Week Seven is gone and the Giants are now 5-2. Not a bad record at all, however, the fact that Big Blue lost two in a row is a disappointing and gut wrenching one to all Giants fans.

Recap

After an offseason of doubt and insecurity regarding the offensive production, when many predicted the Giants would crumble and be mediocre, the season began well—well enough for even the most pessimistic fan to become hopeful.

A win in Week Two at Dallas showed that this team can be great as it is. Eli Manning shined like his older brother and the young receivers thrived. The defense proved to have depth, too, playing well despite many injuries to starters.

After Dallas came the soft games. Tampa Bay, Kansas City, and Oakland combine for a grand total of three wins. Needless to say, the Giants didn’t need more than a half effort to cruise through this weak competition, and sit pretty well at a 5-0 record.

But then the Giants faced the Saints—poised as the best team in the league right now —and their potent passing game.

The game was in New Orleans, and while many jumped to deeper conclusions, I stick with the fact that it is extremely tough to beat the Saints in the Superdome, so, first loss of the season, 5-1 record.

The next game was against the Super Bowl runners-up, the Arizona Cardinals, at the Meadowlands. The images of the game remain fresh in every Giants fan's memory.

From Eli Manning throwing three interceptions to Kurt Warner picking the defense apart and Kevin Gillbride once again calling weird plays at key moments of the game, I for one am having a hard time getting any sleep this week.

The outcome: a 24-17 loss, a serious amount of doubts, and insecurity regarding the rest of the season.

Reflections

The beginning of the season showed that this team can be everything expected from it. This is especially evident in the game against the Cowboys, in which the entire team behaved as real Super Bowl champions en route to outlasting the ‘Boys.

That was a game to prove that the Giants are for real. However, as predicted so many times by quality writers within this Web site, there will be growing pains.

The surprisingly good play of the young receivers seems to have made most fans forget that they are

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