Wade Phillips got it right last week. The NFL is not, as Phillips so astutely put it, "a woe-is-me league." You've got injuries? Tough.

The Giants are two years removed from a World Championship in which they pulled off probably the biggest Super Bowl upset of all time against the previously undefeated New England Patriots.

New York Giants' Chris Canty at the New York Giants practice at the Timex Performance Center in East Rutherford, NJ 11/18/09 This photo is part of the following galleries: Giants practice before taking on Falcons on Sunday

Part of that is to make better decisions. Why should that approach compromise his ability to make big plays? The evolution of Romo has been apparent but not always steady.

I know the Giants are in the midst of their bye week, but that doesn't mean they're off limits on the Beast.

Rivers is one of the leaguea s better quarterbacks, and the Giantsa defense has been reeling from injuries and a oecommunicationa problems.

Except for its beginning and its end, the Giants' first drive was great. It opened with a penalty on the kickoff against Gerris Wilkinson for an illegal block.

Yet another fallen comrade has hit the "done for the season" list. He joins a long list of fellow teammates, and the impact of this loss will be felt on special teams.

"It kind of slipped out of his hands, and once I get going, I can't stop," Tynes said.

THE GAME: San Diego Chargers at Giants , CBS, 4:15 p.m. WHAT IT MEANS: Now that the Yankees are no longer distracting the New York area, the focus turns to what a mess the football teams have become.

Glenn Warciski, a Fifth Down reader from Louisiana and a Giants fan , has put his finger on one part of the Giants' problems.

So what has gone wrong for the Giants during their three-game slide? How about everything, says Sirius host and Giants' play-by-play man Bob Papa.

Riding a three-game losing streak, the New York Giants decided Friday to insert Aaron Rouse into the starting lineup at safety for Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers .

Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints tries to get past Tye Hill of the Atlanta Falcons during the first quarter of the game at the Louisiana Superdome on November 2, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Injured NY Giants linebacker Michael Boley has practiced this week and is looking toward a return to game action.

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw and cornerback Aaron Ross both missed practice on Wednesday and their status for Sunday's home game against San Diego remain in question.

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce, shown here on Cardinals running back Jason Wright's touchdown from two weeks ago, said the Giants' defense has turned into a "laughing stock," and said he's to blame.

With Ware's deal wrapped up now, it seems like that's just what's happened. Does this concern the Patriots? You bet.

New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham is inactive for Sunday's game against the Eagles with a shoulder injury.

Mario Manningham has not been on this week's injury report, but he was working on the bike in the portion of Friday's practice open to the media.