Week 1 GC: Dallas @ New York Giants

[JoeySeven]

The NYG are really weak at the CB spot because of injuries.
Coe was 4th option already because of injuries.

The New York Giants suffered another key injury at their most vulnerable position, as cornerback Michael Coe left Wednesday night's opener against the Dallas Cowboys with a hamstring injury late in the third quarter and won't return.

The Giants were already thin at cornerback, as second-year pro Prince Amukamara was ruled out of the opener with a sprained ankle suffered in a preseason game on Aug. 24, and Terrell Thomas is on injured reserve after reaggravated his surgically repaired right knee.

Fifth-year pro Justin Tryon was forced into action in Coe's spot in the fourth quarter. Sure enough, Tryon was beat by Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin for a touchdown that put the Cowboys up by two scores late in the game.

[benb18a]

Nice Win!!!! I was pleased with our defense tonight.

Me too. Offense has some kinks to work out but will be strong overall as well

[T-Lo]

Good season opener. Ogletree popped up great (picked him up from FA on yahoo and have an acquisition waiting on ESPN waivers) and Bradshaw proved himself even in the NYG loss.

[Anthony777]

I started Victor Cruz in two leagues and Eli Manning in one league. None of those starts panned out. Hopefully, Manning and Cruz will post better performances next week.

[moochman]

Both teams were rustier at the start than I thought, and to my surprise it was the Cowboys who got their act together. Great to see Romo and Austin come through.. and not blow it in the end. Eli never got it together, wonder how much Cruz's droppsies affected him. Superbowl hangover for Cruz? Limelight making it hard to see clearly?
Wouldn't recommend dropping Cruz for Ogletree but if you need WR depth...

Great to see football back
Way to many flags, should consider quality of game vs time it takes to play and maybe start the clock after teams are back in huddle? Delay of game and false starts from rushing to get play off drag the game down

[Anthony777]

Both teams were rustier at the start than I thought, and to my surprise it was the Cowboys who got their act together. Great to see Romo and Austin come through.. and not blow it in the end. Eli never got it together, wonder how much Cruz's droppsies affected him. Superbowl hangover for Cruz? Limelight making it hard to see clearly?
Wouldn't recommend dropping Cruz for Ogletree but if you need WR depth...

Great to see football back
Way to many flags, should consider quality of game vs time it takes to play and maybe start the clock after teams are back in huddle? Delay of game and false starts from rushing to get play off drag the game down

I picked up Ogletree in one league (with no waiver restrictions) and will likely put out waiver requests for that player in the other two leagues, depending on how other free agents perform this weekend. You are right, both teams were rusty. I think Cruz will pick things up in the next game. He was definitely getting open, just not making the catches.

I also agree with you re: stopping the clock after certain penalties. It would lengthen the game (from its current 3 hours) but would also make things a bit more fair. The Giants lost some key time as a result of Dallas penalties.