Manning loses Nicks for offseason: The Giants suffered a bad break when receiver Hakeem Nicks broke a bone in his foot during a late May OTA. That means he and Eli Manning won't be able to polish their timing and chemistry until mid-August at the earliest. However, this does give the opportunity for Manning to work on his connections with rookie Rueben Randle and vets Domenik Hixon and Ramses Barden, not to mention third-year receiver Victor Cruz and new tight end Martellus Bennett. (Updated 05/24/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
Manning was going to get plenty of time to work with those players anyway, but every extra little bit helps. So long as Nicks is back in the swing of things before the start of the regular season, the injury news doesn't impact Manning. Coming off his second Super Bowl, and passing for 4,933 yards, 29 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, Manning is a rock-solid No. 1 Fantasy passer worth a pick starting in Round 4 or 5 in drafts. (Updated 05/24/2012).
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Last year may have been the passing of the torch with Eli Manning becoming the better quarterback than brother Peyton - on the field and in Fantasy. Now, part of that had to do with Peyton missing the entire 2011 season following neck surgery, but Eli also had an excellent year. He won his second Super Bowl (one more than Peyton), and he passed for 4,933 yards, 29 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also added a rushing touchdown. The yardage was a career high, and this was the third year in a row he passed for at least 4,000 yards. He also has at least 27 passing touchdowns over that span, and he should continue to improve with his developing receiving corps (though he'll be without Hakeem Nicks for most of the summer). While he might never reach the lofty passing stats his brother put up in Indy, Eli should be drafted first this year. We consider Eli a solid No. 1 Fantasy quarterback worth drafting as early as Round 5 in standard leagues. (Updated 5/25/12)
