The New York Giants season began with much uncertainty as
the new look offense and revamped defense stumbled out of the gate. The Monday night drumming at the hands of the
Lions and the lackluster performance against a Cardinals team playing without
starting QB Carson Palmer had Giants fans seeing deja vu with another 0-6 start
on the horizon. Thankfully, despite the early hardships the team has rallied
for 3 wins over the Texans, Falcons, and an impressive win over the Washington
Redskins. Eli Manning has looked much
more comfortable in Ben McAdoo’s offense, finding a rhythm with his receivers
and limiting the turnovers that have often plagued him in his 11 years as a
professional. The short win streak has
not only alleviated any worries the any may have had about the team, it has
also placed them in the thick of the tightly contested NFC East division
race.
As the week 8 bye approaches, the Giants will take on two of
their most heated NFC rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. The
high magnitude of these games are surely to ramp things up as the team would
love nothing more than to seize control of the division before their week
off. As with any road games it will
certainly be a nose to the grindstone atmosphere and nothing will come easy. However, the new found confidence of the
offense and a revitalized defense that may bend but not break, The Giants will
see this as not a test, but an opportunity.
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