Summary:
"The Giants are talented, but scarred. They fell hard and will need far more defensive consistency and offensive toughness to rebound, but there's no question - even in the brutal NFC East - that they can compete. They were 4-2 in the division and have the weapons to make a big run. Will this team return to its old running-and-defense identity or adapt to Eli Manning and a burgeoning passing game?"
32 Questions:
24. New York Giants: "If Tom Coughlin's team starts slowly, will Bill Cowher's shadow start swooping across the Hudson from midtown Manhattan on Sundays?"
The Giants are ranked #12 in their Preseason Power Rankings
1. Green Bay
2. Indianapolis
3. San Diego
4. Minnesota
5. Baltimore
6. New York Jets
7. New England
8. Dallas
9. Atlanta
10. New Orleans
11. Houston
12. New York Giants
They do not have any players grom the Giants on their Super 50 Player Ratings.
* Eli Manning is rated 11th at QB
* Brandon Jacobs is rated 15th at RB
* Ahmad Bradshaw is rated 30th at RB
* Steve Smith is rated 18th at WR
* Hakeem Nicks and Morio Manningham are on their "Top Veteran Prospects" WR list
* Shaun O'Hara is rated 4th at Center
* Chris Snee is rated 3rd at OG
* David Diehl is rated 20th at OT
* Justin Tuck is rated 6th at DE
* Osi Umenyiora is rated 11th at DE
* Mathias Kiwanuka is rated 22nd at DE
* Chris Canty is rated 26th at DT
* Clint Sintim is on their "Top Veteral Prospects" OLB list
* Corey Webster is rated 16th at CB
* Terrell Thomas is on their "Top Veteran Prospects" CB list
* Antrel Rolle is rated 9th at Safety
* Kenny Phillips is on their "Not Rated Due To Injury" Safety list
Rookie Watch:
Biggest Risks
1. DE Jason Pierre-Paul
"The Giants have had great success grooming young pass rushers such as Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck and Mathias Kiwanuka, and if any team has the right structure in place for Pierre-Paul to be successful, it is Tom Coughlin's Giants. However, he cannot be expected to be anything more than a nickel rusher as a rookie, and it will require time for him to figure it out."
