NYG vs. CLE Recap

Great Start. Better Finish.

I understand that the stories of the game are the career day Bradshaw had, 200 yards. And Cruz with his 3 TDs. But thats the obvious. Lets look into the win a little.

Terrible start. Blink of an eye, down 7. Bradshaw fumbles on the first play from scrimmage Browns take over, give the ball to Richardson, and score. Then the next Browns drive. Josh Gordon is matched up with Chase Blackburn. Stevie Brown bites and leaves Chase all alone, Gordon is off to the races. Down 14.

The game turns after that. Bradshaw keeps doing his thing, holes opening up all over the place. Eli Manning, after his mid week film session with Rueben Randle, finds the rookie all over the field. The great thing about Eli is that he makes players better. Randle had nine targets, caught six for 82 and had defenders all over him, yielding two PI calls.

Talk about PI calls.There were missed ones the whole game. Jerseys were being pulled, WR's being held. No calls.

Trent Richardson is going to be one of the best backs in the league in 2 years.

Andre Brown has a concussion after taking that kick out of the endzone. Absolutely miserable attempt. No idea what he is thinking there.

Martellus Bennett is a monster, plain and simple. Apparently he hyperextended his knee when he, "Fucking slipped on the turf." He was back in the game in no time, making room on the edge for Bradshaw, or catching dinker-doo passes. Couldn't expect him to have a big game in the air after the injury.

Will Hill with a GREAT strip of Cribbs on a KR. Recovered by Stevie Brown of course. Watching Will Hill play the slot, he seems to be doing just fine. No need to rush Hosley.

Talking about Stevie Brown. He knows that he messed up, and it only took 2 minutes after that mistake to pick Weeden off. Then on the kickoff after the Giants TD he recovers the fumble. With Phillips out for a while, veteran Stevie Brown will need to give it his all to help this team.

There were some plays where tackling was absolutely atrocious. I saw Chase Blackburn miss multiple tackles, but he made up for some of these lapses with his INT in the endzone that Weeden GAVE him.

If we give Alex Smith and the 49ers receivers the time that the Browns had we are absolutely fucked. I actually started laughing at one point. The Browns have given up 9 sacks already and the Giants could not get ONE?!? With an injury plauged secondary, quality opposing quarterbacks must be licking their chops looking at the game tape.

You can throw a blind man out there and Eli will make him better. People thought we were screwed when Nicks went down? Throw in Ramses, Hixon, Randle. With the running game producing, (did anyone see DAVID WILSON?) the offense will be unstoppable. We may not have the weapons on paper, but we have them on the turf. Thats all that matters.