jonjames wrote:The 2007 and 2011 Giants were very good defensive teams. Most teams that win the Super Bowl are good defensively. The only team that I can think of that won the Super Bowl without a good defense in the '00s is the 09 Saints. But they had an elite offense and were good in takeaways.
And - the Giants had the one key to beating Tom Brady that the Falcons need (and to some extent, showed they could do against the Packers). They could get pressure up the middle and do it without blitzing. It allowed the linebackers to support the secondary in coverage and kept the safeties back. The Falcons cannot allow Brady to feel comfortable in the pocket. At all. He will carve them up.