A Look at the New York Giants By Payton Brooks At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Last year when the New York Giants faced the New England Patriots who had been, at that time, undefeated for the regular season and the post season, there were few people out there - other than die-hard New York Giants fans - who thought that Eli Manning and the rest of the team would be returning with the championship trophy.

New England fans thought that their team's ability to win the game was nothing short of a given and many joked that they did not even need to watch the game to anticipate the outcome.

Imagine their surprise, of course, when the New York Giants ended up winning the game. In the span of a few short hours during which the game was played, companies fought to air the best commercials and bands rocked the half-time show, Eli Manning proved himself to be following in his older brother's footsteps as a talented professional quarterback.

The New York Giants proved that they were prepared on both offense and defense and went on to show that they were the team of the night.

Of course, just because the New York Giants are the reigning champions of the NFL does not mean that they are shoe-ins to go back to the big game at the end of the new season.

The New York Giants did play in the first game of the 2008-2009 season and Thursday, September 4, 2008 - and in that game they defeated the Washington Redskins. Still, there are those who are fans of the New York Giants who are not ready to breathe a sigh of relief and to continue to believe in the season.

In part, this is due to the fact that the New York Giants scored all of their points in the game during the first half. While the team shut out the Redskins in that first half, the New York Giants were not able to hold them off completely.

This has led to some commentators believing that there could be challenges for this year's New York Giants team - as well as to a number of fans thinking that, against a better team than the Redskins, there may be challenges.

No season would be complete without some ups and downs; the reality is that the New York Giants are bound to have both wins and losses throughout the season. As time goes on, New York Giants fans, critics and sports commentators alike are going to have their say; they'll have both pride in the team and disappointments.

Those who are watching to see what Eli Manning will be able to do this season are likely to see him make some great throws and some that are disappointing as well.

It's all just a part of the game and of the NFL season. Still for those who are fans of the New York Giants, the way in which they are starting the season does bode well; those who are hoping for a repeat Superbowl performance will have to just wait and see.

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