Many Monday mornings during the NFL season I scan Peter King's 'Monday Morning Quarterback' column at SI.com looking for interesting nuggets of information about the New York Giants. More often than not, I end up disappointed to find little to nothing.

Well, with the Giants being the Super Bowl champions I figured today would be different. King did not disappoint, with lots of items I know you will want to read.

• Lots of great Eli Manning stuff. Here is a nugget I have to point out regarding Manning and offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride:
  
  The fact that Gilbride and Manning have been together for eight years is a huge factor in Gilbride knowing what Manning will execute well in a certain situation. "He completes my sentences,'' Gilbride said. And Manning told me this about Gilbride: "He is what I know about NFL offenses. I can't tell you how huge an advantage it is to be with the same coordinator for so long.''
• In the wake of Whitney Houston's unfortunate death, some tremendous insight about the greatest Super Bowl national anthem ever performed.
• A great tidbit about how the Giants almost never got the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl XXV.
• King opines that the Giants will make little more than a "cursory effort" to sign Mario Manningham, and adds that Manningham "believes he can play to a star level in the league and that he hasn't had the chance." Unfortunately, I think King is right.

Good morning fellow Giants fans. I come to you a few days removed from back surgery--still in pain, still a bit, you know, fuzzy--but basking in the afterglow of another Giants' Super Bowl win like the rest of you. You all will appreciate this....the day of my surgery was the day of the parade, and to my pleasant surprise, my recovery room had the NFL Network so I was able to watch some of the festivities on TV. My wife asked me on Sunday how much of that I remember, and frankly I don't recall much. But I know I awoke from my anesthesia slumber and was happy when it hit me again that we won it all, and that I'd be able to spend most of the week watching highlights, analysis and shows like Sound FX that focused on Super Bowl 46. But hey, I missed you guys, so here I am...let's see if there is anything on the Big Blue Web this morning.....

First of all, did any of you catch Mario Manningham and Victor Cruz at the Grammys last night? They presented the award for Best Rock Song, won by Foo Fighters. Wow, these guys have been everywhere this past week, and it sure has been cool to see that.

Tight end could be offseason concern for Giants - NFL - CBSSports.com News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Fantasy Advice
Despite having won their fourth Super Bowl and becoming the first team in league history to win at least one Lombardi Trophy in each of the last four decades, the Giants' offense, powered by franchise record-setting quarterback Eli Manning, is likely going to be tweaked for next year. The biggest and most unexpected position that will need to be addressed is the tight end spot, this thanks to the torn ACL injuries suffered by starter Jake Ballard, an exclusive rights free agent who's expected to be retained, and backup Travis Beckum in Super Bowl XLVI.

Tony Romo shoots lower round than partner Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach | Dallas Cowboys News - Sports News for Dallas, Texas - SportsDayDFW
The jokes can kind of write themselves here, but I'll let you guys come up with a few in the comments section, and maybe we'll do an informal poll to pick the best one.

Part 1 -- 10 questions New York Giants must answer this offseason - ESPN New York
The New York Giants seemed to answer every question that doubters and critics had with their stirring run to the Super Bowl. There should be no doubt about Tom Coughlin's future after winning his second Super Bowl. Same thing goes for Eli Manning and his rank among the elite after winning his second Super Bowl MVP award. Leadership? Justin Tuck, Manning, Zak DeOssie and a host of others like Antrel Rolle and Deon Grant laid that issue to rest. Linebackers and special teams? Both units were good enough to win a Super Bowl. So now, a different set of questions arises for the Giants -- the questions that a world champion faces when going into an offseason looking to defend its title. Here are the first five issues the Giants will have to answer, in no particular order....

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How are you spending your first Sunday since September without football? That seems to be a topic of conversation on Twitter amongst football writers with nothing to write about. So, how about it football fans?

What will you be doing today? Taking care of that long-ignored 'Honey-Do' list? Watching some college hoops? Studying up on the 2012 NFL Draft?

Personally, I will be doing a little writing, maybe prepping a little NFL Draft coverage, a little reading, checking in on how Tiger Woods is progressing at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am (he is still the only reason to watch golf) and maybe talking myself into hitting the gym for a workout.

So, use this is an NFL withdrawal open thread for the day. Tell us what you are up to, chat about college hoops, Woods' efforts, the upcoming baseball season, the exploits of Jeremy Lin, whatever you need to discuss to pass the time without football.

Good morning, New York Giants fans. This is a much more relaxed Sunday than the one I know you went through a week ago. Let's look around the Inter-Google and see what Giants-related stories are floating around cyberspace.

Let's start with this one from the Star-Ledger. It appears fans aren't the only ones with superstiitons or rituals.

Giants take a superstitious route to Super Bowl title | NJ.com
For the Giants this winter, it was the 45 days of Christmas.

On the first day, they celebrated the holiday as well as the victory over the Jets. After that, they kept winning. So the decorations in the lobby of the Timex Performance Center, including the tree, stayed up.

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Well, that didn't take long. Mike Sullivan, quarterbacks coach for the New York Giants the past two seasons, has accepted an offer to become offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Buccaneers have a new coaching staff, headed by former Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano.

"We are very fortunate to add someone like Mike Sullivan to lead our offensive coaching staff," Bucs coach Schiano said in a statement released by the team to announce Sullivan's hiring. "He is a man of character and a complete football coach who fits with the kind of football team we are building here."

Sullivan was the Giants' wide receivers coach from 2004-09 before replacing Chris Palmer as quarterbacks coach.

No one really knows what sort of impact, or lack of impact, Sullivan had on Eli Manning this past season. It will be interesting to see how he does in Tampa Bay. It will also be interesting to see if the Giants replace Sullivan from within, or if head coach Tom Coughlin reaches out to coaches he was worked with previously.

Should the New York Giants give Victor Cruz a rich new contract? Cruz clearly thinks he deserves one after setting a franchise record for receiving yards in a single season and helping the Giants win their fourth Super Bowl title.

Is he right? Is it something the Giants can afford to do? Can they afford not to do it?

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[Note by Ed Valentine, 02/10/12 5:08 PM EST: Mike Garafolo reports that assistant offensive line coach Jack Bicknell is interviewing in Kansas City. ]

The first assistant coach for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants to draw the attention of another NFL team is ... quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan.

Looks like the Bucs agree Eli is elite...source says Giants QB Coach Mike Sullivan interviewing for Tampa Offensive Coordinator job

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) February 10, 2012

Giants fans might be taken aback by that slightly. Remember, it wasn't so long ago that Sullivan was a rookie quarterbacks coach, Eli Manning threw a ridiculous 25 interceptions in one season and there was a lot of gnashing of teeth over whether or not Sullivan, a wide receivers coach until 2010 who had never worked with quarterbacks, was up to the job.

Now, the Giants are Super Bowl champions. Manning has won his second Super Bowl MVP. And Sullivan is drawing interest as a potential offensive coordinator.

Winning certainly does change the equation in a hurry.

Victor Cruz has already made it known he feels like he deserves a big payday after having a record-setting season while the New York Giants won the 2012 Super Bowl. During a conference call on Thursday Giants general manager Jerry Reese said he understands that Cruz, and others, will be looking to cash in on the team's success.

"That's a good problem to have. You win the Super Bowl and if everybody thinks they're the reason we won - that's a good problem to have. That means you won it," Reese said. "It's just part of the offseason. There are always contract issues in the offseason. That's what the offseason is. You have to deal with contracts and things with your roster - who's going to stay, who's going to go."

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