New York Giants notes: Alford, Westbrook, other stuff

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAPCLAPCLAP!

is a ‘fully credentialed’ member of the media. She has practice, game and locker room access. I don’t. Thus, she has a personal relationship with a lot of these guys and their agents. That’s what I meant by that.

I am guessing here, but I think what she means by that is this. I’m sure they have a rough idea right now, but they won’t etch it in stone until FA and all the private workouts are done.

they develop based on their own views and assigned players to cover. There is aometimes years of gathered info involved. The front office doesn’t get involved until after 4 things are accomplished. #1 Current Roster Free Agents’ dispositions are settled and the ones we’re keeping get signed. #2 The combine is completed. #3 Free Agency has been thoroughly reviewed and all transactions are completed. #4 The scouts meet with the Player Personnel Director and all of the individual boards are pared down and all the research is consolidiated into a coherent and cohesive manner. At this time the scouts can deliver their arguments to support their findings and streamline that to be efficient for JR and the Coaches to go through. All the film is collected and merged to form a comprehensive report.

What I’ve heard is that there is little to no conversation about future players, but there are requests by coaches and JR for info on certain players of interest during both the season and post season. Some of the players have been followed since high school. I’ve been told that thescouting staff is HUGE.

Now, I know of some DVD’s that have been seen on certain people’s desks, but I can’t get any answers as to what players are on them as their not labeled with names. I’ve gotten some “kinda maybes”, but that’s all.

Thay don’t put together a final board until the very last minute, after they’ve got an idea of what is going on with every aspect, including what they can glean from other teams’ staffs.

to franchise $$$ without the tag. He will unfortunately not be available.

DT in the draft is a given but “where” is the question. If you think rounds 1-3 then you are assuming that only two of the Giants 3 DTs will play well in 2010. OR that a team needs four DTs to win. I am not sure on either.

I am optimistic that Canty, Alford and Cofield will all play well and that a DT is needed in the draft but not in rounds 1-3. Best available comes in to play of course but I would look at LB and at safety first – maybe even OT.

But if he don’t he can lose more brain cells on our team!

there traditionally has been a salary cap. NFL teams can’t. Besides, the Redskins have proven that philosophy does not work in the NFL. Oh, and it doesn’t work for the Knicks either. Spend all the money you want, but when you don’t have a clue the cash doesn’t help.

Really? Because he had zero carries and one reception in that game.