August 23, 2009, at 7:04 pm
1. How good did Jay Cutler Look?
It’s amazing what a week can do. After being very mediocre in his first start, Cutler looked great this time around. He was mobile, and made great throws all night. The Bears had a great gameplan of moving the pocket against the Giants pass rush, and they did a real nice job of making it happen.
All of that being said, Cutler still doesn’t seem completely in sync with his receivers, specifically Devin Hester. The one play that comes to mind is a deep ball in which Michael Johnson blew a coverage and Hester was wide open, but pulled up on his route. Cutler overthrew him by ten yards. Hester needs to know that his quarterback can lead him in the open field.
2. What do Antonio Pierce, Michael Boley, Kenny Phillips, Aaron Ross, Rocky Bernard, and Chris Canty have in common?
None of them played last night. That’s why it’s hard for me to take anything that happened to the “first team” last night seriously. they were missing a safety, a corner, two defensive tackles, their middle linebacker and an outside linebacker. How in god’s name do you expect any team to compete against a quality quarterback with that many injuries?
3. A wide receiver needs to start stepping up.
Once again, the Giants passing seems to be off kilter. The receiving corps, as deep as it is, doesn’t really seem to be meshing with Eli Manning as fast as the team would like. No receiver had more than 2 catches once again, but there were signs of life. Namely, Hakeem Nicks made his one catch count as it went for 55 yards. The biggest X-factor in this whole race is going to be Mario Manningham, who is clearly talented, but can’t seem to do anything right.
Next week is going to be important for the Giants passing game, as it will be the first time that these receivers play extended minutes and get a chance to get into a rhythm. At least, that’s what I’m hoping.
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