Browns' Williams talks, Giants don't

by Ed Valentine on Oct 10, 2008 11:00 AM EDT in New York Giants News

When will these guys learn to keep their mouths shut?

Last week it was Julius Jones of the Seattle Seahawks taking about giving the Giants a "punch in the mouth."

This week, it's Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Corey Williams. Here is what he had to say, in two separate interviews.

"His (Brandon Jacobs) whole thing is, if you let him come out and get a 7- or 8-yard run, get his confidence level up high, then he can be effective," Williams told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "But if we can come out and hit him in the mouth from the jump, he tends to slow down and do some tiptoeing. You've got to swarm him, swarm to the ball."

There is more.

"I'm gonna try to knock his (Jacobs) head off. You know what I'm saying?" Williams told the Canton Repository. "His whole attitude is to knock our head off when he's running the ball. I'm trying to get him before he gets me. He's a pretty good overall running back, but once you go to putting that wood on him, go to really hitting him ... he'll start tiptoeing, shutting it down."

That would be Corey Williams of the Browns, the 22nd-ranked team in the league against the run, talking trash about Jacobs and the best rushing attack in the league. Probably not the smartest thing he has ever done.

It was instructive that Jacobs did not fire back. It speaks both to his growth as a player, and to the fact that on-field success like the Giants have had carries more weight than words.

"There's a bunch of yap that just doesn't really need to be going on," Jacobs said. "Now, my rookie year I would've been here saying a bunch of stuff. I'm an older guy now. I've been around the league a little bit. I got a ring now. I'm certified, so I'm not going to sit up here and have a mouth match with these guys." ...

"No question, I probably would've tried to tap him on the shoulder at some point and be like, 'See, I told you,' " Jacobs said. "That's not me anymore. I'm just going to go out and play football."

We will see if Williams is still talking Monday night.

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I hope he scores a TD

and chucks the ball at the play-clock, like he did in the playoffs last year. That was such an ultimate F-U to every team we played, and a very effective TD celebration, IMO.

by cjmulrain on Oct 10, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

What a change.....

Remember the Giants of just a few years ago, that did all their talking Monday thru Saturday, and then crap the sheets on Sunday?

Is it really possible? Have the Giants truly learned that “Talk is cheap”?

I think this just further exemplilfies what Tom Coughlin is teaching this team about football, winning, and life. I have never been so happy in my life to be wrong about something as I am about Tom Coughlin.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 10, 2008 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

Definitely

It has been a GREAT change. I was so sick of all the talk. Now they take their shots on the field.

by potroast on Oct 10, 2008 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

More to this story

I think what will get the Giants even more fired up is what he said about the O-line:

“It’s a zone-blocking scheme that lets him run and pick a hole. There ain’t nothing physical about them.”

I think it’s safe to say that both Jacobs and the Giants’ lineman are now salivating for this game.

by potroast on Oct 10, 2008 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

we are?

I didn’t think we were zone-blockers?

by queler on Oct 10, 2008 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Something makes me think

Brandon still may"tap him on the shoulder".

We're only gonna score 17 points?

by big blue wrecking crew on Oct 10, 2008 12:32 PM EDT reply actions

this is going to be one helluva game:)

I’m not ready to count the Browns out just yet. They are still a very good football team, and they know that to beat the thus far undefeated superbowl champs would change the momentum in Cleveland dramatically. This is going to be a huge game. I just can’t wait for Monday night!!!

by NYcON on Oct 10, 2008 3:20 PM EDT reply actions