This week, all week long, we're taking a brutal look at each of the teams in the NFC East, in detail. The first target was the last place 4-12 Dallas Cowboys.

Today, we'll pick apart the New York Giants. To note, we will not be talking about the positives of any of the Eagles' NFC East rivals, because, well, that's no fun. This will be 100 percent vitriolic. And yes, we'll roast the Eagles, too.



1) What reason have the Giants given anyone to think they'll be good?

Over the last three seasons, the Giants have won a grand total of 19 games. Only seven teams in the NFL have won fewer games over that span.

Team 2013 2014 2015 TOTAL Broncos 13 12 12 37 Patriots 12 12 12 36 Seahawks 13 12 10 35 Panthers 12 7 15 34 Cardinals 10 11 13 34 Bengals 11 10 12 33 Chiefs 11 9 11 31 Packers 8 12 10 30 Colts 11 11 8 30 Steelers 8 11 10 29 Eagles 10 10 7 27 Saints 11 7 7 25 49ers 12 8 5 25 Lions 7 11 7 25 Cowboys 8 12 4 24 Vikings 5 7 11 23 Bills 6 9 8 23 Ravens 8 10 5 23 Jets 8 4 10 22 Dolphins 8 8 6 22 Chargers 9 9 4 22 Rams 7 6 7 20 Texans 2 9 9 20 Bears 8 5 6 19 Giants 7 6 6 19 Falcons 4 6 8 18 Redskins 3 4 9 16 Raiders 4 3 7 14 Browns 4 7 3 14 Buccaneers 4 2 6 12 Jaguars 4 3 5 12 Titans 7 2 3 12





The Giants are also one of only nine teams with a negative point differential in each of the last three years:

Team 2013 2014 2015 TOTAL Seahawks 186 140 146 472 Patriots 106 155 150 411 Broncos 207 128 59 394 Chiefs 125 72 118 315 Bengals 125 21 140 286 Panthers 125 -35 192 282 Cardinals 55 11 176 242 Steelers 9 68 104 181 Packers -11 138 45 172 Eagles 60 74 -53 81 Colts 55 89 -75 69 Bills -49 54 20 25 Cowboys 7 115 -99 23 Saints 110 -23 -68 19 Lions 19 39 -42 16 Ravens -32 107 -73 2 Chargers 48 0 -78 -30 Vikings -89 -18 63 -44 49ers 134 -34 -149 -49 Texans -152 65 26 -61 Dolphins -18 15 -79 -82 Rams -16 -30 -50 -96 Giants -89 -20 -22 -131 Falcons -90 -36 -6 -132 Jets -97 -118 73 -142 Bears -33 -123 -62 -218 Redskins -144 -137 9 -272 Browns -98 -38 -154 -290 Buccaneers -101 -133 -75 -309 Titans -19 -184 -124 -327 Raiders -131 -199 -40 -370 Jaguars -202 -163 -72 -437





For some reason, there is optimism surrounding this team. Why? Because they overpaid a few guys in free agency? I don't get it.

2) The Giants can't run the ball

Here are the Giants' rushing totals over the last three years:

Year Attempts Yards YPC 2013 381 1332 3.50 2014 449 1603 3.57 2015 403 1609 3.99 TOTAL 1233 4544 3.69





Is it bad if you can't break four yards per carry in three consecutive years? Asking for a friend.

Here's the Giants' run game in gif form:

Of course, we'd be unfair to the Giants' running backs if we put the blame solely on them for the Giants' rushing woes. The RG-RT tandem of John Jerry and Marshall Newhouse are in the "worst RG-RT combo in the NFL" conversation, if anyone is actually having that conversation somewhere.

Also, for the sake of piling on, Ereck Flowers is a RT playing LT.

3) The Giants can't stop the run either.

With four games remaining last season, the Giants, Redskins, and Eagles were all 5-7. The Giants, obviously, were very much in the hunt in the atrocious NFC East. And then their run defense failed them.

Opponent Rush Yards YPC TD Dolphins 22 128 5.8 2 Panthers 29 171 5.9 0 Vikings 40 218 5.4 3 Eagles 26 120 4.6 2 TOTAL 117 637 5.4 7





In 2015, the Giants allowed 4.4 yards per carry, which was 24th in the NFL. In 2014, they allowed 4.9 yards per carry, which was dead last. In other words, the Giants lose in the trenches at the point of attack both on offense and defense, which might help explain why they're among the bottom quarter of the league in wins the last three years.

Here's the Giants' run defense in gif form:



4) The Giants are even worse at stopping the pass than they are at stopping the run.

Here is where the Giants ranked in various pass defense stats in 2015:

2015 Giants defense Stat Rank Pass yards allowed/game 298.9 32 Yards per pass attempt 7.7 25 Pass TDs allowed 31 T-25 Opponent completion percentage 66.3% 27 Passing first downs allowed 236 31 Percentage of passes resulting in first down 37.0% 27 Receptions of 20+ yards allowed 62 30 Sacks 23 30 Opposing QB rating 95.9 21





So the Giants are awful at stopping the run AND the pass? That leads us to...

5) Somehow, Steve Spagnuolo is still a defensive coordinator in the NFL.

After the Giants hired Spagnuolo to be their defensive coordinator in 2007, they promptly won the Super Bowl with the help of a defensive front that included Michael Strahan, Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora. The Giants defense followed up its Super Bowl year with another strong season in 2008 and Spagnuolo was snapped up by the Rams to be their head coach.

Since then, Spagnuolo's defenses have been brutally bad. Here is where they have ranked in his stops as a defensive coordinator or head coach:

Steve Spagnuolo Overall Run Pass Points 2007 Giants (DC) 7 8 11 17 2008 Giants (DC) 5 9 8 5 2009 Rams (HC) 29 27 25 31 2010 Rams (HC) 19 17 19 12 2011 Rams (HC) 22 31 7 26 2012 Saints (DC) 32 32 31 31 2015 Giants (DC) 32 24 32 30





As the chart above shows, Spagnuolo's defenses have finished dead last in the NFL in each of his last two seasons as a defensive coordinator. In fact, the 2012 Saints and 2015 Giants defenses rank worst and third-worst respectively in NFL history for yards allowed in a season.

Year Yards allowed 2012 Saints 7042 1981 Colts 6793 2015 Giants 6725





And yet, Spags was disappointed that he wasn't named the Giants' head coach this offseason. WHAT?!?

Obviously, it's not just scheme that led to Spagnuolo's atrocious defenses. There have to be bad players contributing to that mess. But consider this -- Spagnuolo's 2012 Saints, which, again, were the worst defense in NFL history, improved to fourth in the NFL the next season under the awful Rob Ryan.

Here's what I call Rob Ryan math:

6) The Giants' safeties have extreme inexperience.

A big part of the Giants' troubles in the passing game has been the play of their safeties. Second year player Landon Collins is good in run support, but struggles in coverage, as was expected when he was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Opposite Collins, the starter will be one of the following warm bodies -- Cooper Taylor, Darian Thompson, Mykkele Thompson, or Nat Berhe.

The number of career starts for all of those guys? 0.

In fact, barring a signing, or converting a cornerback to play safety, whoever starts opposite Collins will have played no more than 56 career snaps, or less than a typical full game. Collins aside, here are all the players listed as safeties on the Giants' roster, and their career snap totals:

Giants safeties Career snaps played Cooper Taylor 56 Nat Berhe 32 Darian Thompson 0 Mykkele Thompson 0 Bennett Jackson 0 Justin Currie 0 Andrew Adams 0 TOTAL 88





6a) The Giants' linebackers stink.

Just a yearly reminder.

7) The Giants' pass rush stunk in 2015.

The other major reason for the Giants' terrible pass defense was their pass rush. The Giants faced the fourth-most pass attempts in the NFL last season, and they only registered 23 sacks, which was good for 30th in the NFL.

Here's a gif of the Giants' woeful pass rush from 2014, when Jason Pierre-Paul still had two hands:

There was a lot of that going on in 2015 as well.

As a result, the Giants panicked in free agency, when they grossly overpaid a trio of defensive linemen.

Olivier Vernon, DE: Vernon was a good pass rusher in Miami, but certainly not among the best in the game. Over his four-year career, he has averaged just over seven sacks and one forced fumble per season.

Olivier Vernon Tackles Sacks FF FR 2012 32 3.5 2 0 2013 57 11.5 0 0 2014 46 6.5 2 0 2015 61 7.5 0 0 64 games 196 29 4 0





According to overthecap.com, he is now the highest paid 4-3 DE in the NFL, on a five-year deal worth $85 million. His cap numbers the next five years will be $13mm, $16mm, $17mm, $19.5mm, and $19.5mm. Panic move, plain and simple.

Damon Harrison, NT: Harrison is a massive 6'4, 350-pound run stuffer. He is a not a threat to get after the quarterback on passing downs, and thus a rotational player, albeit a very effective one at what he does. Harrison is now absurdly rich after signing a five-year, $46.2 million deal. That makes him the sixth-highest paid 4-3 DT in a league full of 4-3 DT impact players who can play the run AND get after the quarterback. Harrison does not do the latter.



Jason Pierre-Paul, DE: And finally, the Giants signed JPP to a one-year deal worth $10 million. Pierre-Paul played in eight games last year and had one sack. It is also worth noting once again that Pierre-Paul only has one hand.

Add it all up, and the Giants handed out contracts worth a total of $141.2 million to three defensive linemen who combined for nine sacks last season. And five hands.

Meanwhile, they lost two-handed defensive lineman Robert Ayers, who led the Giants with 9.5 sacks a year ago, or 41.3 percent of the Giants' sacks.

8) Odell Beckham Jr. is awesome, but he's all the Giants have in the passing game

If you take Odell Beckham Jr. out of the equation, the Giants don't have anyone on their roster who had at least 500 receiving yards a year ago. Victor Cruz, of course, missed the entire season, although it's not as if he's anything close to the player he used to be anyway.

Cruz was amazing in his breakout season in 2011, but as his career has continued, his numbers have declined every season:

Year (Games) Rec Yards YPC 1st downs TD 2011 (16) 82 1536 18.7 59 9 2012 (16) 86 1092 12.7 52 10 2013 (14) 73 998 13.7 45 4 2014 (6) 23 337 14.7 13 1 2015 (0) 0 0 0.0 0 0





Some doubt that Cruz will even be ready to play when the season begins this year.

Meanwhile, the Giants drafted Sterling Shepard in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. While I liked Shepard as a prospect and think the Giants got good value with him in the second round, it's more likely than not that he will not make a splash his rookie season.

Since 2000, there were 69 receivers drafted in the second round. Their average receiving yardage totals in their rookie seasons? 366.

Opposing defenses are going to load up on OBJ and dare the Giants to beat them with someone else. I'm not sure they have a guy who can consistently make them pay.

9) The Giants were +7 in turnover differential, and still only won 6 games

The following is a list of teams that were at least +7 in turnover differential last season, and their records:

Team Turnover differential Record Panthers +20 15-1 Chiefs +14 11-5 Bengals +11 12-4 Cardinals +9 13-3 Giants +7 6-10 Seahawks +7 10-6 Patriots +7 12-4





If you omit the Giants, the teams that had a turnover differential of at least +7 had a combined record of 73-23 (.760).

The 2015 Giants were +43 in points off of turnovers, which was fifth in the NFL. They're like that spoiled kid that has every opportunity but ends up living at home with mom and dad until they're 40.

In 2013 and 2014, the Giants were a combined -17. It's a fairly decent bet they won't be +7 again in 2016.

10) Eli was good, and the Giants still can't win.

Sticking with the same theme as the one presented in point No. 9, over the last two seasons, Eli Manning had the best and fourth-best seasons of his career, in terms of QB rating. Over those two seasons, the Giants were still only 12-20. How do you feel about the rest of your roster, Eli?

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