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The Giants are a tightly knit, cohesive unit that finally lived up to their potential last year with a Super Bowl win. But thinking about it more and more everyday, there is still one thing that concerns me about the New York Giants...

My One Concern About the New York Giants' Upcoming Season

by Michael Schlossberg (Columnist)

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July 01, 2008


The Giants are a tightly knit, cohesive unit that finally lived up to their potential last year with a Super Bowl win. 

But thinking about it more and more everyday, there is still one thing that concerns me about the New York Giants.

The G-Men boast an offensive line that blocks as a unit, and they are arguably one of the best in the NFL. But what if one of those guys gets injured? 

Guy Whimper is the only young tackle that the Giants trust to play in case of injury. He can play left or right tackle, and he could fill in on the spot. However, he is inexperienced. But with the Giants' Super Bowl run, you can tell coach Tom Coughlin is not afraid to play rookies or inexperienced veterans. 

Outside of that though, I wonder if Snee, O'Hara, or Seubert were injured, who would be able to take their spot and help the running game?

Gray Reugamer has veteran experience and can play anywhere inside. But he is an older veteran who may not be able to play for long stretches at a time. Although he did a fine job handling the job of center during Week 17 and the Wild Card round.

Although this is my one, and only, concern, they still do have an offensive line that many other teams in the NFL would envy.

Other franchises would also be jealous of the depth that the Giants have at every position. This really gives credit to Jerry Reese and Ernie Accorsi.

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    Good article and it but it will only become a concern if someone gets hurt. Here's an idea, put Brandon Jacobs at OL if they need to. He'll push anybody out of the way. lol

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    You can't worry about, "What if so-and-so gets injured." Fact is, every team in the league has players the can't afford to lose to injury. If an offensive lineman potentially getting injured some time in the future is the only thing a team has to be concerned about then they're in excellent shape. I'd be more worried about losing Strahan, Torbor, Wilson and Mitchell.

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      I don't worry about losing Torbor or Wilson, I think they are average players who looked great at times due to the DL in front of them.. I think Mitchell is a very good LB who made plays all over the field.. But compared to the depth the Giants have everywhere else, there depth on the OL is a little weak... Losing Strahan though will not be as hard to replace his on field production, plugging in Justin Tuck who had 10 sacks while not even starting, but off the field it will be impossible

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      If you want to worry about some other than Eli getting injured, worry about Pierce. If he goes down then we're toast.

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