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Reese's conservative moves paid off

Giants general manager Jerry Reese took a conservative

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Giants general manager Jerry Reese took a conservative approach to signing free agents. (Jan. 4, 2010)

Jerry Reese understood perfectly well the frustration that Giants fans felt about him over the summer, when it seemed as if every high-profile free agent was signing with hated NFC East rival Philadelphia or -- even worse -- the Jets.

"If I was a fan, I would be concerned, too," the Giants' general manager said Thursday from his office at the team's training complex. "You can understand why...

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