Mike Dussault

I tried to take a look back at SB42 and couldn’t do it. Too painful still.

Check out this article, here’s a nugget, on what the Giants knew they had to do differently the second time around.

“One, we had to find ways to get more pressure on Brady. That was No. 1,” “Two, we couldn’t give up the big plays, especially to (Randy) Moss. He killed us. Three, we did an OK job on their screen passes, but we would have to be more disciplined in defending it because that is as vital to their offense as the long passes to Moss are. And four, limit the gap running plays, where the Patriots pull their offensive linemen. (Laurence) Maroney didn’t have a big game against, but a few of his runs hurt us.”

Close to what I’d have:

1. Broncos – obvs.
2. Jets – love seeing Rex’s gameplan vs. Brady. Solid Jets defense will be challenging. Great rivalry.
3. @ Colts – Andrew Luck has struggled twice in New England, now he gets a chance vs. Patriots in Indy.
4. Bengals – They needed a monsoon in the fourth quarter to beat last year’s sputtering Pats early in season.
5. Packers – the time of year you want to start playing your most solid football.
6. @ Chargers – just because I’l be there. Should be a good game. 
7. @ Chiefs – Good test for our offensive line.
8. @ Jets – might be meaningless by Christmas, but if it matters it would be a tough one.
9. @ Dolphins – gonna be a hot opener. Physical test. 
10. Bears – Revis v. Marshall.
11. Lions – Revis v. Calvin. 
12. @ Bills – Back-and-forth, down-to-the-end once again.
13. Dolphins – Ending the Ryan Tannehil era.
14. Vikings – Matt Caseel?
15. Raiders – Hello Matt Schaub, good to see you.
16. Bills – hopefully meaningless.