Giants Down Redskins, Face Rams on the Road

You couldn't ask for a much better beginning to the 2008 season. Sure, the Giants left some points on the board. They didn't score in the second half. They only recorded one sack, that coming on Washington's very first offensive play from scrimmage. But make no mistake about it - the Giants dominated this game from beginning to end. Granted, the domination wasn't complete in the sense that they didn't finish off their opponent when they should have. But they still dominated in every sense of the word - on both sides of the ball.For the first game of the season, it is difficult to be critical of such a dominating performance. The offensive line was strong. Brandon Jacobs, who truly is "the beast", continues to make "statement plays" that set the tone for the entire team. Manning was very sharp in the early going and he has a great group of receivers who are going to present match up problems for every team in the league.But it was the defense t...