... ending to the 2008 season, there was still plenty of good to be drawn from the season as a whole.

The Giants played nine games in total last season minus the presence of Plaxico Burress.

In the final five games, the Giants were a miserable 1-4 including a post season loss to Philadelphia.

But prior to Burress shooting himself, the Giants were 4-0 in his absence. Beating Pittsburgh (Burress did not start, but played sparingly late) Seattle, Arizona (Burress played one play), and Washington (the day of his shooting).

If The Giants were able to beat those teams minus Burress, there was surely something else missing in the final portion of the season that caused them to stumble.

Against both Dallas an...

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