1.   Giants coach Jim Fassel would love to draft a tight end who can stretch the defense and attack the safeties.

2.   Giants coach Jim Fassel ended the quarterback suspense Wednesday, choosing Kent Graham to start Monday.

3.   Giants coach Jim Fassel favors Carr while the offensive coordinator Sean Payton gives Harrington a slight edge.

4.   Giants coach Jim Fassel got a one-year contract extension Thursday, but it came with a message.

5.   Giants coach Jim Fassel has acknowledged that there are apprehensions about his new offensive star.

6.   Giants coach Jim Fassel said he saw many backs using one arm to carry the football, regardless of which direction they were running.

7.   Giants coach Jim Fassel should remember his own oft-stated preseason goal of involving Ron Dayne more in the offense.

8.   Giants coach Jim Fassel told his players not to answer, so they responded in the game.

9.   Giants coach Jim Fassel was doing plenty of that.

10.   Giants coaches are convinced that Stone, a defensive lineman during most of his career at Boston College, has untapped potential as a blocker.