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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Spending a lot of money to sign free agents is never a guarantee that it will turn a losing team around. Sometimes, the new people just dont work out. Sometimes, the chemistry never develops.Two games into the NFL season, the New York Giants decision to sink more than $100 million into the NFLs worst defense is working out just fine.The Giants are off to their first 2-0 start since 2009, and the defense has played a major role, allowing a combined 32 points in wins over Dallas and New Orleans (0-2).Steve Spagnuolos unit was outstanding Sunday in limiting Drew Brees and the Saints high-scoring offense to 288 yards in a 16-13 decision that was decided when Victor Cruz hauled in a 34-yard pass to set up Josh Browns winning 23-yard field goal as time expired.I didnt really know what to expect to be honest, said cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who was signed as a free agent, along with defensive end Olivier Vernon and defensive tackle Damon Harrison. But as spring went on, I started working with guys like DRC (Dominique Rodger-Cromartie) and Eli Apple and the linebackers and we realized that we could have something special.The last time the Giants faced the Saints, Brees threw for 511 yards and tied a single-game NFL record with seven touchdown passes in a 52-49 win. His longest pass Sunday was 23 yards and New Orleans was limited to 3 of 13 on third down.Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul says the defense is a lot better than a year ago.It wasnt fifty-plus points, he said. Thats a good quarterback out there and everybody knows that. He was getting rid of the ball quickly and I was getting frustrated out there and those guys, too, were frustrated but we just had to keep our composure and got the job done.The Saints blamed themselves for a second straight close loss. Their defense forced three turnovers and did not allow a touchdown.Dont get me wrong, thats a good defense over there, but they didnt do anything special to stop us, Saints receiver Brandin Cooks said. We felt like we bit ourselves in the foot so many times, we stopped ourselves on the offensive side.Things we learned as the Giants improve to 2-0 under new coach Ben McAdoo with a win over the Saints:THE BIG THREE: There was talk throughout training camp that Eli Manning was going to have a big year if Odell Beckham Jr., rookie Sterling Shepard and Cruz could play together.The three came through against the Saints, combining for 20 catches for 294 yards. Beckham had eight catches for 86 and drew a pass interference on the final drive. Shepard had eight catches for 117 and caught a third-down pass for 6 yards to keep the final drive alive. Cruzs 34-yard catch came on a third-and-8 on the final drive.As long as we continue to understand what each others best roles are and what our best attributes are, and continue to do them, said Cruz, who had four catches for 91 yards, with his longest of 40 yards, ending in a lost fumble, I think the sky is the limit for us.NOT OUT OF IT:Despite their 0-2 start, the Saints are far from out of it. They have lost two games by a total of four points.We know what we can do, we know the type of performance we had on defense today kind of showed that, cornerback Sterling Moore said. We can go out there with anybody, no matter what talent level they have, no matter how young we are on defense. So were going to get frustrated, were going to go back to work and keep grinding.DONT GET TOO EXCITED:While the Giants are winning, they have outscored their two opponents by a total of four points. They need to improve to get back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season.And that 2009 team, it won its first five games. It finished 8-8.INJURIES:Saints coach Sean Payton did not have an update on cornerback P.J. Williams after the game. The second-year player was taken off the field on a stretcher after hitting his head against tight end Larry Donnells knee and seconds later being hit in the back of the helmet by a helmet.New Orleans also had right tackle Zach Strief leave with a chest injury.Giants RT Marshall Newhouse left with a calf injury and S Mykkele Thompson had a knee injury.BROWN BACK:Brown kicked field goals of 48, 19 and 23 yards in his return after serving a one-game suspension for violating the NFLs personal conduct policy.Its good to be back, said Brown who spent the week at home with his daughter. Long week last week. It was hard to watch the game. 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Thats all Im going to say about it right now, but the scenarios that I see down the road would require some serious changing of schedules.If the game is not played, LSU and Florida will finish the season with one less SEC game than the conferences other teams. The SECs divisional tiebreakers are based on winning percentage in conference games, which could generate controversy within the league should LSU or Florida remain in the hunt for a division title in November.I think its going to have to be a topic of discussion, for sure, as we go through the rest of the season. No doubt, Alleva said. Its based on winning percentage and then head-to-head competition, so yeah, I think that winning percentage is something thats going to have to be discussed.Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said it will skew the SEC divisional races if the LSU-Florida game isnt rescheduled.They have to find a way to play that game, Sumlin told ESPNs Chris Low on Friday. I dont see any way around it if they want to keep it fair for all teams.Tennessee coach Butch Jones expressed similar sentiments.They have to play that football game, he said Thursday. I know the SEC will do the right thing.Asked whether the game is definitely off for this weekend, Alleva said, The game is not going to happen at this point, no.LSU and Florida do not share a common open date, although they both play home nonconference games on Nov. 19 -- Florida against Presbyterian and LSU against South Alabama. Alleva called claims that Florida offered that date for a possible makeup during negotiations a flat-out lie.LSU has multiple issues against rescheduling the ggame on Nov.dddddddddddd 19, starting with the $1.5 million buyout it would owe South Alabama. The school also lists among its concerns the millions of dollars that a canceled home game would drain from a local economy that has already been gutted by historic floods in August.There is also the issue of scheduling imbalance. Moving the Florida game to Nov. 19 would mean that LSU would play three SEC road games in the span of 13 days: Nov. 12 at Arkansas, Nov. 19 at Florida and Nov. 24 at Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night.Alleva said Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley insisted as late as Wednesday that Florida would be able to host the game and would not explore any other alternatives. Foleys message changed on Thursday, when weather forecasts concerning the hurricane grew more ominous.They thought it was going to stay out on the coast. Thats what they said, Alleva said. They thought it was going to be OK. That was basically it. From our experience here, we knew that first responders and policemen would not be available, because whenever theres a storm, youre going to lose all those important people. All those things I dont think were properly taken into consideration.Alleva said LSU offered multiple options to the SEC and Florida, including playing in Baton Rouge or a neutral site and even for the Tigers to fly into Gainesville on Sunday and out that night after the game, should it be moved back one day.We were willing to play anywhere that we needed to play, Alleva said.When the decision was made Thursday, Alleva said, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey made the call to postpone the game based upon the late logistical issues and Foleys safety concerns.At the end of the day, we had to respect the commissioners decision and Floridas concern for safety, Alleva said. Having been through hurricanes, we all know that safetys always going to be the No. 1 issue. ' ' '