Giants lose Steve Smith to rival Eagles

As if this crammed off-season couldn't get any worse for the New York Giants, wide receiver Steve Smith has decided not to return to Big Blue; instead he is opting to head down the NJ Turnpike to Philadelphia to join the "Dream Team," aka the Eagles.

Smith, who suffered a knee injury late last season, waited for three weeks for the Giants to sign him to a contract, but that day never arrived.

The Giants felt that Smith was still had a "ways to go" in his recovery from knee surgery. Smith and the Eagles disagreed of course.

With Smith in Philadelphia, it leaves a black hole in the Giants receiving corps. While talented, it means that Mario Manningham and Hakeem Nicks will have to pick it up big time this year.

Likewise, Smith gives the Eagles another option to go along with superstar receiver DeShawn Jackson.

What a disaster this off-season has been for the Giants; could it mean the team is in for a terrible season? It looks like it.