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First, I’m not sure where he’ll be playing but this article says he’s fighting for a starting job. I don’t see him winning the left tackle spot over Diehl and I don’t see him beating out McKenzie on the right so I’m not so sure about that. But it will be interesting to see what happens to him and his play tonight will certainly give us a clue.
Story here. DeOssie no longer practices at linebacker.
This article compares the 86 Giants to the 90 Giants (and kind of to the 07 and 00 teams) and says the 1986 Giants were the best ever Giants team thanks to LT and the defense. They don’t really dig very far – I mean I’d be interested in reading about some teams I wasn’t around to see but it’s a pretty good read anyway.
Nice little article here on Rich Seubert, one of my favorite Giants. I can’t be certain, but I have a feeling he’ll be our starting left guard at least one more season.
The Giants lost their best (and kind of their only) return man when Domenik Hixon got caught in the sticky new turf during the first day of mini-camp. It was a non-contact injury.
I’m told that it’s normal for new turf to be somewhat sticky but why would the Gmen be practicing on it if it was a problem? Of course it depends on who you ask. The Jets say it’s fine. But the Giants…
….several players noted that the stadium’s FieldTurf, an artificial surface widely used in the N.F.L. and in college football, felt plusher and softer than surfaces they were accustomed to.“This turf kind of snagged his foot,” Coughlin said after Tuesday’s practice. “He didn’t get it up out of the turf.”
Nice article here that made me realize something I may not have noticed in the mess that was the Giants defense last year – the strong play of Terrell Thomas. The numbers are excellent but stats don’t always show you the quality of football someone played:
the Giants team leader in tackles (101), pass breakups (16), and interceptions (5). Unofficially, he was thrown at just 48 times last season despite taking 98.3% of the team’s snaps on defense, and held opposing receivers to an average of 10.0 yards after the catch, giving up three touchdowns all season.
What does it mean? Is Terrell Thomas an NFL star?
Nice story here on David Tyree who may be out of football but seems to have his life in pretty good order. Good luck David!
This article from Vinny DiTrianni talks about Kenny Phillips who seems to be recovering on schedule but also has some bad news as Boothe and Boss are getting surgery soon.
We shouldn’t forget about Jeff Feagles retiring, either….
Feagles won’t go down as the longest punter ever (his 41.6-yard average is 110th all-time), but he should go down as the best directional punter of all time. His hang times are famous — he once had a documented 5.83 hang time on a practice punt, the highest I’ve ever heard of — and he practiced by putting a garbage can downfield and trying to land the ball in it.“I’m not the strongest,” Feagles said. “But I can put it where I want it.”
Shouldn’t that be the mantra for young punters today? This is a field-position game, and Feagles so often controlled it by kicking it away from foes and pinning teams back. His 554 punts inside the 20 are 173 more than any other punter since the stat has been kept.
If you want to know the background of the Giants 4th round pick, Phillip Dillard, this Mike Garafolo piece is excellent.
