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Inevitably, the recent struggles of both the Giants and Jets has drawn quite a bit of attention -- predominately negative attention -- and there is also quite bit if uncertainty surrounding whether or not either team will even make the playoffs.
The Giants are on the descent, an annual ritual among faithful watchers of Big Blue. And it's their own fault.
Coach Tom Coughlin made no excuses for how his Giants, specifically, the offense, failed to bring the proper intensity needed to beat the desperate Philadelphia Eagles. The horror show was all on tape, anyway.
Tom Coughlin didn't mince words. "This is as big a disappointment as we have had around here in a long time," he said after the Giants' poor showing Sunday night.
Mark Herzlich's debut as a full-time NFL player had its moments -- both good and bad.
Last year, the Eagles destroyed the Giants' season with a 28-point onslaught in the final seven minutes. This time, Andy Reid's team used a slow and excruciating method to hurt Big Blue once again.
The Giants entered last night's game with the Philadelphia Eagles in a pretty good place. With a win they would have pretty much buried the Eagles and kept their spot atop the NFC East.
Under the category of "losing a game in the fourth quarter to a far-from-prolific NFL quarterback," the New York football Giants and their vaunted defense joined the Jets and Rex's 'D.'
Eli Manning and the Giants fumbled on their final drive in the fourth quarter to lose to their division rivals 17-10.
New York also lost backup cornerback Derrick Martin to a hamstring injury.
DeSean Jackson's near replay of his winning punt return of last season helped the undermanned Philadelphia Eagles take a 10-3 halftime lead over the New York Giants on Sunday night.
"We'll just see how the week goes," Andy Reid said of Vick on Thursday. Well, the Eagles have reportedly made up their mind.
Two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Justin Tuck is going through one of those seasons that can best be described as an off year.
Fantasy teams are as difficult to manage as the real ones this NFL season. Of the 32 teams, 12 of them have injured quarterbacks, three of whom are likely out for the season.
This may be the most challenging portion of the Giants' schedule, and not just because they need to grind out wins against some of their most difficult opponents.
