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The Giants are only sending one player to the Pro Bowl this season and it will be 32-year old center Shaun O’Hara. O’Hara has started all 15 games for the Giants this season and he has done a excellent job of both run blocking and pass blocking. He also works well with Eli Manning who likes to change up the plays at the line of scrimmage.
Brandon Jacobs will have arthroscopic knee surgery next week knocking him out for the season finale against the Vikings on Sunday. Jacobs played in 15 games for the Giants this season and he carried the ball 224 times for 835 yards (3.7 ypc) with 5 TD runs. He also caught 18 passes for 184 yards (10.2 avg) with 1 TD grab. Ahmad Bradshaw will likely carry most of the load in the running game against the Vikings this weekend. He has played in 14 games this season and he has carried the ball 156 times for 765 yards (4.9 ypc) with 7 TD runs. He has also caught 19 passes for 174 yards (9.2 avg) this season. Look for Bradshaw to do a good job as the main man on Sunday.
The Giants have placed 27-year old CB Aaron Ross on Injured Reserve with a hamstring problem. He played in only 4 games this season for the Giants making 10 tackles. He has now played 3 years for the Giants appearing in 34 games in which he has made 104 tackles, defensed 17 passes, sacked the opposing QB 1.5 times and he has 6 interceptions (two of which he returned for TDs). The Giants’ pass defense really missed Ross this season.
The Giants were completely awful yesterday as they got punished by the Panthers. Eli Manning completed 29 of 43 passes for 296 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs. Ahmad Bradshaw led the way on the ground with 53 yards on 11 carries (4.8 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 3 yards. Mario Manningham led the way in the passing game for the Giants yesterday with 87 yards receiving on 6 grabs (14.5 avg). Steve Smith pitched in with 7 grabs for 70 yards (10.0 avg) with a TD. The Giants finished up with 317 total yards on offense in this game (60 rushing, 257 passing).
LB Michael Boley (11 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and CB Terrell Thomas (9 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss) led a poor effort by the Giants’ D yesterday. The Panthers finished up with 416 total yards on offense (247 rushing, 169 passing) in this game. The Giants are now 8-7 on the season and they have been eliminated from playoff contention due to the Cowboys win last night over the Redskins.
The Giants were without a true #1 WR after Plaxico Burress went to the pokey but Steve Smith has taken over that role with a breakout monster season in 2009. Smith has played in 14 games for the Giants this season and he has caught 90 passes for 1,093 yards (12.1 avg) with 6 TD grabs. Before this season, Smith played in 21 games for the Giants in which he caught 65 passes for 637 yards (9.8 avg) with 1 TD grab. The Giants’ passing game has really been great this season and Smith has been a big part of that.