Why the Giants are Finished (And What They Can Do)

For quite some time, I was very optimistic, refusing to believe that the New York Giants were as bad as they seemed.

Today I revoke that defense.

They are not making the playoffs in 2011, (not that many people expected them to, although I did).

There are a number of personnel that are in danger of being let go or fired:

Kevin Gilbride
Perry Fewell
Brandon Jacobs
David Baas
to name a few.

The Giants need to sweep the remainder of the season (which they won't) in order to make the playoffs.

HOWEVER...

Throughout this season, there have been some constants:
*Eli Manning
*Special Teams
*Tom Coughlin

Coughlin has believed in this team since day 1. The team was ravaged early, fought back, but couldn't win enough.

The defense was SOFT, the offense was solid, and the coaching was great, but at the end of the day, the team was never built to win the division. It wasn't the offseason moves, it wasn't the players, it was in fact the injuries.

In 2012, the Giants will definitely have a new look, but the eternal question still remains,

Will they ever be good again?