where he barely played. Offense didn’t do so good, but neither did any offense against the Steelers.

Saying 11-1 and 1-4 pissed me off too. But you realize that its usually non-Giants fans and media idiots that say it, then it really doesn’t matter.

It’s getting quite tired the way fans and the media think we can’t or won’t win without Plax or (Boldin, Edwards and next…..Marshall). We’ve got some talent at the wideout position and to say a rookie can’t come in and be productive is IMO silly. This whole WR mess will be put to bed once Smith, Nicks, Hixon or Moss or whoever gets behind the opposing defense and burns them for a 68 yard bomb. It’s only going to take one CB getting his ace burned to set the table for the rest of the year.

They say defense wins championships and on paper I would say we have a top 3 D and a top 3 running attack. More importantly, the offense and Gilbride has had a year to get over the Plax shock and plan for life and without him. Without Plax, Eli will spread the ball around because there should be a lot of 1 on 1 coverage. I like those odds and this WR corps.

Hey, don’t get me wrong but i still think plax was awesome at his prime. however, i 100% agree with you. we don’t need him to win nor should we. ahmad bradshaw will have his time, dont forget danny ware, and our d-line just got better. all of that talk about how the giants were 1-4 w/o plax was the general picture. the way you put this article was everything that all giants fans need to hear. thanks!

Just for full disclosure purposes, let me first say that I’m an Eagles fan, and my opinion of Burress may be a little off simply because he has absolutely KILLED us over the years. I’m extremely happy Burress is gone, and I credit him as the sole reason Philly won both of those games in the Meadowlands, and not for his pass catching ability. The reason Philly won those games was because we completely sold out to stop the run (which we did effectively enough), jamming the line of scrimmage with defenders, and taking our chances with Asante Samuel and Sheldon Brown defending one on one.

I think that if Burress plays those games, the Eagles are forced to respect Burress’ presence and the Giants dominate in the running game on those cold, windy days.

We set up a certain system in which, wisely, Plaxico was the “frontman” for a time. That was the way the system worked because of Plaxico’s presence. And because of it, he got a lot of attention. But to say that since he’s no longer a Giant, and we’ll lose “X” amount of games because of it, is idiotic. The system worked well with him, and it’ll work fine without him. It’s all about adjustments, and with the current guys we have, you will surely see new wrinkles – new adjustments -mind you, without Plax. Adjustment to change is what makes or breaks you, not the change itsself.