I seriously don't know if I agree with this - that is, beaten by Moss part. I would like all of you who think this D played a good game, watch the SB game last year. Giants have a powerful front 4, (very comparable to the Jets front 3, if I may add) but their OLB aren't that quick either; I doubt if they are that much faster than Bryan Thomas/Calvin Pace. Antonio Pierce has been atheletically challenged for years (I'm not saying he's a bad ILB - he's one hell of a ILB. Just let's say he isn't all THAT fast.) And Giants secondary? I'd take Revis/Lowery over Madison/what's-his-face any day of the week. And see how they pressure Brady all game long. True, Moss beat them once, but tell ya what; quick strike offense has its good side and bad side. The good side is, when the defense can hold its bargain (limiting the opposing O to 3-and-out or close) then quick strike offense can start piling up the score, breaking the will to fight back. The bad part is, if the D cannot stop the opposing O, quick strike bites back, as the defense cannot get enough rest. From the way it was going, with Thomas Jones basically running over them at will, I'd take that chance in a heartbeat, knowing that late in the game, they will be completely gassed - so tired to do any damn thing. Also, what's my point? We all saw how Cassel could pick the defense apart when he didn't have to face that much pressure all night. But you know what? Matt Cassel, the QB that picked this D apart, also leads the league in the number of sacks with 32. This simply means Sutton couldn't really come up with a way to apply pressure on a QB that has a tendency to hold onto the ball too long. On top of that, Cassel missed Moss on long balls in a few occasions that night, and that's without a single defender within 3 yard radius. It's either dink-and-dunk all the way till the endzone, or one quick strike *that he has a good chance to miss as well.* Which is your choice? I'd dare Cassel to throw downfield, knowing that he will miss with the smallest possible pressure on him.
