Osi: 'I'm Alex Rodriguez'

by Ed Valentine on Jul 1, 2008 7:27 AM EDT in News Comment 12 comments

It seems that maybe we have another New York Giant star angling for a broadcasting career.

I was shocked to turn my radio to ESPN this morning and find Osi Umenyiora subbing as a co-host -- that's right, co-host, not guest -- on 'Mike and Mike in the Morning.'

In the little that I heard, Osi was actually quite good.

He did say one thing that got my attention. Asked about Derek Jeter's standing in New York he compared him to Michael Strahan, a winner and "very beloved."

As for himself, he said "I'm Alex Rodriguez. All the talent, but no love."

Really? I was surprised to hear Osi express that sentiment. Do we not love No. 72? Is he really A-Rod, forever second in our hearts no matter what he does on the field?

Your thoughts?

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"Love" might be a little strong,

...but then, so would the “A-Rod” comparison. Osi will get the love when he develops the total game. He’s a beast against the pass, but still has work do do on run stopping. If he keeps his head down and works hard, he’ll get the love. He’s got the talent and the personality for sure.

He’s more of a “Jorge Posada” than an “A-Rod.”

I left my swagger in my other pants.

by HughG16 on Jul 1, 2008 1:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Osi is neither as good nor as underappreciated as A-Rod

Strahan is beloved like Jeter but not tremendously overrated like Jeter

by JoshNY on Jul 1, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ugh!!

You had to go the ‘Jeter is overrated’ route. That’s a discussion for my work writing about the Yankees over at Bugs & Cranks.

I guess I would argue Osi is somewhat overrated, since I don’t actually think he was as good last season as Justin Tuck—a sentiment I shared here quite often. Osi is very good, but he disappears in way too many games. Without Strahan, that is something I hope to see change.

by Ed Valentine on Jul 1, 2008 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right on re Osi's performance,Ed.

Basically, he had one monster game last year, but Tuck played far better overall.

by george cronin on Jul 1, 2008 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't forget

Tuck got a LOT of reps, inside against slower guards, it remains to be seen how he’s going to do matched up against a tackle and TE

by queler on Jul 1, 2008 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to be tremendously overrated with 4 rings too

Any other worn out, long refuted arguments we can dust off?
“Eli will never get out from under his brother’s shadow?”
“The Red Sox are lovable losers.”
“Not even Mark Messier can bring the Rangers to the promised land.”

"We're only going to score 17 points?" ~ Tom Brady

by mwilli on Jul 2, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The A-rod of the NFL is

Tony Romo… he puts up the numbers in the regular season but chokes in the post. and Osi (real name Osigumbwalalsdhsaa), we love you just for not making a big deal out of reworking your contract with all the distractions the giants already have going on, i think in his head he wants to limit all the bad press and speculation and get back in there and be more dominating in the regular season.

by mahmoodzaky on Jul 1, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

actually

I’d say a better comparison is Peyton Manning, pre-Super Bowl XLI. Romo is good, but he’s not nearly ARod good. Neither is Osi.

by cjmulrain on Jul 1, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Guys, guys guys, lets not get carried away

Maybe he just means he isn’t nailing Madonna

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jul 2, 2008 11:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

screw a-rod and jeter

carlos beltran – now there is a role model for all the g-men.

by kendynamo on Jul 2, 2008 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Osi

The “I’m Alex Rodriguez. All the talent, but no love” comment sounded like it was made in jest. Could be wrong, but the whole of the interview was a lot of joking around. Maybe he really meant it, but I think there was some silent laughing going on while he made that comment.

We didn't even have a chance for the "perfect season", but we did have the perfect ending.

by GAgiantfan on Jul 3, 2008 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs