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	<title>Giants Talk &#187; Brian Hellauer</title>
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		<title>Giants&#8217; Prince of a First-Round Pick</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2011/04/29/giants-prince-of-a-first-round-pick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conventional draft wisdom always speaks of the &#8220;best available athlete.&#8221; GM Jerry Reese likes to talk about draft &#8220;value.&#8221; Those philosophies converged Thursday night in the form of Nebraska CB Prince Amukamara, the Giants first-round draft selection with the 19th pick. Draft mavens (which your Giants Talk Blogger definitely is not) tell us that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week 16: Keys to the Game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/26/week-16-keys-to-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/26/week-16-keys-to-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=1024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week was a big game. This week is the big game. New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers on the fairly frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. The winner probably goes to the playoffs. The loser is almost certainly watching the post-season on TV. Even with no running game and a fragile Aaron Rodgers, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC Playoff Picture: Win and In</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/26/nfc-playoff-picture-win-and-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 15:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=1022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bottom line: the New York Giants need to beat the Green Bay Packers to day to make the playoffs. If the Giants don&#8217;t win, they will get in only through the back door. The Picture Atlanta (12-2) Games remaining: New Orleans, Carolina. Outlook: In. Interesting to see how they play today, with home field all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Game Report: Dirty Eagles 38, Giants 31</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/20/post-game-report-dirty-eagles-38-giants-31/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/20/post-game-report-dirty-eagles-38-giants-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=1013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few thoughts on the Giants remarkable 38-31 loss to the likely NFC East champion Philadelphia Eagles: The Giants wake up this morning, as they did yesterday morning, as the #6 seed in the NFC playoff pecking order and still in control of their own destiny. That destiny now likely involves winning three straight on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final: Eagles 38, Giants 31</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/final-eagles-37-giants-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow.]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 3rd: Giants 24, Dirty Eagles 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/end-of-the-3rd-giants-24-dirty-eagles-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/end-of-the-3rd-giants-24-dirty-eagles-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=1002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The turnover by Mario Manningham let the Eagles back into the game. The Giants need to finish this one. Pam Oliver still looks rough. Michael Vick looks small when 6&#8217;7&#8243; Chris Canty gets his arms up. Needed to make a first down on that opening drive, but a nice punt by Dodge. Nice catch by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Giants 24, Dirty Eagles 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/halftime-giants-24-dirty-eagles-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/halftime-giants-24-dirty-eagles-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants picked the right time to play their most complete half of football of the season. Let&#8217;s hope it continues for another 30 minutes. Some quarter comments, in chronlogical order: Giants defense eating Mexican today. Ahmad Bradshaw more effective than Brandon Jacobs so far. Eli locked in. Bad news for the dirty Eagles. Mario [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 1st: Giants 7, Dirty Eagles 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/end-of-the-1st/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/end-of-the-1st/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pascoe penalty negated a nice return and took the Giants out of sync. Pam Oliver looks rough. Nice play by Zac DeOssie on a good punt. Perry Fewell has released the hounds. Joe Buck is up to his usual Giants-hating ways. Nice play by Chase Blackburn on a muffed punt by Will Blackmon. Dirty Eagles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week 15: Keys to the Game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/week-15-keys-to-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/week-15-keys-to-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Big game today. Not do-or-die big game, but a big, bad NFC East game in December with a lot on the line against the dirty Eagles. The Eagles are riding a five-game winning streak against the Giants, and have been attracting the bulk of attention with the resurrection of Ron Me &#8211; Michael Vick. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC Playoff Picture: The Nitty Gritty</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/nfc-playoff-picture-the-nitty-gritty/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/19/nfc-playoff-picture-the-nitty-gritty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the usual weekly drama, the NFC jockeying for playoff position did not result in any significant changes as the teams are in the midst of their stretch run. The biggest news was probably Green Bay falling to Detroit, with QB Aaron Rodgers going down in the process. But even with a healthy Rodgers, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Is Ron Mexico?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/18/who-is-ron-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/18/who-is-ron-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember the good times of 2005?]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Reading: Michael Vick&#8217;s Finances</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/17/todays-reading-michael-vicks-finances/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/17/todays-reading-michael-vicks-finances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to go broke on $13 million per year. 2005 Falcons quarterback Michael Vick signs richest NFL deal in history. Jet 2008 &#8220;As he faced a federal investigation last summer into a dogfighting kennel that he founded and funded, Michael Vick also was looking for help in a fight to preserve a financial empire he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Recommendation: Michael Vick&#8217;s Dogs</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/16/book-recommendation-michael-vicks-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/16/book-recommendation-michael-vicks-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;On April 26th, 2007, law enforcement officials descended on a sprawling white-brick house at 1915 Moonlight Road in Smithfield, Virginia. The home belonged to Michael Vick, who was the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons and one of the highest paid players in the NFL. Although the police were there on a drug search, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Giants 21, Vikings 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/14/post-game-report-giants-21-vikings-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/14/post-game-report-giants-21-vikings-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought the power outage game was weird? Try this one: a scheduled Sunday nooner in Minneapolis ends up a 7:20 p.m. start on Monday in Detroit. The QB who hasn&#8217;t missed a start since the Clinton George H. W. Bush (aka &#8220;41&#8243;) Administration sits this one out with a hand as purple as his team&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week 14: Keys to the Game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/13/week-14-keys-to-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/13/week-14-keys-to-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=957</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a tumultuous weekend, the New York Giants will end up meeting the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit in all places, on Monday night, rather than Sunday afternoon. This break in events is a net positive for the Giants, for now. They get a tricky opponent on a neutral field with an extra day of rest. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metrodome Roof Collapse Video</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/metrodome-roof-collapse-video/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/metrodome-roof-collapse-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some pretty amazing video of the Metrodome roof caving in. NFL on FOX: Metrodome collapse]]></description>
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		<title>Panic in Detroit</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/panic-in-detroit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After pronouncing the Metrodome unfit for NFL consumption, the league promptly moved the Giants-Vikings game to Detroit Monday night with a 7:20 start. If you can get to Ford Field tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., you can get tickets &#8211; they&#8217;re free. Neutral field a plus for the Giants. Game on!]]></description>
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		<title>Then The Roof Caved In</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/then-the-roof-caved-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/then-the-roof-caved-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The inflatable Teflon roof that covers the Metrodome collapsed under the weight of 17 inches of snow. No details as yet, but this has to put the Monday night reschedule of the Giants-Vikings at risk. The Metrodome roof has had issues before, but this is the first Vikings game it has jeopardized.]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for Kickoff</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/waiting-for-kickoff/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/12/waiting-for-kickoff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll have to wait until Monday night for this one. This week&#8217;s edition of Stressor Theater features a cliffhanger opening. Will the Giants make out of Kansas City? Will packing Brett Favre&#8217;s ailing shoulder in 15 inches of new-fallen Nordic snow deliver amazing recuperative powers? Tune in tomorrow to find out!* *Fox affiliates in local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC Playoff Picture: Win to Stay In</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/11/nfc-playoff-picture-win-to-stay-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/11/nfc-playoff-picture-win-to-stay-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With their 31-7 win Sunday, the Giants retained control of a wild card berth and more importantly their playoff destiny. The Giants playoff fortunes, however, hinge on next week&#8217;s matchup with the dirty Eagles. A win there gives the Giants control of the division and probably the conference tiebreaker as well. A loss relegates them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Giants 31, Redskins 7</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/06/post-game-report-giants-31-redskins-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/06/post-game-report-giants-31-redskins-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was nice of the Washington Redskins to come in and roll over for the New York Giants in windy New Meadowlands Sunday. But that bit of diplomatic politesse from the Redskins, while not unusual, almost created more questions than it answered about the Giants 2010 run to the playoffs. Clearly, the latest chapter in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 3rd: Giants 28, Redskins 7</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/end-of-the-3rd-giants-28-redskins-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/end-of-the-3rd-giants-28-redskins-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sloppy, listless kind of quarter, ending with the Giants still in control at 28-7. Brandon Jacobs went over 100 yards for the first time since 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Giants 21, Redskins 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/halftime-giants-21-redskins-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/halftime-giants-21-redskins-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants continue to control the action. Eli is getting comfortable with some of the understudy receivers, with six catches by Derek Hagan and two by Bear Pascoe. He had a bad INT, though, throwing to a surrounded Kevin Boss in the end zone. But the defense turned it right back around, as Terrell Thomas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 1st: Giants 14, Redskins 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/end-of-the-1st-giants-14-redskins-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/end-of-the-1st-giants-14-redskins-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Controlling performance by the Giants in a windy New Meadowlands. The Giants outgained the Redskins 127 to 45, as Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw found the end zone. For the Redskins, Albert Haynesworth called in sick for the Redskins. You read that right. In other news, if you&#8217;ve had enough of Tony, Moose and Goose, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week 13: Keys to the Game</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/week-13-keys-to-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/05/week-13-keys-to-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s start the roll call: Week 1: Panthers QB Matt Moore leaves the game with a concussion as the Giants win 31-18. Week 4: Bears QB Jay Cutler leaves the game with a concussion as the Giants win 17-3. Backup QB Todd Collins leaves the game with a stinger. Week 6: Lions QB Shaun Hill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC Playoff Picture: Giants In?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/04/nfc-playoff-picture-giants-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/12/04/nfc-playoff-picture-giants-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the statistical whiz-bang types over at NFL.com, who presumably are paid to worry about such things, if the regular season ended right this second, the New York Giants would be in as a wild card. At this point, the Giants, Green Bay and Tampa Bay are all 7-4, but the Giants have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Giants 24, Jaguars 20 &#8211; Tuck Talks</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/30/post-game-report-giants-24-jaguars-20-tuck-talks/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/30/post-game-report-giants-24-jaguars-20-tuck-talks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=906</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who knows what was said to turn things around at halftime of this big Giants win? Justin Tuck, because he said it: &#8220;I told &#8216;em that I was playing like c**p, I told &#8216;em that we was playing like c**p, and that, you know, in the second half, we gotta pick it up.&#8221; Good to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final: Giants 24, Jaguars 20</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/28/final-giants-24-jaguars-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/28/final-giants-24-jaguars-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=903</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Magnificent. As badly, as listlessly as the Giants moped through a horrible first half against Jacksonville, they played a second half that was as crisp, as emotional, as thrilling as any in recent memory. It took a little bit of luck, in the form of a tipped David Gerrard pass that turned into a Terrell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Jaguars 17, Giants 6</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/28/halftime-jaguars-17-giants-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/28/halftime-jaguars-17-giants-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Tom Coughlin is off to a slightly premature retirement in 2011, he might look back on this game and wonder &#8220;what if?&#8221; What if his defense had decided to show up and actually play the Jaguars? Right now, it&#8217;s a 30-minute playoff game for the Giants. Let&#8217;s see if they rise to the challenge.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Keys to the Game: Week 12</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/28/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-12/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/28/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it too early to call today&#8217;s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars a must win? Probably not, seeing as your Giants Talk blogger pointed to this one as such six weeks ago. A loss today could put the Giants two games behind the division lead and three games away from the top seed in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Buck Stops</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/24/the-buck-stops/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/24/the-buck-stops/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=894</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two straight losses. The second-half swoon, a disturbing constant in the Tom Coughlin era, seemingly in full swing. Once again, the New York Giants enter the home stretch of the season asking: what do we do now? This year, it&#8217;s not on the coaching staff. After the two-game losing streak early in the season, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Dirty Eagles 27, Giants 17</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/22/post-game-report-dirty-eagles-27-giants-17/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/22/post-game-report-dirty-eagles-27-giants-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=886</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After all that, after all that brutally sweet NFC smashmouth bashfest, after all that, we&#8217;re left wondering why Eli Manning can&#8217;t slide on a scramble like every other quarterback in the league, which set of errors was worse  &#8211; Michael Boley and Antrel Rolle (Cris Collinsworth, NBC) vs. Eli Manning and Jean-Pierre Paul (Your Giants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Keys to the Game: Week 11</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/21/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/21/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a lovely week for Michael Vick and the dirty Philadelphia Eagles in the wake of their 59-28 thrashing of the Redskins Monday night. Vick&#8217;s 400-plus yard, six-TD performance against the Redskins in the rain put the football world on notice that he and the dirty Eagles are a force to be reckoned with, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFC Post-Season Musical Chairs in Full Swing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/21/nfc-post-season-musical-chairs-in-full-swing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/21/nfc-post-season-musical-chairs-in-full-swing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your Giants Talk Blogger recently estimated that the New York Giants would need to finish with a record of 10-6 or better to reach the playoffs. Given the action since then, how well is that estimate holding up? Let&#8217;s take the NFC West out of the mix for the time being. Chances are Seattle, St. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battered Giants Need to Knit Offensive Patchwork</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/19/battered-giants-need-to-knit-offensive-patchwork/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/19/battered-giants-need-to-knit-offensive-patchwork/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bad news on the injury front: Six Giants, including five offensive starters, did not practice yesterday. The dirty Eagles, meanwhile, had only one player who did not practice. Given that the absence of Steve Smith, Shaun O&#8217;Hara and David Diehl and the shaky returns of William Beatty and Kevin Boothe led to a disjointed offensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Game Report: Hated Cowboys 33, Giants 20</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/15/post-game-report-hated-cowboys-33-giants-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/15/post-game-report-hated-cowboys-33-giants-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=873</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a weird game. Then the lights went out. Then things got really strange. Hats off to Carrot Top Garrett and the hated 2-7 Cowboys, who rolled into New Meadowlands and issued a thorough 33-20 beatdown on the 6-3 Giants. The Cowboys made it look easy, as players who just a week prior couldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Hated Cowboys 19, Giants 6</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/14/halftime-hated-cowboys-19-giants-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/14/halftime-hated-cowboys-19-giants-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[200+ yards, six points. That&#8217;s it in a nutshell. That, and making Kitna look like an All-Pro. Bad effort.]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 1st: Hated Cowboys 6, Giants 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/14/end-of-the-1st-hated-cowboys-6-giants-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/14/end-of-the-1st-hated-cowboys-6-giants-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=864</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Uh-oh. Worst case scenario developing in New Meadowlands, what with Kitna throwing bombs and Dez Bryant making plays. Giants need to step up the defensive pressure pronto.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Keys to the Game: Week 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/14/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/14/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The key to this afternoon&#8217;s matchup against the hated Cowboys comes down to interim head coach, Carrot Top Jason Garrett. Carrot Top has a deep, interesting football pedigree. His father, Jim, played briefly for the Giants in the 1950s. The elder Garrett achieved greater fame as a head coach at smallish college programs, most famously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Road(s) to the Playoffs</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/13/the-roads-to-the-playoffs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/13/the-roads-to-the-playoffs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=853</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of their 41-7 victory at Seattle Sunday, the New York Giants bandwagon got crowded in a hurry. It&#8217;s true that the Giants performance during their five-game winning streak has been a far cry from what we saw in the first three weeks of the season. But there is still room for improvement, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greatest Story Ever</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/10/greatest-story-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/10/greatest-story-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 12:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Dallas Morning News: The club apparently forgot to renew its registration on the dallascowboys.com domain and the site was pulled Sunday night, replaced with a generic page indicating the address was available for purchase from Network Solutions LLC. The team quickly renewed its registration, but it takes up to 48 hours for all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Game Report: Giants 41, Seahawks 7</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/08/post-game-report-giants-41-seahawks-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/08/post-game-report-giants-41-seahawks-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants beatdown of the Seahawks was of a kinder, gentler sort than what we&#8217;ve seen of late. Charlie Whitehurst left Qwest Field upright and under his own power. From the looks of things, defensive coordinator Perry Fewell dialed down the defensive intensity a couple of notches lower than in previous weeks. Instead, the Giants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of 3rd: Giants 41, Seahawks 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/07/end-of-3rd-giants-41-seahawks-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/07/end-of-3rd-giants-41-seahawks-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please, Coach Coughlin, put in the JVs now!  Diehl and Nicks have already gone down. Maybe Pete Carroll can pretend he&#8217;s back at USC, before the recruiting violations.]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Giants 35, Seahawks 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/07/halftime-giants-35-seahawks-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/07/halftime-giants-35-seahawks-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=833</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the all-too-rare Giants rout. Maybe in the second half we won&#8217;t have to hear about the arm strength of Charlie (9-19, 64 yards, 2 INTs, 16.0 QB rating) Whitehurst. Your Giants Talkblogger remembers Charlie&#8217;s dad, David Whitehurst. He wasn&#8217;t that good, either.]]></description>
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		<title>End of 1st: Giants 21, Seahawks 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/07/end-of-1st-giants-21-seahawks-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/11/07/end-of-1st-giants-21-seahawks-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite a couple of big mistakes  &#8211; fumble by Kevin Boss, allowing a big kick return to Leon Washington &#8211; the Giants are doing an efficient job of carving up a depleted Seattle squad. You&#8217;d never know it, though, if you were only listening to the hack, quasi-homer job by Buck and Aikman. To wit: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Blue Bye Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/28/big-blue-bye-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/28/big-blue-bye-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Giants are 5-2 after seven games. The Giants are always 5-2 after seven games in the Tom Coughlin era, unless they are 6-1. The Giants are in the midst of their bye week. The Giants are 6-15 coming off a bye week, winning the last two. The Giants are 5-2. The Giants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giants Defense: Menacing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/26/giants-defense-menacing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/26/giants-defense-menacing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the Giants allowed the Cowboys to ring up 35 points. But when the game was still in the balance, the defense was Super Bowl quality, prompting Jon Gruden to characterize the unit as &#8220;menacing,&#8221; a term that was soon picked up elsewhere. Michael Boley: &#8220;We take pride in getting to quarterbacks,&#8221; Boley said. &#8220;If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Game Report: Giants 41, Cowboys 35</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/26/post-game-report-giants-41-cowboys-35/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/26/post-game-report-giants-41-cowboys-35/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First things first. Down goes Romo. Romo is down. Next, in the wake of the Giants 41-35 win over the hated Cowboys in Dallas, focus on the positives: The Giants battled back valiantly from 10-0 and 20-7 deficits to seize control of the game. The Giants unleashed a physical performance on both sides of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at New Meadowlands Stadium</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/20/a-closer-look-at-new-meadowlands-stadium/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/20/a-closer-look-at-new-meadowlands-stadium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The personal seat licenses. The sight lines. The injuries. The cost. All that aside, the New Meadowlands Stadium is going to be the Giants’ home for some time. That means Sunday was time to check out the joint. Parking: We came in early (before 10 am), took the back way from Connecticut (over the Tappan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Game Report: Giants 28, Lions 20</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/18/post-game-report-giants-28-lions-20/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/18/post-game-report-giants-28-lions-20/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it was a beautiful day. Yes, the game played out almost exactly according to script, if not for the increasingly worrisome bumblefingers of P Matt Dodge. No, the New Meadowlands Stadium is not as bad as early reports made it out to be, but nor does it look like they dropped $1.6 billion on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road Trip</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/15/road-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/15/road-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Annual Giants Road Trip will only be covering 70 miles or so this year, as we trek down to The New Meadowlands Stadium to watch the Giants take on the Lions. The matchup looks favorable, as does the weather. Look for a complete report on the stadium and the game. See you in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trap Game?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/14/a-trap-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/14/a-trap-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[All week long, the take on Sunday&#8217;s matchup against the Lions has been, &#8220;it&#8217;s a trap game.&#8221; Consider this: The Lions are 1-4 (with one loss on the Calvin Johnson TD that wasn&#8217;t in Week 1 against the Bears, and two-point losses to Philadelphia and Green Bay) The Lions are 1-4, as we just mentioned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Ahead</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/13/looking-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/13/looking-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=779</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants 2010 schedule looked tough from the moment it was announced. Now, in the thick of the season, things don&#8217;t look to be getting any easier. Week 6: Detroit Week 7: at Dallas Week 8: Bye Week 9: at Seattle Week 10: Dallas Week 11: at Philadelphia Week 12: Jacksonville Week 13: Washington Week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Giants 34, Texans 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/11/post-game-report-giants-34-texans-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/11/post-game-report-giants-34-texans-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Things are looking up for the New York Giants. Sunday&#8217;s 34-10 win over the Houston Texans was the most complete game the Giants have played since 2008. It was their second consecutive win over a seemingly quality opponent, equaling 2009&#8242;s total (two wins against the hated Cowboys). The win also enabled the Giants to keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 3rd: Giants 27, Texans 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/end-of-the-3rd-giants-27-texans-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/end-of-the-3rd-giants-27-texans-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bad play calling by a pass-happy Kevin Gilbride and bad execution by a pass-happy Eli Manning gives the Texans a glimmer of hope. Giants went back to the run and things seemed to stabilize. Nice FG by Tynes with new holder Sage Rosenfels. Hang on &#8211; the last quarter could get ugly.]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 2nd: Giants 24, Texans 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/end-of-the-2nd-giants-24-texans-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/end-of-the-2nd-giants-24-texans-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Other than a couple of special teams penalties, a flawless second quarter of football from the Giants as well. Eli and the offense are firing on all cylinders, and the defense is all over Matt Schaub and a hobbled Andre Johnson, while shutting down Arian Foster (eight carries, nine yards). Looking very good so far.]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 1st: Giants 14, Texans 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/end-of-the-1st-giants-14-texans-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/end-of-the-1st-giants-14-texans-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Other than a couple of special teams penalties, a flawless first quarter of football from the New York Giants. Eli and the offense are firing on all cylinders, and the defense is all over Matt Schaub and a hobbled Andre Johnson. Looking very good so far.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Keys to the Game: Week Five</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-five/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/10/10/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-five/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=763</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for the AWOL display of late. No, your Giants Talk blogger did not disappear in the wake of last Sunday&#8217;s smashing 17-3 thrashing of the Chicago Bears, embarrassed because that win had dispelled his pronouncement of a week earlier. In fact, the Giants may still stink. Or the Giants may be on their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Titans 29, Giants 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/27/post-game-report-titans-29-giants-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/27/post-game-report-titans-29-giants-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official: the New York Giants stink. The 2010 edition looks much the same as the team that staggered to the finish in 2009, and continues to move in the wrong direction. The lack of execution and intensity is profound, and doesn&#8217;t show much hope of getting better any time soon. At home on Sunday, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final: Titans 29, Giants 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/final-titans-29-giants-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/final-titans-29-giants-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Man, that was ugly.]]></description>
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		<title>End of 3rd: Titans 19, Giants 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/end-of-3rd-titans-19-giants-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/end-of-3rd-titans-19-giants-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rarely do you get a penalty more damaging than Ahmad Bradshaw&#8217;s illegal block in the end zone. It took a 40-yard-plus gain on a Manning-to-Manningham pass off the board and gave the Titans a 12-10 lead. Follow it up with a bad free kick, a good Titans return, a nice drive, and it&#8217;s 19-10 Titans. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Giants 10, Titans 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/halftime-giants-10-titans-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/halftime-giants-10-titans-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nice two-minute drill by the Giants to draw even. Defense has kept the pressure on a weak, limited Tennessee offense. Eli and company need to return the favor in the second half.]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 1st: Titans 3, Giants 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/end-of-the-1st-titans-3-giants-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/26/end-of-the-1st-titans-3-giants-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=749</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/22/morning-line-wednesday-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/22/morning-line-wednesday-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the Giants total pink hammer debacle against the Colts Sunday night, it didn&#8217;t take long for the pockets of discontent that had been festering in the clubhouse since the 2009 meltdown to pop up anew. Or did they? Brandon Jacobs, like most Giants, had a horrible game Sunday, punctuated by the already-infamous helmet tossing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Colts 38, Giants 14</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/20/post-game-report-colts-38-giants-14/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/20/post-game-report-colts-38-giants-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=739</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a game that looked like a foreboding return to the darkest days of 2009, the Giants were overmatched, overpowered, outsmarted and outfinessed by the Colts. About the only thing to say is that this wasn&#8217;t one of those games that hung in the balance. The Colts took the opening drive, marched down the field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final: Colts 38, Giants 14</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/final-colts-38-giants-14/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/final-colts-38-giants-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Man, that was ugly.]]></description>
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		<title>End of 3rd: Colts 31, Giants 7</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/end-of-3rd-colts-31-giants-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/end-of-3rd-colts-31-giants-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon Jacobs 1-1 in the passing department.]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Colts 24, Giants 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/halftime-colts-24-giants-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/halftime-colts-24-giants-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=730</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peyton picked apart the DB package. Let&#8217;s see: a seven-and-a-half minute drive, a 98-yard drive, and 50 yard coup de grace just before halftime that took less than a minute. Giants look passive and lifeless, like a lot of games in the second half of &#8217;09, digging themselves a hole the Chilean miners would not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the 1st: Colts 7, Giants 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/end-of-the-1st-colts-7-giants-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/end-of-the-1st-colts-7-giants-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Colts exploded with big drive. Then things settled down. Down one score, Giants need to continue to focus on the run. Six DB set seems to be working on D.]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Keys to the Game: Week Two</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-two/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/19/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the historic 2006 Manning Bowl, which kicked off the NFL season in New York, this year&#8217;s edition in Indianapolis seems to be a more subdued affair. Eli and Peyton, second-generation NFL quarterbacks, each with a Super Bowl ring, are settled in as the league&#8217;s version of royalty. And they command suitably kingly ransoms: the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post-game Report: Giants 31, Panthers 18</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/14/post-game-report-giants-31-panthers-18/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/14/post-game-report-giants-31-panthers-18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=701</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants win over Carolina was a step in the right direction. The Giants displayed flashes of brilliance amid some downright ugly moments. Equally important, the team seemed to make substantive halftime adjustments that paid major dividends. Blue Hammer Eli Manning: Forget the three INTs &#8211; Manning probably has already. His reads and throws were [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/14/morning-line-tuesday-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/14/morning-line-tuesday-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Injury toll: Chase Blackburn, sprained MCL, not bad; Will Beatty, broken bone in foot, will be out for a while; Kevin Boss, developing history of concussions, not good. (Newark Star-Ledger) Empty, overpriced seats at Giants &#8211; whoops &#8211; New Meadowlands Stadium? Put that in your PSL. (NYDN) Smallish Colts defense was shredded by usually dormant [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Final: 31-18 Giants</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/final-31-18-giants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/final-31-18-giants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Man, that was ugly.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>End of 3rd Quarter: Giants 24, Panthers 16</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/end-of-3rd-quarter-giants-24-panthers-16/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/end-of-3rd-quarter-giants-24-panthers-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nice halftime adjustments by the G-men. Special teams stabilized, offense took advantage of a gift turnover on a Panthers attempted punt, defense manned up strong.]]></description>
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		<title>Halftime: Panthers 16, Giants 14</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/halftime-panthers-16-giants-14/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/halftime-panthers-16-giants-14/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sloppy special teams, penalties and dropped balls are killing the Giants.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>End of 1st Quarter: Giants 7, Panthers 3</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/end-of-1st-quarter-giants-7-panthers-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/end-of-1st-quarter-giants-7-panthers-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eli is locked in. Defense looks tough. Other than a horrid Matt Dodge punt, not bad.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Oh No</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/oh-no/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/oh-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the Moose, Goose and Marv Jr. show. Usually bad news for the Giants fan.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>2010 Keys to the Game: Week One</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-one/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/12/2010-keys-to-the-game-week-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many great things about sports is that certain feeling at the beginning of a season. Week One in the NFL is a celebration for many fans, happy that their game is back. Another part of that feeling is the clean, blank slate with which every team starts the season. Sure, there may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Winter, Spring and Summer of Discontent (and Injuries)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/01/a-winter-spring-and-summer-of-discontent-and-injuries/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/09/01/a-winter-spring-and-summer-of-discontent-and-injuries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Winter The winter of 2009 began on December 21. With the change of seasons, the Giants closed out the season with two hideous losses to Carolina and Minnesota. Architect of defensive ineptitude Bill Sheridan was quickly shown the door. A season that began with so much promise at 5-0 ended a very dreary 8-8. Spring [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>The (Exhibition) Battle of New York: Giants 31, Jets 16</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/17/the-exhibition-battle-of-new-york-giants-31-jets-16/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/17/the-exhibition-battle-of-new-york-giants-31-jets-16/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=669</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe this Victor Cruz kid can play a bit, hmm?]]></description>
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		<title>Eli Manning Works on Timing</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/12/eli-manning-works-on-timing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/12/eli-manning-works-on-timing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eli Manning does a nice job of delivering the quick out. Manning was alternating snaps with Jim Sorgi during most of the morning workout.]]></description>
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		<title>New Guys Making Practice Plays</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/12/new-guys-making-practice-plays/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/12/new-guys-making-practice-plays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=661</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the nice things about training camp is that you can get close to the action &#8211; really close. Here, new backup QB Jim Sorgi (farewell, David Carr) hooks up on a nice throw and catch with UMass rookie free agent Victor Cruz. Cruz made an even better one-handed grab earlier in practice, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom and Eli Back on the Job</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/12/tom-and-eli-back-on-the-job/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/08/12/tom-and-eli-back-on-the-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=658</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your Giants Talk blogger spent the morning at Giants training camp in Albany, NY. SUNY Albany is a much larger campus than expected &#8211; huge in fact &#8211; but training camp practices thankfully remain low key and kind of homey. Eli Manning looked pretty sharp. More to follow.]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Day Two, Round Two: Mammoth Interior Defender</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/04/23/draft-day-two-round-two-mammoth-interior-defender/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/04/23/draft-day-two-round-two-mammoth-interior-defender/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants stayed on the defensive side of the ball in the second round of the draft, selecting nose tackle Linval Joseph from East Carolina. Joseph, a junior, decided to enter the draft after EC coach Skip Holtz skipped to South Florida. He&#8217;s got size &#8211; 6&#8217;4&#8243;, 328, a &#8220;mammoth interior defender,&#8221; says NFL.com. He&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Day One: &#8220;Freakish Athletic Skills&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/04/23/draft-day-one-freakish-athletic-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/04/23/draft-day-one-freakish-athletic-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ignoring more pressing needs at linebacker, corner and safety, the New York Giants went the &#8220;best available athlete&#8221; route first popularized by the fat dead guy and used their first-round pick on South Florida DE Jason Pierre-Paul. Paul has exactly four seasons of organized football (one at the Division I level) under his belt, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From The Onion</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/01/12/from-the-onion/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/01/12/from-the-onion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As usual with The Onion, this is pretty funny. Thanks to reader &#8220;There&#8217;s Only One LT.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Bitter End: John Mara Talks Tough, Sheridan Shown the Door</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/01/05/a-bitter-end-john-mara-talks-tough-sheridan-shown-the-door/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2010/01/05/a-bitter-end-john-mara-talks-tough-sheridan-shown-the-door/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much like his father, Football Hall of Famer Wellington Mara, Giants owner John Mara usually makes his feelings known behind the scenes, unless it&#8217;s absolutely necessary. It was necessary Monday. Shortly after that tirade, which neatly encapsulated what every Giants fan has been thinking for weeks, Tom Coughlin dismissed defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan, architect of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the Line: Osi on Osi</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/31/end-of-the-line-osi-on-osi/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/31/end-of-the-line-osi-on-osi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Osi Umenyiora talks about his plight. &#8220;I love this team,&#8221; Umenyiora said after the Giants (8-7) practiced on Wednesday for their season finale in Minnesota against the Vikings (11-4). &#8220;I have spent the last seven years of my life here. I have a bunch of great friends here, but this situation cannot continue the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of the Line: All Apologies</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/30/end-of-the-line-all-apologies/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/30/end-of-the-line-all-apologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day after that hideous 41-9 thrashing at the hands of the Carolina Panthers,  Coach Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning manned up and attempted to apologize for the team&#8217;s putrid performance. &#8220;To a man, we would like to apologize,&#8221; Coughlin said. &#8220;For whatever reason, a team that had an awful lot to play for, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obituary: 2009 New York Giants Season</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/28/obituary-2009-new-york-giants-season/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/28/obituary-2009-new-york-giants-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 New York Giants season died Sunday night at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins. The cause of death, pending a final autopsy, was a lack of victories resulting from a chronic shortage of defensive intensity. The season was 8-7, expiring before it could finish its final game of the year. The 2009 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Quiet Farewell for Giants Stadium?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/27/a-quiet-farewell-for-giants-stadium/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/27/a-quiet-farewell-for-giants-stadium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of what has been a streaky, weirdly-paced season for the Giants comes perhaps the strangest bit of timing yet. Today&#8217;s game against the Panthers will most likely be the last one for the Giants in the original Giants Stadium, the greatest football stadium in the world. Coming as it does, in the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/24/morning-line-thursday-12/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/24/morning-line-thursday-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants ready to give &#8220;greatest football stadium in the world&#8221; a proper sendoff. (New York Daily News) Giants beat up after beating up Redskins. (Newark Star-Ledger) After beating up the Vikings, so are the Carolina Panthers running backs. (Charlotte Observer) TE Darcy Johnson placed on injured reserve. (Connecticut Post)]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/23/morning-line-wednesday-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/23/morning-line-wednesday-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giants allegedly sign TE Scott Chandler from the hated Cowboys practice squad. That would be five TEs now roaming the practice facility, for those of you keeping count. (Newark Star-Ledger) Brandon Jacobs visits the dentist, plus other news. (New York Daily News) Next opponent Carolina Panthers have been playing pretty well of late. (Charlotte Observer)]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Night Notes</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/22/monday-night-notes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/22/monday-night-notes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Week 15 is a bit late in the season for the first game for your Giants Talk blogger not at the game, at home, or at someone else&#8217;s home. So it was that we found ourselves at the very cozy Stella Blues in New Haven, where the first set by Kung-Fu coincided very nicely with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants 45, Redskins 12: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/22/giants-45-redskins-12-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/22/giants-45-redskins-12-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was about time, but about time may have been too late. The New York Giants, backs to the wall after sitting through wins by the hated Cowboys and dirty Eagles during the previous 48 hours, responded with their most complete effort of the season in throttling the Washington Redskins 45-12. Just roll that score [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Night Snowdown Showdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/21/monday-night-snowdown-showdown/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/21/monday-night-snowdown-showdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If nothing else, you have to like the setting: Monday Night Football, RF&#8230; &#8211; whoops &#8211; FedEx Field, the New York Giants coming to town clinging to playoff dreams against a Washington Redskins team that is out of contention and in turmoil but showing signs of life, on a clear, calm, cold post-blizzard Christmas season [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/18/morning-line-friday-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/18/morning-line-friday-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[T Kareem McKenzie, CB Corey Webster do not practice with knee issues; WR Mario Manningham sits as well. McKenzie looks to be in worst shape; would be spelled by UConn product William Beatty. (Connecticut Post) Offense says: No defense, no problem. (New York Daily News) Meadowlands to bid for Super Bowl XLVIII. No chance without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday &#8211; A Vote of Confidence</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/16/morning-line-wednesday-a-vote-of-confidence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/16/morning-line-wednesday-a-vote-of-confidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the Giants off for a couple of days before Monday night&#8217;s match up against the Redskins, the big news following Sunday night&#8217;s fiasco of a loss to the dirty Birds 45-38 was Tom Coughlin&#8217;s &#8220;vote of confidence&#8221; for embattled defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan. Coach Tom Coughlin needed just a handful of words to assert [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Playoffs: Still Looking in</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/15/playoffs-still-looking-in-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/15/playoffs-still-looking-in-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After 14 weeks, the playoff picture has cleared. Even with their sieve of a defense and in the midst of a horrible nine-week stretch, a New York Giants win against Washington combined with a loss by the hated Cowboys at unbeaten New Orleans puts the Giants in a wild card seat with two games left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagles 45, Giants 38: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/14/eagles-45-giants-38-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/14/eagles-45-giants-38-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Had it, lost it. The New York Giants had the lead for all of 19 seconds Sunday night, then lost it in one play and with it their chance to control their playoff destiny. NBC&#8217;s Tony Dungy summed up the Giants loss very succinctly in his post-game comments: Eli Manning&#8217;s failure to slide cost the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/12/weekend-line-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/12/weekend-line-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dirty Eagles RB Brian Westbrook is out Sunday (giants.com) AP preview of Sunday&#8217;s game. Barry Wilner is either an idiot, or from Philly, or both. (Connecticut Post) Aaron Ross out of position at safety. So what? Players make plays. Ross: &#8220;The coaches told me they needed me more at safety so that is where I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/11/morning-line-friday-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/11/morning-line-friday-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Uncertain G Chris Snee, S Michael Johnson both practiced yesterday; RB Ahmad Bradshaw took his now-expected seat. When told Coughlin said he was limited at practice, Snee laughed. &#8220;I&#8217;m always limited,&#8221; said Snee, who went to the Pro Bowl last season. &#8220;I&#8217;m a limited athlete.&#8221; Spoken like a true offensive lineman. (Connecticut Post) Giants defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/10/morning-line-thursday-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/10/morning-line-thursday-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The buzz begins to build for Sunday night&#8217;s showdown in the Meadowlands. Thanksgiving famine left Giants hungry for victory. Coach Tom Coughlin: &#8220;We had great energy, we had great passion,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We played physical; that is the way we play. That is the way the Giants play. And we have to continue that. &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playoffs: Still Looking In</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/playoffs-still-looking-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/playoffs-still-looking-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As tasty as the Giants 31-24 victory over the hated Cowboys was, it is still only one step forward on the road to the playoffs. The dirty Eagles and the Green Bay Packers still hold the wild cards, making the Sunday night showdown in the Meadowlands the game of the season. Giants (7-5) Week 13: [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/morning-line-tuesday-9/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/morning-line-tuesday-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[America loves Giants against Cowboys. (Connecticut Post) Dirty Eagles getting healthy. (philly.com) Tiki Barber received warm Giants Stadium welcome on Sunday. (New York Daily News)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Flozell Adams: Still Dirty</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/flozell-adams-still-dirty/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/flozell-adams-still-dirty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Typically, a post on a fine Tuesday morning following a win over the hated Cowboys would be used to collect the various pearls of wisdom that invariably emanate from their ever-fertile minds. Win or lose, these Cowboys &#8211; Jones, Phillips, Romo et al. &#8211; never, ever shut up. However, let us turn our attention to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Sheridan Gets All Inspirational and Whatnot</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/bill-sheridan-gets-all-inspirational-and-whatnot/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/08/bill-sheridan-gets-all-inspirational-and-whatnot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Much-maligned defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan found just the right inspirational tone for his embattled unit before Sunday&#8217;s huge win: excerpts from King Leonidas&#8217; speech to the Spartans before The Battle of Thermopylae (Bonus: the Hollywood version is below). Sheridan might&#8217;ve considered this a month ago, after his D folded against the Chargers. Although perhaps they [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants 31, Cowboys 24: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/07/giants-31-cowboys-24-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/07/giants-31-cowboys-24-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back, New York Football Giants. Big Blue returned with a bang Sunday, offering plenty of big-play excitement as they disposed of the hated Cowboys for the second time this year 31-24. Once again: While the big plays by Brandon Jacobs, Domenik Hixon, Ahmad Bradshaw and others electrified an already amped-up Giants Stadium crowd, it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Classy Cowboy Comments</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/07/classy-cowboy-comments/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/07/classy-cowboy-comments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following in the historical wake of enlightened, thoughtful comments from such Cowboys as Jerral Jones, Tony Romo, Wade Phillips, and Terrell Owens, one Chris Gunnip unleashed this gem last Wednesday. Don’t worry Giant fans, the Cowboys will put the final nail in your coffin on Sunday and you can all go back to hoping that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week 13</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/06/keys-to-the-game-week-13/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/06/keys-to-the-game-week-13/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Look at it this way: Week 13, hated Cowboys in town, playoffs on the line, Giants Stadium rocking. If the Giants were 7-4 or 8-3 in this scenario, the average Giants fan would have signed on the dotted line for this deal in September, no questions asked. The reality is the Giants are 6-5, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/05/weekend-line-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/05/weekend-line-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=534</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Osi Umenyiora, Fred Robbins not starting on Sunday? Only Tom Coughlin knows for sure, and he ain&#8217;t saying. (Connecticut Post) Bill Sheridan repeats: Giants defense is not physical. Really, Bill? No kidding? (Newark Star-Ledger) Justin Tuck disagrees. (New York Daily News) Eli Manning left his mark after Giants peed in Jerral Jones&#8217; billion-dollar punchbowl. (New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/03/morning-line-thursday-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/03/morning-line-thursday-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=531</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The reality, once again: Play some ball, win some games, keep playing in January. (Connecticut Post) After stunning midgame name change against the Broncos, Danny &#8220;DJ&#8221; Ware will sit against the hated Cowboys. (Newark Star-Ledger) New addition &#8220;Superfan&#8221; comes up a couple days late with a Broncos recap, but the observations on all things Giants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/02/morning-line-wednesday-9/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/02/morning-line-wednesday-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants turn to Jonathan Goff to replace Antonio Pierce. Who is Jonathan Goff, you ask? Plus, plenty of premature speculation as to Pierce&#8217;s ultimate replacement and D coordinator replacement. (Bergen Record) Giants may be down to Brandon Jacobs and Gartrell Johnson at running back. Who is Gartrell Johnson, you ask? (New York Daily News, scroll [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/01/morning-line-tuesday-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/01/morning-line-tuesday-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Antonio Pierce packs it in. (Connecticut Post) Eli Manning limping along. (Newark Star-Ledger) Hated Cowboys not worried about a possible December swoon. (Dallas Morning News)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Playoffs: Outside Looking In</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/01/playoffs-outside-looking-in/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/12/01/playoffs-outside-looking-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants really needed a win against Denver to maintain a run to the playoffs. Their timid performance leaves them a game back in the wild card mix, with a chance to punch their way back into contention against division opponents in the next three weeks. Around the rest of the conference, Carolina and Chicago [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Now?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/30/what-now/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/30/what-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving this year was a mellow holiday. Your Giants Talk blogger took in the Shelton-Derby game on a unseasonably pleasant morning, did some yard work, enjoyed a lovely meal surrounded by family and friends, watched just enough football, and was generally calm and relaxed by the time the Thursday night game rolled around. So, it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week 12</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/25/keys-to-the-game-week-12/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/25/keys-to-the-game-week-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning (with a little help) discuss the Keys to the Game in Week 12 against the Denver Broncos.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>XXI: 22-25, 268, 3, 0</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/25/xxi-22-25-268-3-0/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/25/xxi-22-25-268-3-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What looks like encrypted code to the uninitiated eye is actually a magic memory for Giants fans: Phil Simms&#8217; passing line in Super Bowl XXI, a 39-20 victory over the Broncos that gave the Giants their first Super Bowl win and earned Simms an MVP award. The game was billed as a battle between the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Short Week Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/25/short-week-line-wednesday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/25/short-week-line-wednesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=514</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other foot drops for Ahmad Bradshaw. (Connecticut Post) Broncos beat up but practicing. (Denver Post blog)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weather in Denver</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/weather-in-denver/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/weather-in-denver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks favorable for the passing game.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Best Giants Performance in Denver &#8211; Ever!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/best-giants-performance-in-denver-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/best-giants-performance-in-denver-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants and the Denver Broncos don&#8217;t get together much. Their most well-known matchup, of course, was in Super Bowl XXI, won by the Giants 39-20 (more on that tomorrow). The Giants lead the all-time series 5-4. The most recent meeting was in 2005, when a young fella by the name of Eli Manning found [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Travel Day for the Giants</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/travel-day-for-the-giants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/travel-day-for-the-giants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants will be on a plane to Denver after practice today, giving the team sufficient time to acclimate to the altitude. Maestro, a little traveling music please.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>48 Hours Later, the State of the Giants</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/48-hours-later/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/48-hours-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A win is a win is a win. Gertrude Stein said something like that, but what she failed to add is that a win, like a rose, usually smells pretty good, even if the process of making it did not. So it is with the Giants much-needed 34-31 overtime win over the Falcons. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Short Week Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/short-week-line-tuesday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/short-week-line-tuesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No rest for the weary Giants. (Connecticut Post) Defense has no answers for late-game meltdowns. (Newark Star-Ledger) Philadelphia area man pleads guilty in Tom Coughlin blackmail scheme. Wow. (New York Daily News)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Playoffs: Still There for the Taking</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/playoffs-still-there-for-the-taking/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/24/playoffs-still-there-for-the-taking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=485</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants 34-31 win over the Falcons gave them an important head-to-head win in the wild card race. The team standing between the Giants and the playoffs at the moment, the Green Bay Packers, suffered a couple of key defensive injuries to Al Harris and Aaron Kampman. The road to the playoffs remains a week-to-week [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sunday Sacrifice</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/22/sunday-sacrifice/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/22/sunday-sacrifice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=482</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seemed like something needed to burn for the Giants to end their four-game skid and somehow come out with a W. Something looked like this. Thanks, Kathy!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week 11</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/22/keys-to-the-game-week-11/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/22/keys-to-the-game-week-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Special guest &#8220;Eli Manning&#8221; offers the Keys to the Game for Week 11.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>LB Antonio Pierce &#8220;Out Indefinitely&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/20/lb-antonio-pierce-out-indefinitely/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/20/lb-antonio-pierce-out-indefinitely/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=477</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Diagnosed with a &#8220;bulging disc&#8221; in his neck. So much for that healthy defense.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/20/morning-line-friday-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/20/morning-line-friday-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Ross on the comeback trail. (Connecticut Post) Every Giant practiced. Yay! (giants.com) RB Jerious Norwood the likely replacement for starter Michael Turner. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Looking at the Giants season from a Falconian perspective. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weird Scary Stat of the Day</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/19/weird-scary-stat-of-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/19/weird-scary-stat-of-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the rather thin history of the New York Giants versus the Atlanta Falcons, the visiting team has won the past 12 games, an NFL record. The Falcons lead the all-time series 10-9.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/18/morning-line-wednesday-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/18/morning-line-wednesday-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brandon Jacobs starting to run like Brandon Jacobs. (Newark Star-Ledger) Aaron Ross starting to practice after three &#8211; three! &#8211; torn hamstrings. (New York Daily News) RB Michael Turner could be out for Falcons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Falcons are 1-4 on the road. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Giants braintrust not happy about T-Day road trip to Denver; in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playoffs: There for the Taking</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/16/playoffs-there-for-the-taking/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/16/playoffs-there-for-the-taking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is a great day to be a Giants fan. While the Giants rested, the pack of teams behind streaking New Orleans and Minnesota in the playoff hunt bunched up tight in wild Week 10 action, lessening the blow of the Giants four-game losing streak and leaving the Gmen in better-than-expected position to make a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ten Things to Do for Week 10</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/15/ten-things-to-do-for-week-10/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/15/ten-things-to-do-for-week-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=453</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the taste of that bad, bad loss to the Chargers might still be lingering, hopefully you&#8217;ve taken this bye week to rest, recharge and regroup as the New York Giants prepare their final push to the playoffs. If you haven&#8217;t, here are 10 ways you might spend your Sunday. 1. Wonder how, on this [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chargers 21, Giants 20: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/09/chargers-21-giants-20-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/09/chargers-21-giants-20-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This one hurt. In Tom Coughlin&#8217;s one-game playoff, the New York Giants came up short, leaving them 5-4 going into a much-needed bye week and their season ready to be torn into tatters. This one, unlike the prior three losses, had all the hallmarks of classic Giants football that fans have long come to know, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Nine</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/08/keys-to-the-game-week-nine/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/08/keys-to-the-game-week-nine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early in the week, Tom Coughlin pushed all his chips &#8211; emotional and strategic &#8211; to the center of the table for this matchup against the San Diego Chargers. The 4-3 Chargers are an upper-middle of the pack team with a dangerous passing offense, a poor run defense, and a running back who should never [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/08/weekend-line-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/08/weekend-line-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can the Giants stop the slide? (Connecticut Post) Is this the Super Bowl? (New York Daily News) Bill Sheridan faces the fire. Not sure if he gets it yet. (Newark Star-Ledger) Relief for the Beleaguered Defense? Part One: Aaron Rouse replaces C.C. Brown at safety. (Newark Star-Ledger) Relief for the Beleaguered Defense? Part Two: Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coach at the Crossroads</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/06/coach-at-the-crossroads/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/06/coach-at-the-crossroads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sleep is a rare commodity for a head coach in the National Football League, particularly for a coach in the depths of a three-game losing streak. So it is for the head coach seated at his large but orderly desk, surrounded by neat piles of looseleaf binders and disc cases, with three monitors frozen on [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/05/morning-line-thursday-9/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/05/morning-line-thursday-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Latest update on the injury parade. (Connecticut Post) &#8220;Team meeting? We don&#8217;t need no stinkin&#8217; team meeting!&#8221; (nj.com) Coughlin goes all in. (New York Daily News)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/04/morning-line-wednesday-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/04/morning-line-wednesday-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The mighty have fallen. (Connecticut Post) What we&#8217;ve got here is failure to communicate. (nj.com) A clear-headed analysis. (New York Daily News)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/03/morning-line-tuesday-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/03/morning-line-tuesday-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cluelessness reigns in Giants camp. (Connecticut Post) Defense: Anybody see our &#8220;swagger&#8221;? (Newark Star-Ledger) Giants may be perfect tonic for listless Chargers. (San Diego Times-Union)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eagles 40, Giants 17: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/02/eagles-40-giants-17-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/02/eagles-40-giants-17-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s &#8220;Look out be-looowwwwwww!&#8221; after a thrashing at the claws of the dirty Eagles. Judging by their performance during the past three weeks and the remainder of their schedule, a finish somewhere between 5-11 and 7-9 is not out of the question for the New York Giants. Takeaways: Offense: Horrible. Eli Manning was bad for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Eight</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/01/keys-to-the-game-week-eight/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/11/01/keys-to-the-game-week-eight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This game has all the hallmarks of an ugly, ugly NFC East battle: the New York Football Giants, 5-2, losers of two straight, staggering into Lincoln Financial Field to face the dirty Philadelphia Eagles, 4-2, a bit beat up, but unpredictable and dangerous. The winner controls the division, the loser falls into the wild card [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/31/weekend-line-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/31/weekend-line-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=404</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mario Manningham questionable; Bradshaw probable; Canty, Boley, Ross still out. (Connecticut Post) Time once again to overmatch Justice? (Newark Star-Ledger) Westbrook listed as questionable. (philly.com)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants Calling</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/31/giants-calling/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/31/giants-calling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to stunts, schemes and coverage, the New York Giants defense should have this incident burned into their brains by game time Sunday. Despite the statistics, the Giants have been defensively challenged since Chatty McNabb and company came into to Giants Stadium and left with a 23-11 playoff win. Let&#8217;s face it: 23, 31, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/30/morning-line-friday-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/30/morning-line-friday-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=396</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bradshaw has cracked bone in foot; will solider on. Michael Boley, Chris Canty practice; Antonio Pierce does not. (Connecticut Post) Steve Smith vs. Sheldon Brown: I&#8217;ll take Manufactured Controversies for $200, Alex. (Newark Star-Ledger) Brian Westbrook sits; remains game-day decision. (Philadelphia Inquirer) New York beats Philadelphia. (Connecticut Post)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Dirty Birds: Randall Cunningham</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/30/the-dirty-birds-randall-cunningham/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/30/the-dirty-birds-randall-cunningham/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Randall Cunningham was one of the more flamboyant quarterbacks in NFL history. His pure athleticism lead to his being tagged &#8220;The Ultimate Weapon.&#8221; A knee injury in 1991 derailed Cunningham&#8217;s best shot at the Super Bowl with the Eagles. Cunningham came out of retirement to quarterback the 1998 Minnesota Vikings, one of the most prolific [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/29/morning-line-thursday-8/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/29/morning-line-thursday-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahmad Bradshaw gets a second opinion; Pierce sits out practice. (Connecticut Post) Defenses paying attention to Steve Smith. (Connecticut Post) Brian Westbrook probably a game-day decision. (Philadelphia Inquirer) Philadelphia beats New York. (Connecticut Post)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Dirty Birds: Herman Edwards</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/29/the-dirty-birds-herman-edwards/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/29/the-dirty-birds-herman-edwards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=379</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before he became a head coach better known for his one-liners than on-field success, Herman Edwards was a pretty good defensive back for the Eagles. He played nine seasons, reached the Super Bowl once, and remains among the Eagles all-time leaders for interceptions. But for New York Giants fans of a certain vintage, the most [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesdsay</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/28/morning-line-wednesdsay/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/28/morning-line-wednesdsay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No more smashmouth? (New York Daily News) Dirty Eagles are banged up. (Philadelphia Inquirer) A few words on that other New York &#8211; Philly matchup, from a hated Phanatic. (Connecticut Post)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Dirty Birds: Chuck Bednarik</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/28/the-dirty-birds-chuck-bednarik/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/28/the-dirty-birds-chuck-bednarik/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chuck Bednarik epitomizes the vintage NFL. Pennsylvania bred by immigrant parents in the middle of steel mill country, decorated WWII veteran, All-American at Penn, the last man in NFL history to play every play of a game, going all out on offense, defense and special teams in the 1960 NFL Championship, member of the Pro [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/27/morning-line-tuesday-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/27/morning-line-tuesday-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=370</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After a blissful month, spoiling the hated Cowboys debutante ball and steamrolling lesser opponents, the Giants have come back to this: an all-too-familiar NFC East November battle against the dirty Eagles for control of the division. Time for these Giants to forget about what could have been, and focus on what this season can still [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cardinals 24, Giants 17: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/26/cardinals-24-giants-17/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/26/cardinals-24-giants-17/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=363</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is what the outcome of a pivotal game looks like. The Arizona Cardinals, powered by an admirable but not exceptional effort, take out the Giants on the road to move to 4-2 and set themselves up for a smooth ride to the NFC West title. The Giants, hindered by sloppy play and missed opportunities, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Seven</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/25/keys-to-the-game-week-seven/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/25/keys-to-the-game-week-seven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=356</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nowhere do the fortunes and prospects of a team change more dramatically from week to week than in the National Football League. Given the shift in fortunes of the Giants and Cardinals after last week&#8217;s action &#8211; a 48-27 shellacking by the Saints for the Giants, a 27-3 thrashing of the Seahawks by the Cardinals [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/23/morning-line-friday-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/23/morning-line-friday-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=351</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Sheridan wakes up; says Giants should have and will blitz more. Wow. Was he even at the game on Sunday? (Newark Star-Ledger) Seeing the world through Brandon Jacobs&#8217; eyes. Maybe there was something to that goalpost-punching pregame warmup. (New York Daily News, Newark Star-Ledger) Pepsi kind of people at the new unnamed stadium. (Connecticut [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/22/morning-line-thursday-7/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/22/morning-line-thursday-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Smith: Having a breakout year? (Connecticut Post) Take an amazing, imaginary journey, won&#8217;t you, into the mind of Eli Manning. (Newark Star-Ledger) The Giants defense does some soul searching. (New York Daily News) Coach Coughlin waxes philosophical for Arizona media. (Arizona Republic)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants at Saints: Post-Post Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/21/giants-at-saints-post-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/21/giants-at-saints-post-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If the score had gone the other way, say 48-27 Giants, your Giants Talk blogger might have been in a more upbeat mood, and the following might have appeared Tuesday, or even Monday. But the sound thrashing Big Blue received at the hands of the Saints demanded a pause to reflect and consider what had [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/21/morning-line-tuesday-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/21/morning-line-tuesday-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Canty still MIA. (New York Daily News) Cardinals come in flying right. (Newark Star-Ledger) Except maybe Anquan Boldin.  (Arizona Republic)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Saints 48, Giant 27: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/19/saints-48-giant-27-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/19/saints-48-giant-27-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Battle of New Orleans was a rout, and for Giants fans, it wasn&#8217;t pretty. The high-powered New Orleans Saints offense was running at full throttle, rolling up 500 yards and seven TDs en route to a 48-27 thrashing of the Giants. Takeaways Tom Coughlin: Coach Coughlin was thoroughly schooled by Sean (Puffy) Payton. The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Six</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/18/keys-to-the-game-week-six/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/18/keys-to-the-game-week-six/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s tough to call a game at this point in the season a “big game,” but this is as big as gets during Week Six. Giants at Saints in The Battle of New Orleans, both unbeaten, both dominating the stats, both looking like they&#8217;ll be invited to the January dance. So, folks, it&#8217;s big. Story [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/17/weekend-line-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/17/weekend-line-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=306</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants worried about Saints defense. (Newark Star-Ledger) Saints worried about Giants defense. (Times-Picayune via NYDN) Domenik Hixon could be back as return man. (Newark Star-Ledger)]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/16/morning-line-friday-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/16/morning-line-friday-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media breaks down Brandon Jacobs. (Connecticut Post, New York Post) Canty undergoes procedure. (Newark Star-Ledger) What Vegas thinks about Giants-Saints, via the Big Easy (nola.com)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/15/morning-line-thursday-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/15/morning-line-thursday-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know Eli Manning is from New Orleans? And this is his first game back in New Orleans? (Connecticut Post) Bryan Kehl back on the practice field, business as usual for the other walking wounded. (giants.com) Saints backfield is fully stocked. (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Conjecture, speculation, gossip (New York Daily News)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/14/morning-line-wednesday-6/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/14/morning-line-wednesday-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants at Eagles November 1 moves to 1 p.m. (Connecticut Post) Media manufactured &#8220;controversy.&#8221; (New York Daily News) How the Big Easy sees the Giants &#8211; scroll down for an outstanding non-quote from Coach Coughlin. (New Orleans Times-Picayune) Junior Seau returns to Patriots, receives AARP card, goes out for early-bird special. Isn&#8217;t he a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle of New Orleans Target: Jeremy Shockey</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/14/the-battle-of-new-orleans-target-jeremy-shockey/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/14/the-battle-of-new-orleans-target-jeremy-shockey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Few athletes arrived in New York with more potential upside and promise than Jeremy Shockey. Like another Oklahoma product, Mickey Mantle, Shockey was gifted with enormous talent, boyish good looks and instant name recognition. Giants fans said the name aloud to each other &#8211; &#8220;Shockey!&#8221; &#8211; as if it was some sort of magic spell [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/13/morning-line-tuesday-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/13/morning-line-tuesday-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the hype begin. (Connecticut Post) Let the hype get ahead of itself in New Orleans. (Associated Press) Jeremy Shockey has bitter taste in his mouth. (New Orleans Times-Picayune)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Battle of New Orleans Target: Sean (Puffy) Payton</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/13/the-battle-of-new-orleans-target-sean-puffy-payton/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/13/the-battle-of-new-orleans-target-sean-puffy-payton/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sean (Puffy) Payton is in his fourth year as head coach of New Orleans Saints. The team has made the playoffs once, in 2006. Payton&#8217;s current record as head coach is 29-23. By Saints standards, this makes Payton the equivalent of say, Don Shula or Vince Lombardi, and this Lee Harvey Oswald lookalike seems to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants 44, Raiders 7: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/12/giants-44-raiders-7-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/12/giants-44-raiders-7-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The autumn wind, it would seem, is a Giant rather than a Raider. The Giants bombarded an overmatched, poorly coached Raiders squad 44-7, and it wasn&#8217;t even that close. Takeaways Eli Manning: 8-10, 173, two TDs, 158.3 rating (the highest possible). Not a bad half-day&#8217;s work. He&#8217;ll be ready for his homecoming in the Battle [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Five</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/keys-to-the-game-week-five/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/keys-to-the-game-week-five/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Giants and 4-0 and heading home; the Raiders are 1-3 and as commenter Toselfan09 notes, &#8220;a hot mess.&#8221; He looks to be spot on. The Raiders can&#8217;t run the ball, can&#8217;t throw the ball, can&#8217;t defend the run, and have problematic special teams (sorry, young Fassel). Still, this is the NFL, and the Giants [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Raiders Fun Pack</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/raiders-fun-pack/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/raiders-fun-pack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Their current dismal state of affairs aside, the Oakland Raiders of yore were always the most controversial, colorful and entertaining teams in the NFL. The wonderful world of YouTube can paint the picture with greater detail than can your Giants Talk blogger. Let&#8217;s start with this delightful overview, as narrator Laurence Fishburne helps capture the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>All About Al</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/all-about-al/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/all-about-al/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everything regarding the Oakland Raiders, the highs and the lows, the good and the bad, can all be traced back to one man, Al Davis. If Lamar Hunt was the good guy in the white cowboy hat of the AFL, Davis was and still is the killer in black and silver. However, it seems time [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/weekend-line-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/10/weekend-line-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eli practices, takes half the snaps, looks OK; listed as questionable. (Connecticut Post) Michael Boley, Chris Canty, Bryan Kehl, Aaron Ross out; Kevin Boss doubtful. (NFL.com) UConn rookie William Beatty may see more action Sunday. (Newark Star-Ledger) Familiar name on Raiders coach staff; article scores extra points for use of the word &#8220;backslidden.&#8221; (San Francisco [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Eli Trying to Practice Today</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/09/eli-trying-to-practice-today/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/09/eli-trying-to-practice-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So says Giants PR person Pat Hanlon]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/08/morning-line-thursday-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/08/morning-line-thursday-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eli, Coach Coughlin wonderfully vague when commenting on injury. (giants.com) He&#8217;ll probably play? (Connecticut Post) Lawrence Tynes: turning into a head case? (Newark Star-Ledger) Raiders unsure at running back (San Francisco Chronicle)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/07/morning-line-wednesday-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/07/morning-line-wednesday-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Operations for linebackers Michael Boley, Bryan Kehl. Boley out for a month; Kehl week-to-week. (Connecticut Post) Eli was hurting before KC, but not so much. (Newsday) Nnamdi Asomugha: Can you spell &#8220;best cornerback in the NFL?&#8221; (Newark Star-Ledger) Helpful information on plantar fasciitis. Best treatments: Stretching, rest, Raiders. (mayoclinic.com)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/06/morning-line-tuesday-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/06/morning-line-tuesday-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Diagnosis: An injury to the plantar fascia. Outlook: Eli is a pretty tough guy. (Connecticut Post) Michael Boley, Kevin Boss also hurting. (Newark Star-Ledger) Raiders &#8220;top back&#8221; Darren McFadden sidelined. (San Jose Mercury News) Raiders coach Tom Cable under investigation. (SF Chronicle)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Pox on Fox</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/06/a-pox-on-fox/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/06/a-pox-on-fox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Or, more precisely, the Fox Network&#8217;s NFL broadcasters: Joe Buck/Troy Aikman/Pam Oliver Kenny Albert/Daryl Johnston/Tony Siragusa Dick Stockton/Charles Davis/Laura Okmin Thom Brennaman/Brian Billick/Charissa Thompson Sam Rosen/Tim Ryan/Nischelle Turner Ron Pitts/John Lynch Chris Myers/Trent Green The teams higher on the list work the more popular games, so Giants fans generally get the Buck or Albert crews [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Monday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/05/morning-line-monday-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/05/morning-line-monday-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eli Manning: Wait and see. (giants.com) Up next: Oakland Raiders, 1-3 and heading downhill. (SF Chronicle)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants 27, Chiefs 16: Post-Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/05/giants-27-chiefs-16-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/05/giants-27-chiefs-16-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Giants shrugged off the Arrowhead Stadium crowd, two early turnovers, a Lawrence Tynes missed FG, and eight penalties in another cruise to victory. Of course, these are the Kansas City Chiefs we&#8217;re talking about here. Scott Pioli and Todd Haley each have their work cut out for them, as both the level of talent [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Four</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/03/keys-to-the-game-week-four/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/03/keys-to-the-game-week-four/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At this point in the season, there are only two stories to tell about the New York Football Giants: their 3-0 record, and the parade of injuries that has accompanied that undefeated start. The team is functioning at almost peak efficiency in every phase of the game, which leaves the media to manufacture controversy (see [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Weekend Line</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/03/weekend-line/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/03/weekend-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Dockery, Hakeem Nicks are back; Chris Canty, Domenik Hixon, Aaron Ross, Danny Ware are not. (giants.com) Offensive line: steady as she goes. (Connecticut Post) Defense prepping a blitzkrieg? (New York Daily News, Newark Star-Ledger) Coach Coughlin making sure his team is not surprised by the Chiefs. (giants.com)]]></description>
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		<title>A Brief, (Biased*) History of the Kansas City Chiefs</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/02/a-brief-biased-history-of-the-kansas-city-chiefs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/02/a-brief-biased-history-of-the-kansas-city-chiefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Kansas City Chiefs were founded as the Dallas Texans in 1960 as one of the charter teams of the American Football League (AFL). The team&#8217;s owner, Lamar Hunt, was a son of oil baron and right-wing extremist H.L. Hunt The elder Hunt had many children &#8211; 14 by three different women, at least one of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bruce Springsteen Offers an Ode to the Giants</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/02/bruce-springsteen-offers-an-ode-to-the-giants/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/02/bruce-springsteen-offers-an-ode-to-the-giants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Springsteen just started his last stand at Giants Stadium, and he opened with a bang: a new song, &#8220;Wrecking Ball,&#8221; a paean to all things Meadowlands and Giants. Sounds kind of hasty, but you gotta love the attitude. Bring on your wrecking ball!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/02/morning-line-friday-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/02/morning-line-friday-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Justin Tuck, Kevin Dockery, Hakeem Nicks: one step forward. Aaron Ross: one step back. (giants.com) Brandon Jacobs doesn&#8217;t care about a Tony Siragusa. Neither do we. (New York Daily News) More Boss on Sunday? (Newark Star-Ledger) Lawrence Tynes has the yips. Somewhere, John Carney is smiling. (giants.com) Chiefs shuffling the deck. (Kansas City Star)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/01/morning-line-thursday-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/10/01/morning-line-thursday-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kenny Phillips goes under the knife with Dr. Andrews in Alabama; will not run for 4-5 months. (phillips21.com) Ahmad Bradshaw joins the injury parade. (giants.com) Back to basics for undisciplined Chiefs. (Kansas City Star)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/30/morning-line-wednesday-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/30/morning-line-wednesday-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ahmad Bradshaw taking a lead role? (New York Daily News) The numbers from victory over the Bucs &#8211; staggering. (giants.com) Chiefs having trouble. (Kansas City Star) The BFL? (Connecticut Post)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/29/morning-line-tuesday-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/29/morning-line-tuesday-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants once again have the runs. (Connecticut Post) Offensive linemen join the injury parade; Coach Coughlin optimistic. (Newark Star-Ledger) Chiefs not exactly loaded at the skill positions. (Kansas City Star)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Monday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/28/morning-line-monday-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/28/morning-line-monday-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants D administers a beatdown. (Connecticut Post) Tuck packs light, talks his way into playing; Giants again a bit banged up. (Newark Star-Ledger) Bucs in a bad place. (St. Petersburg Times) So are the Kansas City Chiefs. (Kansas City Star)]]></description>
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		<title>Giants 24, Buccaneers 0: Post Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/27/giants-24-buccaneers-0-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/27/giants-24-buccaneers-0-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Coach Coughlin couldn&#8217;t have scripted it any better. Win the toss, take the kickoff, march down the field for a red zone TD, then follow up with a three-and-out on D. Hard to believe, but that it was all it took for the Giants to set the tone for a dominating 24-0 victory. The Giants [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tampa Bay Memories</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/27/tampa-bay-memories/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/27/tampa-bay-memories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Giants don&#8217;t match up with Tampa Bay much (Giants lead the all-time series 10-6, as well as a playoff win in the 2007 season), but the Gmen have made some memorable trips to Tampa. Your Giants Talk blogger has not made it to Tampa for a game, but his cohorts &#8211; Doug, Egghead, Goober, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Three</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/26/keys-to-the-game-week-three/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/26/keys-to-the-game-week-three/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After last week&#8217;s hype fest, this week&#8217;s game has all the makings of a let-down or trap matchup. By the numbers, it seems pretty simple: the Giants are 2-0, the Buccaneers 0-2 &#8211; two teams moving in different directions. The reality, of course, is a bit more complex. As commenter Ed Finn points out, the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants Have Three Weeks to Sort Out Injury Woes</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/25/giants-have-three-weeks-to-sort-out-injury-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/25/giants-have-three-weeks-to-sort-out-injury-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kenny Phillips&#8217; season ended in a dismal fashion yesterday. A diagnosis of patella femoral arthritis sent him to the injured reserve list and puts his career in jeopardy. While Coach Coughlin and Antonio Pierce said all the right things, the fact is Phillips is a rising defensive star. It&#8217;s a tough loss, particularly to a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Safety Kenny Phillips on IR; Out for the Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/24/safety-kenny-phillips-on-ir-out-for-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/24/safety-kenny-phillips-on-ir-out-for-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Only two games into the season, the Giants&#8217; injuries are reaching a tipping point.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/24/morning-line-thursday-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/24/morning-line-thursday-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The injuries continue to mount. (Connecticut Post) Justin Tuck doubtful; displays his mastery of the locker room interview. (giants.com) Derrick Ward pumped for Sunday. (Newark Star-Ledger)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Plaxico Goes to Shawshank</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/24/plaxico-goes-to-shawshank/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/24/plaxico-goes-to-shawshank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, not quite. His accommodations aside, Burress has always embodied the good and the bad of the modern athlete, and how one can sometimes spur the other. Burress is a freakish talent, a combination of size, speed and pass-catching ability that enabled him to defeat the double coverage that invariably came his way. He was [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/23/morning-line-wednesday-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/23/morning-line-wednesday-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A &#8220;soft spot&#8221; on the G-men schedule? (Connecticut Post) Glazers: Putting their money in ManU? (St. Petersburg Times) Plaxico needed better defenders. (Newark Star-Ledger) Mixed reaction to hated Cowboys&#8217; &#8220;peasant passes.&#8221; (Connecticut Post)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Little Something&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/22/a-little-something/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/22/a-little-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; from the last trip to Tampa.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/22/morning-line-tuesday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/22/morning-line-tuesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Flozell Adams is dirty. (Connecticut Post) Giants WRs: Suddenly a strength. (Newark Star-Ledger) Talk of 0-16 stirs in Tampa. (Tampa Tribune) Doubleheader at 1 pm Sunday &#8211; not the usual way. (New York Daily News) Football 1, Emmys 0: Highest rated regular season game in 11 years. (Newsday)]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Phillips, Romo: Wah, Wah, Wah</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/21/phillips-romo-wah-wah-wah/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/21/phillips-romo-wah-wah-wah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The hated Cowboys are always good for head-scratching quotes in the wake of a loss. The post-game after this 33-31 loss was no exception: &#8220;We lost by a short margin,&#8221; Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said. &#8220;If we cut (turnovers) down certainly and certainly make some more on defense, we can win those kind of games. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Giants 33, Cowboys 31: Post Game Report</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/21/giants-33-cowboys-30-post-game-report/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/21/giants-33-cowboys-30-post-game-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the pregame prediction was off by just a bit, but not much. The Giants spoiled Jerral Jones&#8217;s deb party at his new billion-dollar pleasure palace, and the delicious taste of that victory will grow only more tasty. In a word, see below: HUGE from All Caps on Vimeo. Three things to take away from [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week Two</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/19/keys-to-the-game-week-two/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/19/keys-to-the-game-week-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Try, for a moment, to put aside the massive amounts of hype surrounding the coming-out for Jerral Jones&#8217;s new billion-dollar plaything, and focus instead on the game: Giants at Cowboys. Week two, both teams 1-0, a big divisional match-up, but not a huge or must-win game for either team by any stretch. The keys to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Best Seats in Cowboys Stadium</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/19/the-best-seats-in-cowboys-stadium/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/19/the-best-seats-in-cowboys-stadium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Check it out at the 1:51 mark&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to Hate the Cowboys &#8211; Part Four: Jerry Jones</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/18/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-four-jerry-jones/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/18/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-four-jerry-jones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=84</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jerral &#8220;Jerry&#8221; Jones has been the owner of the Dallas Cowboys since 1989. Under his ownership, the team has won three Super Bowls and the value of the franchise, like that of most sports teams during the past 20 years, has grown exponentially, making Jones a billionaire. The problem: Where to begin? Jones encapsulates almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to Hate the Cowboys &#8211; Part Three: Texas Stadium</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/17/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-three-texas-stadium/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/17/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-three-texas-stadium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas Stadium was the home of the hated Cowboys for nearly 40 years. It cost $35 million, which is probably less than the cost of the lavatory fixtures in Jerry Jones&#8217; new Xanadu, Cowboys Stadium. Its distinctive, hole-in-the-roof design and bright, made-for-TV artificial turf became a part of the Cowboys mystique. It was portrayed as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/17/morning-line-thursday-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/17/morning-line-thursday-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Giants are a bit banged up; starting safeties did not practice. (giants.com) Dallas O a challenge for Giants D (New York Daily News) Giants O a challenge for Dallas D. (Dallas Morning News) Opening night crowd could set a record. (Newsday/AP)]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to Hate the Cowboys &#8211; Part Two: Roger Staubach</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/16/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-two-roger-staubach/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/16/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-two-roger-staubach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/?p=62</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Roger Staubach is a Heisman Trophy winner, Naval Academy graduate, Super Bowl and NFL MVP, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and multimillionaire businessman. His derring-do and athleticism are the stuff of NFL legend. If you are a football fan of a certain vintage, you carry indelible memories of Staubach eluding one impossible [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/16/morning-line-wednesday-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/16/morning-line-wednesday-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome, Gartrell Johnson. (Newark Star-Ledger) Former hated Cowboy Chris Canty recants. (New York Daily News) Brandon Jacobs: &#8220;I hate the Cowboys with a bloody passion.&#8221; (Newark Star-Ledger)]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to Hate the Cowboys &#8211; Part One: Tom Landry</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/15/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-one-tom-landry/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/15/reasons-to-hate-the-cowboys-part-one-tom-landry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Landry was a great coach and a great man. After achieving success as as a player and defensive coordinator with The New York Football Giants, where he invented the 4-3 defense, he became the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. He brought the team from expansion mediocrity to playoff contention in five years, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Tuesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/15/morning-line-tuesda/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/15/morning-line-tuesda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Cowboys D: Bothered, but not worried. What? (Connecticut Post) New defensive coordinator Bill Sheridan in the spotlight. (New York Daily News) Antonio Pierce: Too early to get excited. (WCBS) Antonio Pierce: Need to get former Cowboy Chris Canty excited. (Newark Star-Ledger) Hated former Cowboys QB Roger Staubach: Emmitt is all wrong. (Dallas Morning News)]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Monday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/14/morning-line-monday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/14/morning-line-monday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s all about the D for Big Blue. (Connecticut Post) Hakeem Nicks and Danny Ware will be taking seats for at least a little while. (New York Daily News) No joy in Mudville. (Washington Post) Dallas D: looking a bit shaky. (Dallas Morning News)]]></description>
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		<title>Somebody Needs to Tell Troy Aikman&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/14/somebody-needs-to-tell-troy-aikman/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/14/somebody-needs-to-tell-troy-aikman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;that losing Danny Ware on the opening kickoff hurt, but was far from a &#8220;significant blow.&#8221; And you can&#8217;t have &#8220;great protection&#8221; on a play where the QB is stripped of the ball, resulting in a fumble return for a TD. The Giants led from start to finish yesterday, but to hear Troy and Joe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postgame: Week One</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/13/postgame-week-one/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/13/postgame-week-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[23-17 Giants: A solid, convincing win. The Giants answered the questions posed in Saturday&#8217;s Keys to the Game. The offense didn&#8217;t run at Haynesworth, protected Eli, and its young receivers, particularly Steve Smith, Kevin Boss and Mario Manningham, established their roles. The defense, playing with a makeshift secondary, was 2007 tough, as Osi Umenyiora returned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redskins Memories</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/13/redskins-memories/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/13/redskins-memories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Giants have been playing the Redskins since Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall and dinosaurs roamed the earth. Oddly enough, in NFC East terms, the Giants have no better friend than the Redskins. When the Skins are good, the Giants are bad, and vice versa. Even the great Joe Gibbs-coached Skins teams would seemingly roll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keys to the Game: Week One</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/12/keys-to-the-game-week-one/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/12/keys-to-the-game-week-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You can spend all weekend, and really all week, listening to would-be pundits of every stripe break down the possibilities for the Redskins match up into the most minute of details. This is an exercise in futility, particularly in Week One. The keys to this game for the Giants are the questions that need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Going to the Game?</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/12/whos-going-to-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/12/whos-going-to-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone making the trek to the Meadowlands tomorrow? Do you do it regularly? What&#8217;s the traffic/parking scenario with the new stadium looming in the background? Add a comment or drop me an email. And, in what may be a more common scenario, decent tickets at a not-stratsopheric price are still available through Ticketmaster TicketExchange and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Saturday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/12/morning-line-saturday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/12/morning-line-saturday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hakeem Nicks is in. (Newark Star-Ledger) Aaron Ross is out. Koets, Sintim: doubtful. Dockery: questionable. (NFL.com) Coach Coughlin waxes philosophical. (giants.com) Clinton Portis: Bombs over Baghdad? (New York Daily News)]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Friday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/11/morning-line-friday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/11/morning-line-friday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Captains, my captains: Eli, Pierce, Feagles. (Bergen Record) Chase Blackburn will start at outside linebacker, Aaron Ross is out at CB. (New York Post) Redskins expecting large return from large investment in large free agent Albert Haynesworth. (Washington Post) Will Big Ben, an opening night winner in a brutal battle, have to name names? (Connecticut [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Thursday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/10/morning-line-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/10/morning-line-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Albert Haynesworth is not impressed. (New York Daily News) Coach Coughlin says, &#8220;Go ahead, make my day.&#8221; (New York Post) Andre Woodson: Benedict Arnold? (Bergen Record) Noted dramatist Brett &#8220;Hamlet&#8221; Favre already having doubts (AP)]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Line: Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/09/morning-line-wednesday/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/09/morning-line-wednesday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hakeem Nicks doesn&#8217;t have history on his side. (New York Daily News) Chris Canty is ready to play. (Newsday) Jay Alford is trying to be ready to not play. (nj.com) Local legend takes a deep seat for the Texans. (connpost.com)]]></description>
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		<title>Preseason Capsule</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/09/preseason-capsule/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/giants/2009/09/09/preseason-capsule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Hellauer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Preseason is pretend season. Still, those were The New York Football Giants on the field for those four tune-ups, and they did keep score. The scores said the Giants were 1-3, and as former coach, executive and noted sage (but to me a fat, dead guy since he went to the hated Dallas Cowboys) Bill [...]]]></description>
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