Al Harris

[Harlan Huckleby]

Even before this game, I thought Harris was overrated and that Woodson is actually a better coverage cornerback than Harris.

agreed.

I always thought that Burress is a monster. Maybe they needed to get some hard hits on him to slow him down.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I thought Harris was exceptional last year and just solid this year. I think Woodson has been very good both years. Maybe Al has hit the wall. Let's be fair here though. The Giants (Manning and Burress and the OL giving them time) just made some plays that any corner would have had a hard time defending. They also found a weakness in Al's game and exploited it. It often took great throws and good adjustments to do so because Al had good coverage on a lot of those plays. Some times you just get beat as a corner, and there's not much you can do about it. I'd love to get a great third corner and then match up Al on a receiver each week who doesn't handle bump coverage well.

[gbgary]

harris gave up size and strength to this guy for 40 minutes, without any help, and didn't give up anything for points. give the guy a break. it's the offense that totally sucked...not the D!!!

[Partial]

I thought Harris was exceptional last year and just solid this year. I think Woodson has been very good both years. Maybe Al has hit the wall. Let's be fair here though. The Giants (Manning and Burress and the OL giving them time) just made some plays that any corner would have had a hard time defending. They also found a weakness in Al's game and exploited it. It often took great throws and good adjustments to do so because Al had good coverage on a lot of those plays. Some times you just get beat as a corner, and there's not much you can do about it. I'd love to get a great third corner and then match up Al on a receiver each week who doesn't handle bump coverage well.

Asomugha

[b bulldog]

The Gmen thought that 31 struggles at ball recognition when the ball is in the air and that is why they liked the fade route. Harris struggles bigtime against big WR's. Owens and Plax just ate him up!

[HarveyWallbangers]

Harris struggles bigtime against big WR's. Owens and Plax just ate him up!

Who doesn't? Especially when the WR is damn good and the QB is on target. It's not so much that he struggles with big receivers. It's that he struggles with receivers that are good against press coverage. Not all big guys are, and there small guys that are.

[4and12to12and4]

If you give a QB 4+ seconds almost EVERY down, Craig Nall will kill you. MM did absolutely ZERO adjustments at half time, and that's why we lost. Sure, some of our veterans should have played better in those conditions, but to not change ANYTHING on offense or defense at halftime is just stupid. MM's play calling, IMO, is one reason we won 13 games, but how good is he at adjusting his scheme when it's NOT working? In this particular game, it was nonexistent.

[Kiwon]

You can add to that Harris looking out of it even before the opening kickoff. In a pregame interview with Chris Myers that TV viewers should have seen, minutes before kickoff, the guy looked like he was in the early stages of hypothermia. He looked completely psyched out by the cold when he should have been as warm as could be hoped for having pregamed and been moving around non-stop before the kickoff. The look on his face made me say 'ohhh shit.' Half deer in headlights, half frozen to death, all bad.

Like I said, I only saw the lowlights but it looked to me that Harris was half-a-step slow off the line. No doubt Burress played the game of his life and was aided by Manning's sharpness and our lack of a pass rush, but I just hated to see Harris get lit up like that.

IF the Packers get to the Super Bowl in the near future, it will probably be with Harris and Woodson as their corners. That's my thoughts at least. That means that next year will probably be their best shot (if Farve returns).

I hope Harris and the D coaches will take the game and help him to figure what happened so that he won't have any repeats next season. Maybe the Pack will need to play more zone but it was really ugly Sunday watching Burress make catch after catch.

[4and12to12and4]

You can add to that Harris looking out of it even before the opening kickoff. In a pregame interview with Chris Myers that TV viewers should have seen, minutes before kickoff, the guy looked like he was in the early stages of hypothermia. He looked completely psyched out by the cold when he should have been as warm as could be hoped for having pregamed and been moving around non-stop before the kickoff. The look on his face made me say 'ohhh shit.' Half deer in headlights, half frozen to death, all bad.

Like I said, I only saw the lowlights but it looked to me that Harris was half-a-step slow off the line. No doubt Burress played the game of his life and was aided by Manning's sharpness and our lack of a pass rush, but I just hated to see Harris get lit up like that.

IF the Packers get to the Super Bowl in the near future, it will probably be with Harris and Woodson as their corners. That's my thoughts at least. That means that next year will probably be their best shot (if Favre returns).

I hope Harris and the D coaches will take the game and help him to figure what happened so that he won't have any repeats next season. Maybe the Pack will need to play more zone but it was really ugly Sunday watching Burress make catch after catch.

I thought you said you didn't see the game Sunday, you only saw the highlights?

[Kiwon]

Ha, Burress was the highlight film for the Giants.

NFL.com has about 25-30 minutes of different videos regarding the game.

Quality stuff.

Here's the game of the week recap. Painful to watch.

http://www.nfl.com/partner?partnerType=game-of-the-week&season=2007&seasonType=POST&week=3&campaign=ec0005

[b bulldog]

I think Harris is on his downside. He also had some other rough games this year. Plax and Owens are good but they just torched him and yet he still runs his mouth.

[Deputy Nutz]

Harris gave up ten receptions, while Woodson gave up 4. Neither one had a great day in coverage, but Harris struggled, he couldn't jam Burress, he couldn't run with him, he got turned around, and pushed around.

The refs certainly decided not to allow the Packer corners to play their physical style, and that was exactly what they needed to do to slow down Burress. I was pretty bitter with the refs because Burress was shoving all night long, and He started the exchange when Harris made the interception that got called back for interference.

Harris threw Burress aside on that play. That was a legit PI call against him. I do agree that the NFL has to look at reciever initiated contact though.

I was a little pissed that the G-Men got away with a few, (that pass to Lee where the LB simply wrapped him up 10-15 yds downfield) but that's life. Officiating doesn't lose games. Good teams can overcome those things.

I said Burress started the exchange, Burress put his hands on Harris first, that is all that I was saying. I didn't say it wasn't pass interference, but when the offense gets a free pass 9-10 times the deck is stacked. I know, that is the way the NFL wants it, but it is wrong for the game.

[Kiwon]

I think Harris is on his downside. He also had some other rough games this year. Plax and Owens are good but they just torched him and yet he still runs his mouth.

It goes with the hair. You can't wear dreadlocks and play football without having a big mouth.

[The Shadow]

Harris is not the player he once was. Woodson is the superior player.The Packers need to seriously consider ways to upgrade.