Giants do the roster shuffle
Since I know some of you guys are dying to get these, here are your New York Giants' roster moves today. Here is the scoop Ralph Vacchiano of the NY Daily News.
The Giants added a running back today, but it wasn’t the one that was expected.
Rather than promote Allen Patrick from the practice squad, the Giants claimed Gartrell Johnson off waivers from the San Diego Chargers. The 5-11, 218-pound Johnson was the Chargers’ fourth-round draft pick out of Miami. He is considered a powerful inside runner who was could be good in short yardage.
Patrick, meanwhile, didn’t even get to stick around at all. He was cut from the practice squad earlier today.
Johnson, who rushed for 176 yards on 43 preseason carries, clearly must have caught the Giants’ attention because they decided to go with him over a couple of promising players with more experience. The Giants had what one NFL source said was a "sizeable" workout of running backs today, that included Lorenzo Booker and may have included T.J. Duckett, too.
The Giants also cut CB DeAndre Wright and TE Kareem Brown from the practice squad. They replaced them with TE Bear Pascoe (Fresno State) and DB Michael Coe (Alabama State).
To make room for Johnson and linebacker Michael Boley on the active roster, the Giants cut veteran offensive lineman Tutan Reyes and defensive tackle Leger Douzable. Boley was added to the roster after spending opening week on the suspended list.
My take: Typical Jerry Reese to find a player like Johnson, who might have a future, instead of going to a player like Duckett, who has a past. Also, I am very surprised to see Reyes get released. During pre-season I thought of him as the first lineman off the bench. Guess I was wrong!
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WOW...
Id think you’d want us to sign him if he stinks….
What the f$%k is the internet?
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 15, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree though
saw two preseason games, the dude is straight awful.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Sep 15, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
good moves IMO
gartrell johnson is a powerful runner who could be a steal off waivers, good to get boley back and im not very surprised that tutan reyes is gone, although i was expecting it to be whimper. douzable is not a shocker either. the giants have a lot of linebackers on the roster now, interested to see how they incorporate them all.
by GiantsReignSupreme on Sep 15, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions
9 LB's....surprised me.
initially i was surprised reyes got cut but it makes sense…JR is always going to go with the younger guys.
whimper is a project…i think he’ll be around for the long haul…plus the notion of Boothe moving over to T scares the crap outta me.
Whimper
protects them at tackle while Beatty develops. Giants seem to feel Boothe & Koets can handle guard and backup center.
by Ed Valentine on Sep 15, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
not to mention...
whimper is a pretty athletic dude…started at OLB in college, moved to Dline, than TE, than Tackle.
Or does that mean
he could never settle down on a position and make it his own? I honestly don’t know the answer to this.
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Sep 15, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I thought, too.
Good enough to move around, or not good enough to stay in one spot?
Pretty much sums up my high school/college baseball career.
I never got a straight answer.
Now I’m sad.
OMAHA!
OMAHA!
which may very be the case but...
we’ve stuck with moss and wilkinson this long. and like ed pointed out, i guess they didn’t feel totally safe w/ Beatty as the only tackle. But if he can help out our running game in short yardage…might as well give it a shot.
i think it was seubert who also started as a TE…he wasn’t exactly a project but after he got injured we stuck with him for a practically 3 years… and it was good that we did b/c he turned out to be a really good player.
the difference here is that seubert actually had an impressive rookie year on his resume….whimper does not.
and seubert
moved from TE, to T, to G….
again not any proof that whimper doesn’t suck but maybe it’s hope.
Whimper
will not go out with a bang but … with a … never mind
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 16, 2009 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm curious
How long do inactive veteran players stand by their phones in hopes of getting a phone call from a team looking to back fill an open position.
As long as it takes ...
Beats the hell out of mastering the phrase, “would you like fries with that ?”
Well it depends on the guy
I’ve heard of some smarter guys completing degrees while doing this. I remember the Giants brought in and LB a few years ago after a rash of injuries near the end the season and he was talking about finishing his masters.
Reyes cut?
Wow. From what I saw in preseason he was on of our better back-back ups. Even Wright getting cut from the practice squad surprises. I thought they might wanna hold on to him w/ a lil schooling. But I trust in Reese. The Patriots r always in the equation and it’s more than just the talent on the field. It’s the upper management that knows how to keep talented players on the field. So far under Reese we’ve had a Super Bowl win, a #1 seed in the playoffs, and a whole lot of reason to feel good about this season. I’m strapped in, holding on, and along for the ride Jerry!

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