Posted on February 8th, 2010 at 5:56 am by admin
He’s a good QB, no doubt about that. He’s gotten into the big game twice and he’s in his 30s. I’d guess he has at least 5 good years left.
In the regular season. The question is do you trust him to come up big over and over again in the post season? Some would say that Peyton is still looking for his first good post season run from start to finish because of that pick he threw (and the almost pick a little earlier).
So is Peyton clutch and will he get another chance to show it?
Posted on February 5th, 2010 at 1:53 am by admin
On a WFAN interview, Osi said he would quit football if he’s not a starter next season. This could mean that he’ll work his ass off to make sure he earns a starting spot.
Or it could mean that he’s feeling entitled and attention-starved and willing to do crazy stuff (like give up millions of dollars)…
We’ve also got articles on this from Mike G and Ralph V. Seems like he just wants more money and knows as a backup he won’t likely get it.
Posted on February 4th, 2010 at 12:58 am by admin
Here’s an article on Shockey getting to play in the Super Bowl. I’m happy for Shockey because I think he brought Giants fans more good memories than bad and I hope he does well. Part of me wants to root for New Orleans anyway because the city was so down and out after Katrina. I certainly want to see a full recovery so i can hit Mardi Gras another time or two.
On the other hand, Peyton is Eli’s brother so I could root for the Colts too…
Doesn’t really matter I guess. No matter how you look at it there are no teams I love or hate in the big game…
Posted on February 1st, 2010 at 2:31 am by admin
Congrats to Michael Strahan, one of the best Giants players ever. Comparing Strahan to the rest of the DEs on the team:
Indianapolis’ Dwight Freeney
Carolina’s Julius Peppers
Miami’s Jason Taylor
Strahan is clearly better than Freeney because of Strahan’s strength against the run. Against the other 2 guys it’s a bit harder to decide.
Richard Seymour is not on the list as DE but he is on the list as a tackle.
Posted on January 20th, 2010 at 5:31 am by admin
Safety, linebacker, defensive tackle are the Giants biggest needs heading into 2010. At defensive tackle the Giants have a solid player in Barry Cofield. We can hope Canty starts to make an impact. I suppose we can hope Rocky Bernard does something but there’s no reason to think he will as far as I can see. We can assume Fred Robbins is done. We need at least one body. A real player who can collapse the pocket would be dandy.
At linebacker things are pretty sad. We can hope Boley will stay healthy the whole year (even missing significant time he had more tackles than any other Giants LB). AP is serviceable at this point in his career and Goff did show signs he might be a good replacement for Antonio Pierce. Danny Clark is a joke and the fact that no one could take his job blows me away. Clearly we need a SLB at the very least.
At safety, we can hope that Kenny Phillips makes a full recovery. He is our only safety who can cover. Michael Johnson does not belong on an NFL roster. CC Brown is fine for run support but he can’t cover (not that the Giants didn’t try to make him). Aaron Rouse seems similar to CC Brown in terms of strengths and weaknesses. The Giants desperately need a safety who can cover.
Posted on January 17th, 2010 at 7:16 pm by admin
Here’s an article on the Giants new defensive coordinator. Basically his former players say he knows the game and treats his players right. Sounds good to me.
Posted on January 6th, 2010 at 3:34 pm by admin
While it would be nice to see Pepper Johnson get the Giants defensive coordinator position, I don’t think now is the time for sentimentality.
A lot of guys have more experience:
Jets’ linebackers coach Bob Sutton was the defensive coordinator of the Jets under Eric Mangini.
Former Bills and Bears Head Coach Dick Jauron.
Former Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel used to be an asssitant coach for the Giants during some good times.
Perry Fewell was the Bills’ defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2009 and the Bills’ interim head coach for the last seven regular-season games this year. He was the defensive backs coach for Tom Coughlin in Jacksonville for a while.
Posted on January 4th, 2010 at 12:05 am by admin
I’m glad I didn’t take time out of sightseeing in Paris to watch the Giants get clobbered by the Vikings.
I won’t be reviewing the game since I didn’t see it but from what I’ve read, the defense was not making anyone proud. I don’t expect a playoff appearance every season (though it would be nice) but I do expect a proud defense. Reese had better get to work.
Posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 2:45 pm by admin
I’m in Paris and I’m not trying real hard to find a sports bar to watch the final game of a disappointing Giants football season. Is anyone else having trouble getting up for the game?
Posted on December 27th, 2009 at 8:15 pm by admin
I’m afraid that by writing much about the Giants 41-9 defeat to the Carolina Panthers it’ll get stuck in my memory though…
The one thing that scares me most is that I don’t know for certain Bill Sheridan will be gone next season. It makes no sense to bring him back but until the Giants officially fire him you just don’t know…
