The Giants really kicked butt offensively last night despite only having possession of the ball for 23:12.  Eli Manning started the game and he completed 4 of 8 passes for 77 yards.  He had to leave the game due to a big gash on his forehead which required 12 stitches to close.  Jim Sorgi followed Manning at QB and he was pretty good completing 8 of 15 passes for 146 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Rhett Bomar finished up the game for the Giants by completing 6 of 7 passes for 67 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 22 yards (11.0 ypc).  Andre Brown led the way on the ground for the Giants in this game with 26 yards rushing on 5 carries (5.2 ypc).  Brandon Jacobs (4 car, 1 yard, TD) and Ahmad Bradshaw (3 car, -1 yard and 2 rec, 58 yards) didn’t look their best last night against the Jets.  Undrafted rookie WR Victor Cruz was the star of the game last night for the Giants as he caught 6 passes for 145 yards (24.2 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  The Giants finished up with 63 yards rushing (3.0 ypc) and 290 yards passing lasst night.

Despite holding the Jets to 16 points the Giants D did not play very well.   LBs Gerris Wilkinson (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and Bryan Kiehl (7 tackles) led the way for the Giants last night on D.  CB D.J. Johnson pitched in with 5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception.  Safeties Sha’reff Rashad (4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 INT) and Antrel Rolle (3 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 INT (59-yard return) both had their moments last night for the Giants.  The Jets finished up with 83 yards rushing (3.0 ypc) and 279 passing yards last night.

The Giants will likely stage a battle between 26-year old WR Sinorice Moss and 25-year old running back Danny Ware to see who will return kickoffs for them in 2010.  Moss played in 8 games for the Giants last season and he returned 6 kickoffs for 109 yards (18.2 avg).  He has now played in 37 games in his 3 years with the Giants and he has returned 24 kickoffs for 465 yards (19.4 avg).  Moss is trying to hang on to his roster spot on the Giants and the best way for him to do that is to win the kickoff return job.  Danny Ware returned 2 kickoffs for 37 yards (18.5 avg) last season for the Giants.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE GIANTS KICKOFF RETURNERS in 2010:  C-

The Giants are going with essentially the same cast on the offensive line in 2010 so they need them to play better.  LT David Diehl appears out of place at tackle.  Diehl would be better inside where he has help because he can’t handle fast pass rushers.  LG Rich Seubert has seen better days as he’s getting long in tooth.  Center Shaun O’Hara made it to the Pro Bowl last season and he’s still a solid player.  RG Chris Snee is the best lineman the Giants have as he’s just plain nasty.  His game is run blocking and he’s really good at it.  RT Kareem McKenzie is also a good run blocker but his pass blocking has started to slip. 

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE GIANTS O-LINE in 2010:  C+

63-year old head coach Tom Coughlin is the epitomy of a tough guy.  It’s often a my way or the highway approach but it seems to work good with the Giants.  The Giants were only 8-8 last season due to some guys having down years and others being injured.  But I have a feeling that they are laying in the weeds ready to pounce on the competition.  Coughlin has a 55-41 (57.3%) record during the regular season in his six years with the Giants.  He is also 4-3 (57.1%) in the post season and he has won a Super Bowl with the Giants (2007).  Coughlin has been a NFL head coach for 14 years now and he has a regular season record of 123-101 (54.9%).  He also is 8-7 (53.3) during his career in the post season.  Coughlin knows how to have his team ready to play and that won’t be changing this year or any time soon.

32-year old kicker Lawrence Tynes turned in a great season for the Giants in 2009.  He played in all 16 games and he connected on 27 of 32 field goals (84.4%) last season.  He also made all 45 of his extra points as he finished up with 126 points last year.  Tynes has now played in 82 games in his NFL career and he has made 119 of 147 field goals (81%).  He has also made 225 of 231 extra points as he has scored 582 points in his NFL career.  The Giants are confident that they won’t leave many points on the field with Tynes making the kicks.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE GIANTS KICKERS in 2010:  A