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Giants May Just Be Witnessing The Birth Of A Star With Beckham
The first-round draft pick has gone from a player who could not get on the field because of a hamstring injury, to an exciting young talent to Giants’ No. 1 playmaker in a span of roughly three weeks.
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LISTEN: Rolle Backs Up JPP, Says Giants Are ‘More Than Capable’ Of Winning Out
“We’re more than capable (of winning out),” the captain of the defense told Roberts. “This is a good football team that we have.
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Ranking The Best Local Athletes In History By Jersey/Uniform Number: 29-20
Continuing with our weekly rankings of the best local athletes by jersey/uniform number, here are numbers 29-20.
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Boomer & Carton: ‘Superman’ Steve Weatherford Would Play Robin To Craig’s Batman
Weatherford talked about Big Blue’s season thus far and his nagging ankle injury. Also, superheroes were obviously discussed.
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Giants Losing Talent Acquisition Battle To Eagles, Cowboys
Faithful fans of the New York Giants thought the team was coming of age through an early fall three game winning streak. But as the daylight grows shorter with each passing week, are we seeing the sun set on the Giants playoff chances?
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Jason Pierre-Paul: Giants Can Win Final 9 Games
JPP has a message for anyone ready to give up on the Giants as they head into a bye week off disappointing losses to the Eagles and Cowboys. It’s simple: Don’t write off Big Blue.
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Boomer & Carton: Will The Football Locals Make A Run? Harvin Has Arrived And More
The guys also discussed the idea of the Giants coming out of their bye week hot and rolling off a few wins, and legalized sports gambling in New Jersey.
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Eli On WFAN: Giants Need To Eliminate Mistakes Coming Out Of Their Bye
While it may be premature to say the Giants are in trouble, they have a stretch of games coming up that could easily define their season– and not in a good way.
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Dottino’s Game Balls, Gassers: Giants Brutalized On Ground, End Of Story
Let’s make this as simple as possible. The Cowboys out-rushed the Giants, 156 to 104. You can start there, because everything else is secondary.
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Giants’ Improved Play Isn’t Good Enough Against Murray, Cowboys
The Giants head into their bye week feeling as though they played an better game. But they still have consecutive losses to the two teams ahead of them in the NFC East.
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Palladino: Geno, Not Harvin, Will Define Idzik’s Trade
Unless Geno Smith has truly turned himself around, the mouthy Percy Harvin will yap so hard that Rex Ryan will look back at Santonio Holmes’ last year here as the good old days.
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Jerry Jones: Tony Romo Might Have Played Best Game Of His Career Against Giants
Romo matched his season high with three touchdown passes, including the first two-touchdown game of second-year tight end Gavin Escobar’s career.
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Team Grades: Mediocre Giants Fall Flat Against Rejuvenated Cowboys
The New York Football Giants (3-4) looked to restart their season against the first-Place Dallas Cowboys (6-1) after a disappointing loss last week to the Philadelphia Eagles. But New York did not particularly fare well on either side of the football in another losing effort, 31-21 at AT&T Stadium.
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Cullen Jenkins, Jon Beason Injured In Loss To Cowboys
The Giants (3-4), already dealing with a hobbled Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, will have extra time to heal heading into their bye week.
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NFL Week 7 Roundup: Rams Stun The Champs, Peyton Makes History
The Seahawks dominated statistically, outgaining the Rams 463-272. But for St. Louis, special teams trickery was the difference.