King: Cowboys rank ahead of Giants right now
Peter King came out with his off-season team rankings yesterday in his weekly 'Monday Morning Quarterback ' column.
He placed the defending Super Bowl champion Giants sixth on his list behind New England, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Dallas (ugh!!) and San Diego.
The only one on the list that really bugs me is Dallas. Talent-wise, I get it. The Cowboys haven't proven they can win when it counts, though. The Giants, obviously, have.
Here is what King said about your defending champions.
This is a team that caught fire at the right time and rode the wave to a title. Was it the best team in football in 2007? For the last two games of the year, yes. For the rest of the season, not even close. But the last two games of the season are the biggest.
Funny how a season progresses: In Weeks 9-14, the Giants went 3-3, losing three times by double digits and winning by six, five and three points. Then, ka-boom.
Moving forward, the Giants will be fortunate if Michael Strahan plays. I think he'll retire because he always said he was playing for a ring, and now he's got it, and a cushy Fox job awaits. But the Giants will still be able to kill the passer if he does because Mathias Kiwanuka will be back healthy.
Eli Manning had a charmed postseason, but he's got to be more accurate than 56.1 percent for the Giants to be better than 14th in scoring offense, which they were a year ago. The encouraging thing about Manning is that the day after the Super Bowl, he was already talking about the things he needed to do to get better. Smart, because he knows he has to be more consistent to be a top quarterback. This should be a maturing offensive team and a threatening team on D.
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I read that yesterday
Didn’t have a problem with it, but I thought Jax should have been 6th, and everyone else up a notch. I think its fair to say the Giants rank about 5th in the league right now. Let’s face it, the Giants do have a little to prove, are they a team who got hot for 4 weeks and it paid off? Or is this a team that found itself and its direction at the right time, and will only get better?
I honestly do believe its the latter, and until 2007 came along, I was usually fairly accurate on where the Giants were at. Right now, I think the Giants are somewhere between a 10 and 12 win team, and I do see them in the Final Four again
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on
May 6, 2008 11:33 AM EDT
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Exactly
They are definitely a top 5 team that needs to prove they can be more consistent. They ended the year the best team, but can they do it over a course of a season? I think so. We’ve beaten this horse to death, but I’ll say it another time anyway … you can not undervalue the fact that this team finally bought into TC. If they stay bought in, they will continue to be a great team. If they lose sight of what he preaches, they’ll regress.
by potroast on
May 6, 2008 12:47 PM EDT
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His comments are okay by me. From a strictly objective, rational
POV, they make a certain kind of sense. I’m sure many commentators (and other teams, too) believe we just got lucky last year. Until proven otherwise, that could be true. Personally, I’m confident about the future of our young and improving team. We’ll have a damn good season and could very well reach the SB again. And win it.
by george cronin on
May 6, 2008 11:48 AM EDT
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Agreed w/both
I think the Giants still do have things to prove, but i am very confident that this team is going to be good for several seasons to come.
by Ed Valentine on
May 6, 2008 12:11 PM EDT
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Definitely in a lot better shape
Than after any of the other SB appearances. The 86 team was effected by a strike, and rumors that Parcells was looking for greener pastures. The 90 team was aging, and had to deal with the loss of one of the best coaches they’ve ever had, replaced by one of the worst coaches they’ve ever had. The 2000 team, sorry, but they had no business playing in the SB to begin with. They feasted on an easy schedule, got home field, then played an Eagles team that couldn’t beat the Giants in those days at Uno much less football, and then blew out a very disinterested Vikings team to get to the SB where they were outmanned, outplayed, outcoached, outgunned, out-everythinged. After that game I felt like “My team went to the Super Bowl and all I got was this lousy NFC Champions t-shirt”
This team is different. Tons and tons of youth in all the right places, a few older players who are still playing at a high level, and a Head Coach who doesn’t want any other job than the one he has, not to mention that as stated before, has worked with his players and come up with a compromise that has everyone playing hard and playing happy. I really think the Giants have a very prosperous 5-10 years ahead
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on
May 6, 2008 1:01 PM EDT
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Meh
Defying low expectations is always better than defying high expectations. The Patriots made a living out of “nobody believes in us!!!” for years. Now we can.
"We're only going to score 17 points?" ~ Tom Brady
by mwilli on
May 6, 2008 4:42 PM EDT
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if Championships were won on paper
the Cowboys and Colts would be in the Super Bowl every year.
hey, at least they didn’t have the Giants ranked behind the Browns like the jackasses at Yahoo! right?
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on
May 6, 2008 8:55 PM EDT
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Yahoo
They’re too busy watching their stock plummet
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on
May 6, 2008 8:59 PM EDT
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I love it
The Giants are always best when the “experts” say they suck.
I think I’ll write an article saying that both Philly and DC will finish ahead of the Giants this year.
Was there some luck in the Giants streak? No shit sherlock, but there is some luck in every championship – Truth is, that after the first round of the playoffs, any team left could go the rest of the way. It depends on the team’s health, a few lucky breaks, and the desire of the team. It all came together for the Gmen this year – provided they stay healthy, they can be in the mix for years to come
by NYERinSF on
May 6, 2008 10:52 PM EDT
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My thoughts
rankings don’t mean squat – You have to play the game
by NYERinSF on
May 6, 2008 11:58 PM EDT
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King's comments....
Many of us would have written a piece similar to King’s. I didn’t take it as demeaning. I also think it is a good sign that Eli was already talking about the improvements he needs to make to step up his performance just after the big victory.
The Cowboys are a good team. Better than us? I don’t think so but the two games against them this year will be hard fought.
I’m counting the days till Sept 4th…..
by giant fan since 57 on
May 7, 2008 6:58 AM EDT
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I don't even get it "talent-wise"
Mainly because I think their O-line makes Romo look way better than he actually is. Also because T.O. is another year older and another year crazier.
by JoshNY on
May 7, 2008 12:15 PM EDT
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