The Giants have placed 27-year old cornerback Justin Tryon on the Injured Reserve List, ending his season due to a broken arm.  Tryon played in 3 games for the Giants this year and he had 3 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  Tryon has now played in 47 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 85 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 11 passes defensed and 1 interception.  The Giants aren’t going to miss Tyron too much going forward.

Super Bowl XLV has just ended but the NFL lines @ BetUs are already posted. The New York Giants are a 23-to-1 underdog to win Super Bowl XLVI.

Realistically, though, team followers now that the team isn’t actually that far off.

For the Giants, their 2010 season can be summed up in about eight minutes of football in a late December game versus the Philadelphia Eagles: coughing up turnovers, giving up big plays on defense and poor special teams.

While those three facets were highlighted in the Eagles epic comeback, it was really a culmination of things throughout the season. The Giants led the league with 42 turnovers this past season and one way to improve rapidly is to cut those out of the diet.

To contrast, the Giants only had 13 turnovers in their Super Bowl winning campaign in 2008.

As far as the big plays on defense go – the whopping 42 passing plays allowed of 20 yards or longer – the Giants have to shore that up in-house. They signed Antrel Rolle last offseason and drafted Kenny Phillips a few years before that. Nobody would be angry if the Giants drafted a cornerback in the first round of the NFL Draft, but they do have the personnel in-house to get the job done.

Lastly, special teams must improve as well. Whether the Giants keep the much-maligned Matt Dodge as a starter or bring in some competition – they should bring in competition as his net average was 30^th in the NFL – they need to improve this realm.

If the Giants can correct those three areas, they’ll be in good shape to compete for the NFC East – and NFC title overall – next season.

I didn’t get to see Jim Brown,Walter Paton, or Eric Dickerson Play.  However, I was fortunate enough to watch Emit Smith,Barry Sanders, Terrel Davis, and Tiki Barber play this game we all love.  Alot of times we take these great players for granted and don’t realize the significance of their play on the field.  I just wanted to take the time and post this note to salute Tiki’s efforts on the field.   He has mistified and dazzled us with his elusiveness and agility over the years!  Initial I thought he was to small of a running back to be successful in the league.  However, he has earned my respect and the respect of various football people.  When it’s all said and done and Tiki has retired, I will always be conscious of the fact that I got to see Tiki Barber play the game.

Peace!

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