CRobi21 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Didn't it seem Giants' offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride got the best of Greg Blache today? I mean, the Giants didn't really do anything special today. No trick plays or anything. It just seemed Gilbride knew exactly what Blache was going to do, and had the play to counter it perfectly. -Blache blitzed our entire right side, Gilbride called the screen to Boss right where it came from. -Blache dropped everyone into a zone, Gilbride ran the draw up the middle with Ward. It seemed to happen all day today, but seemed to be for the first time all year. I know our offense was miserable today, but everyone is talking about that, and frankly I'm quite tired of doing so. Did anyone else get this feeling? That Gilbride was in the defensive huddle or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Kindof. I kindof think that Blache has been making wine from water all season. So he has my respect for that. They held the Giants to 23 points, which is good. What bothered me is that they had 2 drives that were like 90+ yards, they just COULD NOT get off the field in the first half. The first Giants punt was in the second half. I think the question that you raise is, was it coaching or is it players. I think that Blache is completely handicapped by the fact that 4 guys from the local flag football team could get a better push than any 4 D-Linemen that the 'Skins put out there. So he has to gamble at times to get pressure, and with a good opposing QB and OC, they can make you pay. I think also Eli is comfortable change some plays at the line to get into situations that are better for his team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meskeet21 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 its easy to beat man coverage when you got no pass rush. it was slippery, harder to cover man to man. hardly blaches fault. you say go zone? lol at that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I don't think it's Blache. Our secondary is good. But that defensive front need some work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 I'm not putting the loss on Greg Blache. I know the players play the game, not the coaches. I'm just saying, when Blache made a call, maybe a all out blitz or something like that, that got us great results in the past, the Giants had the perfect play called to counter it. That's all I'm sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalSkins Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Blache should have punched him Buddy Ryan style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Isn't that how a screen is supposed to work? The Oline lets the guys through after a chip so they can block down field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I don't fault Blache for the blitzes he called but the execution of them was horrendous. The pundits will credit the Giants O-Line but very few of our blitzes involved stunts or ways to open holes to get to Manning. The blitzes were all VERY easy for their O-Line to pick up. Manning had time to throw because our guys were either running into each other or ran right into where the blitz pickups were. We were too predictable and it killed us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb mul-key Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 our blitz packages fool nobody and rarely result in a sack,,,the giants and steelers on the other hand...lebeau and spags are top d coordinators getting it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidFan Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I felt the same last week with Garrett dinking and dunking 3 yrds over the middle to Barber for entire drives since we kept Landry 90 feet off the line. I'm sorry but Landry cannot tackle...he doesn't even attempt and just goes for a hit and misses 40% of the time...its damn frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xero21 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I didn't like the 7/8 man lines we were using. It wasn't leaving anyone back off the line of scrimmage to save the big run or cover the short passes. It's good to attack the line but that was overdoing it and leaving too many wide-open spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbank31 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Totally misleading.. If the offense doesn't get going then everyone looks like they get the better of Blache. The Redskins were totally dominated in the first half and really should have been trailing 13-10. So say what you will about Blache and the defense, but they weathered the storm and kept the game close. I used to think that the DE's were the problem but if you watch the game the ends are not responsible for tearing off of the edge to generate a pass rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Where's Buddy Ryan when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythesofine Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 This team need to replace blache with someone from one of the following teams defensive staff: Eagles, Ravens or Steelers. And this teams lacks a "hit you in the mouth" mentality. I really miss Sean Taylor style of play and his presence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EverydayFan80 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Blache should have punched him Buddy Ryan style. Now that is funny... I was listening to Washington radio broadcast of the game and they even mentioned that incident, I'll never forget that game on national TV! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poison5335 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I didn't like the 7/8 man lines we were using. It wasn't leaving anyone back off the line of scrimmage to save the big run or cover the short passes.It's good to attack the line but that was overdoing it and leaving too many wide-open spaces. i agree blache blitzes too much. it would be OK if it worked, but it's sad to see. it looks like our guys are running into a brick wall all the time. he needs to disguise his blitzes more. he did that a little in the Seattle game and it worked.the only good thing today was Jason Taylor was getting some pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee1973 Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 This team need to replace blache with someone from one of the following teams defensive staff: Eagles, Ravens or Steelers. And this teams lacks a "hit you in the mouth" mentality. I really miss Sean Taylor style of play and his presence. With out a good front four the best secondary in the world will falter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campbell's_da_man Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Our defense played well enough to win both games against the Giants. Our offense is unable to keep pace, because its in the still developing stage in a new system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirClintonPortis Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Blache schemed fairly well run D-wise by holding the two rushers to 101 yards, but the passing D just couldn't hold up, be it a well-timed screen to Ward or Hixon just getting open enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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