December 31st, 2008 
Jeremy Fuchs 
Posted in From Newark Star-Ledger: The Giants returned to practice today in preparation for their playoff game on Jan. 11. While TE Kevin Boss (ankle/concussion), DT Barry Cofield (knee) and CB Aaron Ross (concussion) were back in action, seven players are not practicing (their recent injuries are listed, though these haven’t been confirmed as the actual reasons [...]
Archive for December, 2008
No Rams for Spags
From the New York Daily News: Apparently you can scratch one potential suitor off of Steve Spagnuolo’s list: The St. Louis Rams. According to story in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Rams are focusing their attention elsewhere because of a belief that Spagnuolo “will be out of the Rams’ price range.” Spagnuolo already makes $2 million [...]
Comments OffMadison to IR;Giants sign two
From Pro Football Weekly: “The Giants placed CB Sam Madison on injured reserve, a move that could end the veteran’s career with the Giants. Madison, who had fallen down the CB depth chart this season, broke his ankle in the second half of the Week 17 loss at Minnesota. The team also cut LB [...]
Comments OffJets to interview Spags?
UPDATE (11:38 PM): This from the Newark Star Ledger: “We mentioned earlier the Jets had requested permission to interview Steve Spagnuolo. Well, our man Hutch has gone a step further and is reporting Spagnuolo is expected to interview with the Jets on Thursday or Saturday. The Giants are off those two days, as they practice on [...]
Comments OffInjury Update
From NY Daily News: “Tom Coughlin sounded very optimistic that RB Brandon Jacobs, TE Kevin Boss, DT Barry Cofield and CB Aaron Ross will all be back on the field in time for the Giants’ playoff opener in two weeks. All four of those starters were forced to sit out the Giants’ regular-season finale in [...]
Comments OffAttrition’s a Bitch!
The Giants are a tired team and it’s been showing on the field. In each of the last four games — a span in which they went 1-3 — the Giants ‘D’ has had some major breakdowns, giving up huge plays to the Eagles’ Michael Westbrook; the Cowboys’ Tashard Choice; the Panthers’ DeAngelo Williams; and [...]
Comments OffRaiders Want Gilbride?
According to ESPN.com, the Raiders are in the process of getting permission to interview Kevin Gilbride for their head coaching job.
Comments OffSpagnuolo to Interview With Lions?
According to Pro Football Talk, the Giants have given the Lions permission to interview Steve Spagnuolo for their vacant head coaching job. Spagnuolo will be a hot commodity for several coaching jobs, including Detroit and Cleveland.
Giants Fall to Vikings 20-19
In a game that meant nothing, the Giants were in it for all but one second. The Vikings beat the G-Men 20-19, on a last second field goal by Ryan Longwell, and clinched the NFC North. The Giants, playing without starters Brandon Jacobs, Aaron Ross, Kevin Boss, Barry Cofield due to injury, and most of [...]
Comments OffGiants-Vikings 1st Half Thoughts
In a game that means absolutely nothing, the Giants are still in it, down 10-9 at the half. Granted, the score means nothing in this game. This game is all about one thing: momentum heading into the bye week. And so far, so good. Eli has played well, managing the game, doing the things he [...]
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