New York Giants News & Notes: Lots Of Defensive Notes
by cjmulrain on May 22, 2010 10:38 AM EDT
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PrintFirst, from ESPN comes an article about Justin Tuck and his desire to shoulder the load this upcoming season. Also, Tuck didn't love the Giants draft focus at first, but he's come around to it.
Aaron Ross is "back home" at cornerback. Ross gets overlooked, but he's an important piece in the Giants secondary. It would be huge if he can stay healthy this season and play up to his potential. Also within that article it's mentioned that Ross gave up a great catch to Ramses Barden. I'm hoping to see a lot more of the Pharaoh this year.
Barry Cofield is grasping the business side of the NFL, after nearly being traded this offseason.
Just in case you haven't read enough about Perry Fewell over the past few months, here's another story about him from NFL.com. I'm excited for the changes Fewell will bring, but I feel like there's been a new story about the guy pretty much every week. I don't remember there being anywhere near this much hype for Spags prior to the 2007 season. Hopefully Fewell lives up to it.
Speaking of Spags, he's brought former Giants CB Sam Madison to St. Louis to work out with some of their younger defensive backs.
Can't leave out the offense entirely: Michael Eisen has a story about how Kevin Boss has become the veteran tight end in such a relatively quick period of time.
Brandon Jacobs says that the Jets will never supplant the Giants as the team that rules New York. Jacobs sure does like to talk trash - you gotta love it.
Finally, this is only marginally Giants related, but Osi Umenyiora wrote on his blog that LeBron James should stay away from New York. Maybe others will disagree, but I read that as Osi taking a bit of a swipe at NY fans, with stuff like "I will say this, if he does come to New York, don't have a bad game." It sounds to me like Osi is still frustrated with the way people reacted to his poor season last year. I will say this, though - if LeBron is worried how people react if he loses, I hope he stays the heck away. I don't want guys on my favorite teams who are worried about anything other than winning championships.
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Sometimes I think Osi should just not speak, ever......
maybe he should check the reaction in Cleveland after they got bounced in the playoffs. Dunno if its like 50/50, but lots of people are calling him a POS and don’t want him back.
Rash decisions and “what have you done for me lately” happens a lot and usually comes with a winning team or at least a team expected to win.
So..Osi, that’s why people got on you. He probably says it to himself..“I’m Osi friggin Umenyiora”..and you play you like ya did last year, yea..you should be ridiculed.
Good to read on Ross. I really hope he’s healthy, cuz he’s just as good as TT and Webster if he’s healthy. That makes for a solid trio at CB.
I also read that Antrelle Rolle…and Deon Grant! are taking charge of the secondary: words can’t describe how great it is to hear that there’s veteran leaders in the secondary now.
Eli seems to be working with Ramses and Beckum a bunch too. That’s like the Giants just drafted a big tall WR and an H-Back in this year draft. So yes, the Giants actually did get some offense this offseason…even if they were already here.
Just keep winning
he really sticks his foot in his mouth a lot.
david lee has bad games.. do u see knicks fans going off on him?
im excited for our dline and especially secondary this year.. ross TT webster rolle phillips grant.. we should be set
i think the running game will bounce back even if its not great and eli will be a monster with all the WRs hes got.
the only thing im worried about its the linebacking core
LET'S GO RANGERS!!!
Your right on..Osi just needs to shut up and play..
He’s a great athlete..Just play..save the mouth for shaving cream commercials..Just play the game..don’t be defensive..be “DEFENSIVE”..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Brandon Jacobs needs to shut his trap!
I’m tired of Brandon Jacobs having a comment for everything!
If you’re saying Osi needs to shut his trap and play then the same thing should go for Jacobs. He talks tough but plays weak… that’s why Ahmad Bradshaw is going to be out primary back this season.
I think Rex Ryan is the one who should shut his trap
“biggest show in town” really? why can’t they sell their PSL’s then? I’m not a Jets hater but Brandon Jacobs is a player. They’re almost expected to say stupid shit once in a while. It’s Rex Ryan that provoked those comments. I don’t hate Rex Ryan either, but that was just a stupid thing to say about at team with half the fan base of ours. BJ is right NYC “will always be blue.”
if you think big boy is going to pipe down then youre gonna be sorely disappointed
Thats what he does. That’s why we love him. Its him showing his passion for his team, our team. Its what feeds his game. Why would you want to take that away from him? How does what he said about the Jets affect your life in the slightest? I don’t care what he says about the jets, the boys, or anybody. As a matter of fact I love it, because he’s showing supreme confidence in the NY Giants. We’ve got to get past this thought process of our athletes being seen, but not heard. There allowed to have personalities.
And btw, the Jacobs plays weak statement is the quintessential what have you done for me lately NY fan statement. How quick we forget the back to back 1000 yard seasons. Or the fact that he played thru a knee injury all year last year. That doesn’t show weakness, it shows quite the opposite.
by wilddre22 on May 22, 2010 9:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
STOP, for a second and put yourself in Osi's shoes.
The guy helped bring a championship to NJ/NY area and what did he get for it besides a parade? He speaks out because he wants to start and play in each game and what does he get for it? Breaks his leg putting forth effort on NY’s behalf and what does he get for it?Mention his name to most NY Giants fans and he immediately gets cut down because the only thing that is remembered is that he spoke his mind out of fustration. He was part of a defense that played just as lousy as he did last year and he gets singled out over and over and over again. How wold you feel?
Lets be honest, most NY fans are extremely hard to please, and have very short memories spans when it comes to recognizing the positive contributions of a player; only looking for dirt when that player falls from thier good grace as if the most of the NY fan base are holy-er than thou. IMHO, the guy has every right to be bitter and Lebron James should take Osi’s advice and be prepared for that, if he decides to come to NY which I don’t think he will do because of the reasons stated aobve. This breed of the NY fan base has done ostracized Barber, Sprewell, Ward, Shockey, Ewing, Jones, and many many others.
Brandon Jacobs can say whatever he wants to say. However, when one considers how this guy has played of late, it is my opnion that he should remain as silent as possible until he can convert 3-4 third downs in one game. The Jets are confident and have that SWAGGER now and they have every right to believe that. If the Giants think that the SWAGGER belong to us, then we should prove it on the field because that is the only place where it matters.
Fan's Creed: (Play well+Win=Praise) (Play Well+Lose=Praise) (Play Lousy+Win=Criticism) (Play lousy+Lose & Bandwagon Jumpers=Off with thier heads!)
by LoNJDTechnology on May 22, 2010 7:31 PM EDT reply actions
with you on most of that L-tech
I’ve said for many years now that we treat our players with so much disrespect in this city. All the guys you mentioned, plus more. I mean hell, Yankee fans had the audacity to boo both jeter and month at different times in there career. What more can a player do for you?
I’m not happy osi said it, only because I absolutely want bron bron here, but let’s not fool ourselves folks, if you think players don’t say things like this behind closed doors to each other all the time, you’re kidding yourself. That’s why we need to realize that what we say on radio stations, and on blogs, and what the media writes and rants about, that stuff does affect certain athletes decisions when it comes time to signing on the dotted line. So when we get on gms for not getting certain players, maybe we should also look in the mirror as fans and ask did we, in a small way, play a part in that decision as well.
by wilddre22 on May 22, 2010 9:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
he gets singled out by the fans
because he got singled out by the opposing offenses as a weak link.
‘The chain is only as strong…." and many fans feel that he is not as strong as some of the other talent on the team. It’s his sense of entitlement that frustrates us. We love what he did for us and won’t soon forget it but if he wants to continue to contribute he’s gotta show that he’s still as good as he tells everyone he is.
This stuff with Osi
is starting to get ridiculous, in that people are just overreacting to anything he does or says anymore. So the guy can’t have an opinion on anything now? Please. The guy actually did say that he loves to play in NY and wouldn’t want to go anywhere else because there’s no better place to win, but that doesn’t sell papers or get views for stories. I know I’m probably gonna offend some people in here, but do Knicks fans feel like Osi is destroying everything their team has wasted…I mean waited two years for? He wasn’t even bashing NY. He said nothing that isn’t true. Cofield also said the same thing; why isn’t that getting any headlines?
"The good teams don't come in and say 'could have'. They get it done. Alright? It's that simple."
Spags wasn't following Bill Sheridan....
So there wasn’t quite as much intensity to the situation, and also Fewell is not an unknown, and indeed was acting as head coach of the Bills last year, so he’s a bit of a bigger name to begin with I think.
yeah, and Spags was a little known LB coach from Philly
I don't need birthdays. I buy myself everything I need and because of my drinking its often a surprise
I love Brandon
But don’t think it’s his place to talk. I love that he feels that way, but it’s not appropriate.
Saying that, I was watching some Jacobs highlighs and I really hope he goes back to how he used to be. The man was a beast. I want to see that again, please Brandon.
Against all odds, against all circumstance were you don't have a shot, you succeed
-Michael Strahan
All you hear about is the past, the past... the past is the !@#$ing past, this is the present.
THIS IS TEMPORARY! A CHAMPIONSHIP IS PERMANENT
-Same as above
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