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Giants Must Protect Eli Manning against Patriots pass rush

January 30th, 2012 12:50 PM
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  • New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is tackled by San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman (53) during the 2011 NFC Championship game. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-US PRESSWIRE

    • For all of the talk that has been devoted to the New York Giants pass rush and how it will be a determining factor against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, the opposite could be just as true. Given the porous nature of the Patriots’ secondary and the explosiveness of the Giants’ passing attack, finding a way to curb Eli Manning’s production will be huge for the New England defense. And that could be best accomplished by making getting to Manning, knocking him down, and making him feel uncomfortable in the pocket.

    The Pats will try to take a page out of the 49ers’ playbook, as they sacked Manning six times in the NFC Championship game and was hit 12 times, the most punishment that he has absorbed all year. And New England certainly has the personnel to pull off a similar feat, as Vince Wilfork has been a stand out on the defensive line, drawing double teams and opening up lanes for edge rushers Mark Anderson and Rob Ninkovich.

    The play of the Giants offensive line in that game was a huge concern for the team, and one that they’ll be taking pains to correct in the upcoming week. “It's not something you want to see and it's something we'll address," said Pro Bowl guard Chris Snee. “Everyone watched that game tape and really understood what they did to us with the movement up front. I'm sure New England will try to copy some of that stuff, so it's something we have to correct going into this game.”

    The first thing Chris Snee did when the NFC Championship Game ended last week was seek out Eli Manning and make sure he was still in one piece.

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