Giants' GM Jerry Reese Says He Did Not 'Guarantee' Playoffs

the media spins comments another way a lot. who would have thought?

wait till they spin the sequel. Doesn’t seem like the Comedy thread will run dry any time soon.

I ain’t scurred Jerry, we will make the playoffs

Jerry was not actually trying to make news or make a guarantee with his comments.

He was just saying the team is very good, a playoff caliber team that should make a run at the title. That’s not a controversial thing for a GM to say at all. But the actual text came off as more definitive than he wanted, and guys like Ralph Vacchiano ran with it, because that’s what they do.

So JR is trying to walk it back now before it takes on a life of its own and sets the team up for media explosions if it doesn’t come true. So he’s willing to take the hit now to avoid risk of future insanity.

But walking it back now has costs, and hopefully, it won’t kill whatever buds of edge the 2011 version of the team might take on.

I actually like this “redeem team” thing that may be popping out of Grant’s comments, and the young LB’s have a lot of piss and vinegar. A chip on the shoulder would be a real good thing, and Eli saying he’s a top 5 QB shows a little nice swagger for the offense.

You can’t predict how any team/group will take on a personality, I just hope this team feels shamed and insulted enough by last season that they get on a mission.

I got you Reese

and Eli’s “class of Brady” comments… ESPN and the rest of haters are going to need another week of preseason to go though this

while still walking, he said something like “I ’d say 21-14”

and THAT became “Plaxico guarantees a NYG victory!!!”

get a life for Christ sake!!!!

(I’d rather go back to reading stupid lockout stories then this shit!!!)

but never kicked an in game FG ..

Rhys Lloyd

they’re always trying to stir the pot. I don’t consider what Reese said to be a guarantee, but here go all the people in the media with the “oh go ahead and blame US now for what you said” bullshit. They’re like third graders. And Reese is correct. That IS what you get around here. It’s nothing but a game of “gotcha”. Then if they say nothing, they get blamed for being hostile to the media.
But to the people IN the media they’re never the ones at fault for anything.

saying beforehand, “I’m guaranteeing what I’m about to say”…he he I like it. Spin on the spin that was spun.

at least he’s not guaranteeing the superbowl…

for the third time…

pretty sure that was spin-free

he takes a step back

Guarantee: “To express or declare with conviction.” Freedictinoary.com

Sounds lke one to me.

Dipshit: one who cannot understand the implied meaning of things when spoken in context; a douche; someone who sensationalizes trivial matters to draw attention to oneself; see also “numnuts”, “dipwad”, “attention whore”, and “window licker”.

if the Giants don’t make it to the Superblow.

The Guy’s got no heart. Remember when Fassell Said, “This team is going to the Playoffs?” It got us to the Superblow.

All Reese had to say is, ‘This team is as talented as any team we put together, and I believe we will make it to the playoffs.’ There. Said and done.

that sounds like a guarantee.

Jerry just needs to shut his mouth. I like him a lot, I think he’s a very good GM. But messing with the media isn’t a good thing. He needs to stay quiet.

and I’m going to hold Reese to that guarantee. John Mara better do the same.

backing off now seems like he doesnt have as much confidence as he was trying to project. Not that this has anything to do with the games being played. Just more bullshit that players have to answer when the media comes swarming. As opposed to being asked to talk about practice & play on the field.

Make the playoffs, no, no get IN the playoffs, will make a run TO the playoffs
I can hear George Romney’s quote coming next
" I didn’t say that I didn’t say it, I said that I didn’t say that I said it"

It sounds funny but true.

why is everyone looking for a guarantee? overrated.

Look at the context for chrissake.

I said, last year if we had made some plays down the stretch here and there we would have been in the playoffs and this time we’ll make the plays. We will get in the playoffs.

Meaning if this year plays out like last year, and this time we make the plays, we will get into the playoffs. How is that not 100% percent crystal clear to everyone? And it’s absolutely true. We make the plays, we get to the playoffs. It’s not some friggin bold prediction or guarantee.