More Wednesday comments

Following up on the latest thumbcast:
Plaxico Burress needs to be the player he was in the 2nd half of last week's game. This isn't exactly a genius statement, but if he can play at that level it will make a huge difference for Eli. Manning wants Burress to be his Marvin Harrison; it'll never happen because Plax is too much of a headcase. It does seem that he can keep it together long enough to make some nice plays, and unlike our pal Shockey, he doesn't fall down whenever he catches a pass.
It's interesting how Manning is suddenly not the problem anymore. If the defense plays well against Philly this week, that will quiet the 'Fire Spagnola' movement that was starting after those first two games. As it stands now, the Giants are 12th in the league in average points scored per game with 24 (not bad), and 30th in average points allowed with 32.3 (horrible). If the offense can keep it together they'll win some games. If they fall apart the way they did against the Packers, with Eli throwing terrible interceptions as it all crumbles around him, they could go 4-12 like a lot of sports analysts predicted.