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I'm guessing these things were a lot funnier when the Giants were winning. Or at least when it was the offseason.

Giants head coach Tom Coughlin watches practice from a distance Wednesday. Tom Coughlin spoke briskly, in stern tones, with great emphasis on the words that counted most.

New York Giants cornerback Aaron Ross practiced Wednesday for the first time since pulling his left hamstring in training camp in August.

Players talked Monday about the positives that came out of Sunday's game with San Diego, how the offense got back into a rhythm, how the defense eliminated some of its miscommunication problems and how the team got back to playing Giants football.

When you call something a "one-game season," the implication is that you're willing to pull out all the stops in an attempt to get a victory in that game.

Five years after being traded away in a draft-day swap for Eli Manning, Philip Rivers came back and stuck it to the New York Giants.

Ernie Bono said his friendship with Giants coach Tom Coughlin was so close that "we always talk about doing each other's eulogy; one of us is going to die first." Bono, a motivational speaker and former insurance agent who lives in Florida, met Coughlin when he was coaching the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he said they talked at length once or twice a ...

It was a year ago on Nov. 9 the last time he ran for at least 100 yards in a game, a win in Philadelphia .

PHILADELPHIA Their cover officially was blown. Across the street from the World Series, the Giants no longer could hide their human weaknesses behind the wall of Yankee hysteria that had allowed them to implode in peace.

The Giants have played very poorly for three straight weeks after three cupcake games, one big win, and an easy game on opening day.

Can the Eagles force Eli Manning into turnovers Sunday at the Linc? I got a chance to re-watch the Giants' loss to the Cardinals from last Sunday night.

THE Bronx is burning. And Giant fans are burning along with it. Now, one week after the defense needed fixing, it is Eli Manning and his offense, 24-17 losers to the Cardinals , reduced to a smoldering rubble of ash.

"We don't want to be repeat offenders," the cornerback said of the Giants ' desire to put the 48-27 rout by the Saints behind them and redeem themselves tomorrow when they play host to the Cardinals .

For the second week in a row, the Giants were outplayed by a quality NFC opponent.

The fact that the Giants have lost back-to-back games isn't as concerning as this is: I don't know what the Giants are supposed to be anymore.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The target, this time, was stationary. Arizona's Kurt Warner, one-time Giants quarterback, was the object the Giants chased Sunday night at the Meadowlands, a week after they chased their tails in New Orleans.

Beanie Wells of the Arizona Cardinals fends off Terrell Thomas. There's no brushing this one away.

Rookie Hakeem Nicks scored on a bizarre 62-yard pass play after catching a ball batted by Cardinals safety Dominique Rodger-Cromartie and the New York Giants took a 14-10 halftime lead over Arizona in their nationally televised game Sunday night.

Corey Webster said he thinks the only thing worse than having a defensive performance like the one the Giants did a week ago in New Orleans would be to let it happen again.

WHEN coach Tom Coughlin promoted Bill Sheridan to follow Steve Spagnuolo as defensive coordinator, he was certain this would not be Ray Handley following Bill Parcells, Rod Rust following Bill Belichick, Barry Switzer following Jimmy Johnson, Phil Bengston following Vince Lombardi.