Relieved Coughlin Says Giants' Rookies Starting To Pay Dividends
It's been a long time since Tom Coughlin had a chance to enjoy the day after a game — a real long time.
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It's been a long time since Tom Coughlin had a chance to enjoy the day after a game — a real long time.
Every game matters. That's the message Eli Manning sent Monday to all of his Giants teammates and the legions of fans that are frustrated by a third consecutive season without a playoff berth.
This was the way the Giants should have played all season. Had they done so, they still would be in the playoff picture. Instead, they have to settle for the end of a seven-game losing streak.
The New York Giants (4-9) were finally able to shake the dry spell that saw the team drop its last seven contests. After last week's disappointment against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Big Blue kept the pedal to the metal in the 36-7 win over the hapless Tennessee Titans (2-12).
The Giants had gone so long between wins they had started dreaming of what it might feel like. After beating the woeful Titans, they don't need to dream anymore.
How does one explain the Giants blowing a 21-0 lead before losing to a team that had just one win in its first 11 games? Eli Manning tried on Monday during his weekly spot with WFAN's Mike Francesa.
Have the New York Giants (3-9) hit rock bottom? After surging out to a 21-point lead against the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10), New York lost two key fumbles, and the game, 25-24 at EverBank Field.
The New York Football Giants will miss the NFL playoffs for a third consecutive season, and that fact alone makes the probability of changes very high as the calendar turns to 2015. The Giants spent over $114 million this off season, in a buying spree that was not worth the effort. So what is in store for the New York Giants this off season?
Coming off a sixth straight loss, Eli Manning on Monday said it's time for the team to start doing things right. It's time for the Giants to win a game.
While Odell Beckham Jr. was the talk of the sports world on Monday due to jaw-dropping catch on Sunday night, the Giants still lost the game and are now in the throes of a six-game losing streak, their second such streak in two seasons.
Odell Beckham Jr.'s jaw-dropping, one-handed touchdown catch against Dallas wasn't enough to prevent the Giants from losing their sixth straight game on Sunday night.
The New York Football Giants (3-8) dropped another winnable game, as New York could not hold an early lead, and then allowed a late Tony Romo to Dez Bryant touchdown, as the Dallas Cowboys (8-3) remained tied for the NFC East lead with a 31-28 victory at the Meadowlands.
"They gave great effort, but in this league, as we all know, that's not good enough," McAdoo said. "We need to handle the stunts better and execute a little better."
The beheading of Peter Kassig and the murder of Wai Kuen Kwok helped me put Eli Manning's five picks in perspective.
Eli Manning believes he has a lot of good years of football left. And he hopes to continue playing them in New York.
Eli Manning has never been one to engage in verbal sparring in the media. But it appears that Tiki Barber's comments on the current state of the Giants and the future of head coach Tom Coughlin rubbed the Giants' leader the wrong way.
There's a reason why you should always expect the unexpected when it comes to the NFL on a Sunday.
Sitting at home hours after tying his career-worst game with five interceptions, Giants quarterback Eli Manning couldn't avoid watching the video of the frustrating loss to the 49ers.
Just when it looked like Eli Manning had gotten over his struggles with interceptions, the veteran quarterback threw five on Sunday, torpedoing any chance the Giants had to beat the San Francisco 49ers.
Even if you're not a Big Blue devotee, Sunday had to summon some sense of sadness.
Speaking to the "TBD in the AM" show on CBS Sports Radio on Monday, the Hall of Fame coach said Coughlin's résumé speaks for itself and he should be given the benefit of the doubt.
How many different ways can a team fritter away chances to win a game? The Giants (3-7) may have an answer to that question by season's end.
As a fourth-down pass fell to the turf, Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. let his helmet fly. The rookie is learning quickly and painfully about losing in the NFL.
New York's playoff hopes effectively ended Sunday in a rain of turnovers. Now, it's just a matter of what the final record will look like.
The two-time Super Bowl champion has had a lot of success as a Giant but let's look at his five worst performances, one of them which came today against the 49ers.
