Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber
Steven "Tiki" Barberis a former American football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football Leaguefor ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career for them...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth7 April 1975
CityBlacksburg, VA
CountryUnited States of America
We knew coming into this one it was the biggest game of our season. We needed this one. We didn't play great. It wasn't always pretty. But we did enough. Our defense held together.
We knew we needed a big drive there and we got it.
We needed a spark. We were struggling and sagging a little bit on offense in the first half.
At the end of the game, when we needed to score some points, we turned it on. Unfortunately that's been an M. O. for us this season. We're only scoring when we have to score. When we have to, we do it. But it should never come to that. We should be able to play with the sense of urgency and consistency that allows these games not to come down to the last two minutes of every one.
It was a horrible game. We played terrible.
Eli was a bit more consistent out there; he made some great decisions and was a good leader in the huddle.
At this point, it's just a football game. Obviously, there are a lot of things surrounding it, but it's still just a game. I think everyone in this locker room and in their locker room probably feels the same way.
There's no strife in this locker room, nothing that's going to provide any distractions. And that's the most important thing right now.
We got away from doing what we do best. We didn't run the ball consistently enough.
That's the thing about Elisha. He's a very calm player. He doesn't get too up, and he doesn't get too down. I think that's what you want from your quarterback. You want a guy who is going to stay cool when things get crazy around him.
He obviously has the talent. But taking care of his body, staying healthy, being able to play because the team needs you, is paramount. Jeremy needs to learn to take care of himself so he can be on the field consistently.
O'Brien added. ''And it still came down to a last-second stop on the 1-inch line. That just shows you the talent that they have and the capabilities they have.
We've got to beat our injury bug. Other than that, we have the pieces in place.
We've been assured that it's nothing serious. We've been told he'll be back in a couple weeks.