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Every week the Giants defensive players opine that their issues against the run are correctable. Yet for the past three weeks, New York has been unable to come up with an all-purpose solution that limits their opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.According to head coach Tom Coughlin, a lot of things have contributed to the run defense breakdowns.I can tell you what occasionally went wrong Sunday, he said. We didn't cover our gap responsibilities to the point Arian Foster Jersey where there was no place for the runner to go. Maybe we weren't as downhill as we could be at linebacker. Maybe we were late coming down from the secondary. There are a number of issues.Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has had to watch his teammates from the sideline the past two games, also gave credit to the opposition.Teams are scheming us pretty good right now, too, he said.Tuck admitted that the ongoing problems on defense have been frustrating because it's never the same thing that's in need of correcting.One week it's tackling, one week it is fitting up the run and the next week it Clinton Portis Jersey may be a defensive end cutting off a blitz and a guy getting outside. Those are critical errors and every week it is something different, he said.Whatever the Giants have identified as highest on their priority list of things to fix as far as the run game is concerned, they will need to Sidney Rice Jersey do a better job this Sunday against Buffalo if they are to have any chance of entering their bye with a 4-2 record.The task won't be easy, as running back Fred Jackson, a five-year veteran, is averaging 5.3 yards per carry 90 for 480 and has scored a team-leading five touchdowns.Rather than worry Dwight Freeney Jersey about the threat that Jackson creates, Tuck said the Giants defense, which has given up 4.2 yards per carry to opponents, needs to focus on itself first.Coming into this year, the thing I wanted Donald Brown Jersey to see from us was consistency and we are not showing that, Tuck said. I think it is just consistency.Week after week, the Giants talk about the importance of establishing the run. Yet thus far in the 2011 season, the Giants' running game has continued to struggle.One of the biggest issues for the Giants has been in the pit, where its offensive line, tight ends, and fullback have, at times, found themselves overmatched when opponents bring extra personnel into the box. This almost regular occurrence, which has often left the Giants' blockers flummoxed, hasn't been lost on head coach Tom Coughlin.I think we have to do a better job scheme-wise and finding a way to handle the two weeks in a row when the safeties have been down in there. It's been a problem, he said.How much of a problem has it been? Through five weeks, the Giants' running game is averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt. Moreover, the lack of a running game has made the offense almost too easy to defend as it's limited what they have been able to do in terms of variety.Some additional problems, according to Coughlin, have included missed assignments, backs not taking advantage of openings, and the Matt Hasselbeck Jersey receivers failing to help counter the eight- and nine-men defensive fronts.So what can the Giants do to get their running game going again?We're going to keep hammering away, DeAngelo Hall Jersey Coughlin said. When you look at the first drive, there are some good runs in there. We knew exactly what we were getting into with the safety down.We're just going to keep hammering away at it because that is the philosophy what I hold to and believe in. I understand you Devin McCourty Jersey wouldn't cheap nfl jerseys china be able to sense it at this point, but it's something we have to do.We're hopefully going to give ourselves some opportunities that allow for play action and shorter down and distances at the other end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
The takeaway on the Saints: Live on the edge
Even though they don't have nearly as many takeaways as they did in 2009 when a revved-up Johnny Knox Jersey defense helped the Saints win the Super Bowl, this year's group is playing with the same kind of attitude.Bringing lots of pressure has long been defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' calling card, so it wasn't shocking when the Saints went after rookie sensation Cam Newton early and often Ray Lewis Jersey in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers.The Saints sacked Newton just once, but they delivered some hits that were just as effective even if they did draw 15-yard penalties. But, Williams said, the Saints aren't going to stop living on the edge.Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, Williams said. We're going to live on the edge and get after the quarterback, and we're not going to change. We're going to go down swinging.The Saints were flagged for three personal foul penalties against the Panthers, one on strong safety Roman Harper for a blatant late hit on wide receiver Steve Smith after a touchdown, and two roughing-the-passer calls although one was highly questionable.That's our MO, Saints defensive end Will Smith said. We're not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. We're just playing our game hitting the quarterback. We consider this a man's league. We're going to come after those guys, legally, and do what we do to affect the quarterback and change the outcome of the game.It's been that way since Williams was hired by Payton in January 2009 to change the culture of a defense that had long been too soft.We're not going to apologize, Harper said. Lofa Tatupu Jersey We're going to keep playing fast and staying aggressive. That's what we do.The way we play won us a championship, said LeSean McCoy Jersey weak-side linebacker Scott Julius Peppers Jersey Shanle. Nothing is going to discourage us from James Starks Jersey playing any different.The Saints and Carolina Panthers don't have a lot of bad blood between them, but you wouldn't have known it in Sunday's game in Bank of America Stadium.Tempers flared several times in Earl Thomas Jersey the first half of a physical game, resulting in several personal foul penalties being called Chris Cooley Jersey starting with Saints strong safety Roman Harper's blatant late hit on Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.Smith easily reached the end zone and started to celebrate when Harper ran across the end zone to hit Smith, who coasted a little before crossing the goal line. That touched off a brief brawl, with Panthers tackle Jordan Gross and guard Travelle Wharton going after Harper.I'm not mad at myself at all, Harper said. If you're going to score, go score. But you're not going to just walk it in on us like that.Smith, who initially didn't seem offended by Harper's hit, then mixed it up with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins as players from both teams milled around in the corner of the end zone before order was restored.Another personal foul was called on Panthers safety Jermale Hines at the end of a kickoff return in the second quarter and cornerback Chris Gamble head-butted Saints tight end Jimmy Graham after a field-goal attempt by John Kasay was blown dead when the Panthers took a timeout.Graham, a former college basketball player, fell to the ground like he was taking a charge before he and Gamble and later cornerback Captain Munnerlyn exchanged words.It was getting a little chippy out there, but that's football, Graham said. I wouldn't have it any other way. We talked Brian Cushing Jersey about it at halftime. We said no matter what anybody says or what anybody does, do not get a penalty that will cost us this game.Coach Sean Payton harped on that. So coming out at half, we were very conscious of the talking. But we just weren't moving forward with it.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
Every week the Giants defensive players opine that their issues against the run are correctable. Yet for the past three weeks, New York has been unable to come up with an all-purpose solution that limits their opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.According to head coach Tom Coughlin, a lot of things have contributed to the run defense breakdowns.I can tell you what occasionally went wrong Sunday, he said. We didn't cover our gap responsibilities to the point Arian Foster Jersey where there was no place for the runner to go. Maybe we weren't as downhill as we could be at linebacker. Maybe we were late coming down from the secondary. There are a number of issues.Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has had to watch his teammates from the sideline the past two games, also gave credit to the opposition.Teams are scheming us pretty good right now, too, he said.Tuck admitted that the ongoing problems on defense have been frustrating because it's never the same thing that's in need of correcting.One week it's tackling, one week it is fitting up the run and the next week it Clinton Portis Jersey may be a defensive end cutting off a blitz and a guy getting outside. Those are critical errors and every week it is something different, he said.Whatever the Giants have identified as highest on their priority list of things to fix as far as the run game is concerned, they will need to Sidney Rice Jersey do a better job this Sunday against Buffalo if they are to have any chance of entering their bye with a 4-2 record.The task won't be easy, as running back Fred Jackson, a five-year veteran, is averaging 5.3 yards per carry 90 for 480 and has scored a team-leading five touchdowns.Rather than worry Dwight Freeney Jersey about the threat that Jackson creates, Tuck said the Giants defense, which has given up 4.2 yards per carry to opponents, needs to focus on itself first.Coming into this year, the thing I wanted Donald Brown Jersey to see from us was consistency and we are not showing that, Tuck said. I think it is just consistency.Week after week, the Giants talk about the importance of establishing the run. Yet thus far in the 2011 season, the Giants' running game has continued to struggle.One of the biggest issues for the Giants has been in the pit, where its offensive line, tight ends, and fullback have, at times, found themselves overmatched when opponents bring extra personnel into the box. This almost regular occurrence, which has often left the Giants' blockers flummoxed, hasn't been lost on head coach Tom Coughlin.I think we have to do a better job scheme-wise and finding a way to handle the two weeks in a row when the safeties have been down in there. It's been a problem, he said.How much of a problem has it been? Through five weeks, the Giants' running game is averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt. Moreover, the lack of a running game has made the offense almost too easy to defend as it's limited what they have been able to do in terms of variety.Some additional problems, according to Coughlin, have included missed assignments, backs not taking advantage of openings, and the Matt Hasselbeck Jersey receivers failing to help counter the eight- and nine-men defensive fronts.So what can the Giants do to get their running game going again?We're going to keep hammering away, DeAngelo Hall Jersey Coughlin said. When you look at the first drive, there are some good runs in there. We knew exactly what we were getting into with the safety down.We're just going to keep hammering away at it because that is the philosophy what I hold to and believe in. I understand you Devin McCourty Jersey wouldn't cheap nfl jerseys china be able to sense it at this point, but it's something we have to do.We're hopefully going to give ourselves some opportunities that allow for play action and shorter down and distances at the other end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
The takeaway on the Saints: Live on the edge
Even though they don't have nearly as many takeaways as they did in 2009 when a revved-up Johnny Knox Jersey defense helped the Saints win the Super Bowl, this year's group is playing with the same kind of attitude.Bringing lots of pressure has long been defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' calling card, so it wasn't shocking when the Saints went after rookie sensation Cam Newton early and often Ray Lewis Jersey in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers.The Saints sacked Newton just once, but they delivered some hits that were just as effective even if they did draw 15-yard penalties. But, Williams said, the Saints aren't going to stop living on the edge.Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, Williams said. We're going to live on the edge and get after the quarterback, and we're not going to change. We're going to go down swinging.The Saints were flagged for three personal foul penalties against the Panthers, one on strong safety Roman Harper for a blatant late hit on wide receiver Steve Smith after a touchdown, and two roughing-the-passer calls although one was highly questionable.That's our MO, Saints defensive end Will Smith said. We're not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. We're just playing our game hitting the quarterback. We consider this a man's league. We're going to come after those guys, legally, and do what we do to affect the quarterback and change the outcome of the game.It's been that way since Williams was hired by Payton in January 2009 to change the culture of a defense that had long been too soft.We're not going to apologize, Harper said. Lofa Tatupu Jersey We're going to keep playing fast and staying aggressive. That's what we do.The way we play won us a championship, said LeSean McCoy Jersey weak-side linebacker Scott Julius Peppers Jersey Shanle. Nothing is going to discourage us from James Starks Jersey playing any different.The Saints and Carolina Panthers don't have a lot of bad blood between them, but you wouldn't have known it in Sunday's game in Bank of America Stadium.Tempers flared several times in Earl Thomas Jersey the first half of a physical game, resulting in several personal foul penalties being called Chris Cooley Jersey starting with Saints strong safety Roman Harper's blatant late hit on Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.Smith easily reached the end zone and started to celebrate when Harper ran across the end zone to hit Smith, who coasted a little before crossing the goal line. That touched off a brief brawl, with Panthers tackle Jordan Gross and guard Travelle Wharton going after Harper.I'm not mad at myself at all, Harper said. If you're going to score, go score. But you're not going to just walk it in on us like that.Smith, who initially didn't seem offended by Harper's hit, then mixed it up with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins as players from both teams milled around in the corner of the end zone before order was restored.Another personal foul was called on Panthers safety Jermale Hines at the end of a kickoff return in the second quarter and cornerback Chris Gamble head-butted Saints tight end Jimmy Graham after a field-goal attempt by John Kasay was blown dead when the Panthers took a timeout.Graham, a former college basketball player, fell to the ground like he was taking a charge before he and Gamble and later cornerback Captain Munnerlyn exchanged words.It was getting a little chippy out there, but that's football, Graham said. I wouldn't have it any other way. We talked Brian Cushing Jersey about it at halftime. We said no matter what anybody says or what anybody does, do not get a penalty that will cost us this game.Coach Sean Payton harped on that. So coming out at half, we were very conscious of the talking. But we just weren't moving forward with it.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
Every week the Giants defensive players opine that their issues against the run are correctable. Yet for the past three weeks, New York has been unable to come up with an all-purpose solution that limits their opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.According to head coach Tom Coughlin, a lot of things have contributed to the run defense breakdowns.I can tell you what occasionally went wrong Sunday, he said. We didn't cover our gap responsibilities to the point Arian Foster Jersey where there was no place for the runner to go. Maybe we weren't as downhill as we could be at linebacker. Maybe we were late coming down from the secondary. There are a number of issues.Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has had to watch his teammates from the sideline the past two games, also gave credit to the opposition.Teams are scheming us pretty good right now, too, he said.Tuck admitted that the ongoing problems on defense have been frustrating because it's never the same thing that's in need of correcting.One week it's tackling, one week it is fitting up the run and the next week it Clinton Portis Jersey may be a defensive end cutting off a blitz and a guy getting outside. Those are critical errors and every week it is something different, he said.Whatever the Giants have identified as highest on their priority list of things to fix as far as the run game is concerned, they will need to Sidney Rice Jersey do a better job this Sunday against Buffalo if they are to have any chance of entering their bye with a 4-2 record.The task won't be easy, as running back Fred Jackson, a five-year veteran, is averaging 5.3 yards per carry 90 for 480 and has scored a team-leading five touchdowns.Rather than worry Dwight Freeney Jersey about the threat that Jackson creates, Tuck said the Giants defense, which has given up 4.2 yards per carry to opponents, needs to focus on itself first.Coming into this year, the thing I wanted Donald Brown Jersey to see from us was consistency and we are not showing that, Tuck said. I think it is just consistency.Week after week, the Giants talk about the importance of establishing the run. Yet thus far in the 2011 season, the Giants' running game has continued to struggle.One of the biggest issues for the Giants has been in the pit, where its offensive line, tight ends, and fullback have, at times, found themselves overmatched when opponents bring extra personnel into the box. This almost regular occurrence, which has often left the Giants' blockers flummoxed, hasn't been lost on head coach Tom Coughlin.I think we have to do a better job scheme-wise and finding a way to handle the two weeks in a row when the safeties have been down in there. It's been a problem, he said.How much of a problem has it been? Through five weeks, the Giants' running game is averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt. Moreover, the lack of a running game has made the offense almost too easy to defend as it's limited what they have been able to do in terms of variety.Some additional problems, according to Coughlin, have included missed assignments, backs not taking advantage of openings, and the Matt Hasselbeck Jersey receivers failing to help counter the eight- and nine-men defensive fronts.So what can the Giants do to get their running game going again?We're going to keep hammering away, DeAngelo Hall Jersey Coughlin said. When you look at the first drive, there are some good runs in there. We knew exactly what we were getting into with the safety down.We're just going to keep hammering away at it because that is the philosophy what I hold to and believe in. I understand you Devin McCourty Jersey wouldn't cheap nfl jerseys china be able to sense it at this point, but it's something we have to do.We're hopefully going to give ourselves some opportunities that allow for play action and shorter down and distances at the other end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
The takeaway on the Saints: Live on the edge
Even though they don't have nearly as many takeaways as they did in 2009 when a revved-up Johnny Knox Jersey defense helped the Saints win the Super Bowl, this year's group is playing with the same kind of attitude.Bringing lots of pressure has long been defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' calling card, so it wasn't shocking when the Saints went after rookie sensation Cam Newton early and often Ray Lewis Jersey in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers.The Saints sacked Newton just once, but they delivered some hits that were just as effective even if they did draw 15-yard penalties. But, Williams said, the Saints aren't going to stop living on the edge.Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, Williams said. We're going to live on the edge and get after the quarterback, and we're not going to change. We're going to go down swinging.The Saints were flagged for three personal foul penalties against the Panthers, one on strong safety Roman Harper for a blatant late hit on wide receiver Steve Smith after a touchdown, and two roughing-the-passer calls although one was highly questionable.That's our MO, Saints defensive end Will Smith said. We're not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. We're just playing our game hitting the quarterback. We consider this a man's league. We're going to come after those guys, legally, and do what we do to affect the quarterback and change the outcome of the game.It's been that way since Williams was hired by Payton in January 2009 to change the culture of a defense that had long been too soft.We're not going to apologize, Harper said. Lofa Tatupu Jersey We're going to keep playing fast and staying aggressive. That's what we do.The way we play won us a championship, said LeSean McCoy Jersey weak-side linebacker Scott Julius Peppers Jersey Shanle. Nothing is going to discourage us from James Starks Jersey playing any different.The Saints and Carolina Panthers don't have a lot of bad blood between them, but you wouldn't have known it in Sunday's game in Bank of America Stadium.Tempers flared several times in Earl Thomas Jersey the first half of a physical game, resulting in several personal foul penalties being called Chris Cooley Jersey starting with Saints strong safety Roman Harper's blatant late hit on Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.Smith easily reached the end zone and started to celebrate when Harper ran across the end zone to hit Smith, who coasted a little before crossing the goal line. That touched off a brief brawl, with Panthers tackle Jordan Gross and guard Travelle Wharton going after Harper.I'm not mad at myself at all, Harper said. If you're going to score, go score. But you're not going to just walk it in on us like that.Smith, who initially didn't seem offended by Harper's hit, then mixed it up with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins as players from both teams milled around in the corner of the end zone before order was restored.Another personal foul was called on Panthers safety Jermale Hines at the end of a kickoff return in the second quarter and cornerback Chris Gamble head-butted Saints tight end Jimmy Graham after a field-goal attempt by John Kasay was blown dead when the Panthers took a timeout.Graham, a former college basketball player, fell to the ground like he was taking a charge before he and Gamble and later cornerback Captain Munnerlyn exchanged words.It was getting a little chippy out there, but that's football, Graham said. I wouldn't have it any other way. We talked Brian Cushing Jersey about it at halftime. We said no matter what anybody says or what anybody does, do not get a penalty that will cost us this game.Coach Sean Payton harped on that. So coming out at half, we were very conscious of the talking. But we just weren't moving forward with it.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
Every week the Giants defensive players opine that their issues against the run are correctable. Yet for the past three weeks, New York has been unable to come up with an all-purpose solution that limits their opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.According to head coach Tom Coughlin, a lot of things have contributed to the run defense breakdowns.I can tell you what occasionally went wrong Sunday, he said. We didn't cover our gap responsibilities to the point Arian Foster Jersey where there was no place for the runner to go. Maybe we weren't as downhill as we could be at linebacker. Maybe we were late coming down from the secondary. There are a number of issues.Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has had to watch his teammates from the sideline the past two games, also gave credit to the opposition.Teams are scheming us pretty good right now, too, he said.Tuck admitted that the ongoing problems on defense have been frustrating because it's never the same thing that's in need of correcting.One week it's tackling, one week it is fitting up the run and the next week it Clinton Portis Jersey may be a defensive end cutting off a blitz and a guy getting outside. Those are critical errors and every week it is something different, he said.Whatever the Giants have identified as highest on their priority list of things to fix as far as the run game is concerned, they will need to Sidney Rice Jersey do a better job this Sunday against Buffalo if they are to have any chance of entering their bye with a 4-2 record.The task won't be easy, as running back Fred Jackson, a five-year veteran, is averaging 5.3 yards per carry 90 for 480 and has scored a team-leading five touchdowns.Rather than worry Dwight Freeney Jersey about the threat that Jackson creates, Tuck said the Giants defense, which has given up 4.2 yards per carry to opponents, needs to focus on itself first.Coming into this year, the thing I wanted Donald Brown Jersey to see from us was consistency and we are not showing that, Tuck said. I think it is just consistency.Week after week, the Giants talk about the importance of establishing the run. Yet thus far in the 2011 season, the Giants' running game has continued to struggle.One of the biggest issues for the Giants has been in the pit, where its offensive line, tight ends, and fullback have, at times, found themselves overmatched when opponents bring extra personnel into the box. This almost regular occurrence, which has often left the Giants' blockers flummoxed, hasn't been lost on head coach Tom Coughlin.I think we have to do a better job scheme-wise and finding a way to handle the two weeks in a row when the safeties have been down in there. It's been a problem, he said.How much of a problem has it been? Through five weeks, the Giants' running game is averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt. Moreover, the lack of a running game has made the offense almost too easy to defend as it's limited what they have been able to do in terms of variety.Some additional problems, according to Coughlin, have included missed assignments, backs not taking advantage of openings, and the Matt Hasselbeck Jersey receivers failing to help counter the eight- and nine-men defensive fronts.So what can the Giants do to get their running game going again?We're going to keep hammering away, DeAngelo Hall Jersey Coughlin said. When you look at the first drive, there are some good runs in there. We knew exactly what we were getting into with the safety down.We're just going to keep hammering away at it because that is the philosophy what I hold to and believe in. I understand you Devin McCourty Jersey wouldn't cheap nfl jerseys china be able to sense it at this point, but it's something we have to do.We're hopefully going to give ourselves some opportunities that allow for play action and shorter down and distances at the other end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
The takeaway on the Saints: Live on the edge
Even though they don't have nearly as many takeaways as they did in 2009 when a revved-up Johnny Knox Jersey defense helped the Saints win the Super Bowl, this year's group is playing with the same kind of attitude.Bringing lots of pressure has long been defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' calling card, so it wasn't shocking when the Saints went after rookie sensation Cam Newton early and often Ray Lewis Jersey in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers.The Saints sacked Newton just once, but they delivered some hits that were just as effective even if they did draw 15-yard penalties. But, Williams said, the Saints aren't going to stop living on the edge.Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, Williams said. We're going to live on the edge and get after the quarterback, and we're not going to change. We're going to go down swinging.The Saints were flagged for three personal foul penalties against the Panthers, one on strong safety Roman Harper for a blatant late hit on wide receiver Steve Smith after a touchdown, and two roughing-the-passer calls although one was highly questionable.That's our MO, Saints defensive end Will Smith said. We're not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. We're just playing our game hitting the quarterback. We consider this a man's league. We're going to come after those guys, legally, and do what we do to affect the quarterback and change the outcome of the game.It's been that way since Williams was hired by Payton in January 2009 to change the culture of a defense that had long been too soft.We're not going to apologize, Harper said. Lofa Tatupu Jersey We're going to keep playing fast and staying aggressive. That's what we do.The way we play won us a championship, said LeSean McCoy Jersey weak-side linebacker Scott Julius Peppers Jersey Shanle. Nothing is going to discourage us from James Starks Jersey playing any different.The Saints and Carolina Panthers don't have a lot of bad blood between them, but you wouldn't have known it in Sunday's game in Bank of America Stadium.Tempers flared several times in Earl Thomas Jersey the first half of a physical game, resulting in several personal foul penalties being called Chris Cooley Jersey starting with Saints strong safety Roman Harper's blatant late hit on Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.Smith easily reached the end zone and started to celebrate when Harper ran across the end zone to hit Smith, who coasted a little before crossing the goal line. That touched off a brief brawl, with Panthers tackle Jordan Gross and guard Travelle Wharton going after Harper.I'm not mad at myself at all, Harper said. If you're going to score, go score. But you're not going to just walk it in on us like that.Smith, who initially didn't seem offended by Harper's hit, then mixed it up with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins as players from both teams milled around in the corner of the end zone before order was restored.Another personal foul was called on Panthers safety Jermale Hines at the end of a kickoff return in the second quarter and cornerback Chris Gamble head-butted Saints tight end Jimmy Graham after a field-goal attempt by John Kasay was blown dead when the Panthers took a timeout.Graham, a former college basketball player, fell to the ground like he was taking a charge before he and Gamble and later cornerback Captain Munnerlyn exchanged words.It was getting a little chippy out there, but that's football, Graham said. I wouldn't have it any other way. We talked Brian Cushing Jersey about it at halftime. We said no matter what anybody says or what anybody does, do not get a penalty that will cost us this game.Coach Sean Payton harped on that. So coming out at half, we were very conscious of the talking. But we just weren't moving forward with it.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
Every week the Giants defensive players opine that their issues against the run are correctable. Yet for the past three weeks, New York has been unable to come up with an all-purpose solution that limits their opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.According to head coach Tom Coughlin, a lot of things have contributed to the run defense breakdowns.I can tell you what occasionally went wrong Sunday, he said. We didn't cover our gap responsibilities to the point Arian Foster Jersey where there was no place for the runner to go. Maybe we weren't as downhill as we could be at linebacker. Maybe we were late coming down from the secondary. There are a number of issues.Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has had to watch his teammates from the sideline the past two games, also gave credit to the opposition.Teams are scheming us pretty good right now, too, he said.Tuck admitted that the ongoing problems on defense have been frustrating because it's never the same thing that's in need of correcting.One week it's tackling, one week it is fitting up the run and the next week it Clinton Portis Jersey may be a defensive end cutting off a blitz and a guy getting outside. Those are critical errors and every week it is something different, he said.Whatever the Giants have identified as highest on their priority list of things to fix as far as the run game is concerned, they will need to Sidney Rice Jersey do a better job this Sunday against Buffalo if they are to have any chance of entering their bye with a 4-2 record.The task won't be easy, as running back Fred Jackson, a five-year veteran, is averaging 5.3 yards per carry 90 for 480 and has scored a team-leading five touchdowns.Rather than worry Dwight Freeney Jersey about the threat that Jackson creates, Tuck said the Giants defense, which has given up 4.2 yards per carry to opponents, needs to focus on itself first.Coming into this year, the thing I wanted Donald Brown Jersey to see from us was consistency and we are not showing that, Tuck said. I think it is just consistency.Week after week, the Giants talk about the importance of establishing the run. Yet thus far in the 2011 season, the Giants' running game has continued to struggle.One of the biggest issues for the Giants has been in the pit, where its offensive line, tight ends, and fullback have, at times, found themselves overmatched when opponents bring extra personnel into the box. This almost regular occurrence, which has often left the Giants' blockers flummoxed, hasn't been lost on head coach Tom Coughlin.I think we have to do a better job scheme-wise and finding a way to handle the two weeks in a row when the safeties have been down in there. It's been a problem, he said.How much of a problem has it been? Through five weeks, the Giants' running game is averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt. Moreover, the lack of a running game has made the offense almost too easy to defend as it's limited what they have been able to do in terms of variety.Some additional problems, according to Coughlin, have included missed assignments, backs not taking advantage of openings, and the Matt Hasselbeck Jersey receivers failing to help counter the eight- and nine-men defensive fronts.So what can the Giants do to get their running game going again?We're going to keep hammering away, DeAngelo Hall Jersey Coughlin said. When you look at the first drive, there are some good runs in there. We knew exactly what we were getting into with the safety down.We're just going to keep hammering away at it because that is the philosophy what I hold to and believe in. I understand you Devin McCourty Jersey wouldn't cheap nfl jerseys china be able to sense it at this point, but it's something we have to do.We're hopefully going to give ourselves some opportunities that allow for play action and shorter down and distances at the other end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
The takeaway on the Saints: Live on the edge
Even though they don't have nearly as many takeaways as they did in 2009 when a revved-up Johnny Knox Jersey defense helped the Saints win the Super Bowl, this year's group is playing with the same kind of attitude.Bringing lots of pressure has long been defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' calling card, so it wasn't shocking when the Saints went after rookie sensation Cam Newton early and often Ray Lewis Jersey in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers.The Saints sacked Newton just once, but they delivered some hits that were just as effective even if they did draw 15-yard penalties. But, Williams said, the Saints aren't going to stop living on the edge.Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, Williams said. We're going to live on the edge and get after the quarterback, and we're not going to change. We're going to go down swinging.The Saints were flagged for three personal foul penalties against the Panthers, one on strong safety Roman Harper for a blatant late hit on wide receiver Steve Smith after a touchdown, and two roughing-the-passer calls although one was highly questionable.That's our MO, Saints defensive end Will Smith said. We're not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. We're just playing our game hitting the quarterback. We consider this a man's league. We're going to come after those guys, legally, and do what we do to affect the quarterback and change the outcome of the game.It's been that way since Williams was hired by Payton in January 2009 to change the culture of a defense that had long been too soft.We're not going to apologize, Harper said. Lofa Tatupu Jersey We're going to keep playing fast and staying aggressive. That's what we do.The way we play won us a championship, said LeSean McCoy Jersey weak-side linebacker Scott Julius Peppers Jersey Shanle. Nothing is going to discourage us from James Starks Jersey playing any different.The Saints and Carolina Panthers don't have a lot of bad blood between them, but you wouldn't have known it in Sunday's game in Bank of America Stadium.Tempers flared several times in Earl Thomas Jersey the first half of a physical game, resulting in several personal foul penalties being called Chris Cooley Jersey starting with Saints strong safety Roman Harper's blatant late hit on Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.Smith easily reached the end zone and started to celebrate when Harper ran across the end zone to hit Smith, who coasted a little before crossing the goal line. That touched off a brief brawl, with Panthers tackle Jordan Gross and guard Travelle Wharton going after Harper.I'm not mad at myself at all, Harper said. If you're going to score, go score. But you're not going to just walk it in on us like that.Smith, who initially didn't seem offended by Harper's hit, then mixed it up with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins as players from both teams milled around in the corner of the end zone before order was restored.Another personal foul was called on Panthers safety Jermale Hines at the end of a kickoff return in the second quarter and cornerback Chris Gamble head-butted Saints tight end Jimmy Graham after a field-goal attempt by John Kasay was blown dead when the Panthers took a timeout.Graham, a former college basketball player, fell to the ground like he was taking a charge before he and Gamble and later cornerback Captain Munnerlyn exchanged words.It was getting a little chippy out there, but that's football, Graham said. I wouldn't have it any other way. We talked Brian Cushing Jersey about it at halftime. We said no matter what anybody says or what anybody does, do not get a penalty that will cost us this game.Coach Sean Payton harped on that. So coming out at half, we were very conscious of the talking. But we just weren't moving forward with it.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
Every week the Giants defensive players opine that their issues against the run are correctable. Yet for the past three weeks, New York has been unable to come up with an all-purpose solution that limits their opponents to less than 100 rushing yards.According to head coach Tom Coughlin, a lot of things have contributed to the run defense breakdowns.I can tell you what occasionally went wrong Sunday, he said. We didn't cover our gap responsibilities to the point Arian Foster Jersey where there was no place for the runner to go. Maybe we weren't as downhill as we could be at linebacker. Maybe we were late coming down from the secondary. There are a number of issues.Defensive end Justin Tuck, who has had to watch his teammates from the sideline the past two games, also gave credit to the opposition.Teams are scheming us pretty good right now, too, he said.Tuck admitted that the ongoing problems on defense have been frustrating because it's never the same thing that's in need of correcting.One week it's tackling, one week it is fitting up the run and the next week it Clinton Portis Jersey may be a defensive end cutting off a blitz and a guy getting outside. Those are critical errors and every week it is something different, he said.Whatever the Giants have identified as highest on their priority list of things to fix as far as the run game is concerned, they will need to Sidney Rice Jersey do a better job this Sunday against Buffalo if they are to have any chance of entering their bye with a 4-2 record.The task won't be easy, as running back Fred Jackson, a five-year veteran, is averaging 5.3 yards per carry 90 for 480 and has scored a team-leading five touchdowns.Rather than worry Dwight Freeney Jersey about the threat that Jackson creates, Tuck said the Giants defense, which has given up 4.2 yards per carry to opponents, needs to focus on itself first.Coming into this year, the thing I wanted Donald Brown Jersey to see from us was consistency and we are not showing that, Tuck said. I think it is just consistency.Week after week, the Giants talk about the importance of establishing the run. Yet thus far in the 2011 season, the Giants' running game has continued to struggle.One of the biggest issues for the Giants has been in the pit, where its offensive line, tight ends, and fullback have, at times, found themselves overmatched when opponents bring extra personnel into the box. This almost regular occurrence, which has often left the Giants' blockers flummoxed, hasn't been lost on head coach Tom Coughlin.I think we have to do a better job scheme-wise and finding a way to handle the two weeks in a row when the safeties have been down in there. It's been a problem, he said.How much of a problem has it been? Through five weeks, the Giants' running game is averaging just 3.2 yards per attempt. Moreover, the lack of a running game has made the offense almost too easy to defend as it's limited what they have been able to do in terms of variety.Some additional problems, according to Coughlin, have included missed assignments, backs not taking advantage of openings, and the Matt Hasselbeck Jersey receivers failing to help counter the eight- and nine-men defensive fronts.So what can the Giants do to get their running game going again?We're going to keep hammering away, DeAngelo Hall Jersey Coughlin said. When you look at the first drive, there are some good runs in there. We knew exactly what we were getting into with the safety down.We're just going to keep hammering away at it because that is the philosophy what I hold to and believe in. I understand you Devin McCourty Jersey wouldn't cheap nfl jerseys china be able to sense it at this point, but it's something we have to do.We're hopefully going to give ourselves some opportunities that allow for play action and shorter down and distances at the other end.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare
The takeaway on the Saints: Live on the edge
Even though they don't have nearly as many takeaways as they did in 2009 when a revved-up Johnny Knox Jersey defense helped the Saints win the Super Bowl, this year's group is playing with the same kind of attitude.Bringing lots of pressure has long been defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' calling card, so it wasn't shocking when the Saints went after rookie sensation Cam Newton early and often Ray Lewis Jersey in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers.The Saints sacked Newton just once, but they delivered some hits that were just as effective even if they did draw 15-yard penalties. But, Williams said, the Saints aren't going to stop living on the edge.Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you, Williams said. We're going to live on the edge and get after the quarterback, and we're not going to change. We're going to go down swinging.The Saints were flagged for three personal foul penalties against the Panthers, one on strong safety Roman Harper for a blatant late hit on wide receiver Steve Smith after a touchdown, and two roughing-the-passer calls although one was highly questionable.That's our MO, Saints defensive end Will Smith said. We're not intentionally trying to hurt anybody. We're just playing our game hitting the quarterback. We consider this a man's league. We're going to come after those guys, legally, and do what we do to affect the quarterback and change the outcome of the game.It's been that way since Williams was hired by Payton in January 2009 to change the culture of a defense that had long been too soft.We're not going to apologize, Harper said. Lofa Tatupu Jersey We're going to keep playing fast and staying aggressive. That's what we do.The way we play won us a championship, said LeSean McCoy Jersey weak-side linebacker Scott Julius Peppers Jersey Shanle. Nothing is going to discourage us from James Starks Jersey playing any different.The Saints and Carolina Panthers don't have a lot of bad blood between them, but you wouldn't have known it in Sunday's game in Bank of America Stadium.Tempers flared several times in Earl Thomas Jersey the first half of a physical game, resulting in several personal foul penalties being called Chris Cooley Jersey starting with Saints strong safety Roman Harper's blatant late hit on Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith following a 54-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter.Smith easily reached the end zone and started to celebrate when Harper ran across the end zone to hit Smith, who coasted a little before crossing the goal line. That touched off a brief brawl, with Panthers tackle Jordan Gross and guard Travelle Wharton going after Harper.I'm not mad at myself at all, Harper said. If you're going to score, go score. But you're not going to just walk it in on us like that.Smith, who initially didn't seem offended by Harper's hit, then mixed it up with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins as players from both teams milled around in the corner of the end zone before order was restored.Another personal foul was called on Panthers safety Jermale Hines at the end of a kickoff return in the second quarter and cornerback Chris Gamble head-butted Saints tight end Jimmy Graham after a field-goal attempt by John Kasay was blown dead when the Panthers took a timeout.Graham, a former college basketball player, fell to the ground like he was taking a charge before he and Gamble and later cornerback Captain Munnerlyn exchanged words.It was getting a little chippy out there, but that's football, Graham said. I wouldn't have it any other way. We talked Brian Cushing Jersey about it at halftime. We said no matter what anybody says or what anybody does, do not get a penalty that will cost us this game.Coach Sean Payton harped on that. So coming out at half, we were very conscious of the talking. But we just weren't moving forward with it.Copyright C 2011 The Sports Xchange. All Rights Reserved. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumbleUponGoogle BuzzYahoo!DiggDeliciousShare