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Rashad Jennings: Improved Giants Can Win Super Bowl 50

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Rashad Jennings is confident.

Not only about what he can do on the field, but about what his team can accomplish.

The Giants' running back went so far as to say that the G-Men can win Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium.

"No question," the 30-year-old told Newsday. "We've got the skill set to do that. We showed flashes last year, but they were obviously being overshadowed by what we didn't do so well. We eliminate self-inflicted wounds, the before-the-snap (and) after-the-snap errors, this is a different team."

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The Giants went 6-10 in 2014 and missed the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons. But they lost Victor Cruz and Geoff Schwartz to injuries, and David Wilson to forced retirement. And now the offense will be more comfortable in Ben McAdoo West Coast's system, and Offensive Rookie of the Year Odell Beckham Jr. figures to get even better.

"You look around the locker room, we've got great players," Jennings told the newspaper. "Everybody's coming back healthy, flying around, going into year two of the same system. That makes a tremendous difference. McAdoo explained it to us. Last year, we installed a system. This year, we get to run our offense. There's a difference.

"Different attitude, different command in the huddle, different understanding of what's going on. It's not about lining up in the right place now. It's about making plays. That's what we expect. We've got explosive players. Great offensive linemen. We got the capability at every single position to make sure we're in this playoff push."

Jennings played 11 games for the Giants in his first season with the team in 2014. He rushed for 639 yards on 167 carries (3.8 yards per carry) and scores four touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 226 yards.

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