He had time against the Steelers, he was just inaccurate.
I didn't say it was an issue of time and I don't believe that it is. Again, it's a matter of him trying to go for the bigger play (many times to Cruz) and sending passes down the field instead of taking the check down or the intermediate receiver. The Steelers played tight coverage but there were opportunities on several plays to move the chains in the second half (wish I could gif!!) and he kept looking downfield instead and throwing some of the inaccurate passes you mentioned.
On the subject of time though, it's funny. The Giants gave up 7 sacks all season long. The only multi-sack game was against Dallas in week 1. The Steelers game is the first game that a team has had multiple sacks against us. What's the common factor in those two games?
Yeah, I'm beating a dead horse at this point but fucking hell I need that horse to be out of a Giants uniform already.
I thought the Giants did not run it enough against us either.
He is in a funk because he was on fire earlier in the year.
I agree with both.
It's been an issue for a few weeks. The run game gets abandoned too quickly and Giants fans are quick to shit on Gilbride for that but you have to look at Eli in those situations as well. He has the authority to audible out of whatever play is called whenever he likes. It's not all on Kevin.
Like I said, Eli just has to settle down. Next week presents a good opportunity to do that on the road where the team generally plays better. I don't understand why this team plays so poorly at home.
Here's a not so fun stat: The Giants are 1-8 in Week 9 under Tom Coughlin.
