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It didn't take long for the hate mail to start flowing into John Mara's office. The first piece arrived about a week into the free-agent signing period, as soon the Giants' rabid fan base concluded that the new general manager, an African American, wasn't doing - or spending - enough."I got a lot of mail from fans that said 'What are you doing?'" Mara says. "'You should've gone outside and hired a competent general manager.' It was unbelievable. My response was. 'Can you give the guy a chance?'"

It's been nearly 11 months since Jerry Reese's tenure as GM of the Giants began with the sounds of silence greeting the free-agent market. It's been nine months since his first draft resulted in a list of names that left fans asking "Who?" Continue