Critical Stretch

As we talked about before the 2010 season began, the Giants have a very difficult schedule.  And it’s mostly back-end difficult, as they play the Eagles in late November and again in late December, and have a ridiculous last six games against Washington, Minnesota, Philly, Green By and Washington, with three of the last four games being on the road.  Yikes. But before we look too far ahead, let’s take things one season quarter at a time.  And this second quarter is sort of daunting as well. The Giants travel to Houston on Sunday to face a Texans’ team that boasts one of the most prolific offenses in all of sports.  Arian Foster leads a running attack that also features former Giant Derrick Ward and also Steve Slaton; Matt Schaub is a fantasy robot, and while Andre Johnson may not play, he’s arguably the best wide receiver in the game.  And Schaub has other solid targets too in Owen Daniels, Kevin Walter, and Jacoby Jones (also injured).  The Texans also get L...