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The Giants future at running back

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Derrick Ward and Brandon Jacobs are both having big years and our both free agents after the season is over.  So what will happen?
They spent 25 minutes on the phone the other night talking about how they could be just the fourth set of running backs in NFL history to [...]

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Eli Manning, the league’s best player?

A few years ago such a statement would be absurd, but Johnette Howard of Newsday makes a pretty convincing argument.
Remember how bold, almost blasphemous it sounded when people said Eli, not Peyton, was the best quarterback in the family? Remember when people said Eli, not Hall of Fame-bound Brett Favre of the Jets, is the [...]

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Are the Giants on their way to being a dynasty?

I think it is a little early to make such a bold proclamation, but their star players are on the right side of 28.  From Fox Sports…
Sitting in his office on the eve of the regular season, Jerry Reese did not want to hear about once-in-a-generation miracles. The general manager of the defending Super Bowl [...]

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Al Sharpton on the football media

The Rev. Al Sharpton is upset.  I think he is justified in being upset, though his reaction is over the top.  From the Daily News…
An outraged Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for the New York Post to take immediate action to address a column in Monday’s editions that he called “blatant racism” and a “media [...]

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If the playoffs started today, October 8, 2008

And of course they don’t, so this is a wee bit useless.

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Plaxico Burress is not a first time offender

We all know Plaxico Burress of the New York Giants has been suspended for next week’s game against the Seahawks.  But did you know this…
The Giants’ suspension of their star wide receiver Plaxico Burress may have seemed excessive to some, but it turns out the latest punishment is only the latest in an incredibly long [...]

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On running back closers

From the 5th down blog…
The news out of Carolina that DeAngelo Williams will remain the team’s starting tailback may not excite Panthers fans, who saw the rookie Jonathan Stewart run roughshod over Chicago’s defense in the Panthers’ 20-17 victory on Sunday. But the fans may come to realize that Stewart appears to be part of [...]

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