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The New York Giants dropped their season opener to the Dallas Cowboy's in disappointing fashion. Although Big Blue has gone on to a 5-2 record through seven games in 2012, there is still a sour taste in their mouths regarding their embarrassing week one loss to their divisional rival. Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys offense were able to have their way with a banged up Giants secondary and came away with a win. However, wideout Hakeem Nicks was not at full strength in week one and he feels his impact was missed.
Nicks caught four passes for 38-yards in Big Blue's first matchup with Dallas. However, it was his first full game action after undergoing offseason surgery on a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot. While he was not completely ineffective, Nicks had trouble making plays down the field. However, No. 88 says that after coming back and playing against the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, he is starting to feel as if he can have a bigger impact.
"I’m a lot healthier now. Especially in the last couple of weeks I feel like I finally got over the little hump," Nicks said. "The last game I feel like it broke me in a little more in the foot and the knee. Today was a great practice for me. I feel like I got back to myself a little bit. I feel like I was getting in and out of my routes and having that full confidence back. I think it will be a great week for me."
After missing three games so far through 2012, Nicks' numbers are not where most would have predicted. As Big Blue heads to Week eight, the Nicks only has one touchdown on the season. At no point has he ever been fully healthy. However, on Wednesday, Nicks went through a full practice for the first time this season. He's coming along slowly, but surely.
Eli Manning has also noticed an improvement in Nicks' health. Although Eli has played well with just about ever receiver the Giants have put on the field this season, it would be extremely beneficial to have Nicks back fully healthy to provide another deadly weapon to Manning's arsenal.
"I saw a different burst, running differently," the quarterback said. "I think he’s getting more confident and trusting everything and feeling better, so that’s always good for us."
Despite being decimated by early injuries, the Giants are no longer one of the NFL's most banged up teams. That distinction goes to the Dallas Cowboys, who will play this weekend without DeMarco Murray, Sean Lee, and Phil Costa. Things seem to be looking up for Big Blue and it should continue on Sunday in Dallas.
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I think we bury them and crush their hopes. I’m looking forward to reading the soon-to-be-pathos-filled Cowboy blogs.
Yea I’m with you… I think we bury them. Great news on nicks. I’m excited. I also hope rivers continues to ball
As previously stated, I still think he’s slow in and out of his cuts and his leaping ability is curtailed. That said, he is leaps and bounds ahead of where he was game one. Those clowns in the cowturd secondary have absolutely no shot at keeping up with a focused Cruz, an angry Bennett and a healthy Nicks.
Nicks is only 85 percent and his appraisal of his ability must be tempered with the knowledge that all athletes (especially football players) are unrealistically optimistic about their level of health.
When you add Randal, Wilson and maybe even Andre Brown to Eli’s list of targets you start to see the hopelessness in dulla$$es two way uphill struggle.
If the Giants are again (San Francisco) angry and Eli is again sharp the Giants will “BUST THE CLOCK” (that’s the “hood” analogy to the scoreboard) on dulla$$ this Sunday night. And that is one hell of a clock to bust. I think the Giants will be able to run/pass or pass/run. And Wilson will properly introduce himself to the cowturd defense. As “Trel” said, its called “GET BACK”.
I forgot Hixson, my bad.
ERICHONIUS says:
October 24, 2012 at 4:30 PM
I looked up Eli’s purported IQ and according to the wonderlic Eli has a 138 IQ which is hardly a genius level which is generally thought to be around 160.
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FYI – A 140 IQ is generally considered to be “genius.”
Just spitballin’ here … but I’m guessing DeAngelo Hall makes an appearance in next week’s edition of “Poor Eli.”
The last meeting with the Cowboys was close enough that the Giants needed to make a stop on 3rd and 11 to give Eli his usual 4th quarter comeback attempt. The offense played poorly, but this was with the O line playing as poorly as they have all season, Nicks coming back for his first game action since the Super Bowl and Cruz clearly not focused and dropping half of what was thrown his way. Cruz has clearly regained focus, and Nicks is getting healthier. This looks to be a much better matchup against Dallas’ secondary than week 1.
If they had made that stop, I have no doubt Eli would have generated a TD to force OT.
fanfor55years says:
October 24, 2012 at 11:13 PM
Let’s see. John Unitas had Lenny Moore and Raymond Berry. Joe Montana had two future Hall of Fame receivers to throw to (I assume I don’t need to tell you their names, even though some of you may not have known about Lenny Moore).
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Okay, I give up. Jerry Rice is one, but for the life of me I have no idea who the other Hall of Fame SF receiver is.
The other WR across from him was John Taylor, don’t think he was HOF though..
Is Dwight Clark in the HOF?
Google says “no.”
He really didn’t play much with rice anyway, he was early 80′s Rice was late 80′s
Anyone who thinks the Giants don’t bring back Cruz and Nicks is bananas.. Nicks, Cruz, JPP and Beatty are all difference makers and will ALL be resigned.. Guys like Diehl, Osi Thomas and Webster will be gone in the next year or two to clear the room to resign them.. You don’t win championships by letting star players about to hit their prime walk.. Cmon, Wake the F*ck up already…
Bradshaw costs over 8 million the next 2 years… buh bye… He will get cut LONG before Cruz or Nicks is let go.
UUT