Giants' Kickoff Return Job Seems To Be Up For Grabs

and come to think about it…did they ever even let Da’Rel get work back there in Camp or Pre Season?

Obviously i’m sure they’ve been working him in practice…but what’s this say about JJ?

especially considering it was JJ who replaced Thomas….

i remember him back there in seasons past and he got some nice run backs and seemed to be very good with ball control. i just dont trust the rookie out there doing returns. too risky for me at this point in the season. And the point Ed made on that ware does not really have the ‘home run threat’ i think is something that does not matter because of where they kick off from now. None of these options could scare any one sunday in and out ethier.

I’m all for Scott getting more opportunities to touch the rock.

Tangibles :“Thomas has averaged 23.7 yards per return this season and is third in the league with 17 returns of more than 20 yards.”
“He has had an annoying tendency to muff kicks, though, and was replaced by Jerrel Jernigan Sunday against the New England Patriots after muffing his second kick in three games.”

 How many kicks has he muffed thus far???

Stick with Devin for one more game and go from there.

And I don’t think he’s getting canned. Coaches have been doing this. They temporarily benched Ross and Manningham.

Thomas has great acceleration. Give him the hole and he will make a good return. He muffed two catches. Is it focus? Technique? Wind? Skill? What else is there? Throw out technique and skill-He has proven he can catch kickoffs. So wind and focus probably. I don’t think wind was an issue, but who knows. Ross bobbled and lost one in NE. Quinn may have to get him to learn some technique to stay focused before they give him the permanent boot.
I say don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. It seems that is the sentiment here. Everyone is eager to get the rookies into the mix but this job is Thomas’ still. Give Ware the temporary job, but get Thomas back to returning KOs. without the muffs.
The guy was a second rounder. That must count for something.

but that doesn’t appear to be the case at all. Prior to obtaining Ted Ginn, every 49er fan would cringe and hide during punt returns. It wasn’t even people just muffing catches, it was doing stupid stuff like trying to lateral the ball when they were caught by 3-4 tacklers. It’s funny that for a guy with terrible hands like Ginn, he doesn’t drop punts or kickoffs.

The kick return job is “up for grabs”. Nice.

Yes he did mess up, and because of it i popped a blood vessel in my left eye, but other than that, he has been doing pretty well. If Eli was benched every time he made a mistake, then he wouldn’t have had a career. Give Thomas more reps at practice on catching the ball. If we go with ware, then we’re going back to the excellent job of special teams we all knew and loved last year.

probably a temporary slap on the wrist for Thomas. But I agree completely with the decision. I’ll take 5 yards less every time over a guy who risks a turnover once a game.

Thanks for the dose of reality, though Ed: We are all dreaming of Scott being the next Devin Hester, but frankly he wasn’t all that special in the position … ever.

STILL, I wanna see him try!

Seems like every time his name comes up, there is a chorus of “Ware’s a bum” and “He’s had enough chances.”

From what I’ve seen, he hasn’t had very many chances on the field, and when he has had them, he’s played well.

Am I missing something?

isin’t that against some NFL law or something?

Goodell can’t possibly pass up this opportunity can he?

I think he’s still a good return guy and unless he’s consistently muffing kicks the return average speaks for itself. Scott should probably just work on his blocking

I know Barden only contributed minimally but the catch he made that Arrington could have intercepted was an amazing catch. Really quick reaction to a poorly thrown ball and a strong catch. I’ve never paid too much attention to Barden’s physicality. I seem to remember thinking that he’s tall but kind of thin but he looks like he has gained some muscle. He just looks stronger…if you know what I’m trying to say. He looks like he could really breakout and surprise many critics.

Can’t nobody deny his talent/skills.

Don’t nobody knows how good can he be.

whoever they use can catch and hang onto the ball.

Other than that I’m still of the opinion that their blocking scheme is as much of the issue as the person running the ball back.

Let’s see if someone else can step and maybe get us some good field position.