Giants vs. Packers: Comparing New York's 2011 Team to 2007 Super Bowl Champion

Four years removed from their last Super Bowl championship, do the New York Giants have what it takes to make a return visit and secure another title?

Most of the components are still in place, but the names have changed. Sure, Eli Manning is still holding the keys to the Giants offense. And while there is not a David Tyree, Jeremy Shockey or even a Plaxico Burress, there are still some great targets for the former Mississippi quarterback.

There is not the drama of off-field issues that may have crippled the team in the past (like Burress being arrested).

Manning has matured in his development as a top-10 passer (in my estimation), and with Victor Cruz, Mario Manningham and Hakeem Nicks as his primary targets, he can find an open receiver and use all three as major red-zone targets.

The Giants haven't really changed their game plan much since Tom Coughlin came on board as head coach. This team is build for strength, build for power and built for the postseason. And while the names have changed and players have left (Michael Strahan), the philosophy has not.

Today, names like Prince Amukumara and Terrell Thomas have a direct impact on the team's defense and secondary. Jason Pierre-Paul teams up with Justin Tuck to lead a pass rush that has improved over the course of the season.

Great teams that are winners (Ravens, Steelers, Packers) don't change much of the things that work when it comes to winning in the NFL. They are repetitive and conductive. They are methodical and plotting. They keep their cards close to the vest.

The Giants of 2007 and 2011 are like said teams.

If components like Manning, Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw running over and through opponents work, then why change what isn't broken?

Getting to the playoffs, let alone the Super Bowl, is a difficult task to begin with. Coughlin, in his wisdom, is more task master than head coach and allows his offensive and defensive coordinators (Kevin Gilbride and Perry Fewell) to manage both sides of the ball while he manages the game.

In those aspects, the product remains the same, the goal is the same and the prediction of capturing another world title is still the same.

While the separation of time may have changed the team through roster spots and coaching decisions, the goal is still the same.