Land of the Giants: Some old-fashioned espionage?
Memo to former New York Giants practice squader Andre Woodson: Be a good boy and don't give away any family secrets.
Yeah, I know Woodson is now technically part of the Washington Redskins' family. But, everyone knows the Redskins -- who play the Giants Sunday -- did not add Woodson to their practice squad because of his brilliant pre-season play. The Giants know it, too. Even if the Redskins say the notion of signing Woodson for his insights on the Giants is silly.
Here is Giants' coach Tom Coughlin on the Woodson situation. (Full transcript)
" ‘Why is he in Washington right now?’ That’s pretty obvious why he is there. We’ll see. There is no question that is what is going on, but hopefully – well, we’ll see what transpires. It works both ways a little bit."
Quarterback Eli Manning isn't fretting over the possibility Woodson will give away a few secrets.
We still have our offense. It stills comes down to going out there and executing. They don’t know what plays we are calling. So we just have to go out there out and play well and obviously he doesn’t know the game plan for this week. So I’m not real worried about it.
Here is David Carr's take.
''We'll see how Woody handles it,'' Carr said. ''I'm sure he'll handle it the right way. We'll find out early on if they know what is going on. I'm sure we'll have a plan. We're not going in there without having an answer for them knowing any of our checks, because we do do a lot of that stuff.''
- PRACTICE SQUAD COMPLETED: Fullback Nehemiah Broughton and tight end Kareem Brown have been signed to complete the eight-man practice squad. Broughton, 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, was waived Saturday by the Minnesota Vikings. He spent the entire 2008 season on the Washington Redskins’ practice squad. Brown was waived Saturday by the Jets. He was a fourth-round pick by the New England Patriots in 2007.
- CANTY OPTIMISTIC: Defensive tackle Chris Canty is practicing again after missing about a month with a hamstring injury. He hopes to play Sunday.
"I’m ready to roll. I’m ready to hit somebody," Canty said. "I haven’t missed a regular season football game since I came into the League. One of the things that is very, very important to me is being out there on the field; being out there with my teammates and participating and competing and helping this football team have an opportunity to be successful. And that is what they brought me here for and that is what I plan on doing."
Canty knows the time he missed leaves him at a disadvantage.
"Absolutely I’m behind. You think about missing 20-some odd practices, of course you are going to be behind. But the opportunities were there for me to watch film and study other guys and try to learn from other guys’ mistakes, try to learn from other guys’ successes. And try to improve my game mentally from a mental aspect and try to get the hang of things that way; try not to waste any time."
- Giants GM Jerry Reese confident in team's Super Bowl potential: Jerry Reese isn't exactly setting the bar low in terms of expectations for this season's version of the New York Giants.
"People like to compare teams to the Super Bowl team (in 2007) and the team that won 12 games last year," Reese told the Daily News. "This team has a chance to be better than those two teams."
All I can add to that is that I hope Reese is right. If he is, this season will be a lot of fun.
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10 OL and 7 WR
Think a deal will come before Sunday?
by MSP Giant on Sep 8, 2009 7:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Truths&Rumors Giants looking for TE?
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/117832-source-giants-looking-at-new-tight-end Why would we want Alex Smith(snatched up by the Iggles) or Leonard Pope?
Wow, what a joke. Have fun with that one, I'm going to Quiznos!
by MRoztheGreat777 on Sep 8, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not worried at all.. like eli said there not going to know what plays we are calling….woodson looked like he didn’t know what was going on anyway against the pats….. but at the same time this makes washington look bad and desperate… I’m looking forward to giving them a beat down Sunday
GO GIANTS
by nycity on Sep 8, 2009 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Woodson does...
He didn’t seem to get much while he was here, so if they go by what he say it should mean a few pick 6’s.
…and is Broughton really 6"5? He’s listed a 5"11…..I mean we could use a backup to Hedgecock on the PS I guess…
GODZZIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
by FreeBradshaw on Sep 8, 2009 7:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A little Tit for Tat
So Broughton spent the entire 2008 season on the Redskins practice squad – not saying it is anything but pure coincidence!
by G Fan in England on Sep 8, 2009 7:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Names like Pierce and Arrington are popping up in these article comment sections
Did they really make the Skins that transparent to the G-Men?
by brisulph on Sep 8, 2009 7:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Says more about the Skins
If by having AP and Arrington meant we could beat the Redskins, what does it say about the Redskins when they took Armstead and Griffin from us!
by G Fan in England on Sep 8, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sam Huff
Lets not forgot the original Redskins/Giants swap, when the great Sam Huff went to the Redskins. Doesn’t he do radio for the Redskins now?
Wow, what a joke. Have fun with that one, I'm going to Quiznos!
by MRoztheGreat777 on Sep 8, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woodson signing by Redskins
Shades of George Allen! … who once claimed a player from another team that the Skins were about to play, met him at the airport, grilled him about the game plan, and then cut him while he was still in the airport.
I’m not worried. Teams have to change their signals periodically anyway; why not for Week 1?
Mickey C
by Mickey C on Sep 8, 2009 8:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The dude barely knew the plays when he was here...
I don’t see how stealing plays from 3rd stringer that got beat out by a rookie is going to help the Redskins. It the Giants defense that Washington needs to worry about, not the offense. If they think that Woodson can “help” their team, let’s see how long he is there AFTER the game.
by MJ20 on Sep 8, 2009 8:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was able to sneak into the Redskins practice facility this morning, and overheard this conversation:
Jim Zorn: “So Andre, how would you like to help your new employer out?”
Andre Woodson: “What do you mean, coach?”
JZ: “Well, we’re playing the Giants this week, you were just cut by them, anything about their offense you can give us a heads up on?”
AW: “Oh sure, I’ll let you in on all the secrets, coach”
JZ (rubbing hands with glee): “Atta Boy, Woodson, I knew we could count on you, so what can you tell me?”
AW: “The Giants like to run the ball, coach, alot.”
JZ: “BRILLIANT!!! What else?”
AW: “On third down, they look for Steve Smith”
JZ: “Oh Coughlin you ruddy faced SOB, you’re mine now!!!!! You won’t be fooling me anymore!”
AW: “One more thing coach…..”
JZ: “What’s that?”
AW: “That Brandon Jacobs…….he’s really big”
JZ: (dialing phone) “Danny Boy? Jimbo…..three words sir….SOOOOO PERRRRR BOWL!!!!!!”
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 8, 2009 8:24 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Great stuff
Jim, my man, you could have made a full post out of this one. LOL!!
by Ed Valentine on Sep 8, 2009 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I thought about that, but we got a game coming up, didn’t want to clog the blogwaves with my goofiness
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 8, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!
My man, that’s what you are here for. To provide the site with your special brand of ‘goofiness.’
by Ed Valentine on Sep 8, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know Jim Zorn
talked like George Steinbrenner on Seinfeld. “WOOOOOAAAHHH, GEORGE!!! WOOOOOAHHHHH!!!!” Haha.
Wow, what a joke. Have fun with that one, I'm going to Quiznos!
by MRoztheGreat777 on Sep 8, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BRILLIANT!!!
Conan!, What is good in Football?!
Daa.... to run between the tackles,
To drive the linebackers before you,
And to hear the lamentations of the cheerleaders.
by The Pale Scot on Sep 8, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!!..DUH, Coach let me work on that transmission..I always
wanted to work on a transmission!!
by Bobbiblue on Sep 8, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we sue them?
Or at least their fans?
I left my swagger in my other pants.
by HughG16 on Sep 8, 2009 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard
The Jets did the same thing, picked up O’Connell or whatsisface from New England. That kid’s been a Pat for a while. Anyway, screw’em. They’ve still got to get out on the field and beat us at football. Woodson you worthless stoolie rat!
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Sep 8, 2009 8:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Giants just signed Doug Williams, Mark Rypien, and Sonny Jurgensen to the practice squad.
John Riggins was in for a visit, but couldn’t come to terms
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 8, 2009 9:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Up and coming former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs has been appointed coach without a role as TC looks to add youth to his coaching staff
by G Fan in England on Sep 8, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another 260lbs fullback?
Great,
Now we need to to implement a triple wing with Boss and Matthews at the ends, and have Jacobs run up the middle 45 times game, get Canty to back up Jacobs.
Now we’re talking my kind of offense!
It worked for me great in Madden ’95!
Conan!, What is good in Football?!
Daa.... to run between the tackles,
To drive the linebackers before you,
And to hear the lamentations of the cheerleaders.
by The Pale Scot on Sep 8, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting formation
Made even more interesting given that Matthews is now on the Patriots. Maybe Boothe could play tight end in that set.
by Tucker Fredrickson on Sep 8, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea,
I just caught that over at NYDN, came back here to figure out what article I missed.
Conan!, What is good in Football?!
Daa.... to run between the tackles,
To drive the linebackers before you,
And to hear the lamentations of the cheerleaders.
by The Pale Scot on Sep 8, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Darcy block as well as Matthews?
If not, it’s could limit our goal line O a bit unless one of the OL can catch. The possibility that the TE could slide out has to be respected, less if it’s a big ol’ LM with BBQ on his fingers, as Madden would say.
Conan!, What is good in Football?!
Daa.... to run between the tackles,
To drive the linebackers before you,
And to hear the lamentations of the cheerleaders.
by The Pale Scot on Sep 8, 2009 12:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
no darcy doesn't block as well as matthews..
but expect to see some creativity. i.e. Using defensive guys/o-linemen as extra blockers. Koets played Tight End fairly extensively in the second half of the Vikings game.
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Sep 8, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is not cool
the league should have rules against it.
Dont get down on Forrest, no one has moves like Anderson Silva.
by ryanwk628 on Sep 8, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
rules against?
signing a player? lol just cuz they’re playing them week 1 doesn’t mean they can’t pick him up
by bmanley620 on Sep 8, 2009 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
like a non compete agreement for the protection of intellectual property.
Dont get down on Forrest, no one has moves like Anderson Silva.
by ryanwk628 on Sep 8, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they could probably make a rule
that if you sign a player that was cut from a team you are playing, you have to keep that player on your active roster for 4 games or something like that. Just to prevent a team from signing a guy, getting his “insider” knowledge, then cutting him on Monday
by cjmulrain on Sep 9, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Idea.
+1
"We'll show up tomorrow and do the same thing we try to do every day, Kick Pedroia's ass in cribbage and try and win a baseball game."
by tito (eight and oh) on Sep 9, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not worried about it
First of all, Andre Woodson gave little inclination that he knew what the Giants were doing when he was here.
Second of all, as I’ve said before, like Lombardi used to tell his Packers, “If we run it right, even if they know its coming they won’t stop it”
Send Sinorice Moss out in the “Wildcat” offense on the first offensive play of the game, and you’ll see Woodson cleaning windows at a DC intersection by the 2nd half
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 8, 2009 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They snagged Woodson too soon..
We’ll show them..He didn’t even know the offense which is why he’s gone..They will pick his brains?..What brains?
by Bobbiblue on Sep 8, 2009 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They're Counting on Woodson? This Will Be Fun....
Christ, the Redskins must be more desperate than anyone thought. I think the last time a Ny-DC trade worked out for the Skins Sam Huff went South. Woodson didn’t look like he knew any of the sideline calls, he couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean, and he always looked confused. I give him two weeks.
by Eli's Great on Sep 8, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
stolen signals
If signing someone from another team gives you a leg up by stealing calls this would be done every week by every team and would lead to some interesting counter measures. As in the Giants have two open end zones in their new stadium. Hey has anyone seen (fill in the blank)?
by 7mike on Sep 9, 2009 8:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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