Tuck predicts playoff run

Wow. This is the first sign of life the Giants have shown in a long time.

Justin Tuck has predicted the G-Men will go to the playoffs. I don’t know if he is just trying to fire up the fan base or he really believes the team is playoff bound, but I like it. It’s better than him saying the team is going to lay down and give up (which is the more likely scenario).

“Give me a scale,” Tuck said.

“One to 10,” he was told.

“Eleven,” Tuck replied. “Call me ignorant and foolish, but that’s the only way I know how to approach things.”

I guess he blocked that game on Thanksgiving  night out, because if they continue to play like that they’ll be watching the playoffs from home.

The road to the playoffs will be a tough one for Big Blue, and not because the team has dropped five of six. It was announced on Tuesday that defensive captain Antonio Pierce will miss the rest of the season due to a bulging disk in his neck. Plus, Eli’s foot isn’t getting any better and Jacobs needs to step it up. Plus, who knows if Bradshaw will be good to go? This team has a lot of question marks as it enters the most important stretch of the season.

Regardless of past inefficiencies, if the Giants play well in their next three games (all divisional matchups) they should be in good shape. Then again that’s asking a lot with the showing they displayed on T-Day.

Stranger things have happened than a team like the 2009 Giants making the playoffs. But with a banged up secondary (and many other injuries) it’s not likely we’ll see Eli make his fifth straight postseason appearance this year. However, if the team can throw some magic together and win out nothing’s out of the question. 11-5 would most likely punch Big Blue’s ticket to the tournament.

Prediction: G-Men 27, Cowpies 24. I think the Giants get it done this week against Dallas but will have a rough road the rest of the way. I see them finishing 3-2 over the last five games and missing the postseason by  thread. (How’s that for a reverse jinx?)