So here we are again Another NFL season about to kick into gear. I am hopeful but guarded about my Giants. In truth I am looking two years down the road at them being a competitive team. I think the Patriots are finally headed away from being competitive. The offense is a hot mess and the WR corps doesn’t have a standout dude who can run Kupp-esque routes to free up the others to do what they do. Also–no TE. All of that being said, I am going to be making some predictions over the next ten minutes that are reflective of where my mind is at regarding the 22-23 season.
The Giants will WIN week 1. How? They are decent against the run. They play aggressively against the pass and the QB for the Titans is a guy who needs play action to get the ball downfield. He won’t have that option in man-based blitz coverage. The CB’s don’t care about the run at all. They know there are 8 in the box to do the work.
The opening game of the week features an upgraded Rams team and a Bills team that is about the same. The Rams have it, IMHO. They’re too tough on both sides of the rock for the Bills to stay with them. Untill the Bills run game becomes legit, I’m not ready to crown them AFC anything. Not even division champs.
Some Thoughts:
- My son is quitting on himself. Not so much himself I suppose as his coaching staff. He has it in his mind that the HC likes a player more than him therefore no matter what he does he will not start or get much playing time. Yet he played half of the first game. He was 3rd leading tackler based on the final stats. So, this is mental and about practice and about how he perceives the coach talking to him vs. others. However, I talked to coach. I know what he wants and I know exactly what my kid is missing. It is about aggressive coverage–especially in man coverage. He isn’t being physical, so the coach sees that as him being scared. That is not what it is though. He’s baiting the QB and also watching the QB–which is another problem. So my kid’s mindset is “there is nothing I can do” and now he’s back to wanting to transfer. We don’t run. He shouldn’t make the same mistakes I did, but I watch him do it and I am powerless to change his mindset. I hope he’s better than me and comes to understand his situation properly before it is too late.