Skins vs. Giants I: The Aftermath
To be honest, I’ve been avoiding the NFL Network, ESPN, blogs, etc., all morning. Why? Two reasons. First, I don’t want to hear others talk openly about how uncomfortable we looked on offense last night. I think there is a lesson to be learned for the team, and Zorn. Preseason does matter. Last night showed the team was not where it needs to be. Now, I don’t know exactly what happened during training camp. I don’t know if there was a sense of premature accomplishment, or what. But clearly, last night, the Giants let us know, we’re not there yet.
So, yeah, the score wasn’t that bad. We didn’t get blown out. The defense can take the credit for that. By half-time, the squad had seemed to figure it out. And, even after Fred Smoot went down, we were able to hold them back from squirting Plax juice in our face for the rest of the night. I think the defense will be fine if they can play a whole game like they played the second half last night.
As for the offense, to be certain, I do believe we will improve…dramatically. How could we not. The running game needs help. How Clinton Portis ended up with 84 total yards is amazing. Jim Zorn wants to keep the same running game. Well, he might want to think seriously about adding a few new wrinkles to it ’cause “50-gut” doesn’t work any more. Beyond that, we need to get Chris Cooley more involved. And, he needs to learn how to “crash” block down on the far side DE. On one particular play, his DE ran all the way across and down the line to stop CP for maybe a 1-yard gain. Are you kidding me?
The second reason: I don’t want to see LaRon Landry get blasted and bowled over by Brandon Jacobs, again…and again…and again.
