http://www.realfootball365.com New York Giants Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. NFL Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14954 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14954 NY Giants Week 1 Grades QB: Eli Manning played fairly well in leading his team to three touchdown drives. He did tend to place some balls a little high which lead to interceptions on two tipped passes. Even though he let passes sail on him sometimes, most of those passes were catchable balls. Grade: B+ RB: throughout the first half, the running game was virtually non-existent and that’s through... dchardon26@aol.com (dchardon26) New York Giants 2010-09-18T03:22:35-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14221 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14221 Eli Manning is on the verge of becoming the highest paid player annually in the NFL. The Giants quarterback is reportedly about to sign a deal worth $97 million over the next six years. OUTDOING BIG BRO Eli's older brother Peyton has won one Super Bowl and has been named NFL MVP on three occasions, as well as being named MVP in a Super Bowl and a Pro Bowl. Eli also has one Super Bowl to his... RPEnglish@uclan.ac.uk (Rik English) New York Giants 2009-08-09T13:13:16-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14195 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14195 Last season the New York Giants Brandon Jacobs was one-half of only the fourth duo in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards. Now, with former backfield teammate Derrick Ward gone to Tampa Bay, the onus is on Jacobs to go from great running back to elite back. In the 6-4 tall, 264 pound behemoth Jacobs, the Giants have one of the most destructive offensive forces in the NFL. Jacobs rushed for... dchardon26@aol.com (dchardon26) New York Giants 2009-08-05T09:47:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14183 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14183 Coming off of their 2008 Super Bowl win, the Giants went through a series of highs and lows last season. The team started off 11-1 and looked to be on their way to repeating as champs. A stifling defense complemented an offense that was running on all cylinders. Everything derailed with the injury and arrest of Plaxico Burress, out for the remainder of the season with a gunshot wound to his... francosalandra1022@gmail.com (Franco S.) New York Giants 2009-08-03T13:23:23-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14132 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14132 With no Plaxico or Amani this season, Giants fans everywhere have been asking what their team plans on doing about their receiver situation. The Giants are without a doubt a playoff contender, but do they still have all the pieces which made them Champions in 2007? One can argue that Plaxico's...um...mishap toward the end of last season not only put a crippling wound in his own leg, but also in... abente@gmail.com (arrow519) New York Giants 2009-07-21T07:30:20-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14136 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/14136 Ever since Plaxico Burress shot himself and was released by the Giants it seems like the Giants have come close but never quite got over the hump to replacing him by way of trade, even though they tried with teams like Cleveland and Arizona. Unfortunately, this has left the team lacking talent at the wide receiver position. Steve Smith is coming into his his third season with the Giants and has... cakeslt3356@yahoo.com (Cakes33) New York Giants 2009-07-21T03:29:20-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12567 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12567 Good thing the New York Giants' defense didn't believe its own recent press clippings. After the June retirement of future Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan and the August season-ending knee injury to fellow stud DE Osi Umenyiora, the Giants went from defending Super Bowl champions to a team that will be lucky to make the playoffs. Well, according to most NFL analysts, anyway. But... cbyrne@realfootball365.com (Connor Byrne) New York Giants 2008-09-05T06:06:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12487 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12487 The New York Giants spent a good portion of the offseason reminding everyone that they won the Super Bowl in February. When you consider the lack of attention the Giants received after shocking the 18-0 New England Patriots to close the 2007-08 NFL season, rightly so. But the Giants can't play the Rodney Dangerfield card anymore; instead, they're deservedly back to being upstarts in a... cbyrne@realfootball365.com (Connor Byrne) New York Giants 2008-08-28T05:46:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12456 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12456 The defending Super Bowl champs lost defensive end Osi Umenyiora for the 2008 season after he tore the lateral meniscus in his left knee in a 10-7 preseason loss to the Jets over the weekend. Umenyiora will have season-ending surgery Tuesday. Commentary: The first thought is that the Giants will make a run at Umenyiora's former teammate Michael Strahan to help fill the void. Strahan retired... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-08-25T10:32:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12326 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12326 Contract talks have gone south between the Super Bowl champions and wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Now, it seems the Giants are getting back through Plax what they traded away when they dealt tight end Jeremy Shockey. But not in a good way. Ralph Vacciano of the New York Daily News reports that Burress has given up on hope of receiving the contract extension he wanted this offseason, and... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-08-11T10:44:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12267 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12267 Pro Football Reference released its All-Franchise teams of the NFC East, and Giants outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor is by far the best to have set foot in the division. According to PFR's Approximate Value Method, Taylor scored a 139, easily beating ex-Dallas running back Emmitt Smith, who finished second with 126. Smith highlighted a Cowboys offense that had Michael Irvin (105), Tony... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-08-04T12:28:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12135 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/12135 The Giants agreed to trade tight end Jeremy Shockey to the Saints for second- and fifth-round draft picks in 2009. According to Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, the deal was the same the Saints offered the Giants before the 2008 draft, but it was turned down back then. Commentary: Shockey will be reunited with former Giants offensive coordinator and current Saints head coach Sean Payton in New Orleans.... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-07-21T21:37:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/11976 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/11976 The Giants came to terms with free-agent offensive tackle Shane Olivea on a one-year contract, pending a physical, NFL.com reported Thursday. Olivea served a four-game suspension at the end of last season when he was with the Chargers. He appealed the suspension, saying he was in a drug rehab facility at the time of the test. Commentary: It has never been a question of talent with Olivea. The... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-07-11T10:31:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/11775 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/11775 The defending Super Bowl champion Giants came to terms with three of their seven draft picks Tuesday, giving them four rookies under contract. Signing deals Tuesday were fourth-round linebacker Bryan Kehl (BYU), fifth-round LB Jonathan Goff (Vanderbilt) and sixth-round picks Andre' Woodson (QB, Kentucky) and Robert Henderson (DE, Southern Mississippi). First-round safety Kenny Phillips,... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-06-25T10:40:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/11774 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/giants/11774 The Giants have signed guard Chris Snee to a six-year extension that will make him one of the five highest-paid guards in the NFL. The dollar amount of the deal was not immediately released. Snee started all 20 games for the Super Bowl champion Giants last season. The deal keeps him in New York through 2014. Commentary: Contracts signed by fellow guards Steve Hutchinson (Vikings) and Alan... ncoolong@gmail.com (Neal Coolong) New York Giants 2008-06-25T10:12:00-05:00