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New York Giants part ways with two players The Giants cleared some room on their roster for incoming rookies by releasing a pair of players Thursday, parting ways with tight end Jerome Cunningham and safety G.J. Kinne. Cunningham had eight receptions for 59 total yards in nine appearances for the Giants last season, seeing action mostly in the second half of the year after starter Larry Donnell was lost in their Week 8 meeting with New Orleans. But he became expendable after Donnell was given a health clearance to return, Will Tye emerged as their primary backup, and the Giants added Jerell Adams in the sixth round of the draft. Also a veteran of the Jets and Eagles, Kinne was listed at the safety position, but also played some wide receiver and even quarterback in his career. In picking Boise State’s Darian Thompson, the team believes they have a prospect to build for the future in their secondary.

Pick-by-pick grades for the Giants’ 2016 NFL Draft BY Ebenezer Samuel NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, May 1, 2016, 6:00 PM Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Eli Apple could develop into a replacement outside for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. The Giants didn't get the linebacker they wanted (Georgia's Leonard Floyd) and they missed the offensive lineman most believed they coveted (Jack Conklin). But they did get several pieces out of the 2016 NFL Draft. In perhaps the most pivotal draft of his career, GM Jerry Reese brought new tactics to the table, doing everything possible to stick to his draft board and avoid "need"-driven picks. That led to a six-player draft class that makes sense on some levels, even if it confuses on others. Here are our grades for the Giants' draft picks. Round 1: CB Eli Apple, Ohio State, B+ This almost certainly wasn't the ideal situation for the Giants, who watched the Bears and Titans leap past them for Floyd and Conklin, respectively. But Reese made the best of it, scoring an athletic corner with plenty of upside. Sure, it would have been nice to trade down, but that's never as easy as it seems, and this franchise has rarely shown the mental agility to accumulate picks for later that way. Apple fills an underrated need at slot corner, and while he may not be dominant early, in the years to come he could easily make Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie expendable if he develops into a quality coverman. The athleticism and talent in press-man coverage is there. Round 2: WR Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma, B+ The Giants were almost certainly going to draft a receiver early on, because a replacement for departed Rueben Randle was needed and Victor Cruz remains no certainty. Shepard fills that need, and concerns about his lack of size (5-10, 194 pounds) seem overrated. At worst, he'll be a reliable slot receiver, but the Giants believe he can do far more, shifting around the field and being a run-after-catch threat. Sean Gardner/Getty Images WR Sterling Shepard plays bigger than his 5-10, 194-pound frame. Shepard was perhaps the final "elite" receiving prospect available after a late-first-round run on wideouts,so you can't blame the Giants for scooping him up. Had they not taken Shepard here, they would have had to ponder relying upon Braxton Miller in the third round, and while the ex-QB, taken by the Texans, has talent, that would have been a risk. Round 3: S Darian Thompson, Boise State, A- This pick tells you a lot about what the Big Blue brain trust really thinks of the untested crew "competing" for the safety spot opposite Landon Collins. That group, headed by Nat Berhe and converted CB Bennett Jackson, seemed an inadequate gamble a season ago, and Thompson provides a steadier alternative at a reasonable price. With 19 career interceptions, he's a ball hawk who complements Collins well, a veteran four-year starter. The Giants could have pondered going offensive line here, but none of the options presents a compelling value as compared to Thompson. Round 4: LB B.J. Goodson, Clemson, C Perhaps the Giants' least worthwhile pick here. The Giants think the squatty Goodson can have a place as their middle linebacker, with the versatility to play other linebacking spots as well, but he seems to limited to do that, likely destined to serve as a two-down Mike. It came at relatively high cost, as intriguing prospects were on the board, including athletic WR Malcolm Mitchell, who may play a role for the Patriots this season, and uber-strong DT Andrew Billings, later drafted by the Bengals. Goodson, a less-than-athletic LB, may be emblematic of the Giants' struggles to develop drafted linebackers: The club has drafted LBs such as Phillip Dillard, Jon Goff and Greg Jones over the Reese Era and watched none of them stick. The Giants seem to value headiness and versatility at the position over athleticism, and that approach has yet to bear fruit. Round 5: RB Paul Perkins, UCLA, A- Given the Giants' relative depth in the backfield, with five veteran runners that the club claims it likes, the selection of Perkins makes little sense, creating a further logjam for carries. But on its own merits, this is a terrific value pick: Perkins is a highly athletic back with underrated breakaway ability. The scouting rap on him is that he lacks size, but at 208 pounds, he weighs as much as Buffalo's LeSean McCoy, one of this era's few true workhorses. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images RB Paul Perkins was a great value pick for the Giants in the fifth round. The Giants describe him as an "all-around" back, and while it won't likely happen this season, he could eventually erase the team's RB-by-committee approach. This late in the draft, the Giants almost certainly weren't going to get a truly difference-making offensive or defensive linemen, so it's hard to blame them for taking a potentially useful running back. Round 6: TE Jerell Adams, South Carolina, A- The Giants have some depth here too, with 2015 starter Will Tye battling veteran Larry Donnell, and Jerome Cunningham waiting in the wings. But none of those players is a true star, so gambling on Adams, a terrific athlete with good straight-line speed for a tight end, does not at all seem a bad move. Adams had limited receiving production in his final two seasons as a Gamecock, but he brings intriguing size (6-5, 247 pounds) and the athleticism and ability to high-point the ball that comes with being a former basketball player. The Giants could wind up utilizing tight ends heavily this season, in part because of the uncertainty and lack of depth at receiver, so it does not hurt to have a big, athletic body with pass-catching upside. And few players taken afterwards truly excite; the club could perhaps have deepened its WR corps with TCU's Kolby Listenbee, but while he brings straight-ahead ability, he may lack the change-of-direction ability to thrive in Ben McAdoo's West Coast offense. Listenbee, taken eight picks later by the Bills, also has injury questions due to a sports hernia, and the Giants avoided players with medical issues in this draft.

Round 1's grades for 2016 NFL draft CHICAGO – One player's social media accounts dominated discussion. Jerry Jones couldn't pass up on a potential star running back. And Denver may have found its quarterback not named Sam Bradford. It was a wild first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Here's a look at the 31 picks, with knee-jerk reactions and grades: 1) Los Angeles Rams: QB Jared Goff – This pick has been in pretty much since the Rams moved up dramatically from No. 15 to 1, even if they kept the mystery going for a few weeks. Goff is a rhythm passer who has spent three years in the “Bear Raid” offense, and there will be a transition to more of a pro system with a first-year passing coordinator and a second-year QB coach. Patie. Jared Goff goes from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. (AP) 2) Philadelphia Eagles: QB Carson Wentz – The impressive Wentz won two titles as a starter at the FCS level and has everything you want in a quarterback physically. He also is a mature, grounded person, and that will serve him well in a tough town. There's a crowd at QB with the Eagles, but if he's the best man for the job it will all sort out in time. It's a long road from Fargo to Philly, but if there's ever a town that can embrace the underdog … Grade: B 3) San Diego Chargers: DL/LB Joey Bosa – Yes, linebacker. In the 3-4 scheme, Bosa will stand up and attack the quarterback from two feet instead of the two-point stance he rushed from all through high school and at Ohio State. He's a hard-charging, athletic and instinctive rusher, but the pick is odd considering the Chargers' rushers: Melvin Ingram, Jeremiah Attaochu and Kyle Emmanuel. Bosa's laid-back attitude will work well in sleepy San Diego, but passing on Jalen Ramsey feels foolish. Grade: C+ 4) Dallas Cowboys: RB Ezekiel Elliott – Presented a situation they might not have expected given the pick before, the Cowboys still took the player that team owner Jerry Jones has been rumored to be in love with for months. There was an internal debate over which player fit best here, but the Cowboys now have the most well-rounded RB prospect in years operating behind the league's best offensive line. Good luck with that, NFC East. This could help extend Tony Romo's career a year or two. Again, no Ramsey? Grade: B+ 5) Jacksonville Jaguars: DB Jalen Ramsey – This is a dream scenario for GM Dave Caldwell and head coach Gus Bradley, who now have upgraded their defense with a Day 1 impact defender. Ramsey is expected to play corner and nickel, and he also can impact special teams. What an unbelievable stroke of luck for the Jaguars, who hope to match their explosive offense with a competitive defense. Grade: A 6) Baltimore Ravens: OL Ronnie Stanley – The Ravens had Stanley graded above Ole Miss' Laremy Tunsil for some time now, so while the pick might be shocking to some. The athletic, smart Stanley can be a Day 1 starter at right tackle, which was a need, and take over for Eugene Monroe down the road. With Stanley and John Urschel, if nothing else the Ravens have perhaps the most intelligent offensive line in the NFL. Grade: B 7) San Francisco 49ers: DL DeForest Buckner – Chip Kelly and especially defensive line coach Jerry Azzinaro (with whom Buckner is extremely tight) signed off on this pick early, and though there were other options for the team, this was a no-brainer. For the second straight year, the 49ers select an Oregon 5-technique, and this one was even better than 2015 first-rounder Arik Armstead. Buckner should be a star who can play a high volume of snaps and wreck blocking schemes. Grade: A- 8) Tennessee Titans: OL Jack Conklin ‐ The Titans did a lot of work on Laremy Tunsil and were roundly rumored to have been considering him with the first pick had they stayed put and not made a monster deal with the Rams. Now they trade up from No. 15, armed with plenty of ammo, to get … Conklin? This is wild. Perhaps the poorly timed video posted on a social media account belonging to Tunsil had some effect, but the Titans like the old-school grit of Conklin, who gives the Titans two gnarly anchors to protect Marcus Mariota and gear up the run game with DeMarco Murray. This is the exotic smashmouth they want to run. Grade: B- 9. Chicago Bears: LB Leonard Floyd – The Bears leapfrogged the Giants, who were looking hard at some of the same players they were, including Floyd, so the move made sense from that perspective. But be suspicious of Floyd, who can be overpowered in the run game, is very lean and is in need of some pass-rush development. However, he has sky-high potential to hound the Aaron Rodgers of the world. A classic boom-bust pick. Grade: C 10. New York Giants: CB Eli Apple – Apple to the Big Apple. How about that? This is a surprise – not to see another Buckeye in the top 10 but to see a grabby, flawed corner who rated well below several others still available on other teams' boards. The Giants have starters in Janoris Jenkins and (we assume) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie on the outside, and Apple might not be a great fit in the nickel. Confusing. Grade: C- 11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: CB Vernon Hargreaves III – Seriously, this is too perfect. The Tampa kid comes up, and it fills a huge need. The Bucs' best corner by the end of the season was Sterling Moore, so that tells you what you need. Hargreaves likely would have been the pick at No. 9 had they not traded down, so they add the Bears' fourth-rounder and still get their guy. Hargreaves is a great cover corner who is small but highly instinctive. Grade: A- 12. New Orleans Saints: DL Sheldon Rankins – Some semblance of normalcy returns to the draft. Rankins was a player the Saints were connected with for months now, and it makes a ton of sense. Even with the Nick Fairley signing, that was not enough to solve their issue at the 3-technique. Rankins is an explosive interior rusher who can have an immediate impact in a few different spots, and he's a high-character player, which has been an area of focus for the Saints the past two seasons. Grade: A- 13. Miami Dolphins: OL Laremy Tunsil – The fall ends, mercifully. GM Mike Tannenbaum is not scared to make a wave in the draft, and he lands a player whose poorly timed Twitter hack might have caused his slide from the first pick to outside the top dozen. He's an athletic tackle, and it's not a glaring need with Branden Albert at left tackle, but 2014 first-rounder Ja'Wuan James might be tried inside if Tunsil impresses. Right now, he has to rebuild his image, but he's an exceptional talent. Grade: A- 14. Oakland Raiders: S Karl Joseph – Instead of taking Myles Jack and his balky knee, the Raiders went with another medical concern in Joseph, who suffered a torn ACL after three games a year ago. But in those games, and in his Mountaineers career, Joseph established himself as an intense, instinctive hammer of a safety who has great ball skills and is a vocal leader. A classic Al Davis pick (reach?), even if he's been gone for years. The expectation was for Joseph to go later. Grade: C+ .Corey Coleman (AP) 15. Cleveland Browns: WR Corey Coleman – The Browns' new regime has had a hard time hiding its love for Coleman, maybe the most explosive receiver in this draft. Fans might get nervous about hearing another Baylor receiver is coming to town, but there is almost no character concern about Coleman, who has overcome a lot in his life. He needs a quarterback, but maybe he and (former Baylor) QB Robert Griffin III can connect on some bombs. Coleman has great speed; drops have been his biggest bugaboo. Grade: B+ 16. Detroit Lions: OL Taylor Decker – With the top three tackles off the board here, the Lions probably felt lucky to get Decker, even if we have him ranked a little lower. Still, he could step in right away – at right tackle (Michael Ola?), as an eventual replacement for Riley Reiff or at guard. He fits the mold of new GM Bob Quinn, who spent most of his career with the Patriots: tough, hard-nosed, durable and smart. Decker is a throwback. Grade: C+ 17. Atlanta Falcons: SS Keanu Neal – We knew the Falcons liked him. We didn't know they liked him this much. Neal is a pile driver of a hitter – almost to the point where some scouts feared for his long-term safety. “Kiki” had grades all over the board from NFL evaluators; for as much athletic ability as he has, he also has limitations in coverage. Still, head coach Dan Quinn has a Kam Chancellor-esque enforcer in his secondary now. Grade: C 18. Indianapolis Colts: C Ryan Kelly – All along, the narrative was that the Colts needed a tackle, but the truth was the interior was the weakest spot. Kelly is a smart, tough, battle-tested, respected pivot who will be a great match mentally for Andrew Luck. A history of knee injuries for Kelly scared off a few teams, but he was universally praised for his strong virtues. A few ugly games aside, he's as solid as there is on the interior in this draft. Grade: B 19. Buffalo Bills: DL Shaq Lawson – As Rob and Rex Ryan continue transforming their defense more to the 3-4 schemes they've long used – separately and now together – Lawson is an important piece to the mix. He can get after the passer and should provide good support against the run, too. The Bills likely feel lucky he fell into their laps. Lawson might not be special, but he has potential to be a good player for a while. Grade: B+ 20. New York Jets: LB Darron Lee – Almost a nickel safety-sized player, Lee is fast and highly athletic to match up with tight ends (um, New England perhaps?) and backs (say, Shady McCoy) right away. He's a good fit on a defense that has a lot of bulk up front, which should keep Lee clean from having to stack and shed linebackers, which is not his strength. Expect Lee to play at one of the inside spots in the Jets' 3-4 scheme, but he has versatility. Grade: B+ 21. Houston Texans: WR Will Fuller – The Texans flipped a 2017 sixth-rounder to slide up a spot and guarantee they got the speed option they wanted. There were more complete receivers on the board, such as Laquon Treadwell and Josh Doctson, but the Texans wanted a vertical threat to complement DeAndre Hopkins. Now, with Hopkins, Fuller and Lamar Miller, the Texans have game-changing playmakers. Helps out Brock Osweiler tremendously. Grade: B- 22. Washington Redskins: WR Josh Doctson – Taking the receiver some thought the Texans should have taken, the Redskins add a pick and get a competitive bigger wideout to add to their till. Kirk Cousins now has a middle-of-the-field playmaker whose leaping ability will help with some of the off-target throws the Redskins have lived with. Doctson and Jordan Reed can work the middle, and DeSean Jackson has ownership on the deep routes. The Redskins' offense is evolving. Grade: B+ 23. Minnesota Vikings: WR Laquon Treadwell – This makes too much sense. Teddy Bridgewater doesn't need a deep threat -- he needs a chain mover, and a physical one, such as Treadwell. This is an inspired choice that could reshape the Vikings' offense. He'll be a great No. 1 option in the red zone and is also the best blocking receiver in the draft by a mile. A great choice at this point of the draft. Grade: A- 24. Cincinnati Bengals: CB William Jackson III – The Bengals have invested a lot in their secondary – that's three first-rounders at the position in four years – but also lost a starting safety in the offseason. Depth is important, and the long-limbed playmaker Jackson is an interesting study who broke out last season by leading the NCAA in passes defended and was a star in the bowl game win against Florida State. It's a good value pick, and the Bengals show great patience in drafting for need a year in advance for the second straight year. Grade: B 25. Pittsburgh Steelers: CB Artie Burns – Our least favorite pick to this point of the draft. Yes, Burns is a long-armed press corner with passion and he has overcome a lot in his life to get to this level. But there are teams that have stamped fourth-round grades on Burns, and he might not ever be better than a solid No. 3 corner. There were many better options here – perhaps in the front seven. Grade: D+ .Paxton Lynch (AP) 26. Denver Broncos: QB Paxton Lynch – The Broncos traded up aggressively for the second straight year to get their guy. Lynch will not be starting Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, and he might not be ready to be the guy until 2017. But he has a fascinating mix of two players – Brock Osweiler's size and Colin Kaepernick's arm and some of his athletic traits – that the team has been connected with in the past. Lynch is a project but one who could pay off tremendously once he acclimates to Gary Kubiak's offense. Grade: B 27. Green Bay Packers: DL Kenny Clark: The Packers have a history of taking front-seven defenders in the first round, and Clark helps right away. He adds a big body in the middle, which Green Bay needed after B.J. Raji said he's taking a hiatus from the NFL. Clark is an aggressive tackle whose effort won't be questioned. It doesn't solve Green Bay's inside linebacker issues – and the Packers did pass on Reggie Ragland to take Clark – but Clark does provide immediate help to the middle of the defense. Grade: B- 28. San Francisco 49ers: OL Joshua Garnett – So the 49ers moved up to this spot to take a passionate, smart, physical run-blocking guard. Sorry, but we're not jazzed. Garnett is one of the more fun players to talk football with – he's driven and intelligent – and he could start Day 1 at either guard spot. But does he fit with Chip Kelly's preference for lighter-footed offensive linemen? Garnett isn't a total slug, but he might have to take Kelly's renowned health regimen seriously to shape his body better. Grade: C- 29. Arizona Cardinals: DL Robert Nkemdiche – Nkemdiche was the top high school recruit in the country, dominated at times in the SEC, and could be a steal for the Cardinals near the end of the first round. It's reminiscent of the Tyrann Mathieu pick, which paid off in a big way for the Cardinals. Like Mathieu, Nkemdiche slipped in the draft due to off-field red flags. The most troubling incident was when he fell out of the fourth-floor hotel window. But the Cardinals are betting on his talent, which is massive. Grade: B 30. Carolina Panthers: DT Vernon Butler – GM Dave Gettleman's true colors are showing. He likes to build from the inside out, which was clear by letting Josh Norman walk and was very clear by taking Butler at a position of need. Carolina is stocked at defensive tackle with Star Lotulelei and Kawann Short, but Butler's arrival protects the team against either one leaving via free agency after the 2016 season. At 323 pounds, have no illusion: Butler is not playing another position. He could be very good in time. Grade: B- 31. Seattle Seahawks: OL Germain Ifedi – Trading down five spots, the Seahawks got the player they wanted at No. 25. That's always great from a value perspective, and Ifedi has top-15 ability. It didn't always come to fruition at College Station, and it's unclear where Ifedi's best position will be after he struggled at times at left tackle. The Seahawks, as they usually do, gamble on a talent that other teams might not have rated quite as high. Grade: C+

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agreed. Trying to find a list of the teams that haven't gone over there probably about half

You live over there! Like seriously EVERYBODY should have to play there not just us.

Why the hell we have to go to London AGAIN?? There's a ton a team that haven't even gone yet! Make the Pats go!

Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul has unfinished business Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul remains confident his mangled right hand won’t affect his play next year. The Giants agreed, partially, offering him a one-year deal worth up to $10.5 million to prove what progress he has made in the nearly year’s time since a fireworks accident forced him to undergo an amputation of one finger and a series of surgical procedures on two others. Related: Jason Pierre-Paul lifting weights without protective glove The defensive end says that, next season, he won’t be hampered the way he was last season for one reason. “The reason I came back to New York is because I have unfinished business,” Pierre-Paul told SiriusXM NFL Radio. “My hand won’t be an issue and I won’t play with the club. “I’ll be back to the regular JPP, just missing fingers, that’s it. Other than that I’m ready to go, I’m fired up. I have no pain, nothing in my hand. I’m just rehabbing and getting as strong as possible. Even after I’m done rehabbing I’m still rehabbing. And I’m training right now. So at the end of the day the sky’s the limit for me. I’m only 27. So I’m happy, I’m content with what I have right now.” What's next at the NFL Draft for the Giants? Make sure you're in the loop -- take five seconds to sign up for our FREE Giants newsletter now! That club, which more resembled a massive oven mitt, compromised his ability to finish tackles, the one part of his game that evaded his otherwise successful return in the Giants’ final eight games of the 2015 campaign. “To be honest, the only reason I played with the club last year is because my fingers wasn’t straight, you know what I mean? I was still going through that trauma stage and getting back. I wasn’t really supposed to play but, hey, a guy like me, it take a lot to keep me down, you know what I’m saying?” The future of Pierre-Paul’s career -- not only with the Giants -- will depend on his success this coming season. If he can show the team that his old form remains, that he can pursue ball carriers and bring them down with the same ferocity he did prior to his accident, then he’ll have considerable leverage in angling for that long-term deal he has been hoping for. “I have a lot to do,” Pierre-Paul said.

After free-agent spending spree, Giants GM Jerry Reese can’t afford to be wrong NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 11:06 PM Robert Sabo/New York Daily News Jerry Reese signed four of the best defensive free agents to contracts guaranteeing $114 million. For more than three years, Jerry Reese has been a punching bag for the Giants’ biggest critics. He earned it by building three straight losing teams with a barrel of poor draft picks and decisions. Even John Mara put Reese on notice the moment he fired Tom Coughlin, telling everyone “Jerry knows this is on him.” Then, in a span of 30 hours over the last two days, Reese changed the tone of the whole conversation by doling out $204 million in contracts and guaranteeing $114 million of Mara and Steve Tisch’s money to four of the best defensive players on the free-agent market. It was a bold move and an unprecedented spending spree and could transform the Giants if the money was truly spent on the right players. And that’s the key: Reese better be right. GIANTS SIGN DE OLIVIER VERNON FOR FIVE YEARS, $85 MILLION There is no wiggle room in this and no time to build for the future, not with a 35-year-old quarterback and not with ownership (and a fan base) fed up by all the losing and missing the playoffs. The Giants GM has to be right that Jason Pierre-Paul (one year, $10.5 million, $8.5 million guaranteed), Janoris Jenkins (five years, $62.5 million, $29 million guaranteed), Damon Harrison (five years, $46.25 million, $24 million guaranteed) and especially Olivier Vernon (five years, $85 million, $52.5 million guaranteed) are worth every penny and will completely transform the NFL’s worst defense. And the Giants still have some holes (most notably at safety, linebacker and receiver), so there still has to be more to come. Never mind that Reese could end up paying with his job if he’s wrong. That was evident at Coughlin’s firing when Mara, with a nod towards Reese, said “You can’t hide from the record. It’s up to you now to get it fixed because the last three years are just not acceptable.” There are bigger stakes, like the potential to waste the final years of a franchise quarterback’s career, or the potential to give the Giants’ future salary cap headaches if these moves don’t work out. 2016 FREE AGENT TRACKER: FOLLOW THE ACTION HERE. The good news is that on paper these moves look great. In 30 wild hours, Reese landed two of the top defensive ends (JPP and Vernon), the top cornerback (Jenkins) and maybe the top defensive tackle (Harrison) on the market. And his spending spree addressed the Giants’ biggest needs. Last season they couldn’t rush the passer, couldn’t stop the run with any consistency and couldn’t really cover the NFL’s best receivers. Those guys can fix all that. And think about this: The Giants had arguably the worst defensive line in football last year. Now, with JPP and Vernon on the ends and Harrison (350 pounds) and Johnathan Hankins (320) in the middle, they have the potential to have one of the best. There likely will be few corner duos that can match the pairing of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Jenkins, too. If the Giants had played even mediocre defense last year, if they could have just been OK enough to make a few more fourth-quarter stops, their 6-10 record could’ve easily have been 8-8 or better. If they had personnel like this in any of the last three years, surely Tom Coughlin would still have a job. So they are better now. Much better. If everyone stays healthy and everyone plays like they did to earn this crazy money, they have to be a contender in the NFC East, at least. Reese is counting on that even though this money frenzy is traditionally very out of character for the Giants. Even as recently as the day Ben McAdoo was hired, Mara admitted free-agent spending sprees were risky ventures, when he said “You can fill in some holes in free agency, but it’s still about drafting the right way.” FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE. Unfortunately for the Giants they didn’t just have “some holes.” They had many holes thanks to years of drafting the wrong way. And they had huge holes since they had very few young players ready to step up into a starring role. So they were forced to pay ridiculous prices. They made Vernon the highest paid defensive end in NFL history. They made Jenkins the second-highest-paid cornerback in the NFL. They paid Harrison so much it blew the Jets out of the water, even though Harrison apparently wanted to stay with them. But that’s what teams have to do in free agency. The Giants had no choice, and Reese had no choice either. They had to spend big, and they can only hope they spent smartly – since that’s what really matters in the end. On paper it all looks great. Certainly no one can question the Giants’ effort. Now Reese can only hope that he put his boss’ money into the right players. Because he knows if his gamble doesn’t pay off, it’s on him.

Yep. He has that look on his face 24/7

Son of former UGA RB struck, killed by vehiclePosted: Jan 31, 2016 5:03 PM EST Updated: Feb 01, 2016 1:41 PM EST By La-Keya Stinchcomb, Digital ProducerConnect ATLANTA (CBS46) - Former UGA running back, Danny Ware, is mourning the loss of his youngest son. Ware's son, Danny Josiah, was struck by a vehicle as he played outside with his mother and cousins, Friday, according to a GoFundMe page. Ware shared an emotional message about losing his son on his Facebook page Saturday morning. "My life has been a roller coaster in every since of the word. From high school to college to NFL. I've never had it easy nor have I ever forgotten where I come from. I pray the lord to give me a sign. I've lost my youngest son to a truck that didn't see him, I can't imagine what it felt like and would trade myself any day to have my son Danny Josiah back with his brother, sister and family. Danny I love I'm so thankful I got to talk to you today b4 the accident happened and and we both got to say we loved eachother. Anybody that know me and know how much I love my kids please pretty please pray for my family as I'm at a breaking point and need all the help from God/family/friends we can get." Ware, 30, played for the New York Giants from 2007-11. He last played in the NFL in 2012 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Copyright 2016 WGCL-TV (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.

That sounds like a lot of work and money. I'll steal my games thanks

Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley steadfastly denies he tried to rape woman in Midtown hotel, police investigation ongoing BY Ryan Sit, Byron Smith, Shayna Jacobs, Stephen Rex Brown NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Sunday, January 31, 2016, 7:54 PM Norman Y. Lono/for New York Daily News New York Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley has been accused of attempting to rape a woman he met on Instagram in a Midtown hotel. Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley steadfastly denied Sunday he attempted to rape and assaulted a woman in a Midtown hotel who he met on Instagram as questions mounted about the case. Norman Y. Lono/for New York Daily News Bromley, 23, leaves his home in Secaucus, N.J. around 2:30 p.m. Sunday for a meeting in Manhattan. The 23-year-old football player’s manager, Keko Payne, told the Daily News the shocking and salacious allegations were “absolutely not” true as the pair departed from Secaucus, N.J. for a meeting in Manhattan — though they would not say with whom. A police source said investigators were trying to determine if Bromley had agreed to pay the 26-year-old woman from Brooklyn for a sex act at the Hyatt Square Hotel Saturday morning — and that he then tried to do more against her wishes. GIANTS' JAY BROMLEY ACCUSED OF TRYING TO RAPE WOMAN HE MET ON INSTAGRAM Bromley then left the hotel with the woman clinging to the hood of his ride — until she skidded off and he drove away, sources said. Bromley ignored a reporter’s questions at his home as he placed a duffel bag in the trunk of his black BMW 750. Payne said they had been “meeting with lawyers all day.” Sunday evening Bromley returned home and an NYPD spokesman said the investigation was ongoing. Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Bromley, the 6-foot-3, 306-pound football player, has not yet been charged. A separate source with knowledge of the investigation said police believe Bromley’s accuser has “significant credibility issues.” “They don't think her story makes any sense,” the source said. An NYPD source went so far as to tell The News Bromley wouldn’t be arrested — though the source subsequently backed off that claim. Google Earth Bromley is accused of attempting to rape a woman at the Hyatt Herald Square Hotel before driving away. Bromley is represented by attorney Alex Spiro, of Ben Brafman's law firm. Spiro declined to comment on the probe. Meanwhile, Doug Hogue, who played alongside Bromley for two seasons at Syracuse University before he was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2011, told The News he suspected the accuser may have been after Bromley him for his money. "A lot of times people just try to take advantage of a pro's position. That comes with friends, family, and definitely strangers," said Hogue, who last played in the Canadian Football League. Hogue said Bromley never had any trouble in college. “It's actually kind of unbelievable," Hogue said. "He's been good guy, a good character guy.” Instagram Giants player Jay Bromley posted this image to Instagram just after midnight on Saturday, hours before a woman accused him of attempted rape. Bromley’s journey to Big Blue is a remarkable story of overcoming the odds. The Queens native was a crack baby abandoned at just 3 months old by his troubled parents. He was raised by his aunt Francis Nimmons and her husband. The 6-foot-3, 306-pound Bromley was drafted in the third round by the Giants in 2014 and has thus far been considered a bust. Bromley frequently posted on social media how grateful he was to play football professionally, Hogue noted. "He knows what kind of opportunity he has. He would never jeopardize that," Hogue said.

He means nothing if we dont get any players

He's not coming back unless you know something I don't

With Coughlin out and Reese still in, we have the same problems as we always do. You have to fire this team from the TOP to the bottom and start over.

If they make McAdoo head coach I'll scream!!

Giants can’t win one for Tom Coughlin, fall to Eagles 35-30 BY Ebenezer Samuel NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Monday, January 4, 2016, 12:34 AM In a season that saw the Giants fall short in game after game, they fell just short for their embattled coach one last time. If this was the end for Tom Coughlin (and Coughlin stressed it as an “if”), it was far from storybook. On Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, the Giants did what they’ve done best all season, folding in the fourth quarter in a 35-30 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, this time with Coughlin’s entire family - an army of children and grandchildren all clad in “Coughlin’s Crew” sweatshirts — in attendance. It was the Giants’ third straight loss. But Coughlin insisted that it may not have been his last hurrah, dismissing reports that he’d made a decision on his future. GIANTS MAY TURN TO THESE COACHES TO REPLACE COUGHLIN “No. I’m going to give myself a little bit of time,” he said. “I’m sure we’ll talk with ownership and then we’ll go from there. No one has decided anything.” Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Tom Coughlin may have coached his final game for the Giants. Coughlin’s fate won’t be settled until Monday, at the earliest. According to a source, owners John Mara and Steve Tisch will meet in the morning to discuss Coughlin’s future and the future of the franchise. At some point after that, they’ll meet with Coughlin. GIANTS MAY TURN TO THESE COACHES TO REPLACE COUGHLIN Coughlin insisted that his family’s presence at the game had nothing to do with the uncertainty surrounding his position with the franchise after 12 years at the helm. His family was there at his request, but they were there as part of a late holiday celebration, he said. “We play at home and the family gets together not on Christmas because of ... people have to visit relatives and in-laws and things like that, and so this is the weekend that our group collects,” Coughlin said. “But it was really neat to see it. I didn’t know the sweatshirts were (there). I knew everybody was coming to the game.” DON'T EXPECT NOTRE DAME'S KELLY TO BE NEXT GIANTS COACH He added that he still believed he was capable of leading the Giants even after four straight seasons of futility. The Giants finished 6-10 for the second straight year, wrapping up their third straight losing season and their fourth playoff-less campaign. Sunday’s loss was the Giants’ eighth by a touchdown or less, ending when Eli Manning’s fourth-down pass to Will Tye with 28 seconds left was broken up by Philly’s Mychal Kendricks, killing a last-gasp drive. But this season hasn’t shaken Coughlin’s faith in himself, he said with a slow shake of his head. “No. No,” he said. “If I could play, I would play. But I can’t play.” His Giants simply couldn’t make enough plays on this Sunday, even though players seemed to grasp that they may have been giving fans their final image of Coughlin as head coach. Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Giants RB Rashad Jennings is bottled up by the Eagles defense on this play. “It’s kind of hard not to think about it,” cornerback Prince Amukamara said of Coughlin’s future. “I would say everyone in this organization tried real hard not to talk about it.” Amukamara said it wasn’t until Saturday that defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo hinted at Coughlin as a rallying cry. “It was kind of like subliminal messages like, ‘We know who we’re playing this game for, and let’s finish,’” Amukamara said. “And we didn’t finish. I’m sure everyone feels like they let that person down.” And the Giants let Coughlin down exactly as they’d done all season. Their inconsistent offense piled up 502 yards, riding a season-high 170 rushing yards from Rashad Jennings, and the much-maligned defense forced two turnovers. Elsa/Getty Images If this was Coughlin's final time leaving the field as Giants coach, he does so after a loss. And when Manning found Rueben Randle from 45 yards out for a score with 9:11 left in the third, the Giants had stormed back from an early 14-3 deficit to grab a 27-21 edge. FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. 'LIKE' US HERE None of that mattered with 3:34 left in the third when a hurried Manning, in the midst of a drive that had advanced to the Eagles’ 14, was harassed into a wobbly duck of a pass that was intercepted by ex-Giant Walter Thurmond, who returned it 83 yards for the go-ahead score. “Played hard, we played . . . we did an awful lot of things that were good,” Coughlin said. “We didn’t win the game, so that’s kind of been the way this (season) has gone.” It’s exactly how the Giants had played since the opener in Dallas, when they choked away a 26-20 lead with 1:34 to play. And it left Coughlin with a two-word description for this season of letdowns. “The frustration,” he said. Perhaps for the final time.

Tom Coughlin enables Odell Beckham Jr.'s behavior in desperate attempt to win game NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Monday, December 21, 2015, 7:31 AM If Tom Coughlin is able to survive this disgraceful season, then he just may be the Giants coach for the rest of his life. The Giants not only gave up the winning points in the final 10 seconds for the fourth time, but are on the verge of missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year for the first time in more than 25 years despite the worst year in the history of the NFC East. Wait. It gets worse. Odell Beckham Jr., the face of the franchise along with Coughlin and Eli Manning, was out of control and turned the game into a fistfight with Panthers cornerback Josh Norman. OBJ completely lost his focus and apparently his mind and made the game all about him after dropping a wide-open perfectly thrown pass from Manning that was going to be an easy 52-yard touchdown on the third play of the game. He was fighting nearly every time he was lined up against Norman starting with the first series of the game. Most of the time it appeared Beckham was the instigator. RAISSMAN: ON BECKHAM, VOICES COUGH UP “He did lose his composure,” Coughlin said after a four-touchdown comeback in the final 16 minutes ended up in an excruciating 38-35 loss to the Panthers, now within two games of a 16-0 season. Odell Beckham Jr.'s antics earn him a spot on the naughty list. Referee Terry McAulay should have thrown Beckham out of the game in the third quarter after an intentional helmet-to-helmet hit on Norman. What does a player need to do to get ejected? At the very least, Coughlin should have sat Beckham down for a series in the first half when it was clear Norman had taken him out of his game. But Coughlin was so desperate to win, he refused to teach his immature star even a brief lesson. Beckham faces big fines from the league and possibly a suspension. The Giants? They’re a dreadful 6-8. Coughlin came to the job in 2004 preaching discipline. Hell, he even alienated Michael Strahan, the Giants’ best player, by fining him for being early to meetings, just not early enough. So, Beckham picked up three personal fouls in the first three quarters and could’ve had six, but Coughlin didn't sit him for one play. The pressure to win and keep his job has turned Coughlin into an enabler of embarrassing and unprofessional behavior. VACCHIANO: ODELL BECKHAM JR. NEEDS TO GROW UP GEICO SportsNite: Giants SNYTV MYERS’ BOOK REVEALS UNTOLD STORY OF BRADY VS. MANNING Norman has a reputation of being an agitator. He got into a fight with Panthers franchise quarterback Cam Newton in training camp this summer after he picked off a pass and stiff-armed Newton when the QB tried to tackle him. He implored the Cowboys to get “Dez’s 70 mil back,” after shutting down Dez Bryant on Thanksgiving. That’s no excuse for Beckham. He’s got to know he’s so good he’s a target. He picked up three unnecessary roughness penalties, which could be a first for a 198-pound receiver. The worst came after he and Norman swiped at each other as he ran down the field before Norman peeled back on what was a 19-yard run by Shane Vereen. Beckham came running after Norman and launched himself and delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit. Norman said Beckham should have been ejected right then. “The guy ran 15 yards down the field — a dead-on collision,” Norman said. Sure, the Giants showed a lot of fight coming back from being down 35-7 late in the third quarter to an undefeated team to tie it when Beckham beat Norman for a 14-yard score with 1:16 left – of course, he stood over him and then took a victory lap – before losing on Graham Gano’s 43-yard field goal on the final play of the game. It was the second time the Giants have lost on the final play. They lost by one point to the Patriots with one second left. VIDEO: JPP TALKS ABOUT FIREWORKS ACCIDENT TO STRAHAN Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Tom Coughlin shows his desperation to win Sunday's game by not benching Odell Beckham Jr. for his antics. During his news conference, I asked Coughlin if he considered sitting Beckham to let him cool off. “You want me to take him out of the game?” he said. “Rather than getting personal fouls – maybe a series,” I said. “How many did he get?” Coughlin said. “Three,” I said. “Well, that just goes to show you again he lost his composure,” Coughlin said. Oh. VOTE FOR THE BEST DAILY NEWS BACK PAGE OF 2015 If anybody playing for a Bill Parcells team ever put himself over the team, he would find his butt on the bench. Later, Coughlin was asked again about the possibility of taking Beckham out and came up with a different answer. “It was a consideration,” he said. “In fact, it was a strong consideration. "But it didn't happen.” Coughlin just can’t catch a break this season, starting with the final two minutes of the season opener in Dallas when Manning mismanaged the clock, leaving time for Tony Romo to throw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with seven seconds remaining. But it was looking so good when Romo went out with a broken collarbone in the second game. Manning was so much better than the rest of the NFC East quarterbacks that the season was never supposed to turn out like this. Instead, it’s another forgettable and regrettable year. The Giants have lost heartbreaking games to the Cowboys, Falcons, Saints, Patriots, Jets and now the Panthers. The talent-challenged defense never could come up with an important stop. FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE. Brad Penner/USA Today Sports Beckham's antics with Josh Norman overshadow a thrilling game and comeback where the Giants fall short once again. On his way out of MetLife Stadium an hour after the game had ended, Manning had a familiar look. Another game thrown away. “They all hurt,” he said. “It's tough to lose these close ones. Had a chance. It hurts because it’s the end of the year and a playoff run. I thought we got all of these out of our system, but obviously they can still happen.” Beckham has been the best thing about the Giants the last two years. On Sunday, he was the worst. Eight years ago, the Giants lost 38-35 in the final game of the season to the undefeated Patriots. They gained so much confidence that they went on to win the Super Bowl. They lost by the same score to the undefeated Panthers. This time it likely ended their season.

Giants must stop playing mediocre football and finish season with winning record NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2015, 1:35 AM Tony Gutierrez/AP Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin are looking for some hope the way Victor Cruz did four years ago, but since their last Super Bowl they've been nothing but mediocre. Here's where we are with the Giants and the Jets as they prepare to play each other on Sunday afternoon, as one of our teams tries to give its fans some hope about the rest of the regular season: In what has been such a mediocre season in the National Football League outside a handful of teams, our teams have been champions of mediocrity, which means they at least have a chance to be champions of something. The Jets are 6-5. The Giants are 5-6. The only victory either one of them has over a team that currently has a winning record is the one the Jets have over the Colts, who are currently 6-5. That came back in September. You always hear coaches, usually ones in trouble, talk about how there's no such thing as a bad win in the NFL. But look at the season the Giants have played, in a division that was gift-wrapped for them, and tell me what really good wins they've had so far. They beat the Washington earlier in the season. The Washington are now 5-6. The Giants beat the Bills, who are 5-6. And they beat the Bucs. Also 5-6. Their best game, far and away, was a loss, to the then-unbeaten New England Patriots in the middle of November. As soon as Stephen Gostkowski's field goal beat them that day, we heard a lot of talk about how this game was so much like the loss the Giants had to the Patriots a month or so before they beat the 18-0 Patriots in University of Phoenix Stadium in Super Bowl 42. We hear a lot of talk about the Giants, and the good old days, as if this immensely flawed team is somehow comparable to the ones that did get Super Bowls off the Patriots; as if the Giants are going to get back to the big game by drafting offensive linemen and defensive backs; as if they are still drafting the way they did when Jerry Reese first got the job because Odell Beckham Jr. has become the most thrilling offensive performer in the history of the team. And every time they get knocked back, the way they got knocked back good by Washington last Sunday, an embarrassing performance — coming off a bye — by any possible measure, we start to hear about the glory days, and about how this is when Tom Coughlin is at his very best, when his team is in trouble. These stories are as predictable as the tide (though not the Crimson Tide), even though you wonder sometimes who was coaching the Giants when they got IN to trouble. The NFC East was gift-wrapped for the Giants when Tony Romo first got hurt for the Cowboys. Anybody who has watched the season knows that if Romo stays healthy, the Cowboys most likely run away with the East. But he broke his collarbone and then broke it again on Thanksgiving, so now the Giants and Washington have the best record in the East at 5-6, as the Giants try to somehow get to the postseason for the first time in four years. Giants fans hope their team does something today against the Jets that gives them the kind of hope that Victor Cruz's 99-yard touchdown did in another Giants-Jets game four years ago, the Giants 7-7 at the time. It means the same kind of hope that Aaron Rodgers gave Packers fans on Thursday night with the most amazing throw any NFL quarterback has ever made. The Giants came so close to the Patriots in November, you know they did. Afterward convinced themselves they could make a run out of the past, where the Giants play their best football these days. You know they will tell themselves the exact same thing if they get to 6-6 on Sunday against the Jets. The other day Coughlin was asked a question about pressure, because he hasn't made the playoffs the last three years, because the Giants' last win of real consequence was in Lucas Oil Stadium against the Patriots. This is what he said about that: "The whole reason for being in it is to get to the playoffs and get a chance to compete in the tournament. I don't know how you could feel any more pressure. Do I? No. That was the objective all along." Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images It's hard to stay positive watching this current Giants team. The objective, he knows, is supposed to be much grander than that. It is about he and Eli winning another Super Bowl. But since they won their second Super Bowl together, in Indianapolis, the Giants' record is 27-32. They are not just mediocre this season, they have been mediocre for a while, and everybody in the organization, top to bottom, knows it. Beckham simply saved everybody last season, and made a 6-10 record feel so much better than it should have. But who saves everybody this time if the Giants don't win some games? There is the notion that if they make the playoffs, that everything will be fine. But will it, really? Go ask Yankee fans how it feels to just show up in a wild card game. The Giants need to beat the Jets today and beat the Dolphins on the road and then, maybe, be the team that finally knocks off the Carolina Panthers. After that they get the Vikings on the road and the Eagles at home. You look at the schedule and think that at best, they end up 8-8. They need to do better than that. They need to finish with a winning record. They need to stop talking about showing up, and about the good old days, and actually show up Sunday against the Jets, actually look like they're doing something more than playing for the championship of a mediocre season at MetLife. Cruz gave them hope once at this time of year. Maybe Beckham or somebody else can do that today. If the Giants do end up at 8-8, it will mean one winning season since Lucas Oil Stadium. The problem isn't who they used to be. We know who they used to be. The problem is with what they've become.

Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor kicks off Jets vs. Giants trash-talking, says Big Blue owns New York NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Monday, November 30, 2015, 11:08 PM Focus On Sport/Getty Images Lawrence Taylor chimes in on the Jets vs. Giants rivalry as the two prepare to face each other this Sunday in a critical match for both teams. Lawrence Taylor had his golf clubs on his cart and was about to take the driver out of his bag on the first hole Monday when he took a full swing at the Jets and smacked them right down the middle of the fairway. In the Battle of New York, LT says this is a Giants town. “The Giants pretty much own New York. We’ve done more,” LT told the Daily News by cell phone from the golf course. “We’ve got better fans and more fans than the Jets do. We’ve got four Super Bowls behind us. Until they win some Super Bowls, the conversation is over with. Like I said, the conversation is over with.” You either line up blue or green with no in between and the best football player who has ever played in New York is obviously true blue. “The Jets are playing the Giants,” LT said. “Is there really any doubt who is the better team?” The Giants and Jets meet Sunday at MetLife Stadium in what is basically a playoff elimination game. The Giants have been out of the playoffs since 2011, the Jets since 2010. The Giants are tied with Washington for first place in the NFC East at 5-6. The Jets are tied with the Steelers, Chiefs and Texans for the two wild-card spots at 6-5. If the season ended today, the Giants and Jets would both miss the playoffs on tiebreakers. So, it’s a good thing the season isn’t ending today. The Giants and Jets play every four years and Sunday’s game is a Giants home game. “At the end of the day, if you can play on a New York team, you really don’t lose anything by playing for the Jets or playing for the Giants,” Taylor said. “The city loves both teams. I prefer the Giants because I am a Giant. Both teams are pretty solid.” New York has always been owned by the Giants with the Jets leasing it for a few years. Why? The Giants have been in the NFL since 1925. The Jets, as the Titans, are an AFL original from 1960. The Giants have been to five Super Bowls and won four Lombardi trophies. They didn’t win their first until Super Bowl XXI but their four titles in the last 28 years tie them with the Patriots for the most in the NFL during that time. The Jets won their one and only title in Super Bowl III on Jan. 12, 1969 – a mere 17,124 days ago – in the greatest upset in pro football history. “I think until you win it all, I don’t want to say you play second fiddle, but it’s more of a Giants town than it has been a Jets town because it’s 47 years since the New York Jets can say they were world champions,” said Marty Lyons, an excellent defensive tackle for the Jets from 1979-89 and now the analyst on their radio broadcasts. “Any time you play the Giants, it’s a challenge game. People say it’s for bragging rights. Maybe it’s for bragging rights for one day, but what really matters is if you’re in the playoffs or watching the playoffs at home.” I reminded LT of his comment more than 20 years ago about Jets season ticket holders being Giants fans who were unable to get tickets. “I do remember saying that, yeah,” he said with a big laugh Monday. “But I might have been drinking that day.” MARK DUNCAN/AP LT says the Giants have more fans and better fans than the Jets. When the Jets moved into Giants Stadium in 1984, the Jets really felt like second-class citizens. “It was not really a rivalry because the Jets were not in our division,” Taylor said. “But playing in the same stadium, you always want to be king of the stadium. I remember in my younger days, it didn’t make any difference what you did during the season. You just got to be the best team in the city.” The Giants and Jets have made the playoffs in the same season just five times: 1981, 1985, 1986, 2002 and 2006. Incredibly, the 1986 season is the only year the Giants and Jets each won a playoff game. The Jets have owned New York twice and each time it was only briefly: -Even after the Jets’ Super Bowl III victory over the Colts, it took their 37-14 victory over the Giants in the first-ever preseason game between the teams that summer at the Yale Bowl to win over all of New York. The Giants were just 7-7 in the Jets’ Super Bowl season and in the middle of a stretch of not making the playoffs from 1964-80, but it wasn’t until the Jets beat Big Blue that Giants fans begrudgingly conceded Joe Namath and friends owned the city. The Jets led 24-0 after the first 17 minutes. “It was a bigger game than the Super Bowl to us,” Jets receiver Don Maynard told me before the last time the Jets and Giants met in 2011. The Jets were world champions, but they weren’t considered champions of New York until they beat a mediocre Giants team. “Back in ’69, we had won the championship, but we knew we still had to beat the Giants because the Giants fans did not accept our (Super Bowl) win as a win against them,” Namath said. “They thought if they had their team in there instead of the Colts, they would have won.” The Jets have made it to four conference championships game since the Super Bowl victory, but have lost all four. -The Jets went on phenomenal and unexpected runs to the AFC title game in 2009 and 2010. The Giants missed the playoffs each time. Rex Ryan declared the Jets the “big brother” in his book “Play Like You Mean It,” which came out in the spring of 2011: “When people ask me what it’s like to share New York with the Giants, my response is always I am not sharing it with them – they are sharing it with me…We came to New York City to be the best team in the NFL, not just the best team in New York City. And I have news for you: We are the better team. We’re the big brother…It seems clear right now we are the better team and we are going to remain the better team for the next 10 years.” Seven months after the book came out, the Giants beat the Jets in a crucial Christmas Eve game highlighted by Victor Cruz’s 99-yard TD catch. A few weeks later, Ryan’s “little brother” won their fourth Super Bowl. And it’s been the Same Old Jets ever since.

Voices fumble explanation of Giants flop NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, November 29, 2015, 10:31 PM Either they didn’t know the answer or didn’t want to say. How could the Giants, once again, come out flat early, playing like their alarm clocks were set for 3 p.m., in a game so critical to their playoff future? As Washington was laying the groundwork for its critical 20-14 win, Fox’s Daryl Johnston didn’t say. Preaching on the Giants Radio Network, neither did Carl Banks. But he did a good job focusing on the motivation factor, unfortunately waiting until the beginning the fourth quarter with Washington up 20-0 to do so. “They (Washington) felt they have something to play for,” Banks said. “This Giants team came out on this field apparently taking this Washington team lightly and they are getting run off the field.” Say what? Again, how could this happen? How could the Giants, knowing all the ramifications of the game, even “apparently” take Washington lightly? Was it a combination of reasons? A banged-up offensive line that best resembled a revolving door? A pass rush playing in quicksand? Rueben Randle running routes like he was operating in a fog (Johnston held him totally responsible for Eli Manning’s end zone interception)? What about the decision to abandon the running game? Does Tom Coughlin (now don’t you dare forget he led the Giants to two Super Bowl wins) have any responsibility for the Giants not coming out sharp? What about Manning? Does Banks or Johnston cross him off the list of reasons because you can never blame this “elite” franchise quarterback, especially when his last name is Manning? Johnston provided no answers. No hints, either. The closest he came was near the end of the game, after the Giants mounted a comeback but failed to close the deal. “Coughlin said it’s a six-game season now and he wants to see them finish,” Johnston said. “They waited too long to start to really give themselves an opportunity to finish today.” Why? How could this possibly happen? It’s reached a point where NFL voices like Banks or Johnston take it for granted those watching or listening can figure this stuff out on their own. The voices will present their opinion, which often only goes so far, then let you be the judge. That way they won’t have to put the onus on one individual. Like they both must have opinions on Coughlin’s accountability for Sunday’s fiasco, but didn’t feel the need to explore that angle. Maybe they thought the coach (remember he has “led” the Giants to two Super Bowl wins) can only do so much to prepare his team to play in such a big game. Still, if that’s the case why not just say it. Why? Anyway, radio mouth Bob Papa summed up the situation quickly (he must have had a getaway car warmed up in the parking lot), saying: “The Giants came to Washington and lay the proverbial egg.” Why? MANNING OVERBOARD Great minds think alike. Take Michael Strahan and Norman Julius Esiason. Less than an hour before Giants-Washington kickoff, Strahan on “Fox’s NFL Sunday,” marveled at Eli Manning’s consistency. “He’s the one consistent member of the team,” Strahan said. “He’s there to keep them in the game.” On CBS’ pregame, NJE upped the ante, saying: “Eli Manning owns (Washington).” Then how do these Gasbags explain those three interceptions against the NFL’s 22nd-ranked defense? Maybe someone else really threw them.