Giants’ three dynamic pass rushers remaining. There are a lot of expectations for the kid from South Florida, and the weight on his shoulders keeps getting heavier. The legend begins this Sunday.
2. Eli Manning
“Oh yeah? The quarterback is a player to watch? Great analysis, Rich!” Okay, this may be obvious, but Eli Manning’s performance is a huge key for the Giants this week. He looked downright awful this pre-season, and there have been rumblings that he did not do as much preparation this offseason compared to some other big name quarterbacks. Whatever the reason, his timing was off; it looked like he was playing with an entirely new receiving core. Manning needs to get on the same page as guys like Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham, because while I expect the running game to have a big day, they can’t do it all by themselves.
3. Will Beatty
Beatty will be making his first of what the Giants hope is sixteen starts at left tackle this (regular) season. Beatty was drafted to become the heir apparent to David Diehl, and although there have been ups and downs along the way, that’s exactly where he is now. He has the physical talent to be a solid left tackle, but this weekend will be a tough first test for him, as he will have to deal with the immensely talented Brian Orakpo. With Eli Manning soon to become the NFL’s current Iron Man QB, allowing Orakpo to get a few shots at Manning is an easy way for Beatty to get in the dog house. The Giants cannot afford for Beatty to have too many growing pains this week and this season.
Tagged Eli Manning, Jason Pierre-Paul, Washington Redskins, Will Beatty |
When the Giants hit the field at FedEx this Sunday, they will do so with a depleted roster, but they will also have history on their side.
The Blue has won six straight vs Washington and nine of the last ten, but with the faces changing on both sidelines so dramatically the past nine months one wonders if this one-sided rivalry will continue along this path.
The Giants have 18 new players on their roster, including ten rookies, and if Justin Tuck sits out, the Giants will be starting only 10 of the 22 players they started in last season’s opener.
The Redskins are in transition also. They will start Rex Grossman at QB. Grossman has not started an opener since he was with Chicago in 2007. The Skins also have an influx of new blood most notably ex-Giant DT Barry Cofield and former Cardinal RB Tim Hightower. Washington may start more than a dozen new players on Sunday.
The one constant for the Giants is QB Eli Manning, who will start his 111th consecutive game -the longest-running streak in the league at this point. Eli has several new pieces on offense: C David Baas, TE Jake Ballard and FB Henry Hynoski are new starters.
Bass will be flanked by guards Chris Snee and David Diehl, who is shifting from LT. That spot is being filled by Will Beatty. Kareem McKenzie, who started all 16 games last year, is back at RT.
Hakeem Nicks and Mario Maningham are the wideouts with Domenik Hixon and Victor Cruz filling the slot.
In the backfield, Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw will be spelled by Danny Ware and explosive rookie Da’Rel Scott.
On defense, the Giants are missing DE Osi Umenyiora (knee) and rookie CB Prince Amukamara for the start of the season. CB Terrell Thomas and MLB Jon Goff will both miss the season with knee injuries.
With Cofield gone and rookie Marvin Austin (torn pec) also out for the season, second-year DT Linval Joseph will rotate with veterans Rocky Bernard and Jimmy Kennedy on the interior of the line. Jason Pierre-Paul starts for Osi; Aaron Ross will assume Thomas’ spot and rookie Greg Jones will attempt to fill the void left by Goff’s injury.
Michael Boley returns as the WILL LB and Mathias Kiwanuka starts the year at SAM. Corey Webster is back at CB and Pro Bowler Antrel Rolle will be joined by Kenny Phillips at the safety position.
The Giants still have enough to compete, folks. Just take a look around the league and you’ll see that every team has issues….
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