The 36 year old Michael Strahan continues to leave the Giants in the dark whether he will be retiring or coming back for another year. Whether he returns or not is imnportant as the Giants have the 31st pick in the first round (due to Spygate that Pats lost their natural first round pick). The good news, besides the Strahan question, most of their major players are returning next year as they will try to stun and surprise everyone again against all odds.
Eli Manning will try to lead them back, one would think with much more confidence than he seemed to have early in the season last year. Brandon Jacobs will also have high value as he passed the test last season whether he could be a viable back without Tiki Barber back there with him. Jeremy Shockey is coming off his season ending injury but should be ready by the start of the season, but the Giants also have signed his back up Kevin Boss who performed very well after Shockey went down. The receiver corps continue to hinge heavily on Plaxico Burress and Amani Toomer as they aren’t very deep past that. I would not be surprised for the Giants to grab a receiver in the first few rounds if they get some good value.
2008 NFL Draft Picks (ESPN’s Grade: B)
1. S Kenny Phillips Miami
2. CB Terrell Thomas USC
3. WR Mario Manningham Michigan
4. LB Bryan Kehl BYU
5. LB Jonathon Goff Vanderbilt
6. QB Andre Woodson Kentucky
7. DE Robert Henderson Southern Miss.
2008 Schedule
- Week 1- Sep 4 Washington 7:00pm
- Week 2- Sep 14 @St. Louis 1:00pm
- Week 3- Sep 21 Cincinnati 1:00pm
- Week 4- BYE
- Week 5- Oct 5 Seattle 1:00pm
- Week 6- Oct 13 @Cleveland 8:30pm
- Week 7- Oct 19 San Francisco 1:00pm
- Week 8- Oct 26 @Pittsburgh 4:15pm
- Week 9- Nov 2 Dallas 4:15pm
- Week 10- Nov 9 @Philadelphia 8:15pm
- Week 11- Nov 16 Baltimore 1:00pm
- Week 12- Nov 23 @Arizona 4:15pm
- Week 13- Nov 30 @Washington 1:00pm
- Week 14- Dec 7 Philadelphia 1:00pm
- Week 15- Dec 14 @Dallas 8:15pm
- Week 16- Dec 21 Carolina 1:00pm
- Week 17- Dec 28 @Minnesota 1:00pm