Giants Daily Blitz Blog

Power Rankings Roundup

The Giants fell to 2-2 with a 19-17 road loss on Sunday night to the Eagles and gear up this week for the Cleveland Browns at home.

Here’s a look at what outlets across the nation are saying about the Giants and how they stack up in our weekly power rankings roundup.

NFL.com Power Poll

NYG: 9
Previous: 5
NFC East: No. 8 Eagles (previously 10), No. 9 Giants (5), No. 15 Cowboys (12), No. 18 Redskins (21)

FOX Sports

NYG: 11
Previous: 5
NFC East: No. 6 Eagles (11), No. 11 Giants (5), No. 15 Cowboys (8), No. 17 Redskins (22)

CBSSports.com

NYG: 11
Previous: 8
NFC East: No. 8 Eagles (12), No. 11 Giants (8), No. 17 Cowboys (6), No. 19 Redskins (25)

ESPN.com

NYG: 10
Previous: 6
NFC East: No. 7 Eagles (9), No. 10 Giants (6), No. 15 Cowboys (12), No. 18 Redskins (22)

ProFootballTalk

NYG: 10
Previous: 5
NFC East: No. 9 Eagles (17), No. 10 Giants (5), No. 19 Cowboys (10), No. 20 Redskins (22)

Top 10 Tuesday: Giants Head Coaches

With Tom Coughlin one victory away from tying Bill Parcells at No. 2 on the Giants’ all-time regular season wins list as a head coach, Giants.com takes look at the top 10 winningest coaches in franchise history.

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1) Steve Owen (1930-53) 153-100-17 .598
2) Bill Parcells (1983-90) 77-49-1 .610
3) Tom Coughlin (2004-Present) 76-55-0 .580
4) Jim Fassel (1997-03) 58-53-1 .522
5) Allie Sherman (1961-68) 57-51-4 .527
6) Jim Lee Howell (1954-60) 53-27-4 .655
7) Dan Reeves (1993-96) 31-33-0 .484
8) Alex Webster (1969-73) 29-40-1 .421
9) LeRoy Andrews* (1929-30) 24-5-1 .817
10) Ray Perkins (1979-82) 23-34-0 .404

*Andrews was replaced by Benny Friedman and Owen after 15 games in 1930.

Week 4 Fantasy Football Grades

The views expressed in this article are not of the New York Football Giants but those of an independent Fantasy Expert.

Starters

Scott Chandler, TE, Bills

Last week: 4 catches, 62 yards, 2 Touchdowns

Chandler had a monster game vs. New England Patriots, scoring twice on passes from respectively twenty-four and twenty yards out.  He lead all tight ends in scoring and is tied (H.Miller and V.Davis) for the league in touchdown passes for tight ends with four.  Some other players you may have heard of with less scores than Chandler, Rob Gronkowski (3), Jimmy Graham (3), Witten (1) and Antonio Gates (0).

Arrow: Up

Mikel Leshoure, RB, Lions

Last week: 13 carries, 26 yards; 4 catches, 37 yards

Leshoure did not have the best of his young fantasy days this past week vs. Minnesota Vikings defense that ranks 7th in the league against the run.  Leading up till the weekend hit, Leshoure appeared as if he was going to play well, after a stellar break out game last week (26 carries, 100 yards, TD).  Once the weekend hit, his status was of major concern.  He did make up for his sub par performance by hauling in four grabs for thirty-seven yards. With Leshoure barely being able to move out there, a much needed bye week is upcoming for a banged up (1-3) Detroit Lions team.

Arrow: Neutral

Tashard Choice, RB, Bills

Last week: 2 carries, 14 yards, 1 catch

Choice didn’t get the opportunity to start, that was thought he would get earlier in the week. Bills starting running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller made miraculous comebacks to start the game, from what was once anticipated to be more severe injuries, leading them to sit out at least another week or two.  Now that both Spiller and Jackson are back healthy, Choice seems to be irrelevant yet once again in his short lived career in the realm that is fantasy football.

Arrow: Neutral

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Daily Blitz: First quarter look at NFC East race

The first quarter of the NFL season is in the books, and the Giants currently sit at 2-2, along with NFC East rivals Washington and Dallas. The Philadelphia Eagles lead the division at 3-1.

In the next four weeks, the Giants face Cleveland at home and San Francisco on the road, followed by back-to-back divisional games against Washington (home) and Dallas (away).

A look at the current standings:

A look at the standings a year ago:

QUICK HITS

» Upon Further Review: Loss in Philly [Giants.com]

» David Wilson has become a big-play contributor on the Giants while hardly touching the ball as a running back [Giants.com]

» Monday’s locker room quotes: QB Eli Manning, RB Ahmad Bradshaw, RB David Wilson, WR Ramses Barden [Giants.com]

» WATCH: Giants News Flash – 10/1 [Giants.com]

» NFL supports National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with fourth-annual a ‘Crucial Catch’ campaign benefitting the American Cancer Society [NFL]