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Giants not ready to take over NFC East -- but neither is anyone else

Bob Glauber

Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and

PHILADELPHIA - With their 0-2 start in the rearview mirror thanks to a three-game winning streak, the Giants headed into their Week 6 matchup against the Eagles last night in sole possession of first place in the NFC East with a chance to make a major statement against their division foes.

That statement went as follows: They are not ready to take control of a division that is absolutely screaming for some team -- any team -- to step up and step out of the muck the first six weeks have given us.