An Underachieving Off-season

Last season, as you could tell from the tone of my past blogs, the New York Giants underachieved significantly. Was it the fact that they hated playing for Head Coach Tom Coughlin? Was it the fact that there were too many injured players on the team like past seasons? Or was it the fact that there was too much division in the locker room? I don't know the answer to any of it, but I definitely know the answer wasn't to go into the postseason and do completely nothing in free agency except re-sign center Shaun O'Hara.

Trust me, I liked the O'Hara resigning and believe that the Giants O-line has gotten better over the past few years because of their cohesiveness of working together. But in that same vein, why are you cutting Luke Petitgout - despite his injury and constant offside penalties last year. Why are you cutting Lavar Arrington - who showed promise before he got injured - when we have no one to replace him?

Is the Giants new GM Jerry Reese retarded, stupid or just not willing to make any splashes in free agency this offseason because of the lack of Giants cap space and ridiculous contracts that have already been offered to Free Agents.

The only thing I've liked about this Giants offseason is the trade of Tim Carter - who did absolutely NOTHING here with the Giants - for Reuben Droughns. Droughns is an above average RB, but again, it's a trade that doesn't make much sense due to the fact that he's a bruising running back and we already have one of those in Brandon Jacobs.

This offseason, just doesn't make much sense to me and I'm at a loss at what type of team will emerge next season. Will Eli continue to regress further or was his long-time girlfriend and soon to be wife smart to say yes -- to his proposal last week -- before he turns into a superstar that gets as much ass as he wants? Will injuries derail the Giants season again? Will the players continue to hate Tom Coughlin? And will we be worse than last year's sorry 8-8 record? Could we possibly be worse than last year?

And why the hell am I writing about the Giants when opening day of the baseball season is 9 days away??