New York Giants Season Recap

NFC East	Finished 2nd in Division Lost in the Wild Card Round to Green Bay
Overall Record: 11-5 (4-2 in the division)	Draft Position: 23rd
Head Coach: Ben McAdoo	GM: Jerry Reese

Pro Bowlers

• WR Odell Beckham Jr
• SS Landon Collins
• ST Dwayne Harris
• CB Janoris Jenkins

2016 Rankings

	Yards/Game	Points/Game	Passing Yards/Game	Rushing Yards/Game
Offense	25th	26th	17th	29th	TDs – 20th
Defense	10th	2nd	23rd	3rd	Sacks – T- 14th	INTs – T-4th

Top Passers

Name	Games Started	CMP. PCT.	Yards	TDs	INTs	Passer Rating	QBR
Eli Manning	16	63.0	4,027	26	16	86.0	52.1

Top Rushers

Name	Rushing Yards	Y/A	TDs
Rashad Jennings	593	3.3	3
Paul Perkins	456	4.1	0

Top Pass Catchers

Name	Receptions	Yards	Y/C	TDs
Odell Beckham Jr	101	1,367	13.5	10
Sterling Shepard	65	683	10.5	8

Top Defensive Players

• S Landon Collins - 125 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, 5 INTs
• LB Jonathan Casillas - 96 total tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble
• DE Olivier Vernon - 63 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble
• CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie - 49 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack, 6 INTs,             1 forced fumble

Impending Free Agents

• DE Jason Pierre-Paul
• ILB Keenan Robinson
• TE Larry Donnell
• T Marshall Newhouse
• CB Leon Hall
• OLB Mark Herzlich
• T William Beatty
• LS Zak DeOssie
• K Robbie Gould
• QB Josh Johnson
• RB Bobby Rainey
• ILB Kelvin Sheppard
• CB Coty Sensabaugh
• QB Ryan Nassib
• CB Trevin Wade

What I Said About Them Before the Season

• I was pretty far off on my preseason prediction for the Giants, projecting them to go 6-10 instead of the 11-5 season they actually had.  I was intrigued by the hiring of head coach Tom Coughlin and replacing him with Ben McAdoo.  I felt that they needed to have a strong defense in order to find success this season and that ended up being somewhat true.  The Giants attempted to address the issues they had on defense by draft two additions for their secondary.  On offense, they should have been successful considering they still had Eli Manning at quarterback and Odell Beckham Jr as their number one receiver.

Success/Failure

• Success - Looking at the Giants' metrics and where they ranked in relation to the rest of the league, it is hard to determine how they even made the playoffs.  Their offense ranked in the lower half of the league in all areas and their defense was nearly a bend-don't'break unit.  They gave up quite a bit of yards through the air but didn't give up many points.  Their front four had to have been productive considering they were second in the league in rushing defense and in the top half in sacks.  Their defense was the unit that ended up carrying the team, proving that their offseason additions paid off.

Offseason Needs

• The Giants need a lot of help to improve their roster for next season.  Their running back situation wasn't ideal so address that position should be important at the draft.  They also need help at linebacker to continue their dominance against the run and also help against the pass. Perhaps most importantly, they need an edge pass rusher to replace Jason Pierre-Paul who will most likely be leaving this offseason via free agency.  Both CBS Sports and Fox Sports have the Giants taking defensive end Taco Charlton out of Michigan with their first round pick.  Drafting a tight end at the draft would also be a smart move for the front office.

*All stats and information come from espn.com, nfl.com, pro-football-reference.com, rosterresource.com, spotrac.com, overthecap.com, and cbssports.com