October 27, 2006
What will the Giants do at SAM and DE?
Osi is listed as questionable but he probably won't play according to Coughlin. Tuck is listed as questionable and Coughlin says "we'll see." It seems that Kiwanuka is going to start. Awasom may be signed off the practice squad to provide depth at DE. The Giants are unfortunate that what was once their strongest position is now desparately in need of depth. 2 out of 4 DEs injured is tough to take. Kiwanuka talked about becoming an every down player some:
"Normally, if the coach sent me in, it was because they were going to pass, so I didn’t have to do much thinking on my own,” Kiwanuka said. “Now that I have to be out there the entire game, I have to think through what their formation is, what’s the situation, down and distance. It’s going to be a little different."With Lavar Arrington out, the two options at SAM seem to be Emmons if healthy and Torbor if Emmons isn't ready. The Kiwi article I linked to above names Emmons the starter so hopefully he's better. The New York Post article quotes Emmons who says he's ready to replace Arrington.
There are more articles on the topic, but they're not real informative. Here are some anyway: Newsday, the Daily News mentions a few other hurt guys like Madison and Demps.
And for a trip down Giants linebackers memory lane, remember when LT changed football?
If memory serves, Emmons was the starting Sam LB last year so for him to go there shouldn't be a problem for the Giants, As for KookieNookie he was looking pretty good in preseason where he got quite a bit of playing time, so I'm pretty confident in his ability. As for reading the formations and knowing what to do we still have Pierce QBing the D in the middle, so all in all I'm still pretty confident in what we have.
Posted by: Michael at October 27, 2006 10:10 AM