Sunday, September 4, 2011

Week 1: NY Giants at Washington Redskins

Coach Mike Shanahan likes "everything about" Tim Hightower.
"He's a good blocker, excellent runner," said Shanahan. "He's been very productive." Coordinator Kyle Shanahan is just as excited, adding, "He's the exact type of runner we look for, and when he puts that foot down, he's violent, and when someone's in his way he's trying to run him over."
From Rotoworld

The Giants will have 7 defensive linemen and 7 linebackers waiting to stuff Tim Hightower. Hightower runs with power and can catch a pass, but the 3 years he played at Arizona don't say too much on paper, 4.8 yards per carry, 5 Td's, 736 yards, and 4 fumbles last year, he had 4 fumbles in 2010 too.

Washington Coach Mike Shanahan has sais that who starts at quarterback against the Giants will be game day decision. John Beck an unproven 30 year old who started 5 games for Miami 4 years ago, or Rex Grossman whose best season was last year when he played 5 games for Washington and he had his best touchdown pick ratio, 7 Td's and 4 picks. Grossman played his only ful season with Chicago in 2006, throwing 23 touchdowns and 20 picks.

The Line looks like 3 or 3 1/2 pts with an over under of 39 pts.

If the Giants play with some consistency on both sides of the ball, Washington will have very long day, if the Giants do what they are capable of, the Redskins are completely outclassed. The Giants showed in the preseason they can score 41 points, if Washington wants to avoid that they will have to get some pressure on Eli, stuff the run, if not at the line close to it, keeping the Giants offense off the field and scoring some points themselves..

The question is will the Giants find a reason to let Washington into the game, if the Dee holds them to 14 points, I see the Giants winning by 9 or 10 points.

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