Category — New York Giants

Not that I want to write the Giants off already, but they are playing in the uber-competitive NFC East and already two key starters have been sidelined for a month.

Uh-oh.

In what was a great showing for New York (the offense, at least), both Eli Manning and Brandon Jacobs were stricken with injuries. And though the Giants are denying the severity of Manning’s right shoulder injury, ESPN’s Chris Mortenson reports that he may miss up to a month. And this comes after he passed for 312 yards and four touchdown passes in a losing effort against the Giants. So much promise; Peyton probably shed a tear for his little bro.

Some players who break out are passed over each year. Maybe it’s because owners aren’t informed that the player just received the starting spot or maybe they anticipate the player to be average. Whatever the reason, you can look like a fantasy god if you find the right pick at the right time.

Below is a top 10 of the players I believe are currently undervalued by most fantasy publications/owners for one reason or another.

10. Donovan McNabb — McNabb is one of the most dominant fantasy quarterbacks when he’s healthy. But everyone is bracing for him to experience yet another injury. Good news for you because if he isn’t he’ll put up 250+ yards and 2 touchdowns every game he suits up in 2007.

Bill Cowher is retired — for now.

“He’ll be coaching next year, and I really think he’ll be coaching in New York,” Bettis told the NFL Network. “That’s just my take on it and thinking about the type of teams that he fits in good with, I think the Giants is definitely one.”

Interesting theory, especially considering the strong odds Tom Coughlin will be finished coaching in New York in 2008. Save a strong playoff appearance and (probably) victory, it’s a safe bet the G-men will be looking for someone else to steer the ship for 2008 and beyond.

But will that person be Bill Cowher?

The worst-case scenario discussed back in May 2nd is taking form. Kansas City’s Larry Johnson told Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star in a revealing interview that he is prepared for a holdout — a long-term holdout.

“I’m prepared,” said Johnson. “They (my agent and father) got me saving money. I’m hustling to get more money to put in the bank. They already started setting aside different accounts, if that would have to happen.”

It’s a scary scenario for the Chiefs, a team struggling to stay under the salary cap, especially considering that they will need to jack Johnson’s salary way up from the miniscule $1.7 million he’s set to receive this season. Johnson deserves much more; in fact, he deserves to be paid more than any other rusher in the league for two reasons.

The Giants are preparing to practice the tradition of luring tight end Jeremy Shockey out of Florida and back to New York. But, thankfully,

One day after it was reported that the Carolina Panthers had released wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson comes a report from New York Daily News suggesting

The longest first round in NFL history is finally over — incidentally, this is the site’s longest blog — after a little more than 6 hours of draft and analysis. And now it’s your time to read about who teams drafted, who was passed on. This is your quick guide with links to the original reported story (top 10 picks only).

NFL defenses do not willfully give up yards. Ever. Fortunately, some defenses are worse than others, which is why teams can sometimes score at will.

As a fantasy owner, you should have a pretty good idea of which defenses are the weakest and which are the most overwhelming. The following is a list of all 32 defenses, in order of strength.