Why the New York Giants Are The Best Team in the NFC for 2009

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Published: August 15, 2009

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... will be less than a month away from the 2009 season.

Many are worried that without the true No. 1 wide receiver on the team, the Giants passing attack may falter.

If there is one thing that the Giants can do is learn from the mistakes of 2008 and move on. They did put the bulk of the passing game on Plaxico Burress and when he was gone after the November New York nightclub gun incident, the Giants were a one- dimensional team.

Granted, the running game was probably the best in the NFL with two 1,000-yard rushers in Brandon Jacobs and Derrick Ward, but you can't run the ball 65 times in a game because defenses will use the 8-in-the-box strategy to stop it.

Late in 2008, many Giants fans though Domenik Hixon would be the new No. 1 receiver to take Burress spot, but he struggled and at times, looked confused.

Hixon can only learn and get better from his mistakes. With proper coaching and a good team to support him, he could turn into the No. 1 receive...

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