By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- The New York Giants’ come-from-behind victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football was reminiscent of the “good ol’ days” for Big Blue. Eli Manning engineered his 41st (including the postseason) game-winning drive, the offensive line allowed only one sack, and Odell Beckham, Jr. found his…
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WEEK 10 PREVIEW: NEW YORK GIANTS @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- This certainly was not the matchup the National Football League had in mind when scheduling the New York Giants at the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football in week 10 of the 2018 season. Instead, the Giants, at 1-7, are coming off a bye week…
NEW YORK GIANTS: Beyond Eli Manning and the 5 Stages of Grief
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- In her book On Death and Dying (1969), Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified a model to explain, what she calls, the Five Stages of Grief. Although Eli Manning, the person, is alive and well, the model is directly applicable to his career as the starting quarterback of the New York…
Week 8 Recap: NEW YORK GIANTS Offense Continues to Sputter, Defense Can’t Make Crucial 4th Quarter Stop
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- The gray, damp, chilly weather at MetLife Stadium matched the mood of the New York Giants this Sunday afternoon. It was much of the same from the New York Giants sputtering offense. The Giants had a chance in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter to tie…
Week 8 Keys to Victory: Washington Redskins @ NEW YORK GIANTS
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– The 1-6 Giants are coming off a fire-sale that shipped one of the league’s most productive run-stoppers, Damon “Snacks” Harrison to the Detroit Lions (for a 2019 fifth round pick) and a cornerback in his prime years, Eli Apple, to the New Orleans Saints (for a…
Week 7 Keys to Victory: NEW YORK GIANTS @ Atlanta Falcons
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– The Atlanta Falcons will host the New York Giants in week seven Monday Night Football action. Kickoff from the brand-new Mercedes Benz (domed) Stadium is set for 8:15pm Eastern. The 1-5 Giants are reeling (and are in crisis mode) after being embarrassed on national television by the…
Meet NEW YORK GIANTS’ Odell Beckham, Jr., My Procamps Teammate
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– Odell Beckham, Jr., mercurial superstar wide receiver, is known for torching defenders over the middle of the field and for making circus-like one-handed catches… and also for, out of frustration, head-butting a sideline cooling fan and swinging his helmet to knock over a kicking net. Quite…
Week 6 Recap: NEW YORK GIANTS in Full-On Crisis Mode
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– The Giants had the opportunity, in their home stadium, on national television, to show the National Football League that they still can be a force in the NFC East. What they got, instead, was an embarrassment. On a night where Head Coach Pat Shurmur told members…
Week 6 Keys to Victory: Philadelphia Eagles @ NEW YORK GIANTS
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– The NFC East is still wide open. Yes, believe it. As of today, the Redskins sit atop the dismal division at 2-2 (.500). That is the lowest win percentage for a division-leading team in the entire National Football League. With that being said, this is an…
Week 5 Recap: Odell Beckham, Jr.’s Comments Point Out Obvious and Giants Lose Heartbreaker
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– “How come we can’t throw the ball more than 20 yards?” Beckham asked in an NFL Sunday Countdown interview with ESPN’s Josina Anderson. “How come we don’t attempt to throw the ball for more than 20 yards? Those are questions that we have to figure out.” Beckham’s…
Week 5 Keys to Victory: NEW YORK GIANTS @ Carolina Panthers
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.– Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday afternoon: 86 degrees with scattered thunderstorms and 74% humidity. Hardly “football weather” for October 7th, but here we are. The Carolina Panthers (2-1), coming off a bye-week, will be refreshed to take on the desperate-for-a-win New York Giants (1-3). NEW YORK GIANTS…
Week 4 Recap: New York Giants, Is it Time to Panic?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Another week, another loss for the New York Giants. Fans are wondering: “is it time to press the panic button?” Through a quarter of this season, the Giants, with the firepower they seem have on paper, have been downright disappointing. They’re bottom feeding in the…
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