Giants and Jets, the Same Dynamic From the Fifth Down in 2009: Fifty years after the founding of the Jets put them in competition with the Giants for New York area fans, the two teams are playing to type, with the Giants as the establishment team and the Jets scrapping for attention and respect. The Jets will create/receive a lot of news media attention this fall, probably more than the Giants will. As a group, the news media don't favor one team over another, but they like story lines, and the Jets have plenty. Not much has changed in three years. Well, the Giants did win another Super Bowl last season, but the Jets will still get more media attention this fall. Story lines? The Jets have conflict, controversy and personalities. And there's a guy named Tebow. ... oh, never mind. One of the Giants" personalities, Brandon Jacobs, is gone. But as Giants guard Chris Snee put it Thursday, "We only want headlines in February." Here's a look at some Giants story lines this past week: Greg Hanlon of CapitalNewYork.com on what Jacobs once meant to Giants fans: Another illustration of the disposability of N.F.L. players and the short memories of its fans and mythmakers: It wasn't too long ago that Brandon Jacobs was the popular embodiment of Giants Football. The team was a throwback to an era of bruising, honest offenses, and so was he. More important than what he actually did was what the symbolic significance he carried for a fan base that wanted to see him the way they wanted to see their team. Michael Silver, Yahoo Sports, on why the Giants should try to keep Osi Umenyiora beyond this year: The Giants, who also have accomplished veteran Justin Tuck and emerging star Jason Pierre-Paul at defensive end, probably believe it's impractical -‐ if not impossible - to keep all three standouts at market value. Yet I believe there's great value in trying to make it work, because sometimes a team's obscenely overloaded potency in one area is the driving force behind its excellence. Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN New York, on what losing running back Andre Brown to suspension may mean for the Giants" draft. Kerry J. Byrne of the Cold, Hard Football Facts, still shaking his head at how statistically wrong it was that the Giants won the Super Bowl: The 2007 Giants were, quite literally, the worst regular-season team that's ever won a Super Bowl. And then the 2011 Giants replaced them as the worst regular-season team to win a title by almost every measure. Andrew Furman, the Ultimatenyg, on why that doesn't matter and on why the Giants should be grateful to Aaron Ross but probably won't miss him. Also: Mario Manningham's exit and the relatively modest price the 49ers paid to land him: "I would not have had a problem with Reese paying that amount to keep Mario Manningham." Matt Waldman, the Rookie Scouting Portfolio, on Manningham's flaws: Wide receivers can correct route skills. It's just a matter of work and drilling on how to execute the correct kinds of breaks and effective techniques to separate from press coverage. This is why a player like Mario Manningham is so frustrating to me. He flashes terrific physical skills and good ball skills as a pure receiver. However, his lapses with technique were frequent enough that the Giants had no problem letting him go. I will not be surprised if Manningham busts in San Francisco. I hope not, but I don't believe in his past work ethic because he repeatedly made the same mistakes you don't see from other top-starting receivers with his experience. Extra point If nothing else, the Jets serve as an extra source of motivation for the Giants, and nobody inspires them like Rex Ryan.