TOP 10 WAYS IN WHICH TIKI BARBER AND JEREMY SHOCKEY PREVENTED THE GIANTS FROM WINNING

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool

Sure, everyone is piling on the erstwhile Giants stars for preventing Big Blue from reaching their full potential. But how exactly did they do the foul deed of preventing the Manning-Coughlin dynamic duo from going to their third Super Bowl?

10. Key drops on critical third downs for Shockey, fumbles and road game disappearances for Barber

9. Would tell the other team the next play if they would call them pretty

8. Not "early" enough to Coach Coughlin's meetings, showing a less than total commitment to the team concept and 100% focus on the task at hand

7. Loud sing-song chant of "Freeeeee Doh! Freeeee Doh!" after every Manning interception, incompletion and failed third-down conversion

6. Too ready to give the New York media something juicy, and therefore put themselves into the spotlight, which distracted teammates



5. Constantly said "rassin' frassin' cotton pickin' varmint! I'll keelhaul the lot of em'!" every time Coughlin got upset, causing teammates to miss critical teaching moments while stifling laughter

4. Despite gaudy personal statistics, not as strong a positive force as might be expected, due to brittleness, fumbling, inopportune penalties and weak blocking

3. Professed loud admiration for Buddy Ryan every time offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride was near, causing Gilbride to often soil himself

2. Given too much respect and deference by a young quarterback who was trying to be a game manager, rather than a superstar

1. Never, ever, not once, called Eli the next morning after a defeat