I have to admit that I'm not all that upset. So, the Bungles lost, but the hated Ravens won and so did Cleveland. But, really, we've got a one game lead on the hated Ravens (which is huge, since they're going to choke down the stretch and we already beat them) and a two game lead on the Browns.
The game we lost was out of conference, so it doesn't matter as much as a conference loss and definitely as much as a division loss.
And, they're the defending champs. They're a good team. You can't turn the ball over against the defending champs and hope to win.
Think of it this way, we played the defending champions, gave up five sacks, four turnovers, gave them six chances in the red zone, and spotted them a safety on a crappy special teams play (Greg Warren, I apologize to you, your loved ones, or anyone that I may have hurt with disparaging comments against you... you're the man and I hope you're not out too long... then again, you're just a long snapper, so if we have to put you on IR, there are ten guys that can replace you easily).
I feel good about our defense. We held Little Brother under 200 yards, we held them in the red zone, and we held the best rushing team in the NFL to 83 total yards. I think that LeBeau held something back. I don't know if it was intentional -- we'll see these guys again, so who cares what happens in a non-conference game -- or if he choked. James Harrison got pressure on Eli when he came on the blitz. LaMarr Woodley got pressure on Eli when he came on the blitz. LeBeau never sent both guys. When they two guys got pressure individually in other games, they came on the same blitz several times during the course of the game... with plays that resulted in sacks.
Logic dictates that you should send both guys, right? Why didn't LeBeau send them both, especially towards the end of the game? If he held something back, shame on him. That was the defending champs. You leave it all on the field.
Ben threw four picks. The line gave up five sacks. But, really, if you think about it, one of those picks was thrown right to a defender, one of them was the result of a tip, and the other two were on fourth down, where it actually would've worked out better for the Giants if the defender involved would just have knocked the ball down and taken the spot.
Five sacks. Two of those were coverage sacks and two of them can be directly attributed to the fact that Max Starks is retarded. Seriously. Three times, he ignored the right end and blocked down, two of those ended up in sacks and one of them ended up with Ben Roethlisberger making it look good by pulling some college shit.
I continue to be impressed with the defense. I continue to be impressed with Mewelde Moore (though I can't wait for Fast Willie to come back). I think the offensive line is actually where it needs to be.
We're still 5-2. This was a tough schedule and we knew this going in. Just gotta suck it up and take some losses.
We played a good game, but the Giants played a better one. That's pretty much all there is to it.
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