PreSeason GMen Syndrome

by Just J on Sep 7, 2011 12:18 PM EDT

This is my first year following pre season so heavily. I think the fear of no football this year and then learning there will be a season after all made me so excited I wanted to engulf myself in every detail of the Giants pre season...

Have I cursed my team? Whatever spin you want to put on the set of circumstances that has plagued the Gmen, I will take the plunge and say this quantity of personnel change in pre season is unprecedented.

Cut:
Shaun O'Hara
Rich Seubert

Picked up by other teams:
kevin Boss -Raiders
Steve Smith -Eagles
Plaxico Burress -Jets
Barry Cofield -Redskins

Out for Season:
cornerback Terrell Thomas - torn ACL
Cornerbacks Bruce Johnson Achilles and Brian Witherspoon ACL
Linebacker Clint Sintim - knee injury
linebacker Jonathan Goff - torn ACL
Defensive tackle Marvin Austin - pectoral muscle

Not playing yet:
Defensive End - Justin Tuck
Cornerback Prince Akumura - broken foot
Defensive end Osi Umenyiora back from arthroscopic knee surgery
Ramses Barden and Adam Koets start year on the PUP list

The only way for the Football Gods to make this right is to allow the NY Giants to become unbreakable players this season. To allow us to play smash mouth football the only way Big Blue knows how with not even so much as a scratch. Is this too much to ask for - I don't think so, the GMen have surmounted plenty of sacrificial lambs. From here on today let it be known the 2011 season is the cure for PGS (Preseason GMen Syndrome).

Interesting enough this was my email signature back in 2008-2009 season:

NY Giants are taking the notion of addition by subtraction and making it look like a logarithm. Future Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan retires? No problem. Trade tight end Jeremy Shockey? Big deal. Lose Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to injury? What of it? Suspend Burress, the team’s leading receiver? Big whoop.

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It is getting ridiculous now eh

What next, Snee gets run over by a bus? Bradshaw trips over medical cart and suffers career-ending injury? The funny thing is though, despite that huge list, we can still cobble together a pretty good team out of the guys who are left. I am optimistic that we can avoid finishing 0-16 and being ejected from the NFL for being too embarrassing.

Oh, Rosenfels as well!

by XYU on Sep 7, 2011 2:13 PM EDT reply actions

ok getting run over by a bus is too far

Nets Mets Giants ALL DAY

by netsareboss on Sep 7, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Unbreakable.

That is exactly what we have to hope for from our remaining players.

Usually you see these kind of injuries spread out over a 16 game season. But we are starting the year with multiple season-ending injuries! I just hope we have seen the last of them…

I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.

Sunday, Sept. 11 2011 NYG 23 WAS 13

by tommy d. on Sep 7, 2011 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

lets sign bruce willis from ubreakable

by jadedeed2327 on Sep 7, 2011 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

or untearable ACL's

"I like prime rib, and I'd love to win a Super Bowl" -Andy Reid

by nyg94 on Sep 7, 2011 7:14 PM EDT reply actions

is this worse year ever for giants as far as injuries?

by jadedeed2327 on Sep 7, 2011 9:35 PM EDT reply actions

It may very well be.

Just for the fact that we have not even played a regular season game yet.

I hate to tell you, but there will be more injuries. We just need to avoid the one’s of the season-ending variety.

I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.

Sunday, Sept. 11 2011 NYG 23 WAS 13

by tommy d. on Sep 8, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

i wonder which giant will be next, it seems to be our impact players on our team too, i hate injuries,

by jadedeed2327 on Sep 8, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

there is always a chance to let players who wouldnt get chance to get more playing time and see how they are and do

by jadedeed2327 on Sep 8, 2011 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Outside looking in

I’m a Jets fan and must say that I don’t think the Jets have the depth to overcome what the Gianst have so far. This is, in fact, unprecedented IMO. Really just say “4 injured CBs” and who even has 4 CBs ready to go. Incredible.

by CervezaVerde on Sep 8, 2011 5:21 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, the Jets don't quite have the quality of depth

that the Giants do. That is not a result of Mr. T not drafting well, but trading up every year it seems like and having fewer picks to stockpile said quality depth.

The Jets seem to have a philosophy of putting alot of resources in scouting, then targeting certain players in the draft and doing what it takes to get them. Then targeting players in FA to fill needs.

So far, the results are excellent. I don’t know if that type of philosophy is the best one long term. Gotta build through the draft…

I will be at the season opener NYG @ WAS with a few friends. If you are going and feel like looking up a fellow BBVer and having some fun, let me know.

Sunday, Sept. 11 2011 NYG 23 WAS 13

by tommy d. on Sep 8, 2011 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions