Big Blue 'D' feels pressure mount
The Giants defense was built around the theory that you can never have enough pass rushers, and that certainly is something they appear to have in abundance. Yet on opening night, they sacked Peyton Manning only once. And that lone sack came from defensive tackle Fred Robbins - not stud ends Michael Strahan or Osi Umenyiora, and not their new, big-play linebacker LaVar Arrington.
"Is that going to happen again this week?" Umenyiora said. "I seriously doubt it." That's what the Giants (0-1) will be counting on as they try to rebound from their opening-night loss to Indianapolis when they visit Philadelphia (1-0) on Sunday. The Giants did get pressure on Manning at times, but he made them pay for their inability to actually sack him. Continue
didn't watch the game, but how was the secondary? tough to get sacks if the DB's aren't covering well and QB can make quick throws.
for what its worth, i think the pass rush will be the least of GIANTS worries this year. (Coaching? Shockey and Eli being erratic? LB's tackling well? Choose any one?)
Posted by: jetsgrumbler | September 14, 2006 at 11:18 AM