Big Blue Huddle

Yup. Was a huge win.

Massive shoutout to Wennberg tonight, I thought he was excellent.

Thought Laf played well and Igor was immense. Anderson gave up a softie but he's the type of goalie that has it in him.

A win Tuesday will be huge. Fingers crossed.

Big win. Nerve wracking as hell at the end. I thought we broadly played very well. You know my view on the officiating already, but the Canes also hit a couple of posts (we hit one too). At the end of the day we looked like the better team out there, and we dominated the game at times.

Specials were the big story in this game I would say.

I think Tuesday will be tough.

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on May 04, 2024, 07:56:01 AMWhat'd you do? Steal his parent's BMW? LOL

LOL. No, but that would have made a way cooler story.
Our paperboy was busy playing school sports so his parents would deliver for him. One winter late at night we had an inch or so of snow, and his mother apparently slipped stepping off our one-step front patio. She broke her ankle, or so her lawyer said. He also said she laid there screaming in agony for 30 minutes, (strange, our bedroom window was about 12 feet away and we didn't hear a sound). In fact we had no idea this even happened until about 3 months later when we got a letter from her lawyer advising us we were being sued, and to contact our insurance company. My agent told me their lawyer was a known ambulance-chaser. They paid without questions, and I canceled my subscription. End of story.

Canes got an absurdly friendly whistle in the first period. I generally try not to bitch too much about officiating in sports games (I used to much more when I was younger), but that was pretty lopsided.

Win the NFC Championship game

Lots to like in P1.

I disagree with PK, I thought DeAngelo deserved two mins for the hit. The world would lose their minds if it were Rempe making that hit.

Didn't like the Mika drop pass where he should have made it 4-1. But he's been electric.

The Refs will make up the missed major on Trochek.

LGR

Plaxico Burress. Shoots himself in the leg, and there went another shot at a superbowl.

Quote from: sxdxca38 on Today at 04:19:02 PMDave,

By the way I like what you have presented, however may I play devil's advocate for a minute?

Let's say DJ puts up a statistical season like 2022, but the Giants go all the way to the NFC Conference Finals, but they lose.

They would be drafting either pick 29th or 30th.

If that is the case, in order to draft a new QB they would need one of the top teams to trade out.

Then the Giants would have to give up the farm to get that guy, if they are able to.

Or in this situation do you think it is wiser to hold onto DJ for another year?

Curious your thoughts?

SXD,

If they were to make the playoffs and actually win two playoff games (a hypothetical that I view as highly unlikely), it's very possible they might go with a wait and see approach at the QB position, yes. I agree that if they were drafting that low they'd be in a terrible position to get anyone in the draft that they'd be comfortable starting in 2025.

I cannot say whether I think it would be wiser or not to wait with only the above info provided. There are too many moving parts and unknown variables involved for me to be able to answer that today. Among other considerations, the draft is not the only way to get a new QB.

It is very rare that a WR can dominate even a game, let alone a 16-game season. A RB can and a QB can as well as a great defensive player. I can see why no WR has ever won an MVP.

Quote from: sxdxca38 on Today at 04:19:02 PMDave,

By the way I like what you have presented, however may I play devil's advocate for a minute?

Let's say DJ puts up a statistical season like 2022, but the Giants go all the way to the NFC Conference Finals, but they lose.

They would be drafting either pick 29th or 30th.

If that is the case, in order to draft a new QB they would need one of the top teams to trade out.

Then the Giants would have to give up the farm to get that guy, if they are able to.

Or in this situation do you think it is wiser to hold onto DJ for another year?

Curious your thoughts?

 In the other thread about Eli, if memory serves, you were sort of complaining that people were 'cheery picking' about Eli and ONE year with a bad OL. Well, aren't you guilty of the same thing when you continually bring up the ONE year Jones had a decent enough year, 2022? For the most part, in most of the other years, Jones had been bad, in fact, worse than bad, awful would be a better term.
I'm not picking on you, but this has been a constant with people who think Jones is good and all he needs is a good OL, great WRs, and a good running game to be successful. As Dave said, he really needs to change his approach to the game. He simply doesn't even look downfield anymore, he puts the ball way and runs way too often, especially for an injury-prone QB. He still stares down too many receivers and just opts to dump it off just way too often.
PLUS, who says our OL will be that much better this year? All we can do is hope.