2009 Giants: A December not to remember

As this miserable 2009 season winds down, we have to look back at all the preseason grandiose expectations. Click on the following links. Each article proclaims the Giants are going to have a fantastic season.Sporting NewsDefense makes Giants team to beat. The defensePrior to the second game of the season against Dallas, I asked New York Daily News' Ralph Vacchiano this question. What would you consider a successful season for the Giants?RV: You know, they’ve set the bar very high for themselves. They followed a Super Bowl championship with a 12-4 season and now the pieces are still in place. They’ve got the quarterback, the line, the running game, the pass rush. I think they have the receivers, though I realize I’m in the minority on that. The point is that in a watered-down NFC, they are a Super Bowl contender. I picked them to go 10-6 and I think that if they finish with anything less than 10 wins and don’t make the playoffs, they will consider the season a failure. And reall...