On the Board

We won! How sweet it is to be back in the win column. Lets take a look at the good and the bad of our victory against the St. Louis Rams:

The Good:
-We ran the ball well. Bradshaw and Jacobs had a combined 109 yards on the ground. Over 100 yards is good stuff.
-The defense was awesome, especially in the red zone which is even more awesome. Bradford accumulated over 300 yards but only threw one touchdown when the game was pretty much over.
-Cadillac Williams who looked pretty darn good against the Eagles in week one didn't do much at all against us. I think it's clear we're better at stopping the run.
-Eli got the job done. Didn't put up amazing stats but he won the game. It's what he does. He's a winner.
-Tuck is back and looks filthy.
-Hakeem Nicks actually caught that ball that was ruled pass interference on the defense. Sick.

The Bad:
-The offense looked a little flat at points. There were too many 3 and outs. 2 Minute drill at the end of the half looked awesome but the Giants need to develop consistency in the passing game.
-Mario Manningham suffered a concussion and Domenik Hixon got up with some pain in his calf after his circus catch. Both are questionable for Sunday's game against the Eagles, but it seems like neither of the injuries aren't too serious.
-Deon Grant faked an injury to stop the Rams offense that was moving quickly before the Giants could make their substitutions. I know it worked but as far as I'm concerned that's bush league. This is football man.

At the end of the day there really isn't much to say except we won the damn game. It's a nice thing winning. In fact, the Giants have had the best winning percentage in the NFC since 2005. That's a nice juicy stat there. 2005 was Coughlin's second year as head coach and Eli's first full year as a starting quarterback since being drafted in 2004. The reason I'm pointing  these stats out  is because I've heard far too much criticism about Eli and Coughlin over the years. The Eli and Coughlin era has been a very successful one, and if I here another idiot talking about how we should fire Coughlin or get rid of Eli after playing two games I think I'll go insane.

What I'm saying is, you can't possibly talk about Tom Coughlin's job so early in the season. Sure, he's been here a while, and we haven't made the playoffs the past two years when we probably should have, but live in the now. We're 1-1, and we got the Eagirls next week.

And I think the Giants will be on their game for this upcoming showdown, and I know I'll certainly be on mine as far as blogging is concerned...

Go Gmen! More to come on the Eagles game later in the week.