New York Giants' notebook, 12.19.08

by Ed Valentine on Dec 19, 2008 7:07 AM EST in New York Giants News

Here are some New York Giants' notes on a Friday morning.

It is expected to be a miserable weather weekend here in the Northeast, and the Giants are bracing themselves for it.
Old-timers John Carney and Jeff Feagles getting a kick out of Pro Bowl selections
I recently had a chance to speak with Jason Cole, co-author of Plaxico Burress' autobiography, 'Giant: The Road to the Super Bowl.' Cole did an extensive interview with Gelf Magazine recently about Burress. Honestly, I know we are all tired of the Burress story, but it's a must read for Giants fans. In a passage from the book, Burress discusses guns and Sean Taylor's death.

"something like that can happen so fast and you could be gone. We're football players and people look at us with jealousy." He verges into some acute paranoia, telling Cole he "can't relax for a minute." Among other things, "who wants to live like that? Who wants to live in fear? Who wants to constantly, 24/7, be worrying about how I didn't lock my door or I didn't turn my alarm on? Who is walking behind me? Or I can't go here. I don't want to live like that…I want to live as close to a normal life as I can. I have several guns and I had them before Sean got killed—a long time before that." Perhaps most ironically, speaking about his guns, Burress tells Cole that he "can get to them with all the lights out, blindfolded. I can go get them in all situations…I have two guns that I can take apart myself and put back together. I know them backward and forward. I have to."

I think Burress is a person trying to get to a better life, but I don't think he has a lot of the skills required to get there.

Here is Brandon Jacobs pleading his case for being allowed to play Sunday against Carolina.

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I say bring it on (for football, not trying to deal with it myself). The Giants need to get back to the basics and this will help. Power running and rock solid D. Hopefully Jacobs is a go and the offense can control this game.

by potroast on Dec 19, 2008 8:54 AM EST reply actions

Jacobs is a stud

Seeing this guy the last few years and watching that interview just makes me happy that we have guys like that on the Giants. I wish more guys in the NFL were like that. Lets hope he plays and they win s he can take 3 weeks off. I dont want to risk him, but if the guy thinks he can go then I am all for it (i guess that did not work for Sean Merriman).

Do you guys think the last few weeks of being the number one guy and his average performance has hurt Ward’s market value? Hard to tell, but I would certainly be concerned signing him to big dough as a number one back.

by losangelesmets on Dec 19, 2008 9:52 AM EST reply actions

I'd like to see us get the bye.

I’d like to see BJ play, too, but if he plays and we get the bye and he can’t make it in the playoffs, I’d just as soon not get the bye. As for Ward, his recent performances won’t help him make the big bucks. On the other hand, the Steelers stopped our running game cold even with BJ lugging the ball.

by george cronin on Dec 19, 2008 12:36 PM EST up reply actions