New York Giants News & Notes: Wrapping up Rookie Minicamp

in the lower half. Don’t really care…but its really not like they deserve any higher after the way last year ended. Really the only reason they’re that high is cuz they have #10.

Fewell is THE reason the Giants get back into shape this year, if they do. Well, him and health..health helps.

I still would like to know what’s going on with this John Henderson thing thing. That could set off a domino effect of trades/releases.

Jesse Armstead is my favorite Giants turned Car Salesman….LOL.

speaking of which….how many former giants are now selling cars????

any of my dedicated college guys want to help me out there?

Then check this out. 360-degree hi-res video from inside Texas Stadium as it gets blowed-up good. You can click and drag and all kindsa stuff.

they say Eli is a system QB, But Brady is also system QB.

Heard he was having a good rookie camp and would like to keep him around.

but i just have to add my 2 cents to this weak list ESPN just compiled. in my eyes, they are WAYYY off on where we are right now as compared to other teams. A few teams i red flagged as being overranked:

- The Ravens. Yes there good. but 7th overall good? What have they shown from last season to now that moves them so high? Mason played old last season, and Boldin is a great pick up, but Stallworth is not; he’s never played up to his billing. Joe Flacco did not take any major steps from his rookie season, and maybe Anquan will help, but the jury is still out on the young fella. They’re rapidly getting old on D, altho they did somewhat address this with Kindle and Cody. And they only won 1 more game than us. not better than the giants.
- The Pats. I’m officially over the Patriots. i think that division now belongs to the Jets, and this year will really show how old the Pats are. They’re D hasn’t been good for awhile now, and there draft really didn’t impress me. Wes Welker will not be 100% for the beginning of this season, and that will be a big blow to Brady. And they have taken running back by committee to a whole new level. i understand this is a 2-3 back world we live in, but Kevin Faulk? BenJarvisGreenEllis? Maroney? Sammy Morris? Old ass Fred? none of these names scare me. i think the wall is there, and the Pats will hit it this year.
- The Falcons. Really? a team we beat last year? Matt Ryan is good, but he’s no Eli Manning. Michael Turner has to prove to me that he can stay on the field. Witherspoon is not going to rapidly improve this team that still has a suspect D. not better than us.
- Bengals. No way, they were overrated last year. Carson Palmer is a good QB, but i think alot of analysts still are in love with him over what he did in his first few seasons. he is NOT the same QB now. Chad Johnson is still there only receiving threat, altho Bryant will boost the position, i do agree there. if they expect there rookies to come in and make an immediate impact, i just dont see it happening. Ced Benson is a tough runner, so i think they’ll be as good as they were last year, but that doesn’t move them 6 spots ahead of us. not better.
- The Cards. Are you serious? Matt Leinart could either be the next Kurt Warner, or the next Ryan Leaf. We just don’t know. Add to that that they lost one half of there wonder twin receivers, and 20% of there starting D, that to me makes not for a team to watch for next season. Basically put – you can’t rank a team that high when they have a HUGE question mark at the most important position in football. We’re better.
- The Eagles? Are you fucking serious? Sorry Ed, i had to curse there to emphasize this point. Once again, a BIG ? at the MOST IMPORTANT POSITION ON THE FIELD. that’s just to start. next, alot of re-working of the roster. cutting your best back. Cutting your best backer. Trading your franchise QB. making alot of moves on draft day, some very good, some very questionable, but in the long run, you get alot of practice field players most likely in the later rounds. Now, to me, this makes the Eagles a HHUUGGEE question mark as to what they will be next year. you’ve basically blown up your old blueprint, and drawn out a new one. that can lead to great results, or a rebulding year. in my eyes, and that of alot of eagles fans, it’s the latter.
-Texans/Niners/Titans. i’ll lump them together because alot of my points are aimed at all of them. All of them are young up and coming teams with ALOT of young talent. i shiver to think what a trio of Cushing, Ryans, and a HEALTHY Mario does for the Texans. Young studs all over that team. Same with the niners, and to a lesser degree the Titans. But there still is no pedigree of winning for the 1st two teams. they may be good(read 9-7, 10-6), but they also may still be a year away. the talent is there, just not the knack to win. The Titans are a different story, with seasoned coach Jeff Fisher there. he knows how to win. But Vince Young is still an enigma to me. if he plays like the next Cunningham, or McNabb, then they will be good this year. if not, then they will get ate up in that division, because like the BEast, they eat there young(no pun intended). But i can’t discount a team with CJ in the backfield, i still think we edge them out.

if you take all of those teams out, then that would put us as 8th overall. i’m good with that. a top 10 team is what we are. for all the many analysts that are reading this right now, and i know you all hang on my every word(:)) we have almost the same roster that went 12-4 after winning a Super Bowl. We didn’t decline last year due to age, we are young on both sides of the ball. we declined due to a bad defensive gameplan. had our D made a few stops last year, we would’ve been playoff bound. we addressed our need for a new gameplan with what all are calling a good signing in Fewell. Without injury, we are an 11-5/12-4 team, easily.

but, i’m glad we are ranked low. we do our best as the dogs. we let them out, to play…

In the New york Times top 10 QB article. It said Eli was a system QB, Its complete bullshit I know.

Sure I kind of care a little bit, but the Giants play better when they fly under the radar. They also play better when they have a chip on their shoulder. The Giants will be out to prove 2009 was an anomaly. Giants SB champs 2010!! I can dream…

Let everyone else grab the press. We play better when we fly under the radar. What does ESPN know anyway?

Unrelated, but I find it ironic JPP is having back pain after being known for his backflips. Dude, stop doing backflips on SportScience in full pads!

I have never heard anybody refer to him as a “system” QB. Jeff Garcia was a system QB, I dont know how they can say Eli is a system QB.

Not because they ranked the Giants 17th but the top of their list is comprised of last years playoff team. Nothing like going out on a limb.

The fact that I was out there bending down and stuff, that wasn’t out of shape. It was just that my back was killing me. A training-camp thing."

I fail to understand how this can be a training camp thing and not carry over into the regular season.

I agree with the top five rankings. I think that the guy(s) who formulated this list went to the corner bar after the fifth selection, had a couple of drinks and then came back and finished the list. I think I am being reasonable here when I say, despite thier terrible play at times, the Giants should have finished ahead of the Jets, Falcons,Texans, Titans, 49ers and the Ravens. Just my opinion.

The single roster spot the Giants had available for a tryout player went to LB Micah Johnson. Don’t go buying his jersey quite yet, though – for each draft pick that the Giants sign, they’re going to have to release a player, and there’s a chance Johnson won’t even make it to minicamp.

I think the rookies count in the 80 roster spots. I think the next cuts will be during training camp

and when we won it a couple of years ago some places had us at 70 – 1 ( and the browns 30 – 1 )

i feel like tim brown is a better version of sinorice