Giants No. 19 in ESPN Pre-Season Power Rankings

. . . we find out if there's an OL on this team, which completely controls whether the G-Men can run the ball OR throw it, I don't have a huge problem with that ranking. I suspect they'll be a good bit better than that, because they HAVE to be healthier.

But I don't think they should be ranked higher than that. They have to go out and show that they are a competitive team. They have to stay healthy. They have to get top performances from their top players. Their young players have to continue to improve. Lots to do to earn a higher ranking than that.

I dont see it

way too low

fair. Lots of additions in FA, but how will they blend. Other questions remain, especially on the OL, and we were awful last year.

1. Seattle Seahawks
2. Denver Broncos
3. San Francisco 49ers
4. New England Patriots
5. New Orleans Saints
6. Green Bay Packers
7. Indianapolis Colts
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. Philadelphia Eagles
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11 Carolina Panthers
12 Chicago Bears
13 Baltimore Ravens
14 Atlanta Falcons
15 Kansas City Chiefs
16 San Diego Chargers
17 Pittsburgh Steelers
18 St. Louis Rams

I don't think we're better than any of those 18 teams, regardless of the order they're listed in.

eagles

Come on, not being a homer but giants ended the season strong

started off a bit slow, didnt lose anyone huge this offseason and gained a ton of talent!

19 is about right until we see what the offense looks like and if JPP shows up to play...

it's a fair rankings based off of where we finished last year. With the offseason moves I think we'll end up better than the 19th best team in the NFL, but the remains for us to prove.

of the pack. Too many unknowns.

They sucked, and could easily suck again.

Not really buying the Bears either, but that's more of a gut feeling.

There are teams ranked in the 20's that the Giants could easily win or lose to.

The St. Louis rams are capable of making Eli's shoulder twitch 20 times in 1 game,and they are ranked just above us.

why these lists are made. Not what's in them.

and neither does ESPN. I don't think I've ever seen more roster turnover (particularly among starters). I think we're a lot better than last year, with the emphasis on "think".

It's what they deserve coming off last season with lost of question marks heading into camp.

The team has a relatively soft schedule to start the season. If the season is going to be rough...we will know early.

to be ranked any higher. I have no problem with this rank.
Questionable Oline (especially LT and RG)
questionable Offensive scheme (may take awhile to click)
questionable TEs (very little experience and talent)
Questionable DEs (pass rus in particular)
NFC East is very weak compared to most divisions and the eagles right now should be the #1 to start the year.

end the season strong? Just because of the 7-3 record? 4 game win streak against teams with no qb....2 wins against a terrible Washington team? Offense could do nothing against Detroit in second half, and only a tipped pass gave them the victory...

How did they do against the powerhouse Cowboys? SD? Moral victory because they held Seattle to 23 points?

This was 7-9 team that was closer to being a 3-4 win team....

What counts is who wins the last game played.

Getting all of the Eagles love. Are we just assuming that Foles is going to put up 27td/2int seasons every year just because he did it in 13 games last year? Not to mention, he lost his best WR in DJax. Their high-profile OL Lane Johnson is starting off the year on suspension.

Their defense finished 29th last year in total yards and were worse than us in PPG allowed. They really didnt add much except their first round draft pick OLB who many thought was a reach in that spot.

....last year's final four!

Shocker!

2007 and 2011?

is they have us ahead of both Dallas and Washington.

You could make a case for those teams being ahead of us at this stage.

If our OL comes thru, we will be very competitive.

Too many unknowns and questions.

No qualms with that ranking after last season's disaster. Prove it Giants.

I dont recall ARZ having a great offseason and the Bengals still have Dalton and lost both their coordinators.

I would swap the Giants and Falcons, then I'm ok

and Panthers I don't agree with. Who the hell will Cameron throw to? They have no freaking Wrs. The Falcons sucked more than we did. So what now? They will be stronger? So why not us. People come back on defense, and now we have a system change which could mean a better offensive production. Don't we have a HOF coach? 19 would be fine if Panthers and Falcons weren't ranked where they are. KC I want to see with losing 3/5 OL prospects.

No one know where any team will finish or how good or bad they will be at this point. Just another exercise in futility by the obnoxious media.

Why would anyone have a problem with them being ranked ahead of NYG ?

Yet they are ranked that high? Really?

In comment 11769029 Buck Dharma said:

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Why would anyone have a problem with them being ranked ahead of NYG ?

Because both teams have gone through a change or 20 since then?

In comment 11768206 Kyle said:

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1. Seattle Seahawks 2. Denver Broncos 3. San Francisco 49ers 4. New England Patriots 5. New Orleans Saints 6. Green Bay Packers 7. Indianapolis Colts 8. Arizona Cardinals 9. Philadelphia Eagles 10. Cincinnati Bengals 11 Carolina Panthers 12 Chicago Bears 13 Baltimore Ravens 14 Atlanta Falcons 15 Kansas City Chiefs 16 San Diego Chargers 17 Pittsburgh Steelers 18 St. Louis Rams I don't think we're better than any of those 18 teams, regardless of the order they're listed in.

But we had a winning record if you ignore the first six games.

still has the same defensive front 7 that carried them last season. I certainly hope NYG are much better this season and Carolina is much worse, but I have no issue with the Panthers being ranked above NYG in a preseason poll.

their stud LT, top 3 WRs, a good starting G and their best CB and replaced them with a whole lot of nothing. They could definitely be a lot worse than last year's team.

The loss of the WRs is a bit overblown, as Ginn was the only one they wanted back and they didn't have a dynamic passing attack last season. The OTs are a big question mark.

WISH THEY RANKED US LOWER SO COUGHLIN COULD HANG IT UP ALL OF TRAINING CAMP RIGHT AS THEY WALK OUT TO PRACTICE

Superbowl clock was hung...

In comment 11768444 Fred in Atlanta said:

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2007 and 2011?

What were the Power Rankings after Week 16 either of those seasons?

"Only reason we won 6 games is because of the QB's we played"

" this team quit"

"Blow the whole thing up, just keep Eli, Cruz and JPP"

"Out schedule was weak and we played weak teams"

"we lost all our games against teams with winning records"

What!!?? we're ranked 19th!!??...That's bullshit..Typical anti-NY bias..This team is much better than 19th..The defense was top 15..The OL was bad..etc..

were #11 prior to any preseason games.

Dropped to #15 before Week 1 based on injuries sustained in preseason.

Rose to #9 by the end of the regular season.

Oh and btw, finished up #1 about a month later...

affects which bowl game we get into.