Giants LB Jonathan Casillas is the new Antonio Pierce

Since Antonio Pierce left the New York Giants in 2009, the team has really lacked an elite playmaker at the middle linebacker position.

While players like Jon Beason, Chase Blackburn, and even Devon Kennard have jockeyed to become the heir of the middle linebacker throne Pierce left vacant, no man has truly replicated his play on the field or his motivational prowess in the locker room. As a result, the play of the linebacking corps has massively struggled.

Luckily for Giants fans, it seems that Jonathan Casillas is ready to take up that mantle.

Despite a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Thursday, the Giants have clinched the top Wild Card spot in the NFC, and have virtually nothing to play for against the Washington Redskins this Sunday.