MVN: Giants a Darkhorse

MVN's Hazem Kiswani posted power rankings for May and evaluated how the off season is going with signings and the draft. The G-Men recently acquired Lawrence Tynes in a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs for a conditional draft choice.

"The Giants hope Lawrence Tynes has plenty to cheer for as a member of the Giants.In three seasons with Kansas City, Tynes connected on 68 of 87 field goal attempts (78.2 percent), including six of 11 from 50 yards or more. He scored more than 100 points in each of the last three seasons, including a career-high 125 in 2005. Tynes has also made 137 of 141 extra point tries." - from Giants.com


Back to the Power rankings...


13 GIANTS - A team that plays its best football when everyone is doubting them, some seem to forget how good this football team was before the injury bug hit last season. Granted the Giants lost their biggest threat on offense and best player to retirement, New York is still loaded with talent in the front seven on defense, the best tight end in football when his head is on straight, very good wideouts, and two big, strong, and fast running backs. In the end, this season comes down to Eli Manning. If Eli Manning has a breakout season in ‘07, this team is a lock for the playoffs, and could make a deep run once there. Looking for a darkhorse in the NFL? Look no further than the Meadowlands.


I think that it is true that the Giants do play the best football when people doubt them. ESPN had the 2006 Giants at #10 in a pre-season Power Ranking saying, "The Giants have a brutal schedule. Their first seven opponents were a combined 71-46 last season. "

A lot of fans forget that the Giants had a rough schedule regardless and injuries were a HUGE factor last year. Shockey, Luke, and The Entire Defense.

In case you care:

Eagles: 11
Cowboys: 12
Redskins: 25