In this week's episode of BBV TV, we catch up with New York Giants' defensive back, Michael Coe. With Aaron Ross out of the picture, Coe is a prime candidate to step in and take on a more permanent role. We discuss his future with Big Blue, his Super Bowl memories, working under both Coach Tony Dungy and Tom Coughlin and what it means to be a New York Giant. Join us for an insightful look into the Giants organization and Michael Coe.

The BigBlueView: Reel 11 - New York Giants Michael Coe Interview (via sbnbigblueview)

New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck was once again talking dynasty Wednesday after the team's OTA at the Timex Performance Center. True, Tuck was prodded by a question about his previous claim that the Giants could become a dynasty, but the team's defensive captain refuses to believe it can't happen.

"Why wouldn't I feel that way?" Tuck said. "I don't need to be playing the game if I'm not thinking about winning a championship every year.

"I feel very confident in this team's talent and in this coaching staff, and I believe we have that shot. Me saying it is that going to make it happen? Absolutely not, but we do have a shot at it."

Yes, the Giants have two Super Bowl titles in five years. But they did go just 9-7 during the regular season in 2011 and had back-to-back seasons before that where they did not make the playoffs.

Can they really be a dynasty?

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Good morning, New York Giants fans! Here are some notes from Wednesday's OTA at the Timex Performance Center.

NY Giants' Terrell Thomas promises he will be a starter once again after suffering torn ACL - NY Daily News
"Training camp, I’ll be a full go, without a doubt," Thomas said Wednesday. "The way my knee’s feeling right now, I should be able to do everything by then."

Giants' Andre Brown appealing Adderall PED ban - NFL.com
New York Giants running back Andre Brown is appealing his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance ban for taking Adderall, a prescription drug he says he's been on since he joined the league.

CB Tryon works back from broken arm
"The arm is stronger than ever," Tryon said. "It’s about 120 percent. It’s actually stronger. I’m actually just waiting to put it to the test on somebody…I’m just happy to be back on the field, happy to be back with the guys. I’m happy to be doing something."

Giants OTA notes: May 23, 2012 – Blogging the bEast
Giants practices are extremely efficient. Great tempo. I’ve seen four NFL coaching staffs run practices: The Eagles, Redskins, Vikings and Giants. The Giants do the best job of not wasting any time, by far.

Giants OTA#1: Practice Report | Train-a Thought

Henry Hynoski is Ready for a Bigger Role in the Giants’ Offense | Train-a Thought

Former Giants, Eagles player Will James pleads guilty to not paying taxes | NJ.com

The New York Giants are the defending Super Bowl champions. They have the trophy. The have their championship rings now. They have had a few months to enjoy the spoils of victory. It is time, though, for the Giants to focus on the 2012 NFL season. Probably past time.

Coach Tom Coughlin said as much Wednesday after his team's first on-field OTA at the Timex Performance Center, saying "it's time to move on. You can sense it and you can feel it."

The Giants did just that on the field Wednesday morning.

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I wrote Tuesday about the NFL rule change requiring additional leg padding. Well the league also voted to change the trade deadline and the injured reserve rule. Here is what they did with those rules:

The owners also voted to move the trading deadline from after Week 6 to after Week 8, and to allow one "marquee" player placed on injured reserve to return to practice after the sixth week of the schedule and to the lineup after the eighth week. That player must be on the 53-man roster after the final preseason cut.

It's about time the league changed the injured reserve rule. If you have been reading Big Blue View for a while, you know the ability to bring a player back or to use a baseball-style 'disabled list' is something I have campaigned for for years now.

That change can only improve the quality of often watered-down NFL rosters toward the end of the long NFL season. How often in the past have players been placed on injured reserve when they would have been healed and available the second half of the season, simply because a spot on the 53-man roster could not be held for 8-10 weeks?

You think maybe it would have helped the Giants last season to IR Prince Amukamara for the first half of the season rather than carry a player who could not play for eight weeks? How about Marvin Austin? I don't know for sure, but you wonder if he might have been healthy enough after suffering a torn pectoral muscle to contribute down the stretch last season?

I'm sure there are examples like these on rosters of just about every team around the league, and I'm glad to see the league finally recognize this.

Entering the 2011 season, there were questions about whether or not 2009 second-round draft pick Will Beatty, in his third season, was ready to step up and be the left tackle for the New York Giants. Beatty did a creditable job through 10 games before suffering a season-ending detached retina.

In his first season as a starter, Beatty allowed four sacks and three quarterback hits in 10 games. He compiled a -1.2 overall score from Pro Football Focus -- sadly, the best among all Giants offensive lineman who played regularly a season ago. Beatty's +1.9 score for run-blocking was the only 'plus' grade PFF gave any regular Giants offensive lineman.

Overall, Beatty was middle of the pack among offensive tackles graded by PFF, placing 30th out of 76 players who played at least 25 percent of their team's offensive snaps.

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Good morning fellow Giants fans. It's Hump Day, and that means it's time for our calendar--just 15 weeks until the NFL season kicks off. I have to say, I have a good feeling about 2012. We have a strong, young team that, despite a few areas of weakness, should be on the upswing. Maybe it'll be like 2008 again--where we dominated until someone shot himself in the leg, minus the part about someone shooting himself in the leg. Anyway, OTAs start today, so we should start to get a feel for some things--the least of which is whether or not Osi shows up and if anyone cares about that. Seriously though, the one thing you can count on with organized workouts is some fresh news material. So keep it here. With that, let's see what's happening...

Leo Roth: Eli Manning is no longer 'Peyton's little brother' | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com
Calling him a great teammate, a humble role model, and a person who enjoys using his celebrity to benefit others through myriad worthwhile causes isn’t exactly going out on a thin limb. It’s like saying a zebra is a striped animal. He is what you see: the All-American kid from the All-American family, who happens to play quarterback with Jim Kelly’s toughness and Joe Montana’s calmness. After eight seasons leading the famed G-Men, good guy Eli is no longer “Peyton’s little brother,” someone the critics nitpicked apart right down to the “Why me?” look on his face anytime he threw an interception. With two rings to Peyton’s one, he is now inarguably a top-five quarterback who has punched his ticket for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

I love that line about Jim Kelly and Joe Montana, and this is really a great article.

Giants rookie Matt McCants awaits challenge of facing Pro Bowl ends in practice | NJ.com
Matt McCants was enjoying the challenge of facing undrafted free agents and tryout players looking to make an impression during the Giants’ recent rookie minicamp, all the while realizing it was merely a warmup. The big challenge would come when the veterans – i.e. arguably the best group of defensive ends – begin lining up across from the rookie offensive tackle.

Gene Frenette: Energized Tom Coughlin nowhere near retirement | jacksonville.com
The NFL's oldest head coach looks, feels and acts as vibrant after eight seasons with the New York Giants as he did when he began his eight-year run with the Jacksonville Jaguars. You'd never know Tom Coughlin is three months shy of his 66th birthday. He has aged rather gracefully, almost as if time has stood still for him since the Jaguars fired him after the 2002 season.

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