Kenrick's Weekly Take: December 23, 3009

Giants Need Help

The New York Giants defeated the “horrible” Washington Redskins 45-12 on Monday night.

This victory puts the Giants in a comfortable position to make the playoffs. The Giants only problem is the Dallas Cowboys ended the New Orleans Saints undefeated streak, 24-17 on Saturday night.

This victory can give the Cowboys confidence that can hurt the Giants. This is something the Giants shouldn’t be happy about, because they need the Cowboys to struggle in order to make the playoffs.

The Giants have the Carolina Panthers next, whom is 6-8 on the season and that shouldn’t be a hard team to defeat, but the Panthers just beat the Minnesota Vikings, a team that’s been cruising with a 11-3 record and leading the NFC North throughout the season.

The Giants are in a tough situation, because they need the Cowboys to struggle and that doesn’t seem likely after their victory against the Saints.

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The Giants Aren't Over

Before the New York Giants defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-31, they suffered losing four consecutive games against the New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles and the San Diego Chargers which made the Giants third in the NFC East division.

Some were ready to call the Giants finished. Mike Francesa from WFAN said the Giants weren’t making the playoffs because their schedule happens to be tough. This makes sense, but looking at the teams in the NFC East, any team can make a turn for the worse.

The Dallas Cowboys have had consistent problems throughout their time with head coach Wade Phillip, former head coach Bill Parcells and even before their era’s. The Cowboys were able to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 37-21 in week 7, but then suffered a defeat from the Green Bay Packers 17-7 on week 10 and beat the struggling Washington Redskins 7-6. The Cowboys can’t be trusted to stay consistent.

The Philadelphia Eagles are currently 6-4 and second in the NFC East division.

Donavon McNabb has a couple of comfortable receivers, but with running back Brian Westbrook out with a concussion, things will be harder for the Eagles.

The Eagles were able to defeat the Giants 40-17 in week 8, but they lost to the Chargers 31-23 and only scored 16 points against the Cowboys in week 9 with a losing effort.

The Giants secondary needs to improve because it’s the reason why they lost four consecutive games this season. Losing Safety, Kenny Phillips, for the season with a knee injury has hurt the Giants. Their running backs haven’t been affective. Brandon Jacobs hasn’t gone over 100 yards rushing this season and Ahmad Bradshaw isn’t at 100 percent.

The Giants are still able to make the playoffs. The Wild Card is still a possibility when the Cowboys and Eagles in your division.

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