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Run game abandoned in Giants’ defeat

After saying the Giants had to get back to their old smashmouth ways, Brandon Jacobs had his best game of the season last night, yet he saw the Giants go away from the run — a decision that cost them dearly in their 24-17 loss to Arizona.

And though Jacobs had 76 yards and a touchdown on just 13 carries, he refused to put the blame on offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride’s playcalling. Instead, he placed it squarely on the players.

“Not to take anything away from their defense, we just didn’t want it enough,” Jacobs said. “I don’t think they were able to really stop us. But we had to try and mix it up and do a bunch of different things, and that’s what happened. We have to go out and execute no matter what’s called. We didn’t want it enough.”

Click here to read the full article – By BRIAN LEWIS of New York Post

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New York Giants RT Kareem McKenzie blocks out groin injury

The streak is still alive.

Three days after being carted off the Superdome field with a groin injury, Giants RT Kareem McKenzie practiced Wednesday, fueling hopes he will be able to start Sunday night when the Giants host the Arizona Cardinals. And if he does, the Giants will have started the same five offensive linemen for the 39th consecutive game.

“Streaks aren’t important,” McKenzie said after his limited practice. “Being able to go out there and help this team win games is what’s important. It doesn’t matter who’s out there as long as we get the right people on the field to do the job and we’re successful at it.”

Click here to read the full article – By Ralph Vacchiano of NY Daily News

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New York Giants plan to blitz Kurt Warner, pass-happy Arizona Cardinals

The tone was set in the first defensive meeting Wednesday, and it carried over to practice. There was more of an edge, players said, faster tempo and a higher intensity.

“This was different than a normal practice,” said linebacker Danny Clark. “This was definitely up-tempo. After coming off the game we had a week ago, everything was a bit more precise.”

“Why wouldn’t it be?” added defensive end Justin Tuck. “You just got your butt kicked. You definitely want to come out and do something about it.”

For the defense, that means returning to the aggressive, attacking style that was nonexistent during the Giants’ 48-27 loss in New Orleans. The defense barely touched Saints quarterback Drew Brees in that game, and the Giants (5-1) know they can’t allow Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner to have the same comfort level when they face the Cardinals (3-2) at Giants Stadium on Sunday night.

Click here to read the full article – By Ralph Vacchiano of NY Daily News

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Eli Manning’s Homecoming One To Forget

The emotions were understandably intense for Eli Manning, who grew up just a few miles from the Superdome yet had never played in the building his father, Archie, toiled in during the 1970s and ’80s.

Coming out of the tunnel in the moments before the game Sunday, he admitted to being more pumped up than usual.

“It’s a special moment for me to play in New Orleans, to be able to play in my hometown,” he said. “It’s something I was excited about.”

Unfortunately for Manning, the most enjoyable part of his day came before the game; after a 48-27 loss to his hometown team, the Giants’ quarterback left the Superdome crestfallen.

Manning had his moments — there was a 15-yard TD pass to Mario Manningham in the second that cut the Saints’ lead to 27-17. A TD pass to Brandon Jacobs in the fourth would have made it 41-24, but it was negated by a Shaun O’Hara holding penalty.

There were enough missed plays for Manning to lament.

His fumble on a sack late in the second quarter set up a crushing Saints touchdown that made it 34-17

Click here to read the full article – By BOB GLAUBER and TOM ROCK of Courant.com

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If Eli Manning leads New York Giants past New Orleans Saints, Big Blue could be on Super road

Eli Manning is not only making a run at being the most valuable Manning in the NFL this season, but he also might be on his way to being voted the MVP of the league.

Even though he owns a Super Bowl MVP trophy and in the summer became the highest-paid player in NFL history, Manning was still among the most ridiculed big-time players. That is changing as the Giants have started 5-0 for the first time since 1990 and he is playing the best football of his career other than when he got hot in time for the magical Super Bowl run two years ago.

His older brother Peyton also owns a Super Bowl MVP and the Colts are also 5-0, but the Giants are a better team than Indianapolis, and by the end of the season, Eli could win the MVP trophy that his brother has already won three times. At the very least, he’s in the conversation now.

Click here to read the full article – By Gary Myers of NY Daily News

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