Week 6 Preview - Buffalo Bills

I am moving to a preview of the game, since my prediction didn’t go well and I don’t want to turn into a jinx for my beloved Giants.

Before the season started most prognosticators had this one marked as a ‘W’ but this is now a very tough game to predict. And this isn’t an ‘Any Given Sunday’ statement. The Bills have showed that that are not the pushover team of the last decade. That being said, I am not yet sold on the Bills as a top tier team and I don’t think the Gmen are as bad as they looked against Seattle.

Problem I have is that the Giants have proven they can lose to day team. The Giants have a talented roster, but we have a lot of that talent dressed in street clothes on the sidelines. Tuck and Jacobs are still out, and our Pro Bowl Guard, Chris Snee, also will watch from sidelines.

The Giants have enough to win NFL games and if they can find ways to win while the team gets healthy and the Oline ‘gels’ it will pay dividends down the road. The trick is they need to win games like last week. The Giants have a very difficult second half schedule and even though I think the team will be better weeks 8 through 16, it is going to be tough to get wins against top teams from around NFL.

What does it all mean…..BEAT THE BILLS! The Giants need to get back on track and pile up as many wins as possible before schedule gets tough.

Keys to the Game:

- STOP THE RUN!! I know it sounds easy, but the Giants have not been able to do it all year and it has hurt them. Fred Jackson has great vision and quickness and can do damage if our ‘D’ doesn’t keep him in check. I think one of the challenges the Giants have had against the run is that they have played a lot of Nickel Defense. Look for more Base Defense this week.

- ESTABLISH THE RUN. Something that in years past has been easy for the Giants(past struggles were against pass), that now seems like a huge challenge. I think a lot of this has to do with the new Offensive line and it won’t easier today without Snee.

- LIMIT TURNOVERS. Even as terrible as the Giants played against run last week, they still could have won. They drove down the field when they needed it, but a costly turnover gave Seattle the game.

*I know what you all are thinking…Doug, this are very basic keys that you hear every week for every NFL game..Well, you are right. The Giants don’t need to do anything special to beat the Bills. Giants are the more talented team and are playing at home. They should win!

Look for weather to be a factor. It is suppose to be a windy day in Northern Jersery and that could affect the passing games for both teams.