Five reasons why the Giants will make the 2018 NFL playoffs   Published: May 31, 2018 at 02:36 AM           NFL.com Writer                                    Filing a piece on why the ? That's easy. But trying to convince you why the Anthony Gose Jersey  will make the playoffs? This is where I make my money, folks.      The went 3-13 last season, the franchise's lowest point since the 4-12 campaign in 2003, Jim Fa sel's last season with the club. In fact, you would have to go all the way back to 1983 (Bill Parcells' first year) to find the last time this organization won just three games.      But fans in New York should be excited for this season, because I really do believe they have a realistic shot for the playoffs. And you know why. It's because of that receiver and running back everybody has been talking about. That's right: and . Oh, wait -- I might be thinking of two other guys. Let's get to it. Five reasons why the will make the playoffs.      1) Odell Beckham Jr. is back, baby!        Nobody is more excited about this than . He's a completely different dude with his star receiver on the field. Eli is like The Shield version of Roman Reigns when OBJ is on the field. A dominant performer we can all get behind. He might as well wear one of these . Without? He's a lot like Roman Reigns the singles wrestler. You can tell us that he's a superstar, but we're just going to have to go ahead and rebuke that as we boo the hell out of him. Let's take a look at the numbers.      ESPN's Bill Barnwell that Eli has thrown 66 touchdowns with 29 interceptions and a 91.5 pa ser rating OBJ. Without, though, he has 14 touchdowns against 14 picks and a pa ser rating of 75.0. So while everyone was writing think pieces about Eli being past his prime last year, now they are going to have to do more rebirth Eli  Roy Oswalt Jersey stories as we question if he can play another 10 years. And it's all because of OBJ. Well, not ...     2) Saquon Barkley     It seems almost unfair that the will get one of the best receivers on the planet back, and then pair him with the best Preston Tucker Jersey  running back prospect in generations. This kind of strikes me as the same thing the San Antonio Spurs enjoyed when they drafted Tim Duncan and were able to pair him with the G.O.A.T. -- Bruce Bowen.      I don't want to overstate this because I've been told I'm prone to hyperbole. But Barkley is going to have a similar impact to what had with the a few years ago. He's good. In fact, he'll probably have a bigger impact for the as a receiver out of the backfield than Elliott had for the . Book it.      3) And it all starts up front      No doubt that's what a fan is thinking to himself/herself right now. Typical fan, amirite? Not wanting to give the credit. But let me throw down this hot take for you. will have a bigger impact on the this season than Barkley. All right, I don't really believe that. I just needed to grab your attention, kind of like the way that commercial on Pandora is much louder than the music you listen to. But I do want Alex Bregman Jersey  to illustrate just how much I love this move for the . Obviously, getting Barkley is amazing. But when you are able to sign and bring in a first-round talent like Hernandez in the second round, it's incredible. If can mend his feelings, this is going to be a menacing offensive line.         4) The defense can't be bad     The were near-last in just about every defensive category. But I would write that off as more of an anomaly, especially when you consider just how bad the offense played last year. The ' defense looked like a depleted bullpen you see that gets over-taxed because of injuries (Mets fans feel me) and starters not getting out of the fourth inning.      James Bettcher was an inspired hire at defensive coordinator. He did a great job for the , who finished in the top 10 in total defense for the third consecutive year in 2017. The only other team to finish in the top 10 throughout that entire span? The . The could use some help getting to the pa ser, and this is a specialty of Bettcher, whose had the second-highest blitz rate in 2017. So I'm a huge fan of all of this.      5) Pat Shurmur     This was a good hire. I'm not sure what you think of the hiring of GM Dave Gettleman, but the two complement each other. Which means you won't have to worry about power struggles, and you have a GM who can quickly fill the needs of the head coach. Shurmur also has some succe Justin Verlander Jersey  s in the league and he's been a head coach previously ( , 2011-12). Now, you could point to his stint with the and laugh (which would be pretty gutsy for a fan, really, with your coach?), but I really like this metric when you think of some of the former coaches who have gone on to great succe s. Marty Schottenheimer, Bill Belichick, Romeo Crennel ... all right, two out of three isn't horrible.             This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue. Click here Click here Click here