Mike Garafalo of the Newark Star-Ledger summed up Robbins' time with the Giants this way:

They’ve been six up-and-down years for Robbins, who arrived as a starter in Tom Coughlin’s first year as Giants coach, was then demoted to a backup role because of the team’s concerns over his inconsistent effort, regained his spot with the first team, played a key role in the run to Super Bowl XLII, showed top form through the first half of the 2008 season, struggled through hand, shoulder and knee injuries the past 15 months, and was finally relegated to backup duty once again after the Thanksgiving loss to the Broncos this season.