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NFL power rankings: Final post-Super Bowl LII standings around the league

By Peter Panacy

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: The Philadelphia Eagles celebrated defeating the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – SEPTEMBER 16: Head Coach Pat Shurmur attempts to get the attention of one of the officials during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on September 16, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – SEPTEMBER 16: Head Coach Pat Shurmur attempts to get the attention of one of the officials during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on September 16, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

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The New York Giants drop a spot in our NFL power rankings, but that has more to do with the team moving ahead of them than anything the G-Men did wrong.

Bringing aboard general manager David Gettleman was a smart move. He’ll help turn things around, roster-wise, pretty quickly. And it’s also beneficial for New York to land former Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmer.

Shurmer did some amazing things with Minnesota’s offense, amid a slew of injuries, propelling them deep into the postseason. That experience will help.

Of course, the Giants still can’t climb that much higher, as they’re stricken with a number of major question marks. They do have seven picks in April’s draft, including one in the top five, and Gettleman’s first big question will be whether or not to use this selection on a quarterback to eventually replace the veteran, Eli Manning.

He probably does. But that also prompts question marks about when said rookie will start and if he’ll be the next version of Deshaun Watson or Mitchell Trubisky.

The Giants aren’t in salary cap hell, per se, but with a projected $23.4 million in space, they’ll have to be careful luring in free-agent targets. Pair that with an aging, injury-prone roster, and a rebuild might take some time.