Giants Looking Strong

We are four weeks into the NFL season, and once again the New York Giants have proven themselves to be one of the premiere teams in the league.

After four games, the Giants first defeated NFC East rival Washington at home, and then went on to win three consecutive road games in quite impressive fashion. The icing on the cake is the fact that the Giants spoiled the unveiling of the new Cowboys Stadium. That's about as sweet as it gets for Giants fans.

New York played extremely well in that game, and if it were not for the usual inefficiency in the red zone and a poor call by the refs, the Giants would have had a 17-point lead at halftime.

In fact, the Giants have played so well that it was easy to overlook their red zone inefficiency. Also, not many people knew that going into the game at Tampa Bay in week three, New York was the only team in the league without a red zone touchdown.

Eli has played very well, including a 104.1 passer rating, he has completed 63.2 percent of his passes, and has thrown eight touchdowns with just two interceptions.

Brandon Jacobs has yet to be as dynamic as he was a year ago, with just 288 yards for 3.6 yards-per-carry and one TD in four games, but that has allowed Ahmad Bradshaw to step up, and step up he has, with roughly just 20 yards fewer than Jacobs on just over half the carries and a 5.6 yards-per-carry.

One of the question marks that surrounded the Giants entering the 2009 campaign was who was going to step up at wide receiver, with Amani Toomer in Kansas City and Plaxico Burress in the New York Penal League.

Enter Steve Smith, who has played primarily on special teams and has been a third-down receiver for Big Blue. Smith is becoming Manning's favorite receiver, recording 34 catches for 411 yards, a 12.1 yards-per-catch average, and four TDs. His 411 yards leads the league, 12 yards more than Indianapolis' Reggie Wayne. His four touchdowns also leads all receivers. So, for the time being, at least, it appears that New York has answered that question.

Yesterday, the Giants blew out the Chiefs, one of the worst teams in the league, in a game that was basically over in the second quarter. The score doesn't reflect how one-sided the game was.

One negative to come out of this game was an injury to Eli. It's being called a bruised foot for now, but apparently it has something to do with a tendon that runs from your heel to the bottom of your foot. He's going for an MRI tomorrow, and we'll see what happens later in the week.

If Eli can't go on Sunday, or if the Giants decide to play it safe and rest him, David Carr should fill in just fine for the G-men because they basically have a bye week with the Raiders coming to town. The attrocious JaMarcus Russell and company should pose no threat to New York on their hoime turf. I would be shocked if the Giants couldn't win this game with all of their second units in.