
8-8 in 2009
If there was ever an example needed of teams completely falling apart in a season, the New York Mets and Giants could write the entire book just in the last few years. The Mets blew a 7 game lead in the division in 2007, and the Giants went a dismal 3-8 down the stretch last season after starting off 5-0. In the toughest division in football I have to think the Giants will finish in the bottom 2 of the NFC East.
Say what you want but I am not sold on Eli Manning. Although he has a Super Bowl ring, I give the credit to his defense on that one. Nevertheless the Giants do have a pretty solid team. The offensive line the Giants sport is one of the best in the business and it makes the whole offense look better. The Giants really need Jacobs in they want to be successful. He is a bruising back the makes defenses put more guys in the box, which really can open up the passing game. With the emergence of Steve Smith last year the Plaxico Burress void seems to be filled for now. I look for Hakeem Nicks to have a pretty good year with Smith drawing a lot of coverage. This offense should be pretty good this year, but I just don't see it being good enough to get them to the playoffs in the very talented NFC East.
The Giants defense has some question marks that need to be addressed. The D-Line is in question because it is unclear what the Giants will get out of Osi Umenyiora, and Jason Pierre-Paul is a rookie with a lot of ability, but still a rookie. The linebackers are nothing special. The safety positions are pretty solid but outside of Antrel Rolle, there is not a whole lot of talent at CB. The Giants defense could be the biggest work in progress this year, which is the reason I have a hard time seeing them getting to the playoffs.
The NFC East always plays each other tough and I think it will be more of the same this year. The schedule will be tough for the Giants and like I said before Eli Manning does not do much for me. Plus as an Eagles fan I have to hate the Giants.
-Prediction: 8-8 in 2010
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