Good morning fellow Giants fans. It's Hump Day, the day before training camp, and time for the Hump Day calendar--there are just six weeks until the start of the 2012 NFL season. Seriously, does that not seem surreal to anyone else? Meanwhile, let's see what else is happening as we're in the eye of the storm, just before camp begins....
Osi Umenyiora of New York Giants says Tim Tebow of New York Jets "sets an outstanding example" - NYPOST.com
Osi Umenyiora has caught Tebow Fever, too. The Giants defensive end, upset by recent accounts of his fellow NFL players getting into trouble with the law, told reporters yesterday new Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow "sets an outstanding example." "I think if more people would focus and try to be like him and carry themselves the way he does, I think this league could be better," said Umenyiora, who was speaking at M&M’s World in Times Square, where he was helping unveil the candy’s new personalized printer.
Ten burning questions: Repeat Giants, Luck or RG3, Mile High Manning? - NFL - CBSSports.com News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Fantasy
Winning a Super Bowl virtually guarantees a Lombardi Lockout the next season, and you can look it up. Only one team (New England 2003-04) repeated as Super Bowl champion the past 13 years after three did it the previous 10. Worse, of the past 13 Super Bowl winners (not counting the Giants), five didn't qualify for the playoffs the following year and another five didn't win a postseason contest.
This same writer likes the Eagles to rebound, just like everyone else does. Blah blah blah.
Jerrel Jernigan, New York Giants wide receiver, aiming to fill third receiver role behind Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz - NYPOST.com
Jerrel Jernigan reports to his second NFL training camp tomorrow knowing he has very little to show for his rookie season with the Giants. In some cases, he has nothing to show. "I’m not used to that, not having a catch in a year,’’ Jernigan said. No, he didn’t have a single catch. The Giants didn’t expect miracles from their 2011 third-round draft pick, but they figured Jernigan would get his hands on the ball once in a while.
Pats agree with TE Shiancoe - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
In adding Shiancoe, the Patriots now have four tight ends on their 90-man roster with NFL experience, with Shiancoe joining Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Daniel Fells (who will start training camp on PUP), as well as undrafted rookie Tyler Urban.
Really?? Yeah, because you can never have enough nice cars in your driveway.
Three "Trap" Games on the NY Giants' 2012 Schedule: Fan's Take - Yahoo! Sports
The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants have the toughest schedule in 2012 (opponents had a combined winning percentage of .547 last season). Thus, they can't afford to take any games for granted this season. That's easier said than done, of course, so here's an advanced warning to Big Blue: Don't fall into the trap and overlook these three opponents!
Cincinnati? Carolina? Those are barely trap games.
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Patriots' defense often disappeared last season - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News
In their closing act to the 2011 season, Patriots defenders willed themselves invisible, allowing New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw to score the game-winning touchdown in the last minute of Super Bowl XLVI.