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How to explain the failure of the Tannenbaum era? Mark Sanchez.

So Mike Tannenbaum is gone as the Jets' general manager. More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 31st, 2012 4:00pm

Dead men romping: The very end of the 2012 Giants

EAST RUTHERFORD—The Giants’ 42-7 blowout of the Eagles was a desperate illustration of what they are capable of when they get it all together, hinting at what they could have accomplished in the postseason if they had simply gotten it together a little more often. More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 31st, 2012 3:34pm

Greg Hanlon commented on How to score without Raymond Felton

Tex, just because Felton was a very prominent part of things doesn't mean his impact was all that positive, particularly after his hot start. One could make the case that a prominent part of a 21-8 team is, by definition, good, but I think that's a little logically simplistic.

Posted on December 28th, 2012 2:06pm

'What has happened to us': The indescribable collapse of the incomprehensible 2012 Giants

BALTIMORE—How can the Super Bowl champs, the team that not long ago blew out the Packers and Saints, the team that convincingly stayed on message with we-got-this assurances, go out ruin their season with two straight no-shows? More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 24th, 2012 1:15pm

A football tragedy in five acts, starring Mark Sanchez

“Hey,” he said to someone as he unsnapped his chinstrap. “Where’d he come from?” More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 18th, 2012 1:47pm

Big blue enigma: A blowout by the Falcons doesn't say much about these Giants

It's a fitting distinction for the Giants, somehow, that their 34-0 Giants loss to the Falcons was the most lopsided ever suffered by a defending Super Bowl champion. More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 17th, 2012 12:05pm

Greg Hanlon commented on The abandonment of Tiki Barber

Good points all, and thanks for the comments. But my point here really wasn't to compare who was a worse guy between Tiki or LT, but rather to say that what an athlete does off the field should constitute a relatively small portion of our relationship with him. I'm not trying to make the rules for fandom here, but as I see it for myself, the athlete's off-field persona shouldn't impact our judgement of him except for the most extreme cases (as in, OJ Simpson). Tiki comes off as a tool -- I get it and I'm not trying to dispute it. I'm just saying that it's my choice, our choice, to decide how important all that is. To me, it's really not very important. I think it's all been blown out of proportion by the controversy-driven way sports are covered, which have a heavy dose of mean-spiritedness. I mean, for all we know, Thomas Lewis might have dedicated his life to saving AIDS orphans: Does that mean he'll get a standing O at MetLife?

Posted on December 11th, 2012 10:08am

While you're talking about Tebow, the Jets are inching toward the playoffs

Ripping on the Jets, like talking about Tim Tebow, is passé. More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 10th, 2012 2:13pm

David Wilson breaks out for the Giants, and there's no putting him back in

“Speed” is a vague term in football. There’s track speed, football speed, top-end speed, lateral speed and short-area-speed, among other ways to describe how quickly a player moves around the field in different circumstances. More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 10th, 2012 12:49pm

The abandonment of Tiki Barber

He made his own bed here, the theory goes: He badmouthed Eli and Coughlin, then watched them become improbable Mount Rushmore Giants the very next year. He purported to be a family guy, but then was revealed as an adulterer. More

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By Greg Hanlon

on December 7th, 2012 4:00pm