HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Chad Pennington sat in front of his TV on Sunday night and watched a few eye-opening minutes of the New York Giants' sack extravaganza against Philadelphia.
It wasn't long before the New York Jets quarterback started channel surfing.
“I only needed to see a little bit of it to see what we're up against,” Pennington said Wednesday. “I didn't want to sit there and watch the rest of it. I got the gist of what was going on.”
The Giants sacked Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb an NFL record-tying 12 times, including six by defensive end Osi Umenyiora. With Pennington still healing from an ankle injury, the Jets' offensive line realizes it has a huge task ahead in trying to protect the quarterback.
“It makes you buckle your chin strap a little bit tighter knowing that they have that type of pass rush,” center Nick Mangold said. “It gives you a good challenge.”
Pennington has been sacked six times this season, including one in the opener against New England that left him with a badly sprained right ankle. Pennington missed the next game against Baltimore, but has started the last two while still not feeling 100 percent. The offensive line already has been tested often and expects to be again Sunday.
In their 20-12 preseason victory, the Jets got a taste of how tough the Giants could be.
Pennington and Leon Washington combined on a 79-yard catch and run for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, but the offense failed to make a first down the rest of the first half. Pennington was 5-of-11 for 89 yards and was sacked twice.
That's exactly what the Giants showed the Eagles in a 16-3 win last week when Umenyiora set a franchise record for sacks in a game.
Mathias Kiwanuka added three, Justin Tuck two and Michael Strahan one as the Giants tied Chicago for the NFL lead in that category with 16 overall.
“You definitely see that and say, `I don't want that to happen to me or this organization,”' tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson said. “It's real important to watch the tape and develop a game plan. We're doing that.”
“I only needed to see a little bit of it to see what we're up against,” Pennington said Wednesday. “I didn't want to sit there and watch the rest of it. I got the gist of what was going on.”
The Giants sacked Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb an NFL record-tying 12 times, including six by defensive end Osi Umenyiora. With Pennington still healing from an ankle injury, the Jets' offensive line realizes it has a huge task ahead in trying to protect the quarterback.
“It makes you buckle your chin strap a little bit tighter knowing that they have that type of pass rush,” center Nick Mangold said. “It gives you a good challenge.”
Pennington has been sacked six times this season, including one in the opener against New England that left him with a badly sprained right ankle. Pennington missed the next game against Baltimore, but has started the last two while still not feeling 100 percent. The offensive line already has been tested often and expects to be again Sunday.
In their 20-12 preseason victory, the Jets got a taste of how tough the Giants could be.
Pennington and Leon Washington combined on a 79-yard catch and run for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, but the offense failed to make a first down the rest of the first half. Pennington was 5-of-11 for 89 yards and was sacked twice.
That's exactly what the Giants showed the Eagles in a 16-3 win last week when Umenyiora set a franchise record for sacks in a game.
Mathias Kiwanuka added three, Justin Tuck two and Michael Strahan one as the Giants tied Chicago for the NFL lead in that category with 16 overall.
“You definitely see that and say, `I don't want that to happen to me or this organization,”' tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson said. “It's real important to watch the tape and develop a game plan. We're doing that.”
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