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Following their first loss of the season, The New York Giants and their defensive coordinator found themselves under fire. Big Blue's defense had one of their worst performances of The Coughlin Era, as they gave up 320 yards passing in the first half of play to The Saints. Seven different Saints scored a touchdown, and just about every defender looked like they left their brain back in East Rutherford. The Giants were totally lost. Enter The Cardinals. Sporting another one of The NFL's premier passing attacks, Arizona will provide another test for New York. Here's the good news: The Giants seem ready to embrace this test. "If we would have blitzed more - even against those run formations, which is a difficult thing to do - we would have disrupted their rhythm," defensive end Osi Umenyiora said. "That's why he says if he could go back, he would much rather blitz. There was no way we could get to the quarterback with a four-man rush." The Giant...
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