Looking back at the last 10 years, ESPN reporters put togethe r the best of the best in an NFC East All-Decade team. And the Giants have a few players representing them on the roster.

Let's start with an obvious one here at quarterback: Eli Manning. The eventual Hall-of-Famer just called it quits, but he collected his second Super Bowl during the 2011-2012 season. Even though his play faltered near the end of the decade, Manning still goes down in history as the best quarterback his franchise has ever had -- and the best quarterback this decade has seen in the division.

"Manning played the entire decade and earned a Super Bowl MVP during that time. How many other Giants have that on their résumé? Answer: None," Jordan Raanan wrote.

Getting honorable mention for best player (though it was not really close because of Manning's accomplishments) was Odell Beckham Jr. because he was just that good when he broke into the league in 2014. Beckham was arguably the best receiver in the league, and was no question the most athletic playmaker the franchise ever had until Saquon Barkley was drafted in 2018.

Beckham did make the All-Decade team, of course, with the Dallas Cowboys' Dez Bryant next to him in the receiver category. And though Barkley should definitely be making the next team 10 years from now, it's hard to put him above the Philadelphia Eagles' LeSean McCoy and Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott after just two seasons.

While Manning and Beckham are the only representatives on the offensive front, there are multiple Giants on defense. Starting on the defensive line, Justin Tuck and Jason Pierre-Paul make the cut next to DeMarcus Lawrence and Fletcher Cox.

Tuck was a defensive end during his time with the Giants, but it's so hard to keep him off the list for that technicality given his 60.5 career sacks during his career, so he gets a defensive tackle spot. JPP is still a productive lineman in the NFL today, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But he had 58.5 career sacks with the Giants in 16 fewer games than Tuck did.

In the secondary, Landon Collins makes the cut as strong safety, and that shouldn't have been a hard choice, either. He was an animal with the Giants, collecting 100+ tackles with the team in every season while being a menace in the box. His ability to get to the line of scrimmage and stop ball carriers and quarterbacks alike is still felt with the Redskins.

And finally, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who has played for every team in the division but the Cowboys, is next to DeAngelo Hall at cornerback. He was with the Giants for four seasons -- the most he's ever spent with a team -- where he had 11 interceptions, 47 passes defended and 193 tackles in 61 games. He was a consistent force in the secondary who had the ability to cover just about anyone.

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