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2007 SCHEDULE
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
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53-Man Roster Prediction
I have a much better idea about the players on our roster after the
Denver game. I didn't really have much opinion of a bunch of guys
even after the first pre-season game. Now I can pretty much tell
you how about every player has played.
QB – Romo, Johnson, Moore
Moore looked too good in the first pre-season game not to keep
him on the roster. Bartel hasn't seen the field so I'm assuming
Moore does indeed have the advantage.
RB – Jones, Barber, Thompson
Thompson had a pretty good performance Saturday night. He
again showed us what he is and what he isn't. He will never be a
starting running back because he lacks power and agility. However,
he is the perfect guy to give four or five carries a game to in hopes
that he will break a big one. I actually don't see him getting those
carries this year though simply because I don't think you want to
take any carries away from Jones and especially Barber.
Thompson could make an impact in 08' with no Julius Jones in the
picture.
FB – Hoyte, Anderson
Hoyte is a lock for the starting spot. I didn’t see Anderson do much
in the first pre-season game, but he looked really good in the
second game. I haven't really singled him out on special teams but
he should be pretty solid there.
WR – Owens, Glenn, Crayton, Hurd, Austin, Stanback
The top four are locks. Austin contributes on special teams and
has some receiving ability so he sticks ahead of Urban. I know a lot
of people like Urban because he seems to do all the little things, but
I just don't see much potential this year. Miles Austin is frustrating
because he has so much talent yet he has struggled. I still say you
keep the talent. Stanback has a bright future ahead of him if he
keeps flashing the same ability I saw against Denver.
TE – Witten, Fasano, Bergen
I’m not jumping on the Tony Curtis bandwagon just yet. He couldn’t
even start in NFL Europe. Bergen has starting experience in the
NFL which is very attractive to me.
OT – Adams, Colombo, Marten, Free, McQuistan
These five guys make the roster no questions asked.
G – Davis, Kosier, Procter
C – Gurode
I don’t know if we can go this thin on the interior line. It depends on
if McQuistan and Free are capable of playing guard. Keeping five
tackles puts you in a weird position because most teams only keep
four. We will keep five though because that is where our good
developmental prospects are. We also have a lot less long-term
stability at tackle. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if we kept Joe Berger
too though.
Total – 26
DL – Spears, Canty, Ferguson, Ratliff, Hatcher
This would be going extraordinarily short on the defensive line, but
let me explain myself. None of the guys vying for the backup nose
tackle spot seems to be good enough to actually spell Jason
Ferguson. No matter what, I see Ratliff being the guy that gives him
a breather. This means we wouldn’t even take any of the three
guys to the game . If you aren’t taking them to the game why not
just keep two or three extra lineman on the practice squad and
save the roster spot for a better player that probably would be less
likely to clear waivers. I don’t think any of the trio are good enough
to make anyone else’s team considering they can’t make our team
and we don’t even have any backup nose tackles. If anyone makes
the roster as a backup nose tackle it will be someone we pick up
from another team.
LB – Ware, Spencer, James, Ayodele, Carpenter, Burnett, Glymph,
Phillips
Do you notice a prominent name missing? I’m gonna go out on a
limb and say Ellis isn’t on the roster. I don’t know that we are going
to keep a roster spot for him if he can’t even get on the field and
practice. I’m not saying we will cut him, we might, but I could
definitely see injured reserve.
DB – Newman, Henry, Glenn, Williams, Hamlin, Watkins, Brown,
Davis, Thomas, Ball
We go long at defensive back because we like the young players.
Courtney Brown has great potential at free safety. He could bump
Pat Watkins off the roster if they like his potential better. It is hard
to keep two developmental safeties. He could take Keith Davis’s
spot, but Davis is too good on special teams. Joey Thomas is the
4th corner and Alan Ball beats out Reeves and Jones because it is
time to recycle the bottom of the CB dpeth chart. Reeves and
Jones have been around three years and they’ve been solid, but
they don’t seem to have starting potential so its time to move on.
Total - 23
K - Martin Gramatica, Nick Folk
I'm not entirely convinced we will do this. Nick Folk has to make the
team because you don't use a 6th round pick on a kicker and then
cut him after he has done everything you could ask for and much
more as a kicker. We could keep Gramatica for a month just as an
insurance policy in case Folk hiccups. This spot will most likely go
to the backup nose tackle eventually, but we don't need one right
away.
I have a much better idea about the players on our roster after the
Denver game. I didn't really have much opinion of a bunch of guys
even after the first pre-season game. Now I can pretty much tell
you how about every player has played.
QB – Romo, Johnson, Moore
Moore looked too good in the first pre-season game not to keep
him on the roster. Bartel hasn't seen the field so I'm assuming
Moore does indeed have the advantage.
RB – Jones, Barber, Thompson
Thompson had a pretty good performance Saturday night. He
again showed us what he is and what he isn't. He will never be a
starting running back because he lacks power and agility. However,
he is the perfect guy to give four or five carries a game to in hopes
that he will break a big one. I actually don't see him getting those
carries this year though simply because I don't think you want to
take any carries away from Jones and especially Barber.
Thompson could make an impact in 08' with no Julius Jones in the
picture.
FB – Hoyte, Anderson
Hoyte is a lock for the starting spot. I didn’t see Anderson do much
in the first pre-season game, but he looked really good in the
second game. I haven't really singled him out on special teams but
he should be pretty solid there.
WR – Owens, Glenn, Crayton, Hurd, Austin, Stanback
The top four are locks. Austin contributes on special teams and
has some receiving ability so he sticks ahead of Urban. I know a lot
of people like Urban because he seems to do all the little things, but
I just don't see much potential this year. Miles Austin is frustrating
because he has so much talent yet he has struggled. I still say you
keep the talent. Stanback has a bright future ahead of him if he
keeps flashing the same ability I saw against Denver.
TE – Witten, Fasano, Bergen
I’m not jumping on the Tony Curtis bandwagon just yet. He couldn’t
even start in NFL Europe. Bergen has starting experience in the
NFL which is very attractive to me.
OT – Adams, Colombo, Marten, Free, McQuistan
These five guys make the roster no questions asked.
G – Davis, Kosier, Procter
C – Gurode
I don’t know if we can go this thin on the interior line. It depends on
if McQuistan and Free are capable of playing guard. Keeping five
tackles puts you in a weird position because most teams only keep
four. We will keep five though because that is where our good
developmental prospects are. We also have a lot less long-term
stability at tackle. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if we kept Joe Berger
too though.
Total – 26
DL – Spears, Canty, Ferguson, Ratliff, Hatcher
This would be going extraordinarily short on the defensive line, but
let me explain myself. None of the guys vying for the backup nose
tackle spot seems to be good enough to actually spell Jason
Ferguson. No matter what, I see Ratliff being the guy that gives him
a breather. This means we wouldn’t even take any of the three
guys to the game . If you aren’t taking them to the game why not
just keep two or three extra lineman on the practice squad and
save the roster spot for a better player that probably would be less
likely to clear waivers. I don’t think any of the trio are good enough
to make anyone else’s team considering they can’t make our team
and we don’t even have any backup nose tackles. If anyone makes
the roster as a backup nose tackle it will be someone we pick up
from another team.
LB – Ware, Spencer, James, Ayodele, Carpenter, Burnett, Glymph,
Phillips
Do you notice a prominent name missing? I’m gonna go out on a
limb and say Ellis isn’t on the roster. I don’t know that we are going
to keep a roster spot for him if he can’t even get on the field and
practice. I’m not saying we will cut him, we might, but I could
definitely see injured reserve.
DB – Newman, Henry, Glenn, Williams, Hamlin, Watkins, Brown,
Davis, Thomas, Ball
We go long at defensive back because we like the young players.
Courtney Brown has great potential at free safety. He could bump
Pat Watkins off the roster if they like his potential better. It is hard
to keep two developmental safeties. He could take Keith Davis’s
spot, but Davis is too good on special teams. Joey Thomas is the
4th corner and Alan Ball beats out Reeves and Jones because it is
time to recycle the bottom of the CB dpeth chart. Reeves and
Jones have been around three years and they’ve been solid, but
they don’t seem to have starting potential so its time to move on.
Total - 23
K - Martin Gramatica, Nick Folk
I'm not entirely convinced we will do this. Nick Folk has to make the
team because you don't use a 6th round pick on a kicker and then
cut him after he has done everything you could ask for and much
more as a kicker. We could keep Gramatica for a month just as an
insurance policy in case Folk hiccups. This spot will most likely go
to the backup nose tackle eventually, but we don't need one right
away.
NFC East Breakdown: New York Giants
Heading into the 2007 season I think one division stands out as
being a good bit weaker than it has been in recent years. That
division is the NFC East. The main reason for the change is the
New York Giants.
The prognosis for the New York Giants doesn't look to great for
this season. Most teams don't undergo a noticeable loss in talent
over the off-season, but the Giants did. Tiki Barber's retirement
makes a good team average at best. The lost the best player in
the division and perhaps the entire conference.
If the Giants are to make a serious charge at the play-offs, the
offense must carry them. They have some talent on offense, but
the burden falls on the shoulders of Eli Manning. He has some
weapons around him and if he has a Pro Bowl caliber season then
you are looking at a fearsome offense.
The reality with Manning though is that he is erratic and probably
always will be. He will have a good year, but they have offensive
line issues. They will be a solid unit because of the talent at
receiver and tight end, but they won't be the elite unit needed to
carry this team into the play-offs.
The real weakness of this team appears to be the defense.
Michael Strahan isn't a huge loss because they do have Kiwanuka,
but it can't help them any. Their front seven is solid but
unspectacular. Their secondary looks like its going to be a
weakness again this season. They have two average cover
safeties, but their real weakness is at cornerback. They have
aging veterans who've lost a step and young guys who simply
aren't effective. 1st round pick Aaron Ross should help but it will
probably be a year or two before he makes a big difference.
Its hard to gauge how a special teams unit will perform. They
should be average. Lawrence Tynes and Jeff Feagles are a solid
kicker tandem but nothing to brag about.
Overall, the New York Giants will be an average team. Losing Tiki
Barber makes their offense a lot less scary. Their defense will
struggle to consistently stop people. Their season largely
depends on Eli Manning. I expect him to perform about how he did
last season. He has been around awhile, and he is what he is. I'm
prediction a 7-9 season for the New York Giants.
Heading into the 2007 season I think one division stands out as
being a good bit weaker than it has been in recent years. That
division is the NFC East. The main reason for the change is the
New York Giants.
The prognosis for the New York Giants doesn't look to great for
this season. Most teams don't undergo a noticeable loss in talent
over the off-season, but the Giants did. Tiki Barber's retirement
makes a good team average at best. The lost the best player in
the division and perhaps the entire conference.
If the Giants are to make a serious charge at the play-offs, the
offense must carry them. They have some talent on offense, but
the burden falls on the shoulders of Eli Manning. He has some
weapons around him and if he has a Pro Bowl caliber season then
you are looking at a fearsome offense.
The reality with Manning though is that he is erratic and probably
always will be. He will have a good year, but they have offensive
line issues. They will be a solid unit because of the talent at
receiver and tight end, but they won't be the elite unit needed to
carry this team into the play-offs.
The real weakness of this team appears to be the defense.
Michael Strahan isn't a huge loss because they do have Kiwanuka,
but it can't help them any. Their front seven is solid but
unspectacular. Their secondary looks like its going to be a
weakness again this season. They have two average cover
safeties, but their real weakness is at cornerback. They have
aging veterans who've lost a step and young guys who simply
aren't effective. 1st round pick Aaron Ross should help but it will
probably be a year or two before he makes a big difference.
Its hard to gauge how a special teams unit will perform. They
should be average. Lawrence Tynes and Jeff Feagles are a solid
kicker tandem but nothing to brag about.
Overall, the New York Giants will be an average team. Losing Tiki
Barber makes their offense a lot less scary. Their defense will
struggle to consistently stop people. Their season largely
depends on Eli Manning. I expect him to perform about how he did
last season. He has been around awhile, and he is what he is. I'm
prediction a 7-9 season for the New York Giants.