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The Changing of the Guard | Madden '19 New York Giants Franchise

Team: New York Giants
Role: Owner
Roster: Default Preseason
Starting Point: 2018 Preseason
Difficulty: All-Madden(changed to All-Pro)
Game Style: Simulation
Salary Cap: On
Pre-Existing Injury: Off
Quarter Length: 15 Minutes

Format: I'll be using the Operation Sports table generators for at least the first season, but I've been experimenting with GIMP and I hope to be able to create more graphically interesting and deeper reports after the first season. League Updates will come after weeks 4, 8, 12, and each week from week 14 to the end of the season.

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Sense of purpose surrounds Giants camp

In walking around the Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, NJ, it is clear that there is one thing on the minds of everyone in the New York Giants organization: be better.

"I think everyone in this organization was flat out embarrassed last year. We let things happen that should never be happening here," said longtime veteran quarterback Eli Manning. Manning was referring to a 2017 season in which the Giants had their worst record in many years at 3-13 and watched their biggest rival claim their first Super Bowl trophy.

There has been a large amount of change throughout the organization, perhaps none bigger than the sale of the team. Feeling themselves reaching the end of the road, John Mara and Steve Tisch sold the team in March, citing that they felt they were no longer the best people to be at the top of the show. Taking over the team is young financial mogul and lifelong Giants fan Justin Bogen, who has promised nothing short of success for the Giants.

Bogen immediately started to make changes, as he fired GM Jerry Reese in his third day owning the team, hiring Dave Gettleman in his place. Gettleman started making his mark immediately, as he hired Pat Shurmur to replace Ben McAdoo as the head coach. He also made waves in the draft, as he drafted a potential superstar in Saquon Barkley out of Penn State, as well as an immediate offensive line improvement in Will Hernandez from UTEP and a new backup quarterback in Kyle Lauletta from Richmond.

In their dealings with the media, Shurmur and Gettleman have driven home the point that fans will not see the Giants fail to compete like last year. As with any organization, it will not always be sunshine and roses, but the Giants will be back to having the success that the Big Blue faithful deserve to see.

The Giants play tune-up preseason games against the Browns, Lions, Jets and defending AFC Champion Patriots to try to get ready for a rebound season.

Giants Preseason Transactions

Signed RE Robert Ayers Jr.(1 year, $5.78M)
Released TE Zak DeOssie
Released MLB Thurston Armbrister
Moved RE Tyrell Chavis to the Practice Squad
Released WR Marquis Bundy
Moved WR Amba Etta-Tawo to the Practice Squad
Moved FS Sean Chandler to the Practice Squad
Moved MLB Calvin Munson to the Practice Squad
Moved LG Ethan Cooper to the Practice Squad
Released RE Jordan Williams
Released TE Kyle Carter
Released WR Hunter Sharp
Released WR Kalif Raymond
Released CB Teddy Williams
Released TE Ryan O'Malley
Moved CB Grant Haley to the Practice Squad
Released CB Chris Lewis-Harris
Moved WR Travis Rudolph to the Practice Squad
Released LE AJ Francis
Released MLB Ray-Ray Armstrong
Released FS Curtis Riley
Moved SS Orion Stewart to the Practice Squad
Released ROLB Romeo Okwara
Signed TE Bucky Hodges to the Practice Squad
Signed RE Cap Capi to the Practice Squad

Key Moments
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">Cleveland Browns at New York Giants</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Aug 9, 2018</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cleveland Browns (1-0)</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right" class="active">41</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Giants (0-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">7</td></tr></table></body></html>

Offense Only
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="7">New York Giants at Detroit Lions</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Aug 17, 2018</td><td align="right" width="8%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="8%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="8%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="8%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="8%">OT</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Giants (1-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right" class="active">40</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Detroit Lions (1-1)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">34</td></tr></table></body></html>

Defense Only
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">New York Giants at New York Jets</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Aug 24, 2018</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Giants (1-2)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">27</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Jets (1-2)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right" class="active">45</td></tr></table></body></html>

Key Moments
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">New England Patriots at New York Giants</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Aug 30, 2018</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New England Patriots (4-0)</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right" class="active">53</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Giants (1-3)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">14</td></tr></table></body></html>

End of Preseason

After rough preseason, Giants ready for Week One

The New York Giants went 1-3 in the preseason, and the theme in all four games was getting throttled on the defensive side. The Giants gave up more than 30 points in all four games, and it is clear that there is some serious work to do on that side of the ball.

Still, coach Pat Shurmur seems unworried by the results of the games, which is understandable. It was, after all, the preseason, and the starters played less than half the snaps in each game. Shurmur points to depth as the biggest problem, as there are significant dropoffs within the two-deep at several positions. The starters, however, seem very capable, with great talents around the defensive lineup including Landon Collins, Janoris "Jackrabbit" Jenkins, and Damon "Snacks" Harrison.

Offensively, there are fewer questions about where the team is, although the outlook is a bit grim. Returning from last year are some established talents in Odell Beckham, Jr., Sterling Shepard, and Eli Manning. The Giants signed Jonathan Stewart in the offseason to try to develop a running game, but then they drafted Saquon Barkley, who won the starting job for the season. The left side of the offensive line looks improved with Nate Solder and Will Hernandez, but the right side, which includes the controversial Ereck Flowers, is going to be incredibly suspect.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#192E6C" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">New York Giants Depth Chart - 2018</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center"colspan="5">Regular Offense</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>WR</td><td>#13 Odell Beckham Jr.</td><td>#18 Roger Lewis Jr.</td><td>#8 Russell Shepard</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>TE</td><td>#88 Evan Engram</td><td>#85 Rhett Ellison</td><td>#89 Jerell Adams</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LT</td><td>#76 Nate Solder</td><td>#63 Chad Wheeler*</td><td>#64 Nick Gates</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LG</td><td>#71 Will Hernandez</td><td>#70 Patrick Omameh</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>C</td><td>#69 Brett Jones</td><td>#75 Jon Halapio</td><td>#71 Will Hernandez</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>RG</td><td>#77 John Jerry</td><td>#73 John Greco</td><td>#60 Kristjan Sokoli</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RT</td><td>#74 Ereck Flowers</td><td>#61 Nick Becton</td><td>#64 Nick Gates</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>WR</td><td>#87 Sterling Shepard</td><td>#12 Cody Latimer</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>QB</td><td>#10 Eli Manning</td><td>#17 Kyle Lauletta</td><td>#5 Davis Webb</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>FB</td><td>#43 Shane Smith</td><td>#85 Rhett Ellison</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>HB</td><td>#26 Saquon Barkley</td><td>#23 Jonathan Stewart</td><td>#22 Wayne Gallman Jr.</td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center"colspan="5">Base 3-4 Defense</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LDE</td><td>#94 Dalvin Tomlinson</td><td>#72 Kerry Wynn</td><td>#95 BJ Hill</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>NT</td><td>#98 Damon Harrison Sr.</td><td>#99 Robert Thomas</td><td>#80 RJ McIntosh</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RDE</td><td>#92 Robert Ayers Jr.</td><td>#97 Josh Mauro</td><td>#72 Kerry Wynn</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LOLB</td><td>#96 Kareem Martin</td><td>#91 Avery Moss</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LILB</td><td>#93 BJ Goodson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>RILB</td><td>#52 Alec Ogletree</td><td>#44 Mark Herzlich</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>ROLB</td><td>#54 Olivier Vernon</td><td>#59 Lorenzo Carter</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>CB</td><td>#20 Janoris Jenkins</td><td>#25 William Gay</td><td>#37 BW Webb</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SS</td><td>#21 Landon Collins</td><td>#41 Michael Thomas</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>FS</td><td>#27 Darian Thompson</td><td>#33 Andrew Adams</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>CB</td><td>#24 Eli Apple</td><td>#38 Donte Deayon</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center"colspan="5">Special Teams</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>K</td><td>#2 Aldrick Rosas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>P</td><td>#15 Riley Dixon</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>H</td><td>#17 Kyle Lauletta</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>PR</td><td>#26 Saquon Barkley</td><td>#8 Russell Shepard</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>KR</td><td>#26 Saquon Barkley</td><td>#8 Russell Shepard</td><td>#37 BW Webb</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LS</td><td>#77 John Jerry</td><td>#71 Will Hernandez</td><td>#69 Brett Jones</td><td></td></tr></table></body></html>

Highlights of the Giants' 2018 schedule include two games against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, a date with Drew Brees and the Saints, and seven games in total against 2017 NFL Playoff teams.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="475"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#192E6C" colspan="5"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">New York Giants 2018 Schedule</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="20%">DATE</td><td width="60%">OPPONENT</td><td align="right" width="20%">RESULT</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sep 9</td><td>vs Jaguars<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Sep 16</td><td>at Cowboys<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sep 23</td><td>at Texans<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Sep 30</td><td>vs Saints<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 7</td><td>at Panthers<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 11</td><td>vs Eagles<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oct 22</td><td>at Falcons<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oct 28</td><td>vs Redskins<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nov 12</td><td>at 49ers<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Nov 18</td><td>vs Buccaneers<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nov 25</td><td>at Eagles<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Dec 2</td><td>vs Bears<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dec 9</td><td>at Redskins<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Dec 16</td><td>vs Titans<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dec 23</td><td>at Colts<td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Dec 30</td><td>vs Cowboys<td align="right"></td></tr></table></body></html>

As it is the start of the regular season, both the Giants and the Jaguars will play the opener with almost no injury effect coming in. Offensive lineman Chad Wheeler of the Giants is the only player that will miss this game.

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #CCC; font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;" width="575"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="3" style="padding:5px;"><span style="color:#FFF; font-size:10px;"><b>Matchup Preview *|* September 9, 2018</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="44%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/large/nfl/JAC.png"></td><td align="center" width="12%"><span style="color:#DDDDDD; font-size:60px;"><b>@</b></span></td><td align="center" width="44%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/large/nfl/NYG.png"></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:11px;"><b>Jacksonville Jaguars</b></span><br><span style="color:#888888; font-size:10px;">(0-0, 0-0 Away)</span></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:11px;"><b>New York Giants</b></span><br><span style="color:#888888; font-size:10px;">(0-0, 0-0 Home)</span></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="3"><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Injury Report</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b></b><br></span></td><td align="center" width="12%"></td><td align="center" width="44%"><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;"><b>LT Chad Wheeler</b><br>Abdominal Tear(1W)</span></td></tr></table><table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#888888"><td align="center" colspan="3"><span style="color:#FFFFFF; font-size:11px; text-transform:uppercase;"><b>Game Notes</b></span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td><span style="color:#444444; font-size:10px;">1:00PM - NFL on FOX, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ - Capacity: 82,500</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>