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New York Giants’ Will Blackmon to Earn Many Hats?
November 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 AM
The New York Giants signing of former Green Bay Packers cornerback and return specialist Will Blackmon last week kind of sailed under the radar. After all, there are a ton of things to be excited about with regards to Big Blue football right now- Hakeem Nicks, Ahmad Bradshaw, Perry Fewell's defense,...

Giants Place Bruce Johnson on IR, Sign DE Alex Hall Off Waivers
November 1st, 2010 at 6:49 PM
A few bits of New York Giants news from today: - Today the New York Giants placed CB Bruce Johnson on injured reserve following Johnson's arthroscopic surgery. They also claimed DE Alex Hall off of waivers from the Arizona Cardinals. You may remember that Hall, picked-up from the Philadelphia Eagles in...

New York Giants Bye Week Story Lines
November 1st, 2010 at 10:21 AM
The New York Giants had the weekend off in week 8, so let's take a look at some Monday morning story lines that won't include dominant defensive performances, tipped balls for interceptions or fumbles from Giants running backs. Moving on from Mathias The team now knows it will be without Mathias...

New York Giants Pro-Bowl Candidates
October 31st, 2010 at 3:31 PM
The New York Giants have jumped ahead of the pack in the NFC, after starting the season 1-2 with a lot of question marks both on offense and defense. Now, the G-Men are sitting at 5-2 and have been led by some very impressive individual performances by players on both...

New York Giants: Looking Ahead
October 30th, 2010 at 8:50 AM
Since the New York Giants are on a bye week, there will be no Key Matchup this week. Instead, I want to take a look at what the Giants are facing when they come back from their break. First, the Giants travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks. The Seahawks are...

Week 7 Game Review: New York Giants 41, Dallas Cowboys 35
October 26th, 2010 at 2:58 PM
The New York Giants continue to roll over anything and everything in their path, as they handed the Dallas Cowboys their fifth loss of the season, burying the preseason favorites in the NFC East cellar seven weeks into the season. The Giants have now won four straight games, and are...

New York Giants Monday Morning Story Lines After 28-20 Defeat Of Detroit Lions
October 18th, 2010 at 10:12 AM
The New York Giants defeated the Detroit Lions yesterday 28-20, making it three in a row for Big Blue. The story lines seem pretty tame in comparison to previous weeks and that might have something to do with the Lions mediocrity and the Giants finding solutions to some of their...

2010 New York Giants: A Statistical Look
October 14th, 2010 at 3:45 PM
As the New York Giants gear up for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, they sit at a 3-2 record. Today I want to take a statistical look at the Giants in an effort to discern how they are doing in comparison with the rest of the NFL, and, more...

Week 5 Game Review: New York Giants 34, Houston Texans 10
October 10th, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Led by another dominant defensive performance, the suddenly surging New York Giants dismantled the Texans in Houston on Sunday, 34-10 to put them at 3-2 on the season. The Giants were at the Texans' throats early, jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the first half behind a pair of...

New York Giants Defeat Chicago Bears 17-3 Game Review
October 4th, 2010 at 3:46 PM
The New York Giants righted the ship Sunday night, absolutely demolishing a Bears offense that had been pretty productive so far this season. Instead of waking up this morning in last place and facing the wrath of the New York media and fans, the Giants are tied for first place...

New York Giants: The Morning After Story Lines
October 4th, 2010 at 9:47 AM
The members of New York Giants universe wake up this morning happy, after last night's 17-3 victory over the Chicago Bears provided a boost for a Big Blue team that would have fallen to last place with a loss. On this groggy, but happy, Monday morning, let's take a look...

Giants Beat Bears 17-3 Behind Dominant Defense, Sloppy Offense
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:45 PM
The New York Giants beat the Chicago Bears 17-3 tonight, righting the ship that was on the precipice of going south quickly if they had lost to the Bears tonight. The big story tonight was the Giants defensive dominance, as they completely shut the Bears down and mercilessly pounded whoever was...

Giants101 Fantasy Free-For-All Update
September 28th, 2010 at 5:44 PM
With G101's Writers Vs. Readers Fantasy League wrapping up its third week, we thought it was high-time to round up the action. Rosters, scoreboards, full standings and all that good stuff can be found at the League's homepage, which is open to the public, so feel free to check it...

Happy Birthday, Giants 101!
September 7th, 2010 at 7:42 AM
On this date six short years ago, Giants 101 in its current form was born. Then a part of the new and seemingly innovative Most Valuable Network (MVN), Giants 101 was a unique blend of fan perspective and New York Giants news. It was one of only three New York Giants...

Preseason Game 4: New York Giants vs New England Patriots – Game Objectives
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:26 AM
The New York Giants come into their final preseason game with a little more uncertainty than they are used to. The first unit has had struggles on both sides of the football throughout the preseason, and there is still some concern about depth at certain positions. There have been rumblings...

Preseason Game 3: Giants vs Ravens – Game Analysis
August 29th, 2010 at 10:29 AM
The New York Giants were mauled in Baltimore on Saturday night, as the team had its worst showing of the preseason in a game that is seen as a dress rehearsal for the regular season. New York dropped the game 24 - 10 , but more importantly - the first...

Who Can “Save” the New York Giants?
August 28th, 2010 at 8:00 AM
As injuries continue to pile up, it is imperative that the New York Giants find a player to rally around. Today, they'll face a Baltimore Ravens offensive line that didn't allow a single sack against the Washington Redskins last week. Now, I'm not comparing the Giants to the Redskins, so...

New York Giants Live Practice Updates
August 18th, 2010 at 2:48 PM
With our main man Dan Benton in Albany watching practice again, it's time for live updates from the practice field: Update 2:35 p.m.> Jason Pierre-Paul last guy to the practice field, rushing in at the last minute. 2:40 p.m.> Justin Tuck, Michael Boley, Mathias Kiwanuka, Keith Bulluck, Kenny Phillips, Barry Cofield, Chris...

Are Jason Pierre-Paul and Linval Joseph Ready To Go?
August 9th, 2010 at 11:14 AM
When the Giants drafted two freakishly athletic but admittedly raw defensive linemen in the first round, GM Jerry Reese tried to soothe a confused fan base ("another DE?!") by explaining that the value in both picks were long draws. Sure, they might not jump right onto the field in 2010...

New York Giants To Keep An Eye On, As Training Camp Opens
August 2nd, 2010 at 5:57 PM
Training camp his kicked off, with Monday and Tuesday featuring bona-fide two-a-days after Sunday's creampuff welcome. Here's some key things that we're going to have to keep an eye on coming out of Monday's second practice: >Andre Brown-- Reports have the second-year (but first-year healthy) player looking quick in camp. Per...