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New York Giants at New York Jets Two Teams Enter One Team Leaves

Jesse Bartolis — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:45:20 +0000

Hakeem Nicks vs Darrel Revis is THE matchup of the game for me

The New York Giants and New York Jets have been two of the most disappointing teams in the entire league this year. Both have struggled with inconsistent play, had bad losses (the Giants more so than the Jets) and both after starting the season strong are in danger of missing the playoffs. In fact, this Saturday day game could be the final straw for the losing team (though both technically could still be alive with a loss).

How did it come to this: for the Jets they have had a difficult time stopping opponets in critical moments and have seen their quarterback play (despite his decent numbers) been brutal for much of the season. For the Giants: They just can not stop Anyone with their defense.

Let’s break it down, as always I’ll look first and foremost at the young guys.

Jason Pierre Paul vs D’Brickshaw Ferguson

With the way that Justin Tuck is playing this year and how poorly Wayne Hunter has been, the Giants should line Jason Pierre Paul up at LDE and let him embarrass Wayne Hunter. But they won’t. They will play Tuck at LDE and Pierre Paul at RDE and hope he can consistently beat Ferguson one on one and probably help Hunter out on a sore Justin Tuck. Can Pierre Paul do it? He’s coming off a 16 tackle sack performance, after an 8 tackle, 2 sacks safety, FF, blocked field goal performance. He might be the hottest defensive end in the game right now.

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New York Giants vs New England Patriots What to Watch For

Jesse Bartolis — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:30:50 +0000

Hakeem Nicks is listed as doubtful, which many feel is the likelihood of a Giants win on Sunday

The New York Giants were in for an uphill battle already because they had to go play the Patriots in Foxborough after a rough loss. But then the injuries started to pile up. Starters C David Baas, WR, Hakeem Nicks, and Ahmad Bradshaw are all listed as doubtful. OL Stacy Andrews is out. Super talented DE Jason Pierre Paul suffered a concussion in practice during the week and is listed as questionable.

The Patriots, on the other hand, are going to be without only Dane Fletcher (who cares). They have 9 players listed as questionable. Wes Welker and Aaron Hernandez are two of them and their absence would help the Giants (though I expect both will play).

Update: I wrote this late yesterday afternoon and since then Nicks, Bradshaw, and David Baas have gone from doubtful to out.

Ramses Barden, the former 3rd round pick has been activated from the Physically Unable to perform list.

Who is the Giants #3 WR going to be if Nicks doesn’t play?

Hakeem Nicks is listed as questionable. If he can’t play who are the Giants going to turn to as the number three wide receiver. Are they going to try and insert the disappointing Travis Beckum into that role? Will they activiate Ramses Barden from the PUP list to play the slot position all game. Is it going to be the young rookie Jerel Jernigan’s time to shine. A player who has run, I believe, two routes all season? This bears watching.

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Fantasy Football Start and Sit Week 9

Jesse Bartolis — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000

With Nicks and Cruz Doubtful, play Cruz

One of the big match-ups this week is when the 5-2 New York Giants head to Foxborough to take on the New England Patriots. The Giants are the walking wounded right now. Their two best skill position players, Hakeem Nicks and Bradshaw are unlikely to play. But they still have Eli Manning, and they still are playing against the New England Patriots defense so start a lot of the other Giants.

Start

Quarterback

Andy Dalton, QB, Bengals

The Titans are a middle of the pack pass defense and Andy Dalton has been playing really pretty well all year. I’m sure that the Titans have no one to cover A.J. Green and the rest of the pretty talented Bengals wide receivers. Another bye week fill in.

Matt Cassel, Chiefs

Cassel isn’t a great option, but is a good be week fill in going up against the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins pass defense has been a sieve this year, and Cassel has started to play much better lately. The young rookie Jon Baldwin gives the Chiefs two big talented wide receiver. The Dolphins have also given up 14 passing touchdowns this year, second most in the league.

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New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills What to Watch For

Jesse Bartolis — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:03:55 +0000

Does Victor Cruz Have Another Big Performance in Him?

For your fantasy loves out there this game has the potential for a lot of points all around. Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz, Fred Jackson, Stevie Johnson are all great starts on Sunday. But that’s not all that is at stake. Let’s take a look at what to watch for when the Bills travel to New Jersey to take on the G-men. As always we’ll try to focus on the younger players and rookies.

Injury Report

Giants

Out: Justin Tuck, Chris Snee, Prince Amukamara, Henry Hynoski, Brandon Jacobs
Questionable: David Baas, Zak De Ossie

Buffalo:

Out: Demetrius Bell, Shawne Merriman, Donald Jones, Chris Kelsay, Aaron Williams

What’s at stake:

For the Giants- The Giants shot at the playoffs. The Giants really had a good opportunity to start the season 5-2 or 6-2 (still possible), but have not played all that well. They play the Bills, have a bye, pay the Dolphins and then it gets ugly. Games vs the Patriots, Packers, Saints, Jets, Cowboys, Eagles, Redskins, and San Francisco could put a big hit in the Giants chances at making the playoffs. This is an important game for the Giants.

For the Bills-R-E-S-P-E-C-T

The Bills are getting a little love, but if they can travel out to New Jersey and beat Giants team that is coming off a terrible loss to teh Seahawks at home will go a long way to the Bills getting a lot of respect around the league. Right now it’s about 50-50 in the picks at ESPN, which means the Bills are getting a little more love, but a big game on Sunday could really put them on the map. Plus they’ll keep pace as the Jets should get an easy win over the awful Dolphins.

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New York Giants vs Seattle Seahawks What to Watch For

Jesse Bartolis — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:00:21 +0000

James Carpenter will go up vs the very talented Jason Pierre Paul...if he can win that battle it will really improve the Seahawks chances of winning

Today, the Seattle Seahawks will travel across country to play the New York Giants at 1 o’clock Eastern Standard time. The New York Giants are 3-1 and are taking on the 1-3 Seattle Seahawks. The Giants are hoping to start the season 6-1 or 5-2 (they play the Bills have a bye and then play the Dolphins the next three weeks) while the Seahawks (at least he fans) are hoping to contend for Andrew Luck. Seattle is hampered by the fact that they have to play at 1 o’clock (on a side note there is one study that thinks that advantage is eliminated entirely and actually in favor for West Coast teams when they play on Monday Night Football).

Last year, when the Giants met the Seahawks in Seattle, they thoroughly embarrassed the Seahawks, which means the Seahwks should be looking for a little revenge. But these are different teams, the Giants have gotten much younger and the Seahawks have as much, if not more, roster turnover than any other team in the league under Pete Carroll. Will they get their revenge? Regardless, there are a lot of young players to watch from both teams in this game, so let’s break it down.

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New York Giants vs Arizona Cardinals What to Watch For

Jesse Bartolis — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:30:02 +0000

Beanie Wells is Most likely playing and may be the key to a Cardinals victory

Today the New York Giants fly out to Arizona to take on the Arizona Cardinals. The New York Giants are coming fresh off a big win vs their rivals the Philadelphia Eagles, for their first win vs the Eagles in the last six games. The Giants are widely considered the more talented team, but will there be an emotional let down this week after they travel across the country to take on an ‘inferior’ opponet. Vegas thinks so as of the time of writing this (Friday) the Giants are only -1 vs the Cardinals.

As always here at NFLmocks were always interested in the younger players, so we’ll focus on them.

Injury Report:

New York Giants

The Giants are starting to get a little healthier. Even though Justin Tuck has said he “feels like crap” and has a groin injury and a lingering neck stinger, he’s likely to suit up on Sunday. Osi Umeniyora also expects to make his season debut. Hakeem Nicks is also proable to play.

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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles: What to Watch for

Jesse Bartolis — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:30:27 +0000

Hakeem Nicks is a S-T-U-D. But can he beat the entire Eagles secondary?

Today the New York Giants head to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles. Both teams are 1-1 trailing only the Washington Redskins in the standings. That sentence still seems wrong. The Redskins are 2-0, right? Anyway, the Eagles have beaten the Giants in just about any way imaginable over the last three years. Pick sixes from Eli, coming back in the DeSean Jackson punt return game, beating the Giants in 2008 when they were nearly unstoppable. The Giants have been Jekyll and Hyde vs the Eagles. The Giants are the last talented at this moment going to face the Eagles they have been since 2006. The Eagles on the other hand are probably the most talented since that team. Here is what to watch for on Sunday.

Linval Joseph and Chris Canty vs the Eagles interior defense.

Last year, the Giants showed the league the book on Michael Vick that has been. Blitz him outside from the cornerback safety position make Vick roll right to throw the ball. The Eagles offense has still dont well since then, but Vick has not been nearly as good. Vick has thrown an interception in 7 of his last 8 games (and every game last after the first game he played the Giants). Expect the Giants to do that again today. However, what could be even more important is the Giants being able to pressure Vick up the middle so he can’t step up in the pocket and escape up the middle. The Eagles interior of their offensive line might be the weak point on their whole team, Linval Joseph needs a huge game.

The Eagles reshuffled LB corps vs the Giants reshuffled offensive line

The Eagles have moved around their linebackers. They moved Casey Matthews to the weakside, Jamar Chaney to the middle, and Moise Fokou to the strong side. The Giants have Will Beatty at LT, Diehl at Lg, Bass at center, and then the right side the same. So far the offensive line has had all sorts of trouble. They aren’t opening up room in the running game and are a sieve in the passing game. If the Giants can’t run the ball on the front 8 of the Eagles, they might as well back up and go home early.

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New York Giants Looks Awful Early but lead the Rams 21-6 at Halftime.

Jesse Bartolis — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:24:08 +0000

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New York Giants vs St. Louis Rams: What to Watch For

Jesse Bartolis — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:25:31 +0000

Hakeem Nicks Practiced in a limited capacity Last week, Expect him to play tonight.

The 0-1 New York Giants take on the 0-1 St. Louis Rams tonight in New York in a game of playoff hopeful teams battling to not start the season 0-2. This team will feature musical score from M*A*S*H as both teams will trout out backups at key positions on both sides of the football. The Rams will likely be without two of their top offensive weapons in Steven Jackson (who is listed as questionable) and Danny Amendola (doubtful and it’d be a miracle if he played tonight). Which is unfortunately for the Rams because the Giants are hurting on defense where they are without Terrell Thomas (out for season), Osi Umeminyora (knee), first round pick Prince Amukamara (broken foot). The Giants will also be without starting tight end Travis Beckum .

Who is just healthy enough to survive tonight in Jersey?

And what should you be watching for. Well, here at NFLMocks we like to concentrate on the young guys.

Roger Saffold vs Jason Pierre Paul

Tonight Jason Pierre Paul will get the start at RDE with the Osi Umeinyora injury. It’s also possible that Justin Tuck misses a second straight game (neck) He’ll be lined up vs the second year LT out of Indiana, Roger Saffold. Both the Rams and Giants think they have future probowlers (possible All pro) players in Paul and Saffold. Last week. Jason Pierre Paul was dynamite last week vs Trent Williams especially in the second half. After a strong second half of last year, Paul looks ready to explode. He has long arms, is very athletic, good size, and never stops hustling. Last week Paul had 2 sacks, and a forced fumble in the second half. He also had about 3 Tackles for loss in the game (can’t find the exact stat). Big matchup tonight for two second year players.

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2011 Fantasy Football: Mr. Freakin’ Fantasy Tries To Predict The Futrue

Christopher Halfer — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:22:03 +0000

See what Mr. Freakin' Fantasy has predicted for Ray Rice and others for the 2011 Fantasy Football Season. (Picture source: ffspin.com)

It’s time to start getting very excited because the Fantasy Football season is about to start. Three preseason games have been completed, and we now have a pretty clear picture on how things will shake out for 2011. Each year I like to try and “predict” the future so to speak, because most fantasy ”experts” always say they can’t, or won’t try.

I will Predict the futrue by giving you my take on players for the 2011 season.

I have my last Fantasy draft on September 6th. If you still have your fantasy draft use this information to your advantage. If you have drafted already, use this information to target trades.

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