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1978 New York Giants
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 264 points (16.5/g), 19th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (18.6/g), 16th.
Differential of -34 points (-2.1/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 13th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.5, Offense: -1.1, Defense: -1.3, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John McVay (6-10-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bob Gibson
Defensive Coordinator: Dick Modzelewski
Training Camp: Pace University (Pleasantville, New York)
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Drafted Players
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 10 | NYG | Gordon King | T | 9 | 1978 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 97 | Stanford | |||||||||||
| 2 | 37 | NYG | Odis McKinney | DB | 9 | 1978 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 119 | Colorado | |||||||||||
| 4 | 90 | NYG | Billy Taylor | RB | 5 | 1978 | 1982 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 49 | 460 | 1644 | 13 | 78 | 647 | 4 | Texas Tech | |||||
| 5 | 120 | NYG | Terry Jackson | DB | 8 | 1978 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 107 | San Diego St. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 132 | NYG | Jim Krahl | DT | 3 | 1978 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | Texas Tech | |||||||||||
| 5 | 137 | NYG | Brian DeRoo | WR | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 154 | 1 | Redlands | ||||||||
| 6 | 147 | NYG | Randy Pass | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 174 | NYG | Dan Doornink | RB | 8 | 1978 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 104 | 523 | 1836 | 15 | 209 | 2006 | 11 | Washington St. | |||||
| 8 | 201 | NYG | Jeff Grady | LB | 0 | 0 | 0 | Florida A&M | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 232 | NYG | Bill Swiacki | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Amherst | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 253 | NYG | Greg Jorgensen | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 286 | NYG | Dennis Heim | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | SW Missouri St. | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 313 | NYG | Greg Lawson | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | West. Illinois | ||||||||||||||||