The shadows of Plaxico Burress may never go away for the New York Giants. At today's media day for the Super Bowl Brandon Jacobs, who has never been shy, said, "I know he wanted to come to the Giants."
This response Jacobs gave the media is one that might be true or not, but it won’t go unnoticed. Burress was a great wide receiver with the Giants and helped them accomplish many things. Some people think that if he never shot himself in 2008 they would have repeated that year. Burress was a weapon unlike any other the Giants had ever had before. He was a player who could go over the middle or catch the deep ball. He is someone who will forever be remembered for making the game winning grab against the previously 18-0 New England Patriots.
Some people thought the Giants would never be the same without him there to help Eli Manning out. But the times have changed Eli is now considered elite by most people and the giants are headed back to the Super Bowl. Plaxico went from the top of the mountain by winning a Super Bowl in '07, to just going through the motions with the New York Jets and playing a mediocre season.
Now the Giants are four years older and maybe in a better situation. They are the hot team on a roll right now and some of that contribution comes from Plaxico's replacements; Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz, and Mario Manningham.
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