Chad swims to the Fish, and other stuff

by ETVal on Aug 9, 2008 7:51 AM EDT in News

So, Chad Pennington won't be a Giant. The just-released former New York Jet quarterback apparently found work in a hurry, signing Friday with the Miami Dolphins.

So, David Carr and Anthony Wright will continue to fight for the backup job behind Eli Manning. Off Thursday's game, that might not be as much of a concern as we thought. Coach Tom Coughlin liked what he saw from both guys.

Are you guys content with Carr and Wright? If you're not, what about Tampa Bay's Chris Simms? The Bucs have no use for him, he's got some ability and a Simms in New York seems like a natural.

A few other thoughts on a Saturday morning.

Give Eli a break! In the comments on Friday there was some concern voiced about Eli Manning's performance against the Lions. Chill, people! It was six throws in a meaningless exhibition game. Eli is just fine. He's the Super Bowl MVP, so we know what he can do. Let's not worry about his exhibition stats, please.
The whole Brett Favre at City Hall was an absolute embarrassment for New York City and its mayor, Michael Bloomberg. Are you kidding me? The guy is a football player, and he has never done squat for New York, other than show up. My guess is there will come a time on a cold December day when Favre wakes up and thinks "What the hell am I doing? I never wanted to be here in the first place."

In true Peter King style, here are a couple of non-football thoughts for today.

My New York Yankees are toast. The standings say they still have a shot at the playoffs, but the poor excuse for a starting rotation they are using tells you they really don't. Excellent, two-inning performance from Ian Kennedy last night!
Does anybody care about the Olympics? I don't. I'm not a big Olympics watcher, anyway, and the whole 'Beijing thing' has me completely turned off. I'm mildly interested to see what the 'Redeem Team' does in hoops, and that's it.

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Favre

Ed, totally agree with you, they gave Favre some kind of heroes welcome at City Hall. Do the Jets realize that “10 years off the biological clock” was not included in the deal?

But, we just have to remember, they are the Jets, embarrassment is their middle name.

By the way, I think its terribly disrespectful of the Jets to just hand Favre Glen Foley’s old number.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by jrs1940 on Aug 9, 2008 8:23 AM EDT 0 recs

Should we trade?

Charlie Batch of the Steelers broke his collarbone last night against the Eagles. Could this be an opportunity to pick up a draft pick by trading Carr or Wright? In a couple of weeks, one or the other is gone anyway and we’ll get nothing in return.

by TerraByte on Aug 9, 2008 8:57 AM EDT 0 recs

Good thought, one which

I’m pretty sure has occurred to JR.

by george cronin on Aug 9, 2008 9:48 AM EDT up 0 recs

Simms?

Sure. Why not?

by george cronin on Aug 9, 2008 9:50 AM EDT 0 recs

The Steelers will definitely look at Simms -

Big Ben is obviously a great NFL QB and has proven to be very durable (a la the Mannings). However, you have to think that the Steelers will look at a guy like Simms with much more urgency than the Gmen would.

It’s all relative though, right? The Steelers are likely bullish that their backup will never see the light of day and that Big Ben an make it through the entire season so in their minds they aren’t as likely to spend a higher draft choice on a backup, so manybe they instead spend a 6 on a guy like Wright or Carr. Either way, I’d probably trade Wright or Carr for a dozen donuts and a fifth of Jack Daniels.

by Cody K on Aug 11, 2008 12:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

still a 15% shot of the yanquis makin the playoffs

all hope is not lost.

too bad they dont play in the crappy NL like the metsies, then youd have a 50% chance with a much crappier team.

by kendynamo on Aug 9, 2008 11:32 AM EDT 0 recs

"My Yankees are toast"

funny, that’s the same thing I said in 2005, 2006, and 2007.

after an 11-19 start they won the division in ‘05, rallied to overtake the Sox after the Boston Massacre II in ‘06, and cut a 14-game deficit to a 1 1/2 in late September before capturing the Wild Card in ‘07.

shame on you, Ed. 4 out of the Wild Card is hardly “toast.” have a little faith my friend.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Aug 9, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Faith

I’d love to have some, but give me a reason. I see no signs of the Yankees being able to put together a consistent run.

by ETVal on Aug 10, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

Is it me or do the Yanks appear listless?

I just think they don’t play with any fight at all. I am certain that this feeling is nostalgia, but I feel like the Paul O’Neill/Tino Martinez teams just wouldn’t allow themselves to get swept in a crucial mid-August series against the best team in baseball.

I’m not saying Jeter has grown compacent, but he has never been (nor will he ever be) the fiery, emotional leader like Tino/Paul/David Cone. And A-Rod? Give me a break, he’s afraid of his own shadow at this point. Johnny Damon seems to enjoy pointing fingers too much, Melky/Cano et al are too young to have a say, etc, etc.

So I’m not ready to throw it in….but they have to get blistering, red-hot and play the best baseball of their lives for the next 6 weeks. The difference between this year and those other yrs (2005-2007) is the Rays. No one else was a factor in the AL East those years and this year something has to give…the wild card can come out of the AL East, but it is looking like the Sox and not the Yanks.

However: credit to Girardi for this team being in the conversation in the first place. The Yanks have lost 3/5 of their starting rotation to injury including only having their ace (Wang) for the first 2.5 months of the season. I hope the baby Steinbrenner’s don’t take this season out on Cash and Giaradi.

by Cody K on Aug 11, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

Simms.....

Why not? I’d certainly rather have him than Wright. Can you imagine the ovation Chris would get the first time he ran out to the huddle in a home game, even if it was just in preseason? They should sign him just so we could see that.

by giant fan since 57 on Aug 9, 2008 12:23 PM EDT 0 recs

The last Simms

we had worked out pretty well. He is a capable backup.

http://www.myteamrivals.typepad.com/newyorkgiants

by myteamrivals on Aug 9, 2008 1:41 PM EDT 0 recs

What about Woodson?

What will happen with him if Carr and Wright are the backups? Id personally like to go with Carr and Woodson-what makes Wright so special, if youre gonna have a third stringer why not a cheaper rookie who has more of a ceiling than a journeyman like Wright?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Aug 9, 2008 3:10 PM EDT 0 recs