May 31st, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Andy Robustelli, a 19th-round draft pick who became a seven-time All-Pro, passed away Tuesday, the Stamford Advocate reported. He was 85. Drafted in 1951 by the Los Angeles Rams out of Arnold College, Robustelli was traded to the New York Giants in 1956. He helped the Giants to [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Tags: Thoughts And Musings
Hello my weary travelers. Happy Memorial Day. Hope it is filled with BBQ, friends and family. -I doubt the Giants sign Clinton Portis, but it wouldn’t be a bad idea. He’s not that old, and playing in a backup role could revitalize him. Does he have stuff left in the tank? Who knows. But to [...]
Smith Says Rehab on Knee Going Well
Giants wide receiver Steve Smith says the rehab on his surgically-repaired knee is going as planned. “I just got out of a really tough workout in the pool right now,” Smith said on ESPN New York 1050′s Ruocco and Lundberg show by way of Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPNNewYork on Thursday. “I am running in the [...]
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Bradshaw vs McCoy
We continue our series of comparing NFC East players. First up was Eli vs Romo. Next was Nicks vs Jackson. Then, it was Osi vs Ware. Yesterday, it was Antrel Rolle against LaRon Landry. Today, the battle for NFC East supremacy is between Ahmad Bradshaw and LeSean McCoy. Let’s do this. Bradshaw: 58 games, 2,558 yards, 4.8 yards per [...]
Rolle vs Landry
We continue our comparison of NFC East players. First up was Eli vs Romo. Next was Nicks vs Jackson. Yesterday, it was Osi vs Ware. Today, it is Antrel Rolle against LaRon Landry. *Note: Rolle played corner from 2005-2007. To be fair, I excluded those stats. Rolle’s career stats, at both corner and safety, [...]
As The Tiki Turns
We’re going to call this new segment “As The Tiki Turns” because let’s face it, Tiki Barber has become a soap opera. From cheating on his pregnant wife and then leaving her, to a failed broadcast career, to critical comments about the Giants, to returning to the NFL and more, Tiki is like “As The [...]
Brewer Happy Lockout Cancelled Rookie Symposium
Giants 4th round pick James Brewer isn’t too broken up about one lockout causality: The rookie symposium “That’s probably one thing I’m not going to say I’ll miss, going to [Ohio] for three days or so of pretty much a freshman orientation,” Brewer told the New York Post. “Kind of letting you know what not to [...]
Osi vs Ware
We continue our discussion of NFC East players. First, it was Eli vs Romo. Yesterday, it was Nicks vs Jackson. Today, Osi Umenyiora against DeMarcus Ware. Let’s do this. Osi:104 games, 308 total tackles, 2.96 tackles per game 60 sacks, .57 sacks per game Ware: 96 games, 420 total tackles, 4.375 tackles per game, 80 [...]
Clinton Portis Wants to Play for the Giants
Redskins’ second-leading all-time rusher Clinton Portis appeared on Late Hits on Sirius XM radio with Brian McGovern and Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew on Tuesday. In response to a question from McGovern, Portis, who was released by the Redskins earlier this year, said that he would like to play for the Giants. “To go to [...]
