It led me to think We need more of this grittiness

Suffice it to say if he does, one shouldn't expect more than 70 yards, as he'll need to take it easy.This means we'll be relying on Jason Snelling, as we did for more than half of the Carolina game, and not to a terribly bad effect. Dude will never be a starter somewhere (did people ever say that about Burner), but he's got power and finds his holes a lot better than I once thought he could.Jason gets the treat of going up against an absolutely sick line. They're firmly in the middle of the pack when it comes to yards allowed per game, but when it comes to touchdowns given up (four) and rep, there's nary a team that's better. Good luck pulling these rocks, Harvey Dahl and Justin Blalock!This means we'll need even more skill-position blocking. The receivers have done admirably in appeasing me it seems my weekly mentions result in weekly improvements, as both Roddy White and Michael Jenkins had memorable chip-ins last week but we're going to need even more.Luckily, I've got an idea. Allow me toregale you with another one of my tales ofobservation that led me to my crackpot plan: Last week, Verron Haynes made a horror of a block downfield on a Snelling run.

It led me to think: We need more of this grittiness.I say put in Haynes and Justin Peelle, blue-collar type guys, in exclusive blocking roles with Snelling in the backfield. It sounds strange, taking out the big names like Tony Gonzalez in exchange for some third-stringers, but clearly we need an alternative when Turner, Jerious Norwood, and Ovie Mughelli are all questionable New York Pass Offense vs. Atlanta Pass DefensePerhaps recalling Marshall Mathers' 2000 hit was a little harsh for the Giants' quarterback. In truth, he's been steady the past three games, though his team has lost all three (two of them at home).He's just not the guy who went into Dallas and chucked 330 yards, ensuring a key divisional win. He seems more his pre-2007 self: The younger brother, the guy who can't take a team to the top, or whatever else they used to think of him.To think that he'll play this middling way the rest of the campaign would be a mistake, of course. The Giants have allowed him to go down just 13 times, and the line's 15 total sacks allowed is good enough for seventh place in the league. Maybe we've been looking at the other side of the trenches too muchOut in the flat, though, the worry that dominated the preseason which wide receiver would emerge in Plaxico Burress' absence is still a worry.

Yes, most of the time I hate to analyze how our other corners will play the No 2 and No. 3, but I'm not feeling Mario Manningham, let alone baby Hakeem Nicks.They'll get a chance to prove themselves, considering Eli will have his usual amount of time in the pocket, but unless we really crap-out in coverage, we should be able to contain Atlanta Pass Offense vs. New York Pass DefenseWhat I assumed was just a few fluky passes is becoming a trend. I'm starting to realize he might just be a very good actor; he looks sure throwing the ball pretty much no matter what, but these passes are more inadvisable than he's letting on.The timing of his second pick last week just couldn't have been worse. There's just no way he can give the Giants, the second-best pass defense when it comes to yards per game, more than one chanceat taking one, let alone more than one actual INT.The unit may only have eight picks among them to this point, but the other numbers don't lie: C.C. Brown and Terrell Thomas have 72 solo tackles between them, and Michael Johnson and Corey Webster have 27 apiece.To keep things safe, Dr.