October 5, 2004
Looking forward to more interceptions
Bob Gosman writes that the Giants knew they could do better against the Packers than Indy and have come a long way since the preseason and week 1. Neil Best offers a fair evaluation of the newest members playing in the Giants secondary: Gibril Wilson, Frank Walker, and Amani Toomer:
Wilson, in his first start since veteran Shaun Williams was declared out for the season, nearly had his third interception in three career games, but it was overturned on a replay challenge. He finished with a team-high 12 tackles, 10 of them solo.I don't know about you, but Gibril Wilson is strting to really impress me. And he always plays hard. Posted by James Trotta at October 5, 2004 1:16 PMWalker, playing his first game this season after suffering a fractured foot, saw extensive action in dime packages, another byproduct of the fallout from Williams' injury. The Packers picked on him, but he held his own. He had a 69-yard interception return for a touchdown called back on a pass-interference penalty against him.
Walker seemed to have a chance to break up the touchdown pass from Brett Favre to Javon Walker, but he did not make a play on the ball and Walker completed a 28-yard scoring play.
Was that really Amani Toomer playing safety at the end of the game?
Yes. The star receiver lined up deep to protect against the Packers trying a long play designed to be a jump ball.
Toomer said he last played safety in high school. "It was very weird," he said, "but anything to win."