THE SNOOPY BOWL - III
NEW YORK GIANTS
vs.
NEW YORK JETS
SATURDAY:
BATTLE OF THE SWAMP LANDS
NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS: Defending Champions Out To Silence New York Jets..., Again.
What possessed these two franchises to share a stadium? On the one hand, you can blame Jim Dolan for effectively blocking the West Side Stadium project. On the other hand, I can appreciate both owners not wanting to foot the cost of a new stadium alone. But as far as the Giants go, why would they want to share? And as the Jets go, what were they thinking? It makes sense then, that maybe this is why Woody Johnson rubber stamps Mike Tannenbaum's efforts to turn his team into the East Coast Neo-Raiders, while John Mara runs his organization as if he was born into the business.
Not only are the two owners diametrically opposed to each other, the General Managers couldn't be more different. Each team's head coach couldn't be more different from each other. And the way each team's players conduct themselves, couldn't vary any more than they do. What's great about this arrangement though, is these two organizations now hate each other like never before.
So lets get it on!
Lets speak in truths here. The Jets are still trying to get to where Giants roam. That's a tough spot to be in; just like their stadium situation. Living in someone else's shadow can wear a man down; much less fifty-three men, plus staff. And don't look now, but I'm sure someone is busy painting the latest Giants' Super Bowl graphic on the wall next to their locker room. Yes, the same wall the Jets must walk passed on the way to their locker room.
Curtains anyone?
This is pre-season, so you can't walk away from this game lamenting results. What we're doing here is paying attention to isolated players and personnel packages.
From the Giants, I'd like to see the Offensive Line show me some cohesiveness, even though, there are no strangers within the unit this season. And I'd like to see David Wilson and Da'Rel Scott handle most of the rushing. Defensively, I need Prince Amukamara to show me so much more than he did in the first pre-season game. Because of horrible footwork and bad body positioning, Prince spent the first pre-season game against the Jaguars getting burnt like toast.
From the Jets, I would imagine the most important thing this week is the play of Marc Sanchez and his ability to put up points. Only Marc Sanchez can quiet all the Tim Tebow constant chatter. If Marc plays well, Tebow becomes inconsequential, and all the talk dies down; to a point. After all, this is NYC we're talking about.
What strikes me as odd, is the Jets were/are one of the most successful teams in the red zone with Marc Sanchez taking snaps. So why would you change up with Tebow? It seems counter-productive to me. Be that as it may, since there are two QB's, I'm curious to see where exactly on the field each QB is given his chance. My thinking is Tebow would be a safe way to play in the Jets own end. But once they cross midfield, I think Sanchez will dominate that time. Who knows. I do know the season will be crazy due to Tebow's mere presence alone.
And, like the Giants, the Jets' Offensive Line needs to be markedly better this season than they have been. The Jets return with basically the same crew, and Shonn Greene as the feature back. I do think Coach Sparano will improve them as a unit. I think Coach Sparano will put Marc Sanchez into far better situations than Coach Schotty did as well. Defensively, I'd be paying attention to the play of the linebackers.
Mike.BTB
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