[--The Giants' third-and-short (3 yards or less) performance is running slightly over 80 percent success. Last year it was 48 percent. ] We are featuring our running game, ... but the offensive line is the reason we are moving the ball. |
[And right now, the Giants do not have a good defense. ] I think it's fair to say that we didn't do anything right, ... Yes, we had a short week and we had to fly to the Coast, but so what? Lots of teams have to do that. We have a lot of work to do and not much time to do it. |
[But the Giants remain confident that he can thrive on the road, even with the crowd against him.] I've watched him in all situations under circumstances both good and bad, ... And I've admired the way he's been able to handle himself. |
[Defensive tackle William Joseph and DT Kendrick Clancy appear to be mostly responsible for the Giants' success against the run in the first two games of the season. Arizona was held to 31 yards and New Orleans to 72.] Both are playing well, ... It isn't just them, of course, but they have made strong contributions. |
[In preparing and motivating his players, he did not try to blend the two.] It would have been impossible to talk about not grieving, ... But by the same token, we all know what Mr. Mara stood for, and that was carrying on. |
[Morton's] a playmaker, ... He's a guy that's done it in the past. |
According to the medical people, that was not the case. He was at high risk and was at risk of re-injuring. Carlos has been an outstanding player here and outstanding citizen. He's a guy who had an awful lot invested in this season. He's very disappointed as I understand it. |
All these games are very important. This is only our second game in the division and it's huge. Last night (against Denver) was huge. Being in such a tight race makes it even that much more exciting. |
Any time there's a player of that caliber out there, you have to give it due diligence. Beyond that, we haven't done a whole lot of discussing it. |
Anytime you have a quarterback who has soreness in an elbow, there is concern about what the injury is. |
As I said to the players, we thank God we have one more opportunity. |
As we have come down the stretch, our home crowd has unquestionably been a factor in our performance. Our team feeds off the crowd, and we have been able to energize the crowd with our performance. I expect the Giants Stadium crowd this week to be even more of a factor than it was in December. |
Both are playing well. It isn't just them, of course, but they have made strong contributions. |
But there's no denying the problems that we had, ... That does not provide us with any solace in terms of how we played. |
Carolina is a tough, physical, well-coached team. |