The New York Giants as Super Bowl XLIV Champs? Not So Fast

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Published: July 3, 2009

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... the Super Bowl.

Yes, it is only July, but that's what they predict. They also predict the Giants to finish 12-4 and first in the division. Sporting News predicts they'll beat Philadelphia, Atlanta, and New England, in that order, to win another trophy.

Not so fast. It is only July, and I don't buy it. The following is my reaction to each of their seven reasons on why the Giants will win it all again in 2009.

 

1) Championship Pedigree: The Giants have been there, done that. Many key players already own Super Bowl 42 rings. They still have the swagger of champions. Last season made them even hungrier.

Until Plaxico Burress' gun incident derailed them, the Giants looked ready to repeat. They feel cheated, as if their season went up in smoke when a gun went off in a nightclub. Burress is now gone and will not stand in their way. Nothing will.

Let's face it, the Giants aren't the only...

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