Archive for September, 2009

Giants Bucs Game Preview

The 2-0 Giants invade Tampa Bay, as they take on the 0-2 Buccaneers. The Giants are banged up, which might make this game closer than most expected. INJURIES: GIANTS: DT Chris Canty (calf) , WR Hakeem Nicks (foot), CB Aaron Ross (hamstring), LB Clint Sintim (groin) and RB Danny Ware (elbow) are out. OL Adam [...]

Eli Manning’s Greatness!!!???

I am the ultimate Eli Manning apologist and I was having a conversation with a friend about the difference between Eli Manning and Tony Romo and what he was saying was that Tony Romo has Superior athletic abilitly and potential, but that Eli Manning is a proven ‘winner’ (this is from a Cowboys fan, by [...]

5 Keys to Beating the Bucs

The 2-0 Giants travel to Tampa to take on the 0-2 Bucs. The Giants are injured. Bucs have a shown a pretty good offense, but have nothing to show for it. How do the Giants beat the Bucs? Here are 5 keys: 1. Establish the run The running game has been lacking the past two [...]

The Giants Are Feelin’ The Pain

I hate injuries. I do. I’ve had a number of them myself, and they are not fun. The Giants, like most football teams, have injuries. A lot of them. Here’s the list: OUT: DT Chris Canty (calf), CB Aaron Ross (hamstring), LB Clint Sintim (groin), WR Hakeem Nicks (foot) and RB Danny Ware (elbow) QUESTIONABLE: [...]

Tom Coughlin on WFAN: Green Zone

Today on Mike Francesa’s afternoon WFAN radio program, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin indicated that running the ball in the “Green” zone (inside the 20) needs to be the biggest priority for improvement. He also indicated that the gadget plays for a loss of yardage was his fault. While I agree the #1 option is [...]

A Tempered Reaction to Kenny Phillips News

Tom Rock yesterday posted a very interesting (read panicky) article about how Kenny Phillips’ football career might be over. I like T-Rock’s take on most things — but I think in the wake of dealing with several injuries to key Giants players, Kenny Phillips most definitely included, let’s instead take the high road here and [...]

The Most Indispensable New York Giants

  With the news building momentum that the New York Giants might be without Future All-Pro Safety (am I getting ahead of myself?) Kenny Phillips I thought I would come out with my list of the 10 players the New York Giants could least afford to lose moving on in the season. Of course after [...]

Phillips To Injured Reserve

Well, the news we feared was coming has arrived. Kenny Phillips is going to the injured reserve for an injured knee. The Giants were awarded S Aaron Rouse from the Packers. Here is a scouting report on Rouse. This is a big loss for the Giants. A lot of people, myself included, were expecting big [...]

Coughlin/Phillips Mystery Theatre

In one of the most unbelievable vague Q and A’s I’ve ever read — here is what Tom Coughlin had to say about the Kenny Phillips knee injury this afternoon: “Kenny Phillips, there are a lot of circumstances involved here and I am not at liberty to say anything at this point.” Are those medical [...]

Anatomy: Bruce Johnson’s Interception

This is perhaps the best case study of “NFL Anatomy of a play” that has ever aired. Watch this video of how the first half pick-6 engineered by AP and executed by Bruce Johnson unfolded. The clip includes footage from behind the sidelines and an in depth look at how Tony Romo was fooled into [...]