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For the Giants, the good news is that the offseason is over. Because, man, what an offseason that was. Your best player, who you just signed and explicitly announced that you didn’t sign him just to trade him, was traded. You have three picks in the first round of the draft, and you use the first one, the sixth overall, to draft a player most believe you could’ve gotten in the second round, much less with one of your later first round picks. Then they let one of the best young players leave without getting anything back. When GM Dave Gettleman says “We have a plan,” that lets most fans know that the Giants understand it looks like a mess. And that’s what oddsmakers see as well. To win the NFC East, with both Dallas and Philly coming into the season feeling pretty good, the Giants are behind even the quarterback-less Redskins at +1200, while their odds to overcome the Rams, Saints, Bears and every other NFC powerhouse to win the NFC is at +2800. The Giants winning the Super Bowl? Long, but surprisingly middle of the pack at +6000. I mean, they do have a plan, right?

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New York Giants- 2019 Team

The Giants weren’t great last year, but, guess what? They weren’t nearly as bad as their record portrayed. Yes, they were 5-11 but considering they started off 1-7, it could’ve been worse.  Plus 8 of their losses were by 7 points or less, with 5 of them by 3 points or less, including two back to back losses to the Colts and Cowboys by one point in the final two games of the season.  So, you know, bad, but not terrible. Then the off-season happened.

• OBJ? Traded to Cleveland. The haul back was decent, including a first-round pick and safety Jabrill Peppers, but Beckham was a star, and those are hard to come by.
• Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins, only 25 years old, walked away (to the rival Redskins no less) without any compensation. 
• Trading Oliver Vernon, their leading pass rusher, to Cleveland for offensive line help in guard Kevin Zeitler. While Vernon’s future with the Ginats wasn’t solid due to his salary, getting nothing to replace his production looms as a problem.
• Last but not least, the draft. Yes, Dexter Lawrence is a monster on the D line, and Dandre Baker looks like he might be a Day One starter at corner opposite Janoris Jenkins. But there is no discussing the draft without talking about Daniel Jones. The Duke QB was, to put it mildly, a shock at number 6 overall, especially when many saw him as a potential 2^ndrounder. There are many words to be said about this pick, many of them not child-friendly, but in short, GM Dave Gettleman’s job, and the Giants near future, seems like it is hinging on the success Jones. 

Despite all the chaos of the off-season, there are some bright spots for the Giants coming into the season. Saquon Barkley is another year older and wiser. He was a beast last year and can only get better. The O-line looks better on paper, as if it could get any worse. Eli Manning looked like the Eli of old (not the old Eli) in the second half of the season, and  the hope is that he can keep himself, and the Giants,, upright while letting Daniel Jones gain some experience when time (and scores) allow. Golden Tate replaces OBJ as a top target, and while not as flashy (or young) he is tough and consistent, and won’t be the distraction that Beckham often was. The D will be young, but has tons of potential, filled with a slew of first round picks. If anything, they’ll be fun to watch, and we can’t wait for the first time Daniel Jones enters a game. Have at him, Giants fans.

Who Were The New York Giants Top Performers Last Season?

• QB Eli Manning: 4,299 yds passing, 21 TDs, 11 INTs, 47 sacks
• RB Saquon Barkley: 1,307 yds rushing, 11 TDs, 5.0 Avg rush
• WR Odell Beckham Jr., 1.052 Yds receiving, 77 rec, 6 TDs
• S Landon Collins: 96 tackles, 6 TFL
• LB Alec Ogletree: 93 tackles, 5 Int, 2 Int TD

Who Are The New York Giants All Time Top Performers?

• QB Eli Manning: 27,057 yds passing, 170 TDs
• RB Tiki Barber: 10,449 yds rushing, 55 TDs
• WR Amani Toomer, 9,497 Yds receiving, 54 TDs
• LB Lawrence Taylor: 142 sacks 
• S Emlen Tunnell: 74 Int. 

Who Owns The New York Giants?

The Giants have been around ever since 1925, when a man named Tim Mara invested $500 in a team to be one of the first in the new league called the NFL. Since there was already a baseball team in the city named the Giants, they differentiated themselves by calling themselves “The New York Football Giants.” 94 years later, the same New York Football Giants are still owned by a Mara, this time John Mara, grandson of Tim, and son of previous owner Wellington Mara. The Mara family owned the Giants outright until 1991, when Bob Tisch bought half of the team from the Mara family. Currently the next generations of both families maintain ownership of the Giants, with Steve Tisch and John Mara running the day to day operations.

Who Are The New York Giants Biggest Rivalries?

Pretty much the entire NFC East. With each team in the division taking turns being dominant, there has arisen enough animosity to fuel hatred whenever each team meets another. With teams squaring off 6 games a season, that’s a lot of baggage to deal with but here’s how it all stands so far:

Philadelphia Eagles: Aside from the already baked-in dislike between the two cities in general, the Eagles and Giants have been at it since the beginning of the league ( the all-time series is tied at 86-86-2), so there are multi-generational levels of rivalry. While the 80’s and 90’s saw the Giants and Eagles trade off times of success, the more recent meet-ups have given us such classics as Philadelphia coming back from 31-10 with 7 minutes left in the game to win it on DeSean Jackson’s game-ending punt-return TD.

Washington Redskins: This rivalry reached its peak in the 1980’s when Joe Bibbs and Bill Parcells seemed to take turns winning the NFC East, NFC Championship or Super Bowls. During the 80’s, they combined to win 7 NFC East titles and 5 Super Bowls, with the Giants winning it all in 1986 and 1990, and the Redskins winning in 1982, 1987, and 1991. Players like Josh Norman and OBJ have made this series personal at times, and now that Giant favorite Landon Collins has joined the Redskins, that rivalry adds another layer.

Dallas Cowboys: Everybody seems to think they have the fiercest rivalry with the Cowboys, but the Giants have some legitimate beefs. Over the years, there have been so many classic games between the two, especially in the 90’s, including:

• Emmitt Smith’s Injured Shoulder: Both teams entered the final game of the 1993 season at 11-4. Smith separated his shoulder early in the game, but kept playing, rushing for 168 yeards, as the Cowboys locked up 1^stplace in the NFC, and more importantly a first round bye that allowed Smith’s shoulder time to heal. They’d do on to win that year’s Super Bowl.
• Michael Irvin’s Punch: The next year, the Cowboys were rolling at 7-1 when the 3-5 Giants came into town. After a hard hit on Cowboys receiver Alvin Harper, Irvin and Cowboys coach Hubbard Alexander went after various Giants players. Punches and fines were thrown, and a camera pod was used as a weapon. 
• Parcells Steals One: Bill Parcells returns to New York as Cowboys coach and, well, he should’ve lost. But, leading by 3 with 11 seconds left, the Giants kick the ball out of bunds, giving the Cowboys the ball on the 40. A 28-yard pass, a 52-yard FG and another FG in overtime later, the Cowboys rode away with a win.

What Are The New York Giants Highest Salaries? How Much Is The Team Worth?

According to Forbes, The Giants are the 3rd most valuable team in the NFL (and 13^th among all professional sports teams,) worth $3.3 billion. Turns out Will Mara’s initial $500 investment paid off pretty good.

With two of the top three salaries off the board (OBJ and Oliver Vernon) the Giants biggest investment continues to be Eli Manning, who eats up more than 11 percent of the cap with $23 million a year hit. Second on the team is last year’s big free agent acquisition Nate Solder, with a $17 million cap hit. 

What Are The New York Giants Most Memorable Moments and Greatest Achievements? 

• Wide right! Wide Right. The Giants win Super Bowl XXV
• Manning Beats Farve in Green Bay to Win The NFC
• The Helmet Catch Helps Beat Undefeated Pats in Super Bowl XLII
• Strahan’s 22.5 Sack Season
• The Big Blue Wrecking Crew Wins Super Bowl XXI
• Trading for Eli Manning
• Manningham’s Catch Helps Giants Win Super Bowl XLVI

New York Giants Fan Profile

The G Men. Big Blue. The Jints. Whatever you call them, a true Giants fan loves their team through thick or thin. The Mara family has been pretty consistant in helping field competitive football teams, and so the good will for teams like they had in the 80’s with Bill Parcells, the 90’s with Jim Fassell, and the 2000’s with Tom Coughlin have helped keep hope alive during the down years. Like the fans of the team they share their stadium with, Giants followers are loud, in good times and in bad. Witness the resounding boos at the NFL Draft this year for the Giants pick and GM Gettleman’s pleas with fans to be nicer to Daniel Jones.

The fan base is spread throughout New York and New Jersey, but with their more recent and bigger successes, you’re more likely to see Giants gear being sported around the tri-state area than Jets. Plus, unlike the late 80’s, when then NYC mayor Ed Koch viewed the Giants as “foreigners” and denied them an NYC parade, the Giants are now considered one of New York City’s own, and they got that parade under Mayor Bloomberg in 2012.

Famous Giants supporters include Tracy Morgan, 50Cent, Busta Rhymes, Roony and Kate Mara (you kind of have to be when your family owns the team) and, of course, License Plate Guy.

MetLife Stadium

The Giants have been around for a while, so they’ve had their fair share of homes. 5 to be exact. In the beginning of the franchise’s existence, they played at the Polo Grounds for 300 years, from 1925-1955, before moving to Yankee Stadium until 1973. After finally securing a deal to get their own stadium in New Jersey in the early 70’s they shared a stadium or two (The Yale Bowl in New Haven, CT, and then Shea Stadium) before finally opening Giants Stadium in East Rutherford in 1976. The Giants played in the massive complex until, like all stadiums built in the 70’s, it became outdated, especially since it housed two of the NFL’s biggest teams since the Jets moved there in 1984.

After the Jets unsuccessfully tried to secure a Manhattan-based stadium in 2005, the Jets and Giants entered into an agreement to share a new stadium, built next to Giants Stadium, owned dually by both teams. The 82,500 seat stadium opened in 2010 with a pre-season game featuring both teams, with the first true NFL game being the Jets 2010 opener on Monday Night Football. Fun fact: the stadium’s lighting changes hues depending on which team is playing.

Famous New York Giants Legends

Lawrence Taylor: Drafted 2^nd overall by the Giants in 1981, Taylor started his Hall Of Fame career with Rookie of the Year honors, leading the Giants to their first playoff appearance in 18 years. 5 Years later he not only won the NFL MVP with his dominant year of 20.5 sacks, he also led the Giants to their first Super Bowl win since 1956. 

Harry Carson: How important are you to the team when the head coach (Bill Parcells) makes you stand next to him during the National Anthem just for good luck? That was Carson, a dominant Hall Of Fame linebacker who was part of two different Giants defensive legacies, the Crunch Bunch (the LB corps) and the Big Blue Wrecking Crew. Oh and he also helped invent the Gatorade Shower.

Michael Strahan: While he’s made a name for himself on TV post-retirement, Strahan was a beast on the Giants defensive line for over 15 years. Equally as dominant against the run as he was against the pass, he set a record for most sacks in a season in 2001 with 22.5, and broke fellow Giants teammate Lawrence Taylor’s team record of career sacks in 2007.

Frank Gifford: The long-time anchor of the Monday Night Football booth (and husband of Katie Lee) this Giants legend has the distinction of making the NFL Pro Bowl at three totally different positions: running back, wide receiver and defensive back. He led the Giants to “The Greatest Game Ever Played” in 1958, an eventual loss to the legendary Green Bay Packers.

Eli Manning: “Archie’s son” and “Peyton’s little brother” came out of Ole Miss with high expectations, which were made even higher when the Giants traded for him on draft day. It all seems to have worked out, however, as the youngest Manning seems a lock to join his brother in the Hall of Fame by leading the Giants to two Super Bowl wins, winning MVP both times. He leads the Giants in all-time passing yards, TD passes and completions.