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[quote=Gmanc711;277272]I think these moves hurt the Giants next season, but if I'm a Giant fan, I think I like how he is going about building this roster, and I think he is doing the right things to make them a serious contender in a few years, pending they can fill in the right players. I like the philosophy though.[/quote]

I tell you what will hurt them this year, Tiki Barber standing on the sidelines wearing a Canali suit, instead of a blue jersey.

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[quote=12thMan;277355]I tell you what will hurt them this year, Tiki Barber standing on the sidelines wearing a [I][U]Canali[/U][/I] suit, instead of a blue jersey.[/quote]
12th, a connoisseur of fashion?

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[QUOTE=12thMan;277355]I tell you what will hurt them this year, Tiki Barber standing on the sidelines wearing a Canali suit, instead of a blue jersey.[/QUOTE]

Yeah this shaping up as a disaster year for them I think.

Let's see:
65% of our offense gone-check
Starting left tackle and backup gone -check
Coach who loves to make people hate to play still here-check
New GM thinning the herd-check
Eli is our QB-check

Exactly what good do they have going for them into next year?

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[quote=FRPLG;277386]Yeah this shaping up as a disaster year for them I think.

Let's see:
[B]65% of our offense gone-check[/B]
[B]Starting left tackle and backup gone -check[/B]
[B]Coach who loves to make people hate to play still here-check[/B]
[B]New GM thinning the herd-check[/B]
[B]Eli is our QB-check[/B]

Exactly what good do they have going for them into next year?[/quote]


So perfect. Thats something you dream about happening. The G-Men are ROYALLY screwed and I dont think the Cowgirls can pull it together enough to be in contention as much as they were last year. We need to jump on this!

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These moves aren't going to hurt the Giants that much. However if they don't get a RB better than Brandon Jacobs in the offseason (I bet they will), they will really be hurting from the loss of Tiki.

I mean the Steelers lost Bettis and look how well Roethlisberger adapted.

It wouldn't be the same with Eli though. IMO, Roethlisberger struggled because he had his role in the offense raised for the first time in his career. This caused more attempts, and a more realistic representation of where he is at this point in his career. I'd bet his first two years were inflated because of a run-first offense. In Eli's situation, hes always had the weight of the world on his shoulders, so it makes sense that he would improve considerably in his 4th year. However it won't matter if that running game is going to be a non factor for them.

Re: More good news for the Giants
 

[quote=FRPLG;277386]Yeah this shaping up as a disaster year for them I think.

Let's see:
65% of our offense gone-check
Starting left tackle and backup gone -check
Coach who loves to make people hate to play still here-check
New GM thinning the herd-check
Eli is our QB-check

Exactly what good do they have going for them into next year?[/quote]Diasater sounds like a bit much, as they will likely win some games early on, but I think its reasonable to pick this team last in a strong division.

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I just don't see much going for them. They were an effort team to begin with (going back over the last few years). They relied on a quality running game, a few(stress: few) pretty good parts and mostly on effort and will to win games. Now their running game is severely hurt and they didn't improve anywhere else last year. Aslo I doubt many think Eli is on the path to stardom at this point. I think you can realistically look at this team and see them struggling to run the ball which forces them to throw. That puts all the pressure on Eli. How's that been going for them? I haven't even gotten to their defense yet. They have 3 guys who can play and one of them is literally on his last legs. They are weak in the secondary and at OLB and are simply ok in the middle. They have a ton of holes.

On top of all this their coach makes the game not fun for them. I think if you are going to be successful you have to love what you are doing. Coughlin makes them not love it. You can see them fade every year as the season wears down. The best thing the every other team in the NFC East has going for them is Tom Coughlin. He is good for 4 losses alone I bet.