1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of Papa's Perspective. I'm Bob Popa. 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: On Sunday, the Giants take on the Washington Redskins, a 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,200 Speaker 1: team they faced a hundred and seventy times in the 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: regular season. Now the Giants have the advantage at home 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: and they've won five of these seven meetings in MetLife Stadium. 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: But the Giants need to win badly coming off that 7 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: Monday night loss in Atlanta against the Falcons. Meanwhile, the 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Redskins at the top the NFC East with the record 9 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: of four and two. Washington is pretty consistent in this respect. 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: They played in their profile their four and two. They 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: don't score a ton of points, they're efficient, they don't 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: turn the football over, and they got a veteran quarterback 13 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: in Alex Smith and a veteran running back and Adrian 14 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: Peterson that can really move the ball on the ground. 15 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: So what the Giants have to do is kind of 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: like what Dallas did last week against Washington is play 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: smart football, yes, Adrian Peterson and making some plays, But 18 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: the Cowboys did a good job playing third down defense 19 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: because they remained disciplined. And that was a back and 20 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: fourth game. In fact, it was that Dak Prescott fumble 21 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: and a redskin touchdown off that fumble that changed the 22 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: complexion of the game. What do the Giants have to do? 23 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: Obviously they traded two starters away this week on the 24 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball, But the Giants have to 25 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: be very disciplined because one of the areas that's really 26 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: hurt the Giants this year is the middle of the field. 27 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: And while they're consumed with stopping the run and keeping 28 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: the run under control, those guys on the back end 29 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,919 Speaker 1: have to have good eye discipline and watch their keys 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: because you know that Alex Smith is gonna want to 31 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: get the ball to his tight ends in the middle 32 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: of the field for big plays, and he's got guys 33 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: that can do it, whether it's Jordan Reed or the 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: timeless veteran Vernon Davis, the former San Francisco forty nine 35 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,919 Speaker 1: or so. For the New York Giants, it's about really 36 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: doing the basic things here, protecting the quarterback, they get 37 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: after the quarterback, and if everybody's not communicating understanding where 38 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 1: their pass offs are, it's gonna be a long day 39 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: for Eli Manning and the Giants offense. If they solve 40 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: that mystery, they can go into the by with a win, 41 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: and that's my perspective.