NFL 2010: Giants Set To Return With An Impact

March 10, 2010   ·   John Fennelly   ·   Jump to comments

Again, I am embroiled with other pundits across the Internet and in barrooms over the value of rookies.
This year, the Giants will be looking for an inside linebacker in the draft (or in free agency) to become the centerpiece of their defense.  To ask a rookie to step in and lead a defense to the playoffs is highly unrealistic.
That is why whoever they draft at MLB will mainly watch from the sidelines while a veteran (in-house candidate Jonathan Goff or a free agent such as Kirk Morrison) drives the bus in the meantime.
That aside, the Giants were leveled by injuries last season and never got to display Jerry Reese’s recent draft and free-agent gems.  Here’s a quick update on a few of the players that fell short of expectations in 2009 and should make more of an impact in 2010….
Defense
DE Justin Tuck was tripped by Dallas’ Flozell Adams in Week Two, badly injuring his shoulder and inhibiting his ability to both rush the pas...

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