New York Giants' notebook, 02.26.09

by Ed Valentine on Feb 26, 2009 11:00 AM EST in News Comment 16 comments

With the great news Wednesday that running back Brandon Jacobs has signed a long-term contract with our New York Giants, it's a perfect chance to watch a little Jacobs video.

Fortunately, Giants.com has a clip of Jacobs' top 5 plays of 2008. It's fun to watch.

By the way, apparently there are people who think Jacobs did not get nearly enough money from the Giants.

Speaking of video, the tremendous Mike Garafolo has a video preview of the Giants' free agency plans. Here it is.

Mike Garafolo talks about the Giants free-agency plans

Obviously, MG filmed that before the Jacobs news broke. Here, by the way, is a text version of MG's thoughts on free agency. He adds a couple of names to the list of players the Giants might go after -- Atlanta linebacker Michael Boley and Seattle defensive tackle Rocky Bernard.

The New York Jets have allowed veteran wide receiver Laveraneus Coles to become a free agent. Any interest, Giants' fans? Speaking of interest in ex-Jets, what about kicker Mike Nugent, who declined a contract offer Wednesday?
Derrick Brooks is the biggest name of the group of players released by Tampa Bay Wednesday. I wonder, though, if the player in that group who might interest the Giants would be the other linebacker, Cato June. I know the Giants considered him before the 2007 season.
The NFL salary cap has climbed from $123 million to $127 million, giving teams a little extra money to spend as the free-agent frenzy begins.
Yahoo! Sports has a list of the top 100 free agents.
Forget about Gibril Wilson returning to the Giants. He will be joining the Miami Dolphins.

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what about OT

we need a young guy there, clearly Whimper and Koets have not worked out. Diehl isn’t even really a tackle, McKeenzie is getting up there and has been injured, and we’ve seen the horrendous awfulness that his Kevin Boothe and the even worse awfulness that is watching him get beat for a sack, followed by watching a slow motion replay of said sack complete with a slow motion replay of his fat ass rippling like Homer on a treadmiill

by queler on Feb 26, 2009 1:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

LOL!! Thanks alot "fat ass"

by NY17NE14 on Feb 26, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The problem with getting Jacobs on "the cheap"

It worries me that some people think Jacobs got ripped off. The better he plays, the healthier he stays, the more people will talk about it about it; then he may end up holding out before 2010 or 2011. The Giants could always agree to restructure his contract, but they’re not going to be happy about it of course, and this is a recipe for bad blood. (See: Burress, Plaxico)

I am, of course, thrilled about the prospect of 4 solid years of B-Jake, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous about getting such a good deal.

by dELIghtful on Feb 26, 2009 1:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

BJ didn't get screwed

Maybe another team would have payed more, but if so, would they expect him to be an every down RB? I think so. He’s injury prone and the Giants have tried to protect him from getting hurt. It’s a good deal for BJ because with the Giants he isn’t expected to carry the load alone. This will prolong his career. No denying the Giants got a good deal as well;.

by blue gonz on Feb 26, 2009 3:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Correct

And he gets to stay with the team he loves and compete for rings. The difference between Plax and BJ is that this contract was BJ’s choice. He didn’t have to sign it, but he wanted to stay put. BJ is thinking of the team first. Plax didn’t have many options and had to take an under market deal until he showed his value. He never was thinking team first. It was all about Plax, as we found out later.

Really it shows how mature The Beast has become. I wouldn’t worry about bad blood. If that was the case he would have thrown a fit when the Giants franchised him, as most players do.

by potroast on Feb 26, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs