winners and participants

[vince]

That play by the Claymaker blew my mind. A thing of beauty.

Absolutely! He blew up that fool casually picking up the ball. Saved a lot of grief for Joe Thomas who was standing there with his head up his ass.

[Tony Oday]

The Giants for laying a huge egg and not putting the Packers away early like Dallas will.

[Carolina_Packer]

I kind of thought that A-Rod would deke the Giants D on the 4th and inches and bootleg. He looked like he could have easily broken contain, especially if he sold the hand-off to Monty. That play they ran had no shot. A-Rod falling forward had a better chance.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Also, Hyde really makes the best of the athletic ability he has.

Well OK, but I'll take half of Janis's athletic ability on punt returns. Hyde ain't bad, but he has as many flubs as Janis, and Janis has the burners.

[King Friday]

The Giants for laying a huge egg and not putting the Packers away early like Dallas will.

So you think the Dallas defense is going to be able to stop Rodgers?

[Harlan Huckleby]

So you think the Dallas defense is going to be able to stop Rodgers?

I think Tony is trying to trick the football gods by throwing out these predictions of doom. It worked today, so lets not mess with a winning formula.

[RashanGary]

I thought the little engine that could, Chrissy Michaels, ran hard and smart. I think you haters (you know who you are) read that he is a dope and a-hole, so that's what you see.

He's got burst and speed and even though he looks like a mindless spaz, he seems to find himself in the right spot a lot. He also never seems to take a full shot. He looks smallish, but avoids the hard contact somehow.

He's played well, but still has a quirky spazzy energy that scares me. I have no good reason for thinking this way, so I can't defend it other than to say, he seems spazzy.

[King Friday]

He's got burst and speed and even though he looks like a mindless spaz, he seems to find himself in the right spot a lot. He also never seems to take a full shot. He looks smallish, but avoids the hard contact somehow.

He's played well, but still has a quirky spazzy energy that scares me.

I think his style of running works well against a defense like the Giants. I don't think you can play the game of waiting for blocks to develop against an aggressive defense like NY. You have to just run hard into the designed hole or on the cutback and hope to hit a crease. That is also how Lacy usually runs...albeit much more slowly than Michael, but also with the ability to somewhat create his own hole. However, Lacy also had success against the Giants. Monty's patience was not rewarded against the Giants.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think his style of running works well against a defense like the Giants. I don't think you can play the game of waiting for blocks to develop against an aggressive defense like NY.

Ya, good point. That's sorta what I was saying in the game thread, but with more grunts and arm waving. Monty was struggling somewhat because of the defensive line penetration. If you got no blocking, you just got to burst through as best you can. Rip also hesitated and got stuffed a couple times.

[RashanGary]

I think his style of running works well against a defense like the Giants. I don't think you can play the game of waiting for blocks to develop against an aggressive defense like NY. You have to just run hard into the designed hole or on the cutback and hope to hit a crease. That is also how Lacy usually runs...albeit much more slowly than Michael, but also with the ability to somewhat create his own hole. However, Lacy also had success against the Giants. Monty's patience was not rewarded against the Giants.

Good point. Didnt think about it like this, but it seems on point. Hopefully mm finds a way to play the right card at the right time.

[Tony Oday]

So you think the Dallas defense is going to be able to stop Rodgers?

They will build a huge lead before MM decides the deep ball every play doesn't work and when we start with slants again we will be too far behind.

[Pugger]

So you think the Dallas defense is going to be able to stop Rodgers?

They are pretty good a getting sacks but just below average against the pass.

[Smidgeon]

winner: offensive line pass blocking
non-participant: offensive line run blocking

Maybe this has somewhat to do with the skills of the Giants D line, but I've never seen an offensive line be so dominant in one phase of the game, and so hapless in another.

I thought the little engine that could, Chrissy Michaels, ran hard and smart. I think you haters (you know who you are) read that he is a dope and a-hole, so that's what you see.

Christine Michaels gets a loser because he was celebrating a block on a punt return while the play was still live.

[George Cumby]

I didn't see that, Smidge, what I did see was some swagger which I liked.

[oldbutnotdeadyet]

And as a lone voice in the crowd, I wanna give props to my man Jeff Janis. He doesn't play much but yesterday made the most of his opportunities, even when I saw the hate come from the board when he hesitated on 1st kick off return. I want to note that on his last kickoff return, how close he was to breaking it. The boy is fast!