Boss_Hogg Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/226618/signs-point-to-giants-playing-starters-vs-redskins EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants can use their Week 17 matchup with the Washington Redskins as an opportunity to rest and heal some of its most valuable players. Or they can use it as a tune-up for the postseason. This is the dilemma coach Ben McAdoo faces with the Giants locked into the NFC’s fifth playoff slot. Their playoff positioning doesn’t change win or lose on Sunday. If McAdoo plans on resting players, he sure did a good job of keeping it under wraps when they returned to work on Tuesday. Starting left guard Justin Pugh said he didn’t even mention the playoffs until the team huddled following practice. The message even then was congratulations, be ascending going into the playoffs. Expect those to be the buzzwords this week: “Be ascending going into the playoffs.” --- Good, bring it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redskindan07 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Man up and let's get it on. May the best team win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradboyd80 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Good. I hope we put some big hits on Eli to make them rethink that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clskinsfan Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Good. You should earn your trip to the playoffs anyways. This just shows how stupid Mcadoo is. You cannot improve your playoff status and you are going to risk your players getting hurt. I love it. Lets beat them Sunday. then knock them out of the playoffs later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superozman Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 The veterans from the super bowl runs, albeit not many left, I feel prospered off of the Giants needing to play through week 17 for something. I think as a rookie head coach, he should start his starters. In my opinion, it shouldn't matter. The Redskins have to win, at home, over a division opponent who I still feel they are better than to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC9 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Best case scenario - they win and go 11-5 and don't improve their playoff seeding. Maybe they get their offense in a little bit of a rhythm. Worst case scenario - we win, OBJ is suspended for punching Norman after a pick six, Eli pulls something, and Jenkins pulls a hammy. Choose wisely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hangman- C_Hanburger Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I want the Stadium to do a F-Mara wave when we beat the snot out of em. For me, this is a grudge match, give no quarter. I want to hurt Mara at each and every opportunity. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE REVENGE..BEAT EM NOW..BEAT EM LATER AT HOME. JPP is out...put Norman on Beckam and Breeland on Shepard and Fuller on Cruz with some help and BRING THE HEAT ON ELI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTTRDynasty Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I will be livid if Norman doesn't shadow Beckham. This is exactly the kind of game we signed him to the largest CB contract in the league for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 We should be able to beat them either way, I'm looking forward to the sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Screw that. Eight in the box. Incessant blitzing on every play. They may get one on us early but they'll have to think long and hard about keeping Eli in for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOSKINS_08 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Yeah they'll play but for how long is the question. I'd be extremely surprised to see their starters play more than a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bantu Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Eli will start, of course, to keep up the streak; however, I don't see them playing starters for significant amounts of time. I expect 2nd preseason game-type playing time for the elite guys. Possibly sub in guys like Dallas did the other night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I don't think the Giants are planning on these guys still being in there late in the game. It makes perfect sense to play them for a quarter or a half to stay (or get) in rhythm. I don't think this is stupid or irresponsible for the Giants at all. Keep in mind, they played last Thursday so if a bunch of players sat out week 17, it would have been 2.5 weeks of inactivity before playing in a playoff game. I agree with a previous poster...the best thing we can do to take them out of this game (since they do have bigger fish to fry) is to get a couple hits on Eli early and punch them in the mouth. They shouldn't want to go toe to toe with a team fighting for its playoff life...at least not for 4 quarters. Hopefully when OBJ, Eli, etc. check out, we are within a score and have a puncher's chance of coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Skins need to play this game exactly like they did Week 3 with their season on the brink. Vagiants are not going to take anything lightly. Run the football and stop the run, otherwise they will be the same 'ol Skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk_Skins Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Good I want to earn our way into the playoffs. Also two back to back divisional loses going into the playoffs is hardly the momentum you would want to go into the post season, they're coming to play, as they should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboy757 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Perfect! Just Bring it NY. They should be careful that Norman doesn't cause OBJ to have another meltdown resulting in a suspension and if I were them I would NOT have OBJ returning kicks like they have recently. It would be a shame if he forget to call a "fair catch" with a young Deshazor Everett coming his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Kev Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I would imagine that they intend to play the starters first half, and a drive or two into the second. They may pull a few out earlier if Manning takes a few hits or Josh gets inside Beckham's head. I would be surprised if any first team vets are still playing in the fourth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsPassion4Life Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Correct me if I'm wrong, but Reed can't hurt the shoulder worse....why can't he take a pain killing injection? why hasn't he the past few weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 1 hour ago, bradboyd80 said: Good. I hope we put some big hits on Eli to make them rethink that idea. I think all it would take is for a couple guys to come up lame in the first half before McAdoo taps out and says "F this". 34 minutes ago, SkinsPassion4Life said: Correct me if I'm wrong, but Reed can't hurt the shoulder worse....why can't he take a pain killing injection? why hasn't he the past few weeks? That always seems like a sketchy diagnosis to me. I'm not a doctor, but I would think you can always hurt something worse. Especially if it's not fully healed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 10 hours ago, TD_washingtonredskins said: I agree with a previous poster...the best thing we can do to take them out of this game (since they do have bigger fish to fry) is to get a couple hits on Eli early and punch them in the mouth. They shouldn't want to go toe to toe with a team fighting for its playoff life...at least not for 4 quarters. Hopefully when OBJ, Eli, etc. check out, we are within a score and have a puncher's chance of coming back. Punching good teams in the mouth isn't really our forte though. More likely, we'll be white knuckling it in the first half. Gruden will defer like a dope and Eli will march 'em down the field for 6 right outta the gate. Then we'll outscore them 24-10 the rest of the game. That's how I see this going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonesbr549 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Well, we do it we in we don't we out so we can't blame anybody or one person on this team for our position. Even a win, I don't see us there yet to truly compete. The D is just not there yet. However ya never know and thats why they play the game. We will see if they have the heart or not ...... I hope so been a fan since the days of Larry Brown. (most young pups wont even know who that was) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
returnofthefunbunch Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Doesn't matter to me who they put out on the field. Skins just need to find a way to get a win. Defense needs turnovers, since they won't be able to stop Giants 2nd team offense anyway...and running game needs to keep improving. Let's get a win and march into the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams5214 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 14 minutes ago, justice98 said: Punching good teams in the mouth on the road isn't really our forte though. That is true but fortunately this game is at home so hopefully that will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 31 minutes ago, justice98 said: Punching good teams in the mouth on the road isn't really our forte though. More likely, we'll be white knuckling it in the first half. Gruden will defer like a dope and Eli will march 'em down the field for 6 right outta the gate. Then we'll outscore them 24-10 the rest of the game. That's how I see this going. That would work for me...a win is a win! We are at home too, but I'm not sure that's mattered much this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 1 hour ago, SkinsPassion4Life said: Correct me if I'm wrong, but Reed can't hurt the shoulder worse....why can't he take a pain killing injection? why hasn't he the past few weeks? Because there's more to it then that. There's also range of motion. And being able to block. Defensive coordinaters already know Reed ain't the best blocker out there. Now he'd basically been blocking with one arm, so you have your guys put a few hits on his bad shoulder to take him out. He'd only been used as a decoy since the injury. Against Philly he had one target for one catch. The best thing to do is sit him & let him get healthy. The Offense has already shown it can still go without him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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