Who will be the first to go?

by Ed Valentine on Aug 31, 2009 7:00 AM EDT in News Comment 33 comments

Is today David Tyree's last day as a New York Giant?

The Giants have to trim their roster from 80 to 75 by Tuesday, as do all of the other teams in the NFL. The first move will be to put running back Andre Brown on injured reserve, meaning they have to drop four players.

Who will go? These are the guys I would cut right now if I was making the decisions -- which, of course, I'm not.

David Tyree -- I still don't see any way this classy hero of the Super Bowl 42 makes this team. Tyree still wants to play, and perhaps the best thing the Giants could do for him is to let go now. That way he has a legitimate shot to hook on somewhere else before teams finalize their rosters.
Orrin Thompson -- The 6-foot-6, 320-pound rookie guard from Duke has zero shot at making the team. Actually, he is one of several backup offensive lineman about whom that could be said. Actually, you could cut several of them rght now and be done with it. The only problem there is you want to get through Thursday's pre-season finale against New England without having to use the starters very much. So, you need to keep some of these guys. Thompson, though, can go now.
Robert Henderson -- The 2008 7th-round pick is a spare defensive end on a team loaded with spare defensive ends. Another guy who has no chance to make the team, and has really done nothing in camp. Time to cut ties.
Shaun Bodiford -- The Giants have 10 receivers on the roster, and Bodiford is No. 10 on the list. He has no shot at making the 53-man roster, and the Giants still have a lot of other guys they need to look at Thursday night. Bodiford is expendable, even if the Giants also release Tyree.

So, what do you think of my list? Let me know what four players you would cut -- and why.

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Seems right

I don’t see anyone else that should be cut ahead of those 4.

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by FreeBradshaw on Aug 31, 2009 7:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The tricky part

is that you have to have extra guys to get thru the Thursday game.

by Ed Valentine on Aug 31, 2009 7:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Id say this is actually the easiest of the cuts

Tyree might be the one that doesn’t go from this list, but other than that the others are just wastes on the field right now, especially Thompson and Henderson.

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by FreeBradshaw on Aug 31, 2009 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

CC Brown

should perhaps be on the list.

I have read any number of football writers remark how bad he is. And people on this board have agreed. Sha’reef Rashad and Vince Anderson may be better options.

Anyone see enough of this guy Sat night to comment? I did not.

by MSP Giant on Aug 31, 2009 7:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Problem with that

is that C.C. Brown is the only backup safety the Giants have w/any experience at all. I think he’s awful, but I don’t know how much choice the Giants have. Rashad and Anderson could develop, but right now it’s tough to trust either of them.

by Ed Valentine on Aug 31, 2009 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I dont think so

I think Brown hasnt done anything great at all but I would rother not keep 2 rookies as back up. Im hopping that Vince Anderson makes the roster he looks great and Id say he could play either free or strong and Rashad migth make the practise squad

by michaelkhan3 on Sep 1, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe we should wait for Tyree

okay he had an awful summer but how can you cut someone who contributed so much to the Super Bowl win? there are great chances that is going to be cut but I think it will be better if the team does it later.
Taye Biddle could be cut he’s done nothing expect return kickoffs which obviously is going to be Ware’s job.
Do you think DeAndre Wirght is in the bubble? do you think is going to be cut or he has a shot making the practice squad?

by Thiergow on Aug 31, 2009 8:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Tyree

Its hard to cut the guy but if they do think he has no shot at making the team then we owe it to him to just let him go now so he can try to catch on with another team, most likely one with horrible special teams. The longer we wait the harder it will be for him to get a new job…

by gobs56 on Aug 31, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tyree

If you wait a week, then cut the guy that means he has almost no shot of hooking on anywhere else. The classy thing to do for a class guy would be let him go now and give him a good opportunity to catch on somewhere else. As for his Super Bowl contributions, it is now two years later. The decision has to be about what he can do for this team NOW. Not what he did for this team THEN.

by Ed Valentine on Aug 31, 2009 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

so,

he really has no chance of making the team as a special teams gunner and 7th wideout? If there’s really no chance he stays, yes they do owe it to him to cut him. But then if Hagan goes down with an injury (since we’re all counting Moss out) against the Pats … he’d possibly be 6th wideout, right?

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Aug 31, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

But, I’m still not counting Moss out. I think he is 7th on the list right now, and Tyree 8th. We’ll see what happens.

by Ed Valentine on Aug 31, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't think of Tyree as a receiver

He was drafted for his special teams capabilities. He’s never been an important receiver, his SB catch notwithstanding. With the current corps of receivers, he’ll never get on the field. I think the question that should be asked is “can he contribute more than others to the special teams?” If he’s lost a step or there are better gunners on the team, than cut him now and let him find another team.

by TerraByte on Aug 31, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think

Terrell Thomas is probably just as good as a gunner right now, but we might need Thomas as a starter (since Ross can’t stay healthy). Maybe we do need Tyree?

by potroast on Aug 31, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

We all have as fans

Emotional ties to Tyree..But I agree that if the coaches (we coach from our couches) don’t have him in their plans, they should let him go so he gets a shot of landing on another team..The only concern I have there is that he has a history of being “Game player”..Not a “Practice player”..so given that, there is an element of making a mistake by letting him go.

by Bobbiblue on Aug 31, 2009 9:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I say not so fast on Tyree

The dude is a veteran and in game situations, he CATCHES THE BALL. Our WR corps could learn a thing or two from that.

by MJ20 on Aug 31, 2009 9:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Receiver

He will never get on the field as a receiver with this group. Besides, he has more drops than anyone in camp.

by Ed Valentine on Aug 31, 2009 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL!

Aside from the 2007 playoff run, Tyree and catching the ball are not words that should be mentioned in the same sentence.

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by FreeBradshaw on Aug 31, 2009 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

to people who say the Giants shouldn't cut Tyree

I’m just curious, do you still wish they had Jeff Hostetler?

by cjmulrain on Aug 31, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Excellent point!

by jscottj on Aug 31, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you are harsh

fans are allowed to be sentimental. You on the other hand deserve a spot in the front office as personnel director! I’m thinking of the Kids in the Hall skit where he writes “You’re Fired” on the soles of his shoes and puts his feet up on the desk while talking to an employee…

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Aug 31, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL!!

by Bobbiblue on Aug 31, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Other than Tyree

I haven’t even heard of the other guys nor have I seen their names mentioned at all.

by John W on Aug 31, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Use your head not your heart...

Cold, I know, but keeping Tyree – as much as I love him and thank him for 2007’s SB win – would be a HUGE mistake. Objectively, aside from that one game and some great special teams play, what has he really done? It’s time to wish him well and show him the door. We have enough issues at WR without keeping someone just for sentimental reasons.

Thanks David. I hope you find a spot somewhere. You’ll always be a Giant in my heart.

by jscottj on Aug 31, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes your right..

But that guy made the greatest catch I ever saw at this level..So you can’t blame folks for thinking with their hearts in his case…It may however be his only NFL highlight..One the whole world will remember.

by Bobbiblue on Aug 31, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

His other highlight

was catching a TD pass in that game… if you don’t give the MVP to the D-Line collectively, Tyree gets my vote ahead of Eli for MVP.
Speaking of fans’ attachment, howabout Tedy Bruschi retiring? Pats fans put him on a pedestal with Brady.

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by Simms-McConkey on Aug 31, 2009 10:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you know whats great about Bruschi

he’s by most accounts a huge dickhead. Bruschi was probably the equivalent of Gary Reasons. A good player, but definitely not a special player.

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Aug 31, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well,

first of all I never heard anything bad about the guy, but who knows. Secondly, he was a pro-bowler before a stroke and came back after it. HE’s also been the on-field brains of the defense for many years, like AP is for us. And frankly, he’s accomplished what he has without being exceptionally physically gifted. Kudos to him on a good career and not hanging on too long out of ego.

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by Simms-McConkey on Aug 31, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've never heard or read anything bad

about Bruschi only good things..He was a great player, and he is a good Husband and Father..What he did coming back from that stroke is absolutely phenominal..I heard his family begged him to quit the game back then, but he had something he needed to prove to himself and he did. He’s a great guy and a great player..One of my favorite linebackers..I just wished he was playing for the Giants…Anyone that disparages Tedy Bruschi is a nutcase. I am a diehard Giant fan but will miss him.

by Bobbiblue on Aug 31, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

former patriots staff writer wrote this

http://pregame.com/forums/blogs/tommy-rider/archive/2008/07/30/my-last-day-as-a-new-england-patriot.aspx
kinda paints a different picture about not only him, but Rodney Harrison as well.

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by Hoyadestroya85 on Aug 31, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't really care if Harrison is a bona fide saint off the field,

the guy is a dirty player and I can’t stand him.

Anyone surprised to read that Belichick is a miserable person? Didn’t think so. (But the author is right that Pats fans should love him regardless, because he knows his stuff.)

by JoshNY on Aug 31, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reasons??..Hello

Gary was good but nowhere near the caliber of Brushi..Reasons had “reasons” why he was good..Number one was a guy named “LT”..Harry Carson too (My two all time greats).

by Bobbiblue on Aug 31, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

3 cuts are apparently done, the list is on the main page

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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 31, 2009 11:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Stoney Woodson

Looks like everyone missed the boat on predicting this cut. Maybe the Giants are thinking no one will sign him with his high ankle sprain, and they’ll get to keep him on the practice squad eventually. I dunno, if they really wanted him they coulda done IR.

by hopeforthefuture3 on Aug 31, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs