Soak up this Super Bowl victory, New York. Bask in its glory. If you are a fan of the Giants, you should buy up all the championship merchandise you can get your hands on.

Sorry to tell you this, but this was it. This Super Bowl victory was your one-hit wonder. Everything else in the Eli Manning era will be downhill from this. The Giants will not win another Super Bowl anytime soon. Period.

I don’t mean to take anything away from this season. The Giants were a great story. The team got hot in the playoffs and fought their way to the top of the mountain. The Giants deserve all the props they are getting.

But let’s get serious. Peyton’s brother played way over his head during the playoffs. This is the same Eli Manning who had 20 interceptions in the regular season. In the playoffs, he had only one. Sure, he was in the zone and playing great but there was also a lot of luck during that four-game stretch for such a drastic drop.

Even if you want to pretend that Eli wasn’t lucky, there are other reasons why the Giants won’t win a Super Bowl anytime soon. The coach who was most important during the Super Bowl and the proceeding games, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, is going to be hired away as a head coach before too long. When everyone else was scared to send a pass rush at Tom Brady, Spagnuolo had the guts to rush again and again. The Giants won’t find a replacement defensive coordinator who will have the guts to stick to that type of playcalling.

Staying on the defensive side of the ball, 36-year-old Michael Strahan doesn’t have much gas left in his tank. While the defense has a lot of quality young guns, Strahan is the straw the stirs that drink. Take Strahan away, that defensive line will no longer be dominant.

Offensively, other than Eli Manning and Plaxico Burress, the team just doesn’t have any stars. Brandon Jacobs is good but he’s far from elite. The offense relied on precision and a lot of average players playing way above their usual capabilities.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, New York. I wish I could tell you this is the start of a dynasty. But it’s not and deep down, you know this is the truth.