We’ve been through a lot, you and me and Scott Hansen, haven’t we? But it’s not quite over just yet-a tasty NFC East scuffle is before our very eyebulbs.

To the Game!

Cowboys/Giants:

-Stinking Dallas has had New York’s number recently, having won 11 of the last 12 ‘showdowns’. (hard to call it that when one of the participants has been so inept)

-Waller’s hammy-from everything I’ve read-doesn’t seem to concern coaches and training staff that much. He reported tightness on Friday so was given a break as a precaution. As indicated in training camp, a fair amount of things the Giants want to do on offense depend on him being on the field-not necessarily catching the ball per se but just having the D account for him.

-Look for some hot shots downfield headed towards rookie Jalin Hyatt. He’s a fella with 4.38 speed, the likes of which New York hasn’t seen in quite some time. Though the sample is quite small relative to other qb’s, Dimes is very accurate on throws of 20+ yards.

-Deuce Vaughn, (I shall call him Shrimp Toast) the 5’5″, 173 pound rookie running back on the Cowboys seems to be just the kind of player that will befuddle the Giants D. He’ll follow in the fine tradition of Jason Witten, D-Jax and Boston Scott as a talent that New York has no answer for. I’m not looking forward to the next half decade or so.

-As noted in my Giants preview, the D is going to start two rookies (Banks and Hawkins) as boundary cornerbacks. I’m sure they’ll be fine at some point but at times it’s going to be painful to watch. This scenario is what happens when you have a dearth of talent at one position so it’s somewhat expected.

Do it.