New York Giants' notebook, 09.23

by Ed Valentine on Sep 23, 2008 1:00 PM EDT in New York Giants News

Here are a few New York Giants' notes for a Tuesday afternoon.

The Giants are 3-0, but still believe there is plenty of room for improvement.

"I think we have done a good job of finding ways to win," center Shaun O’Hara said. "That’s what you have to do to be a good team, find ways to win, even when you are not playing your best or things are not going as smooth as you would like. You just have to find a way to get it done."

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"We still have things we need to work on," quarterback Eli Manning said. "With three games, there is a lot of stuff that happens, that you can make adjustments on, and that’s what we will work on this week."

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"This is a team that can still improve," said veteran cornerback Sam Madison. "It’s a team that is still hungry, with a lot of young guys still ready to produce. We’re a football team that still has something to prove. There is a lot of upside to this football team."

To me, that recognition of their imperfections and desire to continue getting better is one of the best things about this team. It is not a team resting on its accomplishments.

Bye week will help Aaron Ross rest his injured shoulder.
Transcript of Tom Coughlin's Monday press conference.
Directing comebacks is old hat for Eli.
Schedule doesn't do Giants any favors.

SITE NEWS: Big news for Big Blue View this week. I have been invited to write a guest column for 'The Fifth Down,' the New York Times football blog. I believe the column will appear Friday, but I will keep you posted on that. I dreamed about being a sports writer for the Times when I was a kid. So, this will be a huge thrill for me.

Here are this week's Giants' stats.

Passing

		Passing									Rushing					Sacks
	G	Rating	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	INT	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Eli Manning	3	91.1	65	107	60.7	765	255.0	7.1	4	1	2	-1	-0.3	-0.5	1	4	35

Rushing

		Rushing						Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD
Ahmad Bradshaw	3	7	54	18.0	7.7	31	1	2	22	7.3	11.0	18	1
David Carr	1	3	-3	-3.0	-1.0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Jacobs	3	50	244	81.3	4.9	30	1	2	10	3.3	5.0	8	0
Eli Manning	3	2	-1	-0.3	-0.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Ward	3	26	177	59.0	6.8	22	0	6	55	18.3	9.2	13	0

Receiving

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	Lng	TD
Kevin Boss	1	3	51	0	17.0	26	1
Ahmad Bradshaw	3	2	22	0	11.0	18	1
Plaxico Burress	3	18	259	0	14.4	33	1
Domenik Hixon	3	6	89	0	14.8	32	0
Brandon Jacobs	3	2	10	0	5.0	8	0
Sinorice Moss	1	1	23	0	23.0	23	0
Steve Smith	3	11	94	0	8.5	15	0
Amani Toomer	3	13	143	0	11.0	31	1
Derrick Ward	3	6	55	0	9.2	13	0

Returns

		Kickoff Returns					Punt Returns
	G	KR	YDS	AVG	Lng	TD	PR	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
Ahmad Bradshaw	3	8	190	23.8	33	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domenik Hixon	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	124	13.8	50	0
R.W. McQuarters	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	6.0	14	0
Corey Webster	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3.0	3	0

Punting

	Punting
	G	Punts	Yds	AVG	Lng	In20	TB
Jeff Feagles	3	11	461	41.9	54	5	1

Kicking

		Field Goals								PAT
	G	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FGM	FGA	PCT	XPM	XPA	PCT	pts

Defense

		Sacks		Interceptions			Tackles
	G	Sacks	YdsL	Int	Yds	IntTD	Solo	Ast	Total
Jay Alford	2	1.0	7	0	0	0	1	1	2
Chase Blackburn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Boothe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
James Butler	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	4	14
Danny Clark	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	12
Barry Cofield	2	1.0	6	0	0	0	5	1	6
Zak DeOssie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Dockery	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	13
Madison Hedgecock	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	5	13
Bryan Kehl	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	8
Mathias Kiwanuka	2	1.0	8	0	0	0	6	3	9
Sammy Knight	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Madison	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3
Jerome McDougle	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
R.W. McQuarters	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Kenny Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Antonio Pierce	3	1.0	9	0	0	0	14	5	19
Fred Robbins	3	4.0	30	0	0	0	11	0	11
Aaron Ross	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	17
Dave Tollefson	1	1.0	8	0	0	0	2	1	3
Justin Tuck	3	3.0	22	1	41	0	9	4	13
Corey Webster	3	1.0	3	0	0	0	11	0	11
Gerris Wilkinson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4
Renaldo Wynn	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	8

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BIG CONGRATULAIONS ETVal

Guest columnist for the times is too cool. .

We're only gonna score 17 points?

by big blue wrecking crew on Sep 23, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks!

I am excited about it. Not only for me, but I hope it will bring new readers to the site.

by Ed Valentine on Sep 23, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

congrads

Joe L

by kinglongo on Sep 23, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

The Giants schedule.

Aaron Ross injury I would guess is lingering from last season. Hopefully he won’t need any surgery because the only replacement would be the inexperience Terrel thomas. However if R.W Mcquarters recovers then probably he would be the backup. As Madison may get the start.

I don’t think the schedule really matters for any team. This is just another thing the press can use against the giants. The bottom line is that either your a football team that does good or a team that can’t cut it.

Eli Manning is the Magician QB. The first game he had that nice rushing TD. Last week he threw a pass with his left hand. Who knows what else he has up his sleeves??

Joe L

by kinglongo on Sep 23, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions

Eli the Magician

i kinda like that.

by Ed Valentine on Sep 23, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I can't believe how psyched he was

Have you seen the clips of him on the sideline. After both drives, he is fist pumping and flexing like a mad man. I’m almost buying him as a badass

by queler on Sep 23, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

congrats Ed

i actually haven’t picked up an NY Times in awhile. as a kid it was banned in my house because my dad used to call it “liberal garbage.” i’ve only really read the Post or the Daily News, which are more tabloid than actual news.

i’m looking forward to it.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 23, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks

This will be Web only, as far as I know. I don’t believe the blog appears in print. I will have to check. It is a big thrill for me. When I was just starting out, I hoped to one day be a sportswriter for the Times. So, for one day, I get to be one. Cool!!

by Ed Valentine on Sep 23, 2008 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions