The Giants have many questions but they are not the Detroit Lions. I think they need to do everything possible to get Plax back, he’s proven & he’s in the fold, America loves a comeback story.
The N.F.L. needs to do something about their injury policey. Does anyone think Osi or David Tyree couldn’t have been ready to go toward the end of the season? Football needs a system like baseball where you can be on injured reserve for designated lengths of time & not lost for the year.
The N.F.L. needs transparency about their evaluation of on field officials. Every game this weekend had awful calls that affected the games outcome. Grades for officials should be available.

Plax made a mistake and he will receive his punishment for it going forward. I believe in second chances for people and I hope he gets a chance to play in the NFL again if he wants to, just not for the Giants. I’m proud to be a fan of an organization that made a difficult, but correct, decision about Plaxico. Sure the natural instinct is to panic right now and grab for the quick fix, but as it has been mentioned before, we do not want to become the Bengals. I am confident Reese will make the right call this off-season, but put me on record saying that if the price is not outrageous I would love to see Boldin in blue.

The wide receiver question — we have to assume Plax will be in jail, probably for the rest of his career. If not, that’s great. We give him a try and if his attitude and play are good, he’s back in the saddle. I think we have to draft a big receiver, though not necessarily in the first round. And of course, we should at least talk to Boldin. In other words, we need to explore every path. I also think Amani is done. We can invite Moss and Tyree to camp, but they’ll have to show a lot to stick. Unless he’s a dud, Manningham gets another year. Smith and Hixon are locks.

The coordinator question — Tom & Jerry know who’s out there. I wouldn’t be surprised if neither gets hired.

The running back question — resign Jacobs. Try to resign Ward. If we can’t, Bradshaw and Wade are good compliments to Jacobs. Maybe we can draft someone in the later rounds.

The linebacker question — I think Pierce is near the end. We should move Kiwi back to LB and talk to Suggs. Blackburn, Wilkinson and Kehl have to keep getting better.

The defensive line question — with Osi back, we should draft some depth, although I hesitate to say DT after the William Joseph fiasco. I think Tollefson may be a keeper.

The kicker question — Invite both to camp. One wins; one loses.

The QB question — The Giants were very lucky just carrying two QBs. If Carr leaves for a better opportunity, we have to seriously look at Woodson and fish or cut bait. If he hasn’t lost the hitch in his delivery, we’ll need to find a backup. There are a few good QBs out there (e.g., Garcia) but they’ll want a shot at starting, which aint gonna happen.

The Secondary question — Madison and McQuarters are done. Thanks guys. I think we have a good core but need to draft more depth.

Offseason Advice — Alford, work on your snapping accuracy. Bradshaw, talk to Tiki about fixing the fumbling problem. Hedgecock, Johnson & Matthews, work on pass catching.

may actually determine the result of the receiver question. If the Giants’ offensive system changes, perhaps the skills needed at wide receiver will also change. Will we actually need a deep threat, or someone who is more adept at getting off the LOS and cutting into slant routes? Regardless, I think the competition for Boldin’s services will price the Giants right out of that market.

I’m literally still speechless over all of it.

Maybe tomorrow.

The only reason Housh is a #2 is because he’s been a #2 all his career with the Bengals. You honestly don’t think he can be a #1? He was basically one this year (Ocho sucked).

Did you see Jay Alford nearly kill AP yesterday by falling on him? Clumsy, clumsy.

The Mrs and I relocated “jrs1940” Worldwide Headquarters over the weekend, spent 4 days moving, packing, unpacking, and filling a storage space. So between that and the events of Sunday, I have stayed away from anything that would remind me of what happened Sunday. I’m seriously numb.

Now I know how Dallas fans felt last year.

keep plax, smith, hixon, manningham and boss. kick sinorice moss in the nuts and then cut him. let toomer retire then induct him into the NY Giants hall of fame. try to pry one of the lions WRs from them cheap. draft a WR in the mid rounds. fire gilbride and kick him in the nuts too.

I’m getting sick and tired of listening to all the experts say that we lost because of Plaxico’s absence.

Personally I don’t care whether Plax comes back or not. I think he crossed the line into distraction territory, much like Shockey did, and I think the negatives outweigh the positives.

He has proven that he does not like restrictions and does not respond well to authority figures like Coughlin. It’s why the Steelers let him go in the first place.

I also don’t believe we lost because of his absence. We played without him before and we won.

We lost to Eagles in Dec because we couldn’t stop Westbrook and because Hixon dropped a sure TD.

We lost to Dallas because they sacked Manning a million times.

We beat Carolina without Plax. Period.

We lost to Minnesota on the last play of the game with all of our starters already in the showers.

We lost in the divisional round because we have a retarded offensive coordinator who was the only guy in the country that couldn’t see Eli can’t throw in the wind and abandoned the league’s best rushing attack once we got inside the red zone, against a team that defends the pass better than the run. There were plenty of plays during that game where our WR were open but Eli couldn’t connect with them. What that has to do with Plax not being there is a mystery to me. We had a kicker who missed two FGs after missing only one all season long.

Remember this we lost Osi, and we were still able to soldier on without him. Also remember that Plax wasn’t exactly setting the league on fire when he was suspended.

I’m on John W’s bandwagon … If we simply had an intelligent offensive mind calling plays our season probably wouldn’t be over right now, but I guess that question is for the next post.

I agree with the sentiment that if Plax is not in jail, then he should just get another chance. If the Giants really thought that the guy was that big of a distraction before this season, then they would never have signed him to a contract extension. Granted, he was a HUGE distraction this year, but my point is that he’s not uncoachable or a horrible teammate under “normal” circumstances. He gets a second chance because he was only outside “normal” this season.

But, the Giants definitely need to prepare for life without him. Going after Boldin is a good idea, but we can’t really rely on that. A lot of pieces need to fall into place for a trade to happen in the NFL (there is so few trades) and this is all conjecture that the Cards would really move him anyway, so don’t count on it. TJ does not really solve our NEED, since he’s really a possession receiver. Going through the draft means that its going to take time and the Giants are close to winning now. Basically, I don’t see a great solution. The Giants really need to adjust to life without that #1 receiver (i.e. Coordinator!) and maybe we’ll get lucky with Plax, Boldin, or a very fast maturing draftee.

Agree or disagree?

Hey guys I’m new to this site. I’ve been reading your comments throughout the year and have enjoyed and respected your knowledge of Giants football. I still can’t shake Sunday’s loss so I had to join this site and play GM and look forward to next year. After this horrible loss I have to admit the loss of Plax was HUGE! Not just this one game but the last 4 games w/ out him the offense was terrible and I belive his absence was the primary reason the G-Men will not repeat. He is a unique talent that made everybody on the Giants offense better, QB, RB’s other WR’s. If the giants can’t get him back this is what I think the G-Men should do. I don’t think most of you guys will agree with it and it’s a bold move but like a Poster said earlier you have to give value to get value.

Franchise Brandon Jacobs and trade him along with a mid to low draft pick that can be negotiated to ARZ for Boldin. I know it’s crazy and I love Jacobs, but here is my thought proccess.
 Both guys want and deserve more money. Without Plax the Giants have a glaring weakness and from watching the Cards they have one too, and it’s the lack of any sort of rushing attack. As they will find out Sunday they will need one to take the next step and BJ can provide that. Also for the Cards, Fitzgerald is a stud and Breaston can be a very good #2 and he is young. Also that Jeremey Urban guy is a nice reciever too. They are stacked at that position and it would be unwise to overpay at one position when they need more D and a runner to win.

As for the Giants. We have a good stable of backs and from what I’ve seen over the last few years a RB is easier to find and can contribute quicker than a stud WR is. BJ may be a tone setter but let’s face it even he suffered w/ out Plax especially againt a good D like Philly’s. The Giants ran the ball well all of 2007 and BJ missed 6 games. Ward and Bradshaw did fine filling in and in fact Bradshaw was better in my opinion in the Playoffs last year. I love BJ and his emotion and BEAST presence but and I hate to say it Plax opened a lot up. I also believe the success of the Giants running game is a product of the system not the backs as much. It’s the o-line and the blocking schemes that make the Giants a great running team. Yea the back matters but to me it’s similar to what Denver had in the late 90’s early 2000’s.

Also BJ is a Brusier and I believe he will only be effective for 2 or maybe 3 more years. Earl Cambell, Christian Okoyee ran the same way and did not last for long. He’s also injury prone. I truley believe this is why the Giants have not re-signed him yet. He is worth the money but not the long term commitment. Thats why you throw in a low to mid round pick in the trade. Boldin has at least 6 more good years left in him and so does Eli. And Eli is the face of the franchise. They have do whatever it takes to make him a better player. Like the Pats have done w/ Brady by signing Moss & Welker or the Saints with Bress and Shockey (he he he) just kidding. And Eli needs more help than those guys.

And from a Cardinals standpoint, they may say they love Matt Leinart but if he could not get the job from a 36 year old Warner they must lack some confindence in him. Meaning w/ Warner the time for the Cardinals to win is now and they need a quality back. Even if Lienart gets the job as a young QB a quality running game can only help him.

As for Boldin his rookie year was 2003 and he set the NFL record for receptions in a season for a rookie as a #1 reciver. He is not as good as Fitzgerald and who is, (thats why the Cards pay him more), but he is a legit # 1. A different skill set than Plax but a very physical presence and tough matchup for any corner. More of an over the middle and run after catch guy but brutally hard to tackle as a reciver very big. If he is not accounted for he can eat a team up. He’s like the Brandon Jacobs of WR’s in the NFL. I also believe his skill set can help Eli in the wind at Giants Stadium late in the year. He is not as much of a deep sideline guy that you air it out to but rather a of over middle straight line drive like pass or short pass type of guy. That can cut down on some of the floater’s Eli is prone too in the wind. With teams having to account for Boldin’s physical presence on one side the speedy Hixon can get man coverage with the oppents #2 corner and make some big plays down the field. I really like, Hixon, Smith, and Boss and believe they will only get better but they are not big time threats and can excell with another physcial presence on the field. Boldin is also a good guy. He is unhappy about his contract but has refused to address it during the season and has not held out of mini-camp or camp. (Unlike Plax who rufused to practice and just rode the Bike) He is also very tough. He literaly broke his face in the Jets game this year only missed 2 or 3 games. Hopefully he would work with Eli in the offseason too.

Sorry about the long post but it’s my first time and I’m so bored already w/ out a Giants game this weekend!

Hear is why. Edgern James is done. He is a malcotent and over the hill. Hightower is not a top back, they benched him for James in the playoffs because he was so unproductive. JJ Arigton is a scat back type. They have one potential good back in Hightower and nothing else. Yea their running game looked good against the Falcons and Panthers (The Panthers D sucks, it was the only game the Giants offense scored meaningul TD’s on in this offensive horrendous stretch, the Saints almost came back and beat them and the Bucs put up ove 20 on them) but the Eagles D will crush it. They will do the same things the G-Men did when we beat the Cards, cover the big play guys let them get some underneath stuff and use only 4 or 5 guys to stop the run and blitz like hell on third and long. If the Cards want their offense to be complete they need a balanced attack so they can compete with the best D’s in the League. Remember Marino never won anything because all they did was throw, you can’t win that way.

Also Boldin has 1 year left on his contract and makes peanuts compared to what top guys make, (thats why he is unhappy )if the Giants can trade for him and if Burress goes to jail, they can cut Burress(only about a 2mill cap hit, Reese did another good job w/ that contract) and use that money to give Boldin a 5 or 6 year extension for about what Burres was getting. I don’t want to waste high draft picks because I belive the Giants could use them to make their D Awsome. Some quick LBs more D-Linemen. We missed the depth we had a year ago. Rese can evaluate talent and make good picks. Philips and Thomas sure look like their going to be players. Imagine if he could get another D-Linmen and LB with picks 1 &2 that can be that promising.

IMO Jacobs is, he’s one of kind

I wouln’t trade Ward because he would not be worth it for the Cards. He’s 29 years old, Jacob’s value is higher because he is younger only 25 and entering his prime. The only RB you could maybe even get a guy like Boldin is Jacobs because as queler says he’s one of a kind, but so is Boldin.

They could trade him if they franchise him, the Pats will do that w/ Cassel if Brady is 100%. l’ll be honest I’m not sure about all of the rules or how much Jacobs salary would increase if he is franchised and that could put my whole crazy plan to rest but I sitll find it odd they have not resigned him. Tuck, Webster, Diel, Osi in 05 even Plax this year they are usually agressive in resigning players they want for the long term. The cards might look to trade Boldin because if they don’t plan on resigning him past 09 they’ll loose him and get nothing for him and that could be the case with Jacobs and the Giants so both teams are in somewhat similar situations w/ great players.

I might be wrong w/ the rules, sorry for wasting everybodys time, I’m going to look that up in regards to trading franchised players.

What do you think about trading up? If we have extra draft choices, maybe we can package our #1 and a spare #2 and get a higher #1

Queler nice job looking up the rules. Teams usually franchise players who are going to hit the open market and they want to to keep but not for the long term or trade for some value. I still believe you could trade a franchised player but I might be off base in saying they could get a player, it might just be a #1 pick. The reason why I thought it might work for Boldin is once the Giants got him in a trade they could re-do his contract which he is unhappy about and the Cards could re-do Jacob’s contract once the season is over. I don’t want the Giants to give up too many draft picks to move up, that can be very risky for an unproven player.