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Quote from: H-Town G-Fan on Today at 10:30:06 AMI think Weeks 3 to 7 are pretty rough. Each of those teams were above .500 in 2023. The Browns, Cowboys, and Eagles were well above that, winning 11, 12, and 11 games (respectively). Bengals were 9-8 with Joe Burrow only starting 10 games. Seahawks are usually a tough team and its an away game. I don't know what you define as killer, but the Giants could easily go 0-5 during that stretch.

There is no question that the stretch you described is the hardest part of the Giants' season.  I think Dallas took a step back.  The Bengals might be, though, but I think that is TBD, as are the Browns and Seahawks (in my view).   So there is a potential that could be a killer stretch, but I don't think it's a sure thing.  Heck, I am not even sure I could say it's the likely outcome.

Quote from: uconnjack8 on Today at 10:20:05 AMI feel like Amazon would have more subscribers than Netflix, but you may be right.  I know some people just don't stream and if their cable company doesn't provide access to the app, then they don't know how to get it.  I just figure 100,000,000 Prime subscriptions means a lot of people have prime video

The U.S. is the largest market for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, based on viewer numbers forecast for 2024. The country is estimated to have over 173 million Netflix and around 164 million Prime viewers.

Quote from: TDToomer on Today at 11:15:14 AMWhat year was this? I saw #55 with the pitch throw to Jennings and I assumed it was Reasons but then I saw Rutledge on the Rams sidelines so it must have been 79-82 and #55 was Brian Kelley.

1979

Quote from: EDjohnst1981 on Today at 09:18:18 AMDo we really need games on Christmas Day?

The NFL has a 150 million reasons to have Christmas Day games

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Quote from: EDjohnst1981 on May 15, 2024, 12:49:17 PMIf this is true, it's about as good as it gets.

I agree.   The first thing I always look for is the bye.   Ideally you want that at the middle (or later) in the schedule-  check

I look for any killer stretches, I don't see that

Finally (and this is just my preference), I look for a minimum of prime-time games.  At three, that's about as low as one can expect as a Giants fan.

I suspect there will be less griping about this than there was with Peacock (or even Amazon) owing to the popularity and vastly larger Netflix subscriber base.

I will add this:   I think the team is leaning heavily on their new line coach, Carmen Bricillo.  I would have to think Schoen and Daboll talked to Carmen after he reviewed the tape and asked him what he needed to produce an adequate offensive line.  I have to assume the players signed were what he said he needed.  I can't imagine the Giants hired the new O-line coach and left him hanging, telling him he needed to make chicken salad out of chicken poop.

Quote from: uconnjack8 on May 15, 2024, 12:52:32 PMFrom reading through this thread it seems like most are of the opinion that Robinson will not provide much production but will help young WRs with his leadership. 

He had 34 receptions last year for 280 yards.  9 of his catches were for 1st downs, which is something I guess.

Does he play special teams? If not, does this seem similar to having Sterling Shepard on the roster last year? 

Bottom roster spots are usually guys who play STs.

We are a long way from final cut downs, and a lot could happen (including Robinson being cut).

Quote from: LennG on May 15, 2024, 07:32:35 PMWhen I started this thread it was about the OL and, as usual, it has ended up being a referendum on Daniel Jones, like most other threads.

If anyone cares, what about our 'new and impr oved' OL? Is PFF right and do we still have the worst OL in the league or have we made some significant improvements to make it, at least, average?

Len,

At this point, it seems wisest to take a wait-and-see approach.  On the surface, there seems to be more hope than plan.  Still, the Giants added some mid-tier and lower-tier veterans and hopefully upgraded their coaching.  The hope is that it all comes together and the team has an adequate O-line, but it's more than fair to say that it remains to be seen.   It's funny, as you pointed out that this ended up being yet another Daniel Jones thread (as usual, the ones making it about Jones were his critics).  Still, the ironic part is that Schoen and Daboll's futures may not hinge on Daniel Jones as much as they will hinge on the O-line, where Schoen has invested heavy amounts of draft and cap capital with literally nothing to show for it.

Quote from: Ed Vette on May 15, 2024, 01:55:04 PMAnd the beat goes on...

True, there seem to be some fans who think a QB can be in the top 10 playing behind the worst line in the league.  I seriously doubt the NFL coaches and GMs believe that or they wouldn't be spending so much high draft capital and money on offensive linemen if their play didn't have a major impact (or as Jone's critics love to say "make excuses") on a quarterback's play.

That really seems to be the Daniel Jones divide in a nutshell. There are those who believe a quarterback needs at least a mediocre offensive line to function properly (or at least partially offset by the elite receiver(s)), and there seem to be fans who think any consideration of a quarterback's protection is "just making excuses."  Plus I some critics suggest that if Jones can't function behind horrible lines than he needs an elite line or, I have also heard, "he needs to have everything perfect".

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