June 30th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The LeSean McCoy/Giants back-and-forth continues according to Sheil Kapedia of the Philadelphia Inquirer. A few weeks ago, McCoy Tweeted that Giants defensive lineman Osi Umenyiora was soft and overrated. Umenyiora responded by calling McCoy a Chihuahua, a poodle, a little girl, a Twitter gangster, Lady Gaga and a woman. Giants wide receiver Steve Smith got [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Playbook: H-Back
I mentioned this in T and M, but the Giants truly do now know how to use a H-Back. They have one, a prototypical one, in Travis Beckum. Yet they just refuse to use him in a proper way. Let’s diagram what an actual H-Back should do That’s a standard route tree for a H-back. [...]
Bills LB Posluszny a Fit for the Giants?
The Giants have a big need at linebacker that they will likely try to address through free agency. They have been in need of a starting middle linebacker since Antonio Pierce retired. The guy they will likely target via free agency is Bills linebacker Paul Posluszny. Posluszny led the Bills in tackles last season with [...]
Tags: Giants S Chad Jones Eyeing 2012 Return
One year after nearly losing his leg in a single-car accident in New Orleans, Giants safety Chad Jones is on the comeback trail, writes Ohm Youngmiusk of ESPN New York. “It’s never taken me six months to do anything, not one single thing,” said Jones. “[But] it took me six months just to basically walk. [...]
Poll: Thoughts on MetLife Stadium
It seems like MetLife Stadium is going to be the name of the New Meadowlands. In the poll below, vote on what you think of the new name.
MetLife Stadium?
The New Meadowlands could be close to getting a sponsor for its naming rights. If all goes according to plan, we’ll be looking at MetLife Stadium. According to the Star-Ledger, MetLife has put in a bid somewhere between $17-18 million dollars per year to buy the naming rights, and while not done yet, it is [...]
Eli: Giants Would Rather Have Plax
If forced to choose between Plaxico Burress and Tiki Barber to return to the Giants, Eli Manning knows who he would choose: “Probably Plaxico,” Manning said when asked which one would be more welcome in the Giants’ locker room. “He has probably fonder memories, winning a Super Bowl, that catch for the touchdown in Super [...]
Comments OffThoughts And Musings
Hello. Let’s muse. -Full disclosure: I usually write this post on Sunday nights. So when I say Happy Monday, I’m writing it from the future. It’s easier for me to write in on a lazy Sunday than on a busy Monday morning. Through the power of the Internet, I can decide when I want a [...]
Giants Still Plan On Holding Training Camp In Albany
The NY Post reports that the G-Men are still planning on having their training camp in Albany. The Giants, unlike the Jets, have not pulled the plug on their upstate training camp plans. The Jets will not be heading to Cortland, N.Y., this summer, but the Giants still are holding out hope that the NFL [...]
Giants Add Izzo To Become Special Teams Assistant Coach
The Giants have hired former Jet and Patriot special teams extraordinary Larry Izzo to the staff as the special teams assistant coach. The hiring will become official once the lockout is over. Izzo should do wonders for a special teams unit that was awful in coverage. Great hire by the Giants.
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