Kevin Luckerson

The New York Giants Look To Start The Season With A Big Win!

The defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants should play well in their season opener against the Washigton Redskins.

POINTSHAVERS.COM 09/04/08 - NFL Football officially kicks off tonight as the NY Giants play host to the Washington Redskins in an NFC East Rivalry game that has produced some fantastic finishes in the past. However, this year...one team comes in with all the answers while the other still seems to have a number of unanswered questions.

The NY Giants shocked the world last year by winning the Super Bowl with a dominating defense and an unstoppable pass rush. A large part of the Giants' success in the NFL Playoffs had to do with the fact that many NFL teams did not take them seriously. In other words, New York's poor showing during the 2007 Regular Season allowed the Giants to catch a few teams by surprise in the 2007 Post-Season.

However, this year...it's hard to imagine that the defending Super Bowl Champions will catch anyone by surprise. More than likely, instead of looking past the Giants, most NFL teams will now gameplan for them several weeks in advance. As a matter of fact, I'm sure that Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick has dedicated his entire offseason to a reorganization of SpyGate to include NY Giants team meetings. Do you really think that slap on the wrist last year was enough to stop that crazy fool?

So, first on the list to take down Goliath is the Washington Redskins. On paper, they seem to be halfway decent....and even that's stretching it. This team has been decimated on defense. First the loss of Sean Taylor (murder) , and then the loss of Jason Talyor (knee injury), and finally the loss of head coach Joe Gibs (resignation). 

To make matters worse, new Redskins Head Coach Jim Zorn has had an exceptionally poor showing in the NFL Preseason. Under most circumstances, we wouldn't hold preseason games against the Redskins...afterall no one seems to be worried about Indianapolis or New England? However, the Patriots and the Colts sat most of their starters and hid most of their playbook. Redsking Head Coach Jim Zorn...desperate to make a good impression during the preseason....played all of his starters and exhausted his playbook (boooo!).

Hey...maybe the Giants have a bad game...I guess anything's possible. But like everyone else in America we're putting our money on the defending Super Bowl Champions.

I just hope we don't lose this bet with everyone else...because the casino always wins...except in last year's Super Bowl!

Take NY Giants -4 (-110) vs Washington Redskins

Article Tags: Washington Redskins, Super Bowl, Head Coach

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