Let’s look at reasons why either could happen"Giants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 B.J. Hill Color Rush Jersey , Week 17Oddsmaker sets Giants’ over/under win total at 6New,101commentsLet’s look at reasons why either could happenEDTShareTweetShareShareOddsmaker sets Giants’ over/under win total at 6NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY NETWORHow many games will the New York Giants win in 2019? We won’t, of course, know until all the games are played. That, however, doesn’t mean we can’t speculate — or bet. CG Sportsbooks has set the over/under for the second year of Pat Shurmur’s time as head coach at 6.Here are three reasons why either scenario could play out.The Giants will be under 6 wins if ...They are wrong about Eli Manning. Despite the recent years of losing they believe he can still make NFL throws and they can play good offense with him at quarterback. They are wrong that they can play good offense without Odell Beckham Jr. The Giants averaged 25.5 points in four games without Beckham last year, and they believe with an improved offensive line and enough weapons on offense they will be fine spreading the ball around.They can’t build a better defense. Shurmur and Dave Gettleman believe they could have won more than five games last year had they been able to make key stops. Well, so far they have jettisoned Collins and Olivier Vernon and added Jabrill Peppers and Antoine Bethea, but we don’t have the answer yet as to how this will turn out.The Giants will be above 6 wins if ...They are right about Manning and the offense. If Manning can still play at a high enough level, the offensive line really is better and the receivers make enough plays the Giants will be able to play good offense.They improve on defense. At this point in the offseason that really means the Giants need to come out of the draft with at least one impact front seven player, preferably more. They have made no secret of needing more defensive playmakers, and the draft is where they are going to have to find them.Both of the above things happen, and they stay healthy. We have no idea what the 53-man roster will look like Kyle Lauletta Color Rush Jersey , but it’s a guarantee at this point there will be spots where they may not be tremendous depth. That may especially be true on defense. The Giants will need their key players to remain on the field. Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are your Friday headlines.McGaughey on Rosas’ improvementAldrick Rosas went from one of the worst placekickers in the league as a rookie in 2017 to the NFC Pro Bowl kicker this season. Why?“He’s a lot more confident. You can tell from – last year, he was all over the place. Last year, he was a young guy. It was his first year in the league. That’s the one thing I talked about with you guys earlier this year – young guys are young guys. They make mistakes, they’re all over the place, they’re inconsistent,” special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey said. “It’s just like how we all were when we were young. We made mistakes and we did things that weren’t good for us, but eventually, you learn from those mistakes, and you don’t become a repeat offender. Aldrick has done a really good job in his career early, and hopefully he can keep this thing moving.”An offensive “hiccup”After the Giants had averaged 31.4 points over a five-game span, offensive coordinator Mike Shula called being shut out last week by the Tennessee Titans a “hiccup.”“Didn’t have our best day, for sure Alec Ogletree Color Rush Jersey , and that’s disappointing. All of us are disappointed, but we’ve got to move on and I think we’ve done a really good job of that,” Shula said. “Ultimately, only time tells when you play on Sunday the next week. But, and I think I speak for everybody offensively, we feel like the arrow’s pointing up and last week we didn’t play well enough against a good football team, but we want to turn the page and go out there and compete, and have a chance to go win against a really good football team, one of the hottest teams in the league, and prove to ourselves that we are trending in the right direction.”Michael Thomas: Andrew Luck is backGiants’ safety Michael Thomas was a college teammate of Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck at Stanford. His impression of the 2018 version of Luck? “Just from seeing him play this year, comparing it to when he first came in the league, college and all that stuff, it looks like he’s finally moving well again. It looks like the arm doesn’t hurt to throw. It looks like he’s back to that All Pro Jonathan Stewart Color Rush Jersey , Pro Bowl level, like one of the best quarterbacks in the league,” Thomas said. “I can tell, just because that’s my guy. I can tell he’s having fun again, he’s enjoying playing football. He’s one of the best quarterbacks in the game. So, I’m looking forward to this challenge.”Around the Inter-GoogleEric Dickerson: Saquon Barkley is a different breed - New York Giants Blog- ESPNBarkley won't touch Dickerson's rookie record of 1,808 rushing yards, but the Giants star has a shot at the yards-from-scrimmage rookie record.Scouts, agents on Justin Herbert’s NFL draft decision | SI.comThe Oregon quarterback is considered the best draft-eligible QB of 2019, but scouts and agents still don’t know if he’ll make the leap to the NFL.INSIDE SLANT: Why Pat Shurmur Doesn't Want Giants to Throw in the Towel - Inside Giants FootballGiants head coach wants his team to continue learning how to win, even if gamesdon't mean anything.Tae Davis' switch to LB in college made all the differenceWhen Tae Davis was moved from safety to linebacker before his senior season at Tennessee-Chattanooga, he wasn’t sure it was a good idea. It's paying off with the New York Giants.
