Plenty of goats after Saints shocker

In honor of the Giants’ first game against their old friend, Jeremy Shockey, I’ll start by quoting one of his most infamous rants: The Giants were out-played and out-coached. Write that down. We knew they were out-played (duh!) but the fact that they were out-coached - - sometimes badly - - might be the most disturbing part of the Giants’ 48-27 loss in New Orleans. The game plan didn’t seem to make a lot of sense on either side of the football, and if there were any in-game adjustments made they were certainly well-hidden. The Giants’ offense looked like it wanted to engage in an aerial shootout, rather than rely on their powerful ground game. And the defense seemed to be caught flat-footed and possibly confused in the face of every mismatch the Saints offense created. The result was what you saw. Little mistakes became big plays. Missed opportunities became costly. There was confusion, too. Players were arguing on the field (or at least dis...