As we approach Week 3 of the NFL regular season, the New York Giants are 2-0. Coming from a great win while spoiling Jerry Jones’ stadium-opening party, it is safe to say that the Giants are gaining momentum.
However, standing in the Giants way is a hungry Tampa Bay Buccaneers team. Moving on with my weekly previews, this is what the Giants are up against next Sunday.
New York Giants @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers—Sept. 27
Eli Manning and his young wide receivers have shown in the last two weeks a glance of a very bright future for this offense, and proved in a national stage, and before the biggest crowd in NFL history, that the Big Blue passing game is far from dead.
The highly doubted group of wide receivers has been, so far, one of the team’s biggest strengths. Steve Smith and Mario Manningham have emerged as legitimate threats, and they both currently rank as the best 1-2 punch at the WR position in the NFL.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reach Week 3 with an opposite record from the Giants. Coming from two straight losses, to the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills, this team is hungry for a win, and should be playing with a lot of heart come Sunday.
With several changes performed in the entire roster in the off-season, this Tampa Bay team is still struggling to find its own identity, to come into their own as a team. Nevertheless, in the first two games of the season, they showed that they can be competitive.
The Buccaneers’ running game, featuring the likes of Cadillac Williams, former Giant Derrick Ward, also known as “Wind”, and Ernest Graham (all very talented backs) had a great performance against the Cowboys, but struggled in Buffalo.
Even so, there is no doubt that these guys can torch any defense, and the presence of “Wind” in this mix is worrisome, as he knows the Giants defense pretty well, which brings us to Task One: stop the running game.
The Giants defense must not allow this group of RBs to get things going, as with the constant change of pace between the backs, it can be hard to stop them. Anyone doubting the success of these players should just watch their game against Dallas.
Stopping the run means making the Bucs’ offense one-dimensional, and put the game into Byron Leftwich’s arm.
Signed this off-season, Leftwich has been solid so far, tossing 574 yards, 4 TDs and 2 INTs, but with the Giants pass rush, there is a good chance he will have a long afternoon this Sunday.
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