Giants on a streak, Amukamara hurt...again

I've officially stepped off the ledge.  For now at least.  The Giants have won 3 games in a row, though the most recent against the 49ers was entirely too close for comfort.  Nonetheless, a win is a win, and New York now sits atop the NFC East all by themselves.  Who woulda' thunk it!?  Granted it's only by 1 game, but there's suddenly a reason to be optimistic.  Let's think about it.  Washington still isn't very good, Philly has completely underwhelmed so far, and Dallas is challenging the Giants for most injured team in the NFL.  Assuming the Eagles don't turn it around, and Tony Romo is out for a few more weeks, there's no reason to think the Giants can't come away with this division.  Now, having said that, keep in mind that these are still the Giants we're talking about, so nothing is guaranteed. 

This week's game against Philadelphia, while not critical, is still pretty important.  With Dallas on a bye and Washington playing the Jets, a New York win could increase their division lead before heading into their rematch with the Cowboys.  If the Giants had just taken care of business in that first game, and the Atlanta game for that matter, then they'd already have a cushy lead in the East.  But no, why would that be the case?  Heaven forbid! But I shouldn't complain.  They could have crapped away the last 3 games as well.

While things have been looking up in the wins column, the injuries just keep mounting.  As I've mentioned in previous posts, the Giants have been the most injured team in the NFL over the last few seasons, and this year has been no different.  The most recent injuries are Jon Beason (concussion), Odell Beckham Jr. (hamstring), Rueben Randle (hamstring) and Prince Amukamara (pectoral).  The first three guys are considered day-to-day, but Amukamara is believed to be out at least 3-4 weeks.  This is unbelievably frustrating.  Since he's come into the league in 2011, Amukamara's played in all 16 games once.  Once.  In fact, he's only hit double-digit-games-played twice.  If I'm not mistaken, he'll become a free agent after this season, and boy I hope that the Giants don't re-sign him.  He's pretty good when he's healthy, but the fact that I have to say "when he's healthy" is the whole problem here.  Enough with Prince, we need a king.  Wow that was lame.

So there you have it.  The Giants are racking up wins and injuries.  Hopefully the former keeps rising and the latter starts dwindling.