Roster:

1. tommy d.
2. BrooksBridges11
3. Larry Soprano
4. sv1031
5. willgfass
6. brisulph
7. Troy O
8. Tito
9. jcalafiore
10. Simms-McConkey
11. GiantRB27
12. Giants_fan4life
13. Jared G
14. Lostin Jersey
15. Frigidevil
16. Giants56
17. j-man
18. Brooklyn58

The standings will be updated every week, good luck to everyone. My picks are below.

New Orleans at Green Bay

Atlanta at Chicago

Philadelphia at St. Louis

Detroit at Tampa Bay

Tennessee at Jacksonville

Indianapolis at Houston

Cincinnati at Cleveland

Buffalo at Kansas City

Pittsburgh at Baltimore

NY Giants at Washington

Minnesota at San Diego

Carolina at Arizona

Seattle at San Francisco

Dallas at NY Jets

New England at Miami

Oakland at Denver

So I'll be running the Pick Em league this year and doing the most simple way I see fit. Everyone who is interested will email me and I'll create a league roster. Every week your picks for every game that week MUST BE EMAILED TO ME NO LATER THAN AN HOUR BEFORE THE FIRST GAME THAT WEEK.

If you are participating in the league email me with your BBV Username and confirming your interest at McJackHammer3@yahoo.com

I look forward to the competition as I will compete as well.

Go Big Blue!

EDIT: I'll be running the BBV Pick Em league. Post in here if you are interested and I will add you to the "Roster". Every week a new post will be created and you must have your picks for the week entered there up to ONE HOUR BEFORE THE FIRST GAME THAT WEEK! If you have any questions feel free to ask. Goodluck to everyone!

Go Big Blue!

Roster:

1. tommy d.
2. BrooksBridges11
3. Larry Soprano
4. sv1031
5. willgfass
6. brisulph
7. Troy O
8. Tito
9. jcalafiore
10. Simms-McConkey
11. GiantRB27
12. Giants_fan4life
13. Jared G
14. Lostin Jersey
15. Frigidevil
16. Giants56

With the current acquisitions and offseason moves of the New York Giants here is my thoughts on what will happen from here on out. If the Giants were smart, and what I hope for, with the 15th pick we select Sean Weatherspoon LB from Missouri. The kid is a playmaker plain and simple who could project all across the LB front, and we all know that a LB is completely necessary to future success. I don't care if Spoon doesn't and/or can't play MLB because he is still a VERY vocal leader and brings youth, speed, and talent to the defense. Another comforting fact is that our defense was able to operate last year, though in a degree of sub-mediocrity, without the MLB calling the plays; Michael Boley was the play caller and did a fantastic job for us last season while not being 100% and having to make most of the plays on his own due to inadequacy surrounding him. I digress. I believe the Spoon pick is one that will bring this "new" defensive era into the present and will secure our LB corps for the future. There are OL and DB all over this draft who could be brought in and contribute so I really have no quams with letting Thomas/Berry/Mays slip out our hands in favor of Spoon.

On the idea of more free agents I would think the addition of these following FAs could make a solid impact but are not necessarily needed terribly:

RB Pierre Thomas: Lets face it. The running attack is not nearly what it should and used to be. Jacobs is now, and in my opinion going to stay, a hesitant runner who won't bring much more production than being a short yardage power back. Bradshaw is a workhorse who can be a valid option in the running game but is prone to being nicked up and is not big enough nor talented enough to carry the whole load. The young guns in Brown/Ware/Johnson are unproven yet show talent but that is nothing concrete. The addition of an established runner, aka Thomas, would give Bradshaw a partner in crime for the first half of the game and then Jacobs could come in with fresh legs to punish the winded defense.

DE Jevon Kearse: Alright I know Kearse has been a bit of a dud the past few years, but with proper coaching and placement with surrounding talent, what's stopping him from erupting into a secret behemoth again? There is no harm in adding veteran experience to a thin Front4 where he could even mentor the younger guys if worst comes to worst. I'm a very big fan of bringing in this veteran for a max 3 year deal.

OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa: One of the very few bright spots to the Bears' dismal defense last season was this young LB who is very versatile across the front. Tinoisamoa would be a rotational guy who brings assurance to the OLB depth and could even push for some decent playing time under new DC Perry Fewell.

Other Options:

DB Nick Harper

DB Ken Lucas

DB Fred Smoot

DB Lito Sheppard

LB Joey Porter

WR Lavernaues Coles

WR Lance Moore

With all else said here is the outlook:

Offense- Pros: Great passing game if Eli is playing hot, rejuvenated running game

Cons: Gilbride is still OC, Eli's health and development, injured and aging OL

Defense- Pros: New DC meaning new system, young players, everyone starting out 100%

Cons: Lack of depth across the board, little to no run stuffers in front 7, secondary slightly improved yet prone to burning

Overall Record: 9-7 3rd in NFC East (ok I know this is low but as of now the G-Men are rebuilding and no one can deny that there are holes all over the team and the division is the best in football so we are kind of screwed here)

Thoughts?