Eli Manning can drive you nuts some games as he appears to be lost on the field.  But, he’s a tough competitor just like his older brother sometimes pulling out games that looked like lost causes in the first half.  The Giants’ running game is the motor of the offense which makes Eli Manning’s play action passing so dangerous.  Manning has more than enough arm to make every throw needed in the NFL and he should be a good QB for a long, long time.  David Carr will back up Manning again this season and he looked very comfortable when he got to play last season.  Carr has a very good throwing arm but in the past he has been erratic with the football throwing quite a few pickoffs.  Still, the Giants are confident that they could win with Carr behind the center.  2nd year QB Andre Woodson spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad and now he will have to hold off rookie Rhett Bomar for the #3 QB job in 2009.  It will be interesting to see how the competition between Woodson and Bomar unfolds this summer.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 2009 SEASON:  B+

The Giants have signed WR Shaun Bodiford.  Bodiford was on the Injured Reserve List all of last season for the Packers.  In three seasons with the Packers Bodiford only caught 1 pass for 13 yards.  He also returned 6 punts for 25 yards (4.2 avg) and 7 kickoffs for 122 yards (17.4 avg) in his career in Green Bay.  Don’t expect much out of Bodiford in 2009 if he even makes the Giants’ roster.

The Giants have signed 28-year old TE George Wrighster.  Wrighster played in 5 games for the Jaguars last season and he caught 2 passes for 35 yards (17.5 avg).  He has now played in 67 games in his 6-year NFL career and he has caught 94 passes for 850 yards (9.0 avg) with 9 TD grabs.  TE is a wide open spot on the Giants so Wrighster could get a lot of playing time in 2009.

The Giants selected William Beatty in the 2nd round but they will have to coach him up.  Both of Beatty’s parents are pastors which has made him into too nice of a guy.  It will be interesting to see if Coach Coughlin can get Beatty fired up enough to reach his potential in the NFL.  Beatty is 6′6″, 291 pounds so he could stand to add some bulk to his frame.  Beatty played in 38 games (34 starts) in his 4-year career at U Conn.  Beatty looks like he will be a developmental project for the Giants.

The Giants have drafted another pass rusher in outside linebacker Clint Sintim who could just make opposing QBs more nervous when playing them.  Sintim is 6′2″, 249 and he runs a 4.7 40.  Sintim played in 49 games (all starts) in his career at Virginia and he made 245 tackles, had 43 tackles for a loss, made 27 sacks and he broke up three passes.  Sintim should fit right in with the Giants’ aggressive, blitzing style of defense.