New York Giants Will Not Have a Super Bowl Slump

With all that being said, the Giants do have a ways to go before they can defend their title in the postseason. On paper, their schedule seems incredibly tough—one that includes six games with their division rivals.

The schedule also has New York penned in against the playoff-hopeful Browns, Seahawks, Steelers, and Vikings.

Do the math. Those are at least 10 difficult challenges this season for the New York Giants. I do not disagree with people's sentiments if they say the champs are not even the best team in their division—as long as they are talking about regular-season records.

I can see the Cowboys winning the division, just like they did last season. After all, they are loaded with talent on both sides of the ball.

That does not mean the Giants cannot win the division, obtain a wild-card berth, or that their Super Bowl dreams are dead before even starting. No team is perfect—as New York proved last year. The Dallas Cowboys proved that at the worst possible time—the postseason.

If I was a betting man, I would take the reigning Super Bowl Champions with a great combination of youth, veteran presence, and playoff experience to represent the NFC in February—or at least go deep in the playoffs.

Frankly, it does not matter what the Giants' regular-season record is in 2008—as long as they make the playoffs. Once they are there, anything is possible. Their odds of repeating are quite slim, but make no mistake about it; if any team can defy the odds, it's the New York Football Giants.

But don't take my word for it. Just ask the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and New England Patriots.

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