Kenny Phillips tries to put a finger on the Giants woes on his official blog, and for the most part he sounds just like any of us:
"I know this is a good team, I know how hard these guys work and how much they want to win, but for some reason it’s not showing and that’s the most frustrating thing. Sometimes I have to change the channel."
I don't like to blame injuries, but the defense hasn't been the same since Kenny went down. He looked like he was about to become a star this season, and his replacements have been nothing short of awful. Check out his blog post for an update on his rehab status.
Chris Canty talked about preparing for his first game against his former team this weekend (Canty missed the Giants first game against the Cowboys due to injury), and whether his knowledge of the Cowboys will give the Giants any advantages
"There is something special about this game. It’s an opportunity for us to compete as a football team. It’s a division game. This means a lot for us and we have taken notice of that. We are prepared as such and we are going to give ourselves the best opportunity to be successful on Sunday... I think both of teams know each other very well. I don’t think it has a lot to do with me at all. These teams play each other twice a year, a couple of years back where the Giants and Cowboys played each other three times a year, including the playoff game. These football teams know each other very well. There are not going to be a lot of surprises. Like I said, it is what it is."
Tom Coughlin sort of addressed the speculation that Osi Umenyiora has been demoted and won't be starting this weekend:
Q: There has been talk of Osi coming out on running downs - playing only passing downs. What can you tell us about that?
A: He will play run downs, too.
Q: Will he start?
A: We'll have to see on that. We will play everybody.