Falcons vs. Giants: Win or Lose, NY Isn't Real Super Bowl Threat

The Giants perfectly represent the division that they won. They are a talented team but have some glaring holes, making them very inconsistent. 

In the case of the Giants, they pass the ball very well and although their running backs don't put up huge numbers, they are solid at rushing in touchdowns.

Where they struggle the most is on defense, unless we're talking about getting pressure on the quarterback. Then, the Giants are very good. But on run plays, or when the ball is thrown, the Giants don't do well enough. 

Make no mistake, I am not waffling. I believe that the Falcons are going to win this game. They have too much balance on the team for the Giants to handle. But for the sake of argument, let's say that I am wrong. 

You can win a playoff game being one-dimensional. All it takes for that to happen is for one or two players to get hot. You can sustain that for one game, especially at home. But for the Giants to get to the Super Bowl, they will now need to go on the road to take on a team that's already beaten them. 

Actually, they will need to go on the road to take on a team that beat all but one of their opponents, the Green Bay Packers. This one won't go as well as the close loss in New Jersey went.

The Giants don't have the kind of balance on the defensive side of the ball to beat the Packers. The Giants are too dependent on putting up a lot of points. But when they are playing the Packers, they're going to need to put up a lot of points on a cold Green Bay day.

And even if they manage to do that, they have one other problem at hand. The Packers are capable of putting up points as well.  

The bottom line is that the Giants are not a complete enough team this year. Their best element is their passing offense, which is very good. But one very good strength is not good enough to take a team through a Super Bowl run. 

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