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Last 24 picks: 17-7
2015 NFL record: 5-0
I'm on the Panthers and here is why:
1. This is a severely flawed Giants team so all this talk about it being a 'historical giant killer' is misleading.
There are holes everywhere on this team. The O-Line is in shambles. The running game is nothing to write home about and ranks near the bottom of the league in total yardage. If you shut down ODB (and I will tell you why this is possible), the receiving core is average to poor. And worst of all, the secondary is dreadful.
The Giants teams of past had a moderately solid ground game
to back up the passing game. Not the case anymore. This will all fall on Eli. I can trust Eli in Miami, but be assured, he can throw 4 INT's anywhere anytime when he falls apart.
And this defense is scary: 18.1 pts per game and 4th in the NFL. What have the Giants proven this year they can overcome a defense like this in any way? The Jets defense is a start but ultimately, they lost that game and the Panthers are leaps and bounds better than the Jets offensively and the Jets have 'leak' games where the 'same old Jets' show their true colors. They almost were that against the Giants.
So talking about history and beating the Pats in the Super Bowl and beating Denver in 1998 is trash to me. I don't have that kind of faith in this Giants team like that and when you look at what Carolina brings to the table, it's a bad match-up.
2. Shutting down ODB. Can it be done?
The Giants MAIN offensive weapon and what everyone who bets the Giants counts on...
But what about the other side of the ball: Josh Norman???
He is a premiere shutdown corner this year. Don't believe me?
Let's look at the big name receivers and the results:
DeAndre Hopkins
Mike Evans
TY Hilton
Dez Bryant
Julio Jones
Hold your breath if you have the Giants because here's what he did to contain ALL of those receivers:
A COMBINED 9 receptions for 89 yards.
You read that right.
Will he completely shut down ODB? No. But he doesn't have to! If he holds him below his averages, the Giants are in big trouble as Eli won't have very many places to turn.
3. Team offense
How is the Giants secondary going to do against a team scoring 31.6 points per game
Also, I love the JPP story. I love that he is on the field after suffering that fireworks injury. He was arguably the Giants best defensive player. Now he only has one working tackling hand. This is an issue as last week at 10-7 Giants he had the RB on a running play where the Giants blitzed, he couldn't tackle him and it resulted in a crucial TD. That almost lost the game for them. He is playing at I would say 65% capacity! And he's their best defensive player (or was at least)! Against the highest scoring offense in the league with a bad secondary behind him! Bad spot for NY.
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