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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
It could have been much worse if Eli Manning didn't suffer an injury and had to be removed from the game.
It would have been much worse if the Giants hadn't decided to basically run out the clock with David Carr at the helm.
It could have been much worse if the Giants hadn't been playing second teamers on defense in the second half.
The Chiefs lost.
Period.
And, they looked like ****ing dogshit in the process.
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From an offensive side, it was very offensive.
From the defensive side, I don't think it was nearly as bad as you might think. It's important to focus not on the players who won't be here, but the ones who you can build around. I thought the defensive line played much better yesterday. The ILBs didn't play bad. The corners, I though, did a really good job in many instances of going toe-to-toe with receivers.
They still get inconsistent pressure because Hali is way too inconsistent and Vrabel is mostly ineffective. And we need a playmaker at safety. Most of our blown plays were the result of a safety getting there a step or two too late in zone coverage. If we bring in a playmaking safety and an OLB/DE, the defense could actually be okay. And a nose tackle would be nice too. But at least you can boil down the biggest problems to a few key positions, as opposed to an entire defense.