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New York Giants Continue to Get No Respect
July 13th, 2012 at 4:00 PM
***PHOTO1*** The underdog card is one that is constantly over-played in sports. A team can dominate all season and still find a reason to declare themselves the "underdog", even if it's unwarranted. Every year it seems the New York Giants find themselves the as one, even coming off a Super...

2012 New York Giants: Projecting Big Blue’s Playoff Chances
July 8th, 2012 at 4:26 PM
The New York Giants were fortunate to have made the playoffs in 2011. Not fortunate in the sense that they won games they should have lost, but in that a nine-win season was good enough to earn them the NFC East crown. In fact, the 2011 Giants were the only...

Michael Strahan Defends Giants QB Eli Manning; Wonders If Amani Toomer is on Bath Salts
July 7th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Following two straight days in which retired New York Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer referred to Tony Romo as the premiere quarterback in the NFC East, future NFL Hall of Famer Michael Strahan came to the defense of Eli Manning, wondering aloud if Toomer's opinion has been swayed by the...

New York Giants’ Martellus Bennett Excited to Play with “Unselfish” Eli Manning
July 3rd, 2012 at 6:24 AM
For years, and despite two championships for New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, many pundits have argued that Dallas Cowboys signal caller Tony Romo is the cream of the crop in the NFC East. However, after only a few short months with Big Blue, tight end Martellus Bennett strongly disagrees...

New England Patriots, New York Jets Highlight New York Giants’ Non-NFC East Rivalries
June 30th, 2012 at 12:00 PM
It’s characteristic Big Blue faithful knowledge that the three division rivals in the NFC East are nemeses to the New York Football Giants. What seems to fluctuate every handful of years are the rivals outside the division and then outside the conference. ***PHOTO1*** Usually a close game that turns into a “slobberknocker”...

Retired New York Giants QB Phil Simms: “Super Bowl Champs Should Be the Favorites”
June 21st, 2012 at 9:16 AM
A day after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI, the MGM Grand’s sports book in Las Vegas released the odds for Super Bowl XLVII ... and Big Blue wasn't even the favorite to win their own division. Instead, the Patriots topped the...

Madden 13 Team Ratings Released; New York Giants Rated Same as Philadelphia Eagles
June 19th, 2012 at 6:24 AM
For all you Madden nerds out there, EA has released the team ratings for the newest Madden video game expected to go on sale August 28. Every year there seems to be some questionable ratings making this year no different. So without further ado, here are the ratings... ***PHOTO1*** Team Rating New England Patriots 86 Green...

New York Giants Announce 2012 Training Camp Schedule
June 6th, 2012 at 4:41 PM
After a one year hiatus due to the NFL lockout, the New York Giants will be heading back up to Albany for training camp. This will be the 16th summer in which the team will make the trip north. It is currently the longest period of time the team has...

New York Giants Vs. NFC East: an Early Look
June 2nd, 2012 at 11:35 AM
For Big Blue, six games out of every 16-game schedule are against their NFC East Division Rivals: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. The 2011 New York Football Giants swept Dallas, split with Philadelphia and went winless against Washington. How will this slightly changed 2012 Giants team fair against...

New York Giants Third Most Popular Team in NFL, per Recent ESPN Poll
May 28th, 2012 at 6:39 AM
The New York Giants are one of the wealthiest, most decorated and recently successful teams in all of professional sports. Unfortunately, they still take a back seat to the Dallas Cowboys, who were once again crowned "America's Team" in a recent popularity poll conducted by ESPN. ***PHOTO1*** Dallas led the way with...

NFC East Team Identities: an Early Look
May 24th, 2012 at 9:47 AM
The 2012 NFL Draft is complete, free agency is over, the teams all have their new coaches going into next season, and we now have a clearer idea of who the New York Giants and other teams are or are trying to be going into the 2012 NFL season. ***PHOTO1*** The NFC...

New York Giants’ Osi Umenyiora Apologizes for Mother’s Day Tweet
May 18th, 2012 at 6:45 AM
When New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora tweeted a special Happy Mother's Day wish to Philadelphia Eagles LeSean McCoy, it was intended to offend only one person. Unfortunately, it did not have its desired effect, and the only people it ended up allegedly offending were women. Shortly after the tweet,...

New York Giants’ Osi Umenyiora Wishes Philadelphia Eagles’ LeSean McCoy a “Happy Mother’s Day”
May 13th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Following the New York Giants' Super Bowl XLVI win over the New England Patriots, the ongoing feud between Big Blue defensive end Osi Umenyiora and Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy took a bit of a back seat. The two had, momentarily, stopped exchanging barbs. That cease fire came to...

Jonathan Goff Signs with Washington Redskins
April 30th, 2012 at 12:38 PM
The long and uncertain offseason for linebacker Jonathan Goff has finally come to an end. He'll return to the NFC East in 2012, but it will not be as a member of the New York Giants. Instead, the middle linebacker has signed with the Washington Redskins. ***PHOTO1*** Despite missing the entire 2011...

Washington Redskins’ Robert Griffin III Says New York Giants Don’t Scare Him
April 27th, 2012 at 6:32 AM
The 2012 NFL Draft is officially here. One of the two most talked about picks, Robert Griffin III, went to the Washington Redskins with the second overall pick. As such, that means RG3 will be squaring off with the New York Giants defense, twice a year. ***PHOTO1*** Does that worry Griffin at...

DeMarcus Ware Feels Dallas Cowboys Need to Be More Like New York Giants
April 25th, 2012 at 12:15 PM
For the second time in his professional career, Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware has been forced to answer relentless questions about NFC East rival New York Giants and their recent Super Bowl championship. More recently, the questions have been focused on what makes the two teams so different. Why is...

For New York Giants, Schedule Toughness not a Factor
April 22nd, 2012 at 6:32 AM
This passed Tuesday, the 2012 NFL Schedule dropped and the banter started by both prognosticators as well as football fans. There should be absolutely no surprise that the New York Giants are being “picked” to falter. The basis for the supposed reasoning is laughable. Again. ***PHOTO1*** Every year the expert picks change...

New York Giants’ 2012-2013 Regular Season Schedule Released
April 17th, 2012 at 5:00 PM
The bridge between last season and this season has now officially been completed. Not only have the New York Giants returned to work, but the NFL has released the full 2012-2013 regular season schedule. ***PHOTO1*** Highlighted by a Wednesday night game to open up the season against the NFC East division rival...

Jonathan Goff Works Out for Washington Redskins
April 13th, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Now that the New York Giants have traded for linebacker Keith Rivers, is it a foregone conclusion that Jonathan Goff will be allowed to walk? That's the question that appears to be on the minds of many, and something that will stir up further ponderance now that the unrestricted free...

Dallas Cowboys’ Jason Witten Believes Martellus Bennett is Perfect Match for New York Giants Offense
April 4th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
When the New York Giants signed former Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett, it was met with a lot of cautious optimism. Could he get his head on straight and succeed in the Big Apple? Can he get his career back on track with a change of scenery? Are his...