Giants in Depth

Alright, now that I've had time to cool down over this blowout loss, I would like to point out a few things for all of you Giants fans:

1. Calm down. Sure the Giants have lost 3 straight and now have another tough game against the Packers, but you can't just throw all of your blame at Tom Coughlin and the coaches. Even though the Giants might collapse for the 3rd straight season, you have to remember that it's not his fault. Every week, he prepares an inspiring message to his team and always works out the flaws for the next game. You can't blame this on him, at least for this season. His team has been riddled with injuries so much so that the Giants had to start two rookie linebackers and 2nd and 3rd string cornerbacks. What do you expect from them, when they play a team who has about 5 or 6 potential stars on the field at one time. I mean, look at their Tight End, Jimmy Graham. He is potentially a wide receiver because of how many catches and touchdowns he makes! Even first stringers have a hard time covering him! But the bottom line is, don't blame the coaches and the players. If you want to blame someone, blame the GM, Jerry Reese. Sure, he usually does great, but this year was so horrible! He didn't get anyone for the Giants on defense to help out! Now, sure, he didn't expect all of these injuries, but you have to have more options, especially at linebacker, for cases like this. I mean, to only have one or two potential starters is crazy! So I believe that Tom Coughlin should not be fired, because he is one of the best coaches out there, and if you fire him, who's the replacement?

2. Eli Manning and his receiving core. In my opinion, this is the best receiving core in the NFC East. I'd take them over Dez Bryant and Robinson any day! Maybe it's not the talent, but more of Eli Manning's ability to do great every game. I believe that if you are a Giants fan, this is the only part of this team, besides Tom Coughlin, that you can look forward to and admire. Every week, no matter what the circumstances are, Eli is always playing at his best. The reason why they are losing is because of their defensive play against good teams, and the lack of running game against bad teams. Every game this season, the offense has played great in terms of the passing game, but the defense and the running game has always been iffy. If this defensive line of the Giants cannot get any pressure on Aaron Rodgers, this game, I hate to say it, could be a blowout. But even if they can hit him and know him down to disrupt the passing game, this game could be a lot closer than many think. All I can say is, good luck defense, and keep up the good work Manning, Cruz, Nicks, and Manningham.

Those are just a few things that I've taken away from this Giants game. I do believe they have a chance against the Packers, but I won't let you know until Friday when my predictions come out. Tune in for some more coverage tomorrow, as I will get you ready for this Sunday with injury reports and breaking news.

Rapid Reaction Giants vs. Saints

Game over. Saints 49, Giants 24. My thought: Absolutely appalled by the defensive play in the secondary. I could have played better pass protection than any of those guys on the team. They gave up almost 600 yards, the second most in team history. The same goes for the defensive line. I don't understand why they can't get anymore pressure on Brees. Absolutely horrible play by them. I don't see any spark or enthusiasm from them. They should be pumped up to have a chance to control their own destiny to get into the playoffs. But that is pretty much the opposite of the way they played. This is exactly the opposite of last week. This time, it was their offenses time to shine. Eli Manning and his receivers had an absolutely awesome day despite losing this big. At one point, Eli converted 21 straight passes, and Victor Cruz had a big night with 2 touchdowns. This was a great offensive showing, but an absolutely appalling performance by their defense. I hope that this team can get better next week as they face the Green Bay Packers, where they'll need the same level of play from the offense and a LOT of effort with the defense. I hope Eli can inspire this team with the way he plays every single week. Good luck Giants.....

I will be bringing more coverage of this game, later today...........

Monday Night Football: New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints

It's time to take a break from work tonight and watch some Monday Night Football. This time, we've got a great match-up between the New York football Giants against the red hot New Orleans Saints. So far this season, I am 2-1 at these predictions, and I'm hoping to go 3-1 as we look forward to tonight's game.

When I look at the New York Giants, I see a team that is furious and hungry for a win coming off of a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. After getting called out a lot during this week, the new look from the offensive line doesn't look promising, but they are definitely eager to prove themselves against a pretty good New Orleans defense. On the other side of the ball, the defensive line knows that they have to create pressure on Brees, otherwise he will be able to make some big plays against this weakening secondary. The running game looks to improve, and Eli hopes to be on target with his receivers in his home town of New Orleans. I think that the Giants will pull of the "upset" in a high scoring affair, with a final score of 34-30. Of course, we could see a team like the one we saw in the Eagles game, or we could see the same teams who won against the New England Patriots, and came close to defeating the 49ers. We won't know for sure until kickoff tomorrow, put I am predicting that we'll see the latter. Good luck tonight!

Rapid Reaction Eagles vs. Patriots

If I was to tell you that Vince Young would throw for 400 yards in this game against the Patriots, what would you think the outcome would be? A blowout by the Eagles? Maybe even just a close win? You'd be dead wrong. What I am about to tell you probably would have been last on your list of outcomes for this game. The Eagles got blown out. Pretty much demolished. But not because of Vince Young, who, as I said, threw for 400 yards, 1 touchdown, and an interception. The reason why the Eagles lost was because of play selections, and wide receivers.

1. Play selections. Who would have thought that the Eagles would throw the ball 48 times, and only run it 17 teams with one of the best running backs in the league? I certainly didn't. And why they did is unbeknownst to me. McCoy only had 10 carries for 30 yards. He was their leading rusher this game(if you don't count Vince Young), and had previously averaged over 100 yards a game. So why change your gameplan? They definitely should have ran it more, and I believe they could have done better had they given the ball to Shady more often.

2. Wide receivers. When I say wide receivers, I am really only talking about DeSean Jackson. He had a fairly decent game, getting four receptions for 74 yards, but the problem was that he was targeted 10 times. So what about those other 6 passes? Well, 2 of them were touchdown passes that would have put the game closer to the Eagles favor, and definitely could have swung the momentum the other way. Instead of this game being a 18 point deficit, it could have been a 4 point game if Jackson would have caught those passes. And it sounds like Andy Reid agrees. Jackson was benched after his second dropped touchdown, and when asked why he benched one of the best playmakers on his team, Reid responded with a "I wanted to give the other guys a chance to make a play." When you get benched because you aren't performing really well, now you are in trouble.

All in all, this was a bigger blowout than the score of 38-20 actually says it was. Next week, the Eagles face the Seattle Seahawks who have just came off a devastating loss against the Washington Redskins.

Rapid Reaction Redskins vs. Seahawks

Well played Redskins, well played... Although I could not watch this game on my T.V. (got the Eagles instead), I still now how great this game was. These teams played pretty evenly throughout, with only one team coming out with the win thanks to their defense. This Redskins defense finally got a win they deserved because their offense finally pulled it together with Rex Grossman leading the way. He played very well, going 12 for 13 with a touchdown after the first couple of series. But it got a little scary after that. He then threw two picks and had everyone wondering if the Redskins were going to lose seven straight. It eventually got down to a pass that went 50 yards to Anthony Armstrong, who made a great catch from a great throw. And that's all she wrote. The Redskins won a hard fought game by a final score of 23-17. Congratulations to these guys, and good luck preparing for the New York Jets.

Redskins and Eagles Predictions: Week 11

Alright, now that we're all out of our Thanksgiving comas from that huge feast, it time for some more football! My overall record for these predictions is 1-0, which is very, very good. Technically, I could stop predicting games right now and have a perfect win-loss percentage. But I won't do that to you guys. We've got two very good games coming up tomorrow, and I hope that these predictions will help you get a good (or bad) mindset as we head into you teams' football games. Let's get started.

1. Redskins vs. Seahawks. Ahhhhhh Redskins. When you started off this season beating the Giants, everyone thought you were the real deal, after you got off to a great start. But now, it's gone all downhill form there. You've lost 6 straight games and are now considered as one of the worst teams in the league. What happened? You now face a team who has won back-to-back games, most notably one against the Ravens, and have a real threat in the running game. I'm sorry, but I can't see you winning this game. Sure you played a great game last week against the Cowboys, and fell just short of winning, but this isn't a divisional game. I don't think you'll be playing with as much passion as you did against the Cowboys. So for that reason, I predict the Seahawks to win, 24-17. I give you only a one touchdown loss because of the passing game you had last week. If that shows through again, you definitely will have a chance, but I don't believe it will be as easy as it was against the Cowboys. Good luck this week.

2. Eagles vs. Patriots. Two weeks ago, everyone thought the Eagle were done for. They had just come off a horrible loss to the Cardinals, and were about to face a great offense in the New York Giants. And a week later, after a hard fought win against those Giants, you definitely are closer to the division than two weeks ago. But, as I said before, you always play divisional opponents better than other teams. It happens because of the passion (and hatred in some cases) against your divisional opponents. So the question is, can your defensive and offensive lines play as great as they did against the Giants or was it just a one-time thing? Granted, I do believe they will play great, but I don't see them beating the Patriot offense, who, for the past couple of games, have been on fire. And that man they have as a tight end is almost like another receiver that you have cover, only bigger and better at blocking than other receivers. And what about Vince Young. Sure he lead the Eagles on a game winning drive that lasted almost an entire quarter, but can he do that against a this Patriots secondary who has held opponents in the last 2 games to a total of 19 points? You may be pumped up and excited after that win, but I don't see you winning this game. In all of the 12 Super Bowl rematches that were played this year, the winning team of that Super Bowl is 9-3. And do you know what this game is? It's a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX. Therefore, I give the win to the Patriots in a final score of 30-21.

So there you have it. I hope you have a great Sunday watching football, and I also hope you will not be disappointed. Stay tuned tomorrow for some more analysis as I will have rapid reactions to both the Redskins and Eagle games. Monday morning, I will have the predictions for the New York Giants game Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. Have a great night, and I will talk to you tomorrow!

Rapid Reaction Cowboys vs. Dolphins

Well, that game has to have gotten the Cowboys worried. Even though they won, the Cowboys have to look at the scoreboard and cringe when they see that their defense gave up 19 points and they could only score 20 points as well. To come that close in a game against a team that was 0-7 must be scary. In my opinion, the Cowboys were outplayed every single drive, and I think the Dolphins definitely should have won with the way the Cowboys played. I have every reason to believe that the Arizona Cardinals will play the same, if not better, against the Cowboys. But I still have to give credit to Dallas' wide receivers who stayed focused with Tony Romo, who had a very rough start. Looking forward, I worry about these Cowboys because of the huge holes they allow with their corners in their coverages. And when you look ahead the next few weeks, the Cardinals and the Giants have great wide receivers who will take advantage of these wholes, and, unlike Matt Moore, have quarterbacks that will be on target most of the time.

In summary, the Dolphins played a great game, but the Cowboys just had enough to scrape by in the last few seconds of the game. When I look ahead on this schedule, what seemed to be easy, now just became a whole lot harder.

Best of the Best Week 11, Part 2

As you guys eat some turkeys and spend some quality time with your family, take a break from all of that and tune in to the Romanski Report. This is the second half to my new segment, the Best of the Best, where I go over all of the major positions for every NFC East team, and tell you which one's are the best! If you missed it, click here to go to Part 1.

So now that you've read part 1 (or already read part 1), here is the second half, where I'll go over the Tight End position, the defense, and the kicker. Since I am a bit late on this, I won't include any Cowboys players now that they are playing. So, without further adieu, we'll start off with the tight end.

1. Tight end. Jake Ballard, Brent Celek, and Fred Davis. The New York Giants are really going to need Jake Ballard to do a good job against this Saints defense. Eli needs all the help he can get, as it showed in last weeks game against the Eagles. Although Ballard had some drops last week, he showed on that final drive, that he can still catch, converting an important third down for the Giants. He's still an important part of this offense, and will be need on Monday against this pretty good New Orleans defense. The same goes for Brent Celek against the rising Patriot defense. He's another important part to this Eagles offense no matter who starts as their quarterback. And now we get to Fred Davis. He's always reliable, and very important to an offense that doesn't score a lot of points. Look for him every week to perform great.


2. Defense. Giants. This defense is the best of any of these three teams. Now, maybe last week they got outperformed, but their 4 man rush is the best in the league, and they lead the league in sacks. Their defense is based on rushing the quarterback. And guess what? They play an offense that throws the ball 45-50 times a game. So if this defense can pressure Drew Brees into throwing it early, they've got playmakers in their secondary that will create turnovers. Look for this defense to play big, otherwise, they could give up a lot of points.


3. Kicker. Lawrence Tynes and Alex Henry. Tynes will get a lot of opportunities this week because of Eli Manning and company. They will get in the red zone many times, so if Eli can't hit his receivers in the end zone, look for Tynes to make many important kicks. Alex Henry, on the other hand, will do very well, mainly because I don't see the Eagles offense scoring many touchdowns against the Patriots. Sure, they'll get in the end zone, but if they can't pound it in with McCoy, then look for Henry to boot it through the goal posts.


Good luck this week to all fantasy owners and fans alike. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving, and I look forward to writing some more on this awesome NFC East. Check back in later, as I give you rapid reactions to this Cowboys-Dolphins game, and tune in tomorrow for some predictions.

Cowboys vs. Dolphins Prediction

Alright, the time has come to eat your turkeys, spend time with our family and......... WATCH SOME FOOTBALL! Today, the Cowboys play the Dolphins at 4:15 eastern time, and my what a game this will be. Although Cowboys fans will tell you that it will be a blowout, I definitely don't think so. To me, this is a trap game, just like the Cowboys-Redskins or Giants-Eagles games were. I will give the Cowboys the benefit of the doubt with a 27-24 win against the Dolphins, but this game could go either way. Meaning, it wouldn't surprise me if the Dolphins won 27-24, and the reason for this would be the middle man, Reggie Bush. This guy is a beast, especially during their red-hot 3 game win-streak. He's going to have a big game today if the Dolphins can open up some holes against D-Ware and company. But even if the Cowboys stop them on the run, watch out for Matt Moore and Brandon Marshall. Moore has thrown 6 touchdowns and only 1 interception in this 3 game span, and Marshall has just been outstanding. Those are the main concerns for the Cowboys this game, and if they don't stop them, this could be a closer game than they want it to be.

Stay tuned for some more NFC East analysis, with rapid reactions to the finish of the Cowboys game and, I promise, the second half of the Best of the Best. Hope to see you there!

Best of the Best Week 11, Part 1

Alright guys, it's time for a new segment called Best of the Best. I will be going over every position from every team, to tell you which player will play the best from the 4 teams in the NFC East. There can be two ways to take this:
              1. You can take as a fantasy projector. Since I will be going over every position to choose a couple of guys who will play the best, it could definitely be used as advice on who to start or sit this upcoming week.

              2. You could also take this as my prediction for the games this week. The more players I have picked from the same team, the more likely I have this team to win because of the great match-ups they have.

There will be two parts to this segment. I will be posting the second part later today. So, I now present to you, the Best of the BEST!

1. The quarterback: Eli Manning and Tony Romo. These are the two best quarterbacks in the division, and they will likely have some big games this week. First, we'll talk about Eli. Eli has been very good this season, often times carrying his team to victory in the fourth quarter to come back and win in big games. And what kind a game is this? Probably the biggest, most important game of the season to date. This is basically a must win against the rising Saints team. So why will he have a great game? The Saints give up a lot of yards through the air, and there are a lot of wholes in this defense. Look for Eli to hit his deadly trio of receivers for big gains this Monday night. For Tony Romo, he faces the 25th ranked Miami defense.That in itself is the reason why he could have a great game. But this comes with caution. During Miami's three game win-streak, they have outscored their opponents 86-20, and have not given up a single touchdown. Eli Manning and Tony Romo will be the Best of the Best for week 11, but watch out for unexpected surprises from Miami and New Orleans.
                                                                                                                         

2.Wide receivers: New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, and Washington Redskins. These three teams have the best chance of performing well with lots of touchdowns in their future. First, we'll start with the Giants. This team thought it was going to having trouble with their receivers coming into the season, but look where they are now. The Giants have some of the best receivers in the league with Hakeem Nicks, Mario Manningham, and Victor Cruz. So these guys are a must start, especially coming from a team that can really only pass since their running game hasn't been faring too well lately. Then, you have the Dallas Cowboys. As I said, they are going against the 25th ranked passing defense of the Miami Dolphins. Dez Bryant and Jason Witten could have very big days. And finally, the Washington Redskins. They had a very big day against the Dallas Cowboys, who had a 13th ranked passing defense, and now they face Seattle. Looks pretty good for them, especially with Jabar Gaffney playing red hot.


3. Running backs: None. I definitely don't see anyone from the NFC East having a big day. I mean, sure you have DeMarco Murray, but he faces the 7th ranked rush defense of the Miami Dolphins who are on a 3 game win-streak. In my opinion, DeMarco Murray or Ahmad Bradshaw (if he plays) would be your best options here. Many of you are probably asking, "Why Bradshaw?" Well, if you take a look at the Giants, their best use of the running back position is kind of as a receiver. When Bradshaw was healthy, he was the number 2 receiver on the Giants team, and was a real threat to most of the opponents they played. If the Giants can fix their offensive line problems, they could have a big day against the average New Orleans defense. The way I see it, no one in the running back position will be the Best of the Best in the NFC East.

Alright, that about does it for part 1. I put a lot of research into this one, so give me some feedback in the comments section. Stay tuned for part 2 coming up later today as I go over the tight end position, the defense, and the kicker in this new segment, the Best of the Best.