…One that had to be done. Maybe a veteran LB gets cut from another team this week or next to further supplement the LB corps.

I like this move though. This is the right move and one that just had to be done.

He said earlier this summer he could switch back at any time, nows the time. Lets hope Kehls’ the real deal and Blackburn turns out to be all I think he can be. Clark should be fine. Gerris needs to step up in a hurry.
   Ed, after reading your last couple of days worth of posts I sense your more bummed about this injury than anyone. While it’s impossible to replace Osi I don’t think the Giants will be as bad off as you think, and I’m not even considering a Strahan return at this point. If Wilkinson’s speed translates to occasional pass rushing success, it’ll be ok.

This is the best move — probably the only move the Giants could make. It will get all the best players they have on the field.

Wow, buried in that article is the news that Dahl tore his other ACL and will be on the shelf for the year.

Kudos to Kiwi for putting the team first. He deserves a healthy round of applause when they announce his name in the starting lineups.

I’m hoping all that LB will improve Kiwi’s run stopping, he was awful his rookie year. Maybe Tuck and Kiwi won’t demand double teams every play, but they’ll still be very good, despite not being dominant. We should also remember that we have a very good tackle rotation that will help a lot. I’m telling you keep an eye on Jay Alford, he’s a penetrater. I think he’ll reek some havoc on 3rd down.

Yes, losing Osi is bad, but there may be some good coming out of it in the long run. When Kewanuka was moved to LB, it was because the Giants wanted to get him on the field more. With Osi and Strahan, that would have been hard to do. Plus the LB corps was weak, so it sounded like a good idea. If he hadn’t been injured, he would have seen more playing time than he would have as a replacement. Furthermore, after he retired, I seem to recall that Michael Strahan said that Kewanuka was a natural DE, perhaps even more talented than himself, and should be moved back to the line. But the Giants already spent considerable effort making him into a LB, perhaps dreaming of the second incarnation of LT. Even when Strahan retired, that logic held because of the emergence of Tuck. But now with Osi gone, moving Kewanuka back to the line will give him more playing time – and – they now have a better LB corps to fill in the holes. So, I think Strahan will keep talking for Fox and overall, the Giants are comfortable going without him.

I predict that the Giants will have one of the most dominating defenses in in the NFL this year even without Osi.

you’re Jerry Reese. You have 12 mil you can spend yet this season. Would you pay 8 million of that to a guy who’s 36 years old and has been wounded 2 out of the past 3 years? He is already commited to the “retired mindset” and would be coming out for the love of money not as much as a commitment to get back to the SB. I would stand pat ,keep checking the waiver wire and see what happens. With Kiwi at end we need linebackers …………fast.