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Comment on Position Breakdown: The Secondary by Jesse Bartolis

Jesse Bartolis — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:24:19 +0000

Shawn-

I agree with you on the Webster thing. Webster looked lost in a man type of coverage system and I do not believe Webster would be nearly as effective in a cover 2 type system. I can live with the TE but the RB thing is pretty bad, I think.

BT.

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Comment on Position Breakdown: The Secondary by bt

bt — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:14:57 +0000

I loved the past two position breakdowns. thank you very much

Comment on Position Breakdown: The Secondary by shawn

shawn — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:38:33 +0000

Nice job. I enjoyed it. I very strongly agree about thomas and phillips. Everyone knows about phillips, but everyone is sleeping on thomas. That guy is really really good. looked like a veteran to me last season. He could easily, in my mind, start alongside webster. It was really spagnuolo who saved webster from the slow death of tim lewis’ defensive system. OUr style of defense leaves us vulnerable to the tight end over the middle. It calls for one on one coverage with a linebacker and pierce usually finds himself chasing people without much help. With that being said, I would rather keep the style of defense we have without changing too much, which is what coughlin is looking to do. The wrinkles the new guy is talking about may very well be to deal with our weakness in the middle of the field. addition of canty (who is a beast) umenyora coming back, tuck… we are looking good.

Comment on NFC East Division Preview by royhobbs7

royhobbs7 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:35:57 +0000

Which division do you think is better? The AFC South?

Comment on Position Breakdown: Offensive Line by buljos

buljos — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:26:15 +0000

David Diehl is one of my favorite Giants. He’s tough as nails… when was the last game he missed due to injury over how many years?… doesn’t know what it means to quit, is one heck of a run blocker, and the epitome of versatility. If he had just a tad more athleticism and quickness he’d be one of the top 5 right tackles in the league. As it is, all things considered, his toughness, determination, versatility, and knowledge of the game make DD one of the most valuable offensive lineman in the league. Alas, much to my chagrin he’s not quick enough in pass protection to consistently handle the best speed rushers… although he did show improvement last season. For a while there in 2007 I thought he was going to get Eli killed… he tied for the league’s worst with 11 sacks allowed, but only allowed 5 in 2008 (slightly above average for a LT). Still, I wouldn’t trade him for a quicker LT who’s better in pass protection but more likely to be injured (and just about any other LT is more likely to be sidelined than David Diehl), or who gives up something in road grading for Brandon Jacobs.

Comment on Position Breakdown: Offensive Line by Jesse Bartolis

Jesse Bartolis — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:00:52 +0000

I disagree with your assessment on David Diehl, buddy.

I like David Diehl, but I do not think he is a “very good” LT and find him pedestrian vs Speedy Pass rushers.

I think he’s a very good to excellent run blocker.

I also think that Subert is very underrated.

I’m hoping Beatty becomes the LT of the future ( I like him a lot) and hope that Suebert stays where he’s at and the Giants explore movign Diehl to RT to take over for the aging and ailing Mckenzie for the forseeable future.

Good work!

Comment on Position Breakdown: Receivers by Júlio César

Júlio César — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:26:51 +0000

and how about travis beckum?

Comment on Interview With Steve Smith! by Position Breakdown: Receivers » Giants Gab

Position Breakdown: Receivers » Giants Gab — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:53:50 +0000

[...] Steve Smith: He enters this year as the presumptive number one. I think he’s up for it. He’s not very fast, but he’s quick, and catches almost everything. He’s not your prototypical number one in that he’s not tall and fast. But he’s capable of catching 100 balls, and scoring 10 TDs. Eli will rely on him greatly, especially on 3rd downs. If he can catch the ball, he will have a great year, because he will be thrown to a lot. We interviewed him here. [...]

Comment on Interview with George Wrighster! by Giants Sign Bomar, Barden to Deals » Giants Gab

Giants Sign Bomar, Barden to Deals » Giants Gab — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:18:04 +0000

[...] You don’t want holdouts. Too bad George Wrighster had to be released. We had the chance to interview him and he seemed like a nice guy. Tags: Ramses Barden, Rhett [...]

Comment on Position Breakdown: Quarterback by Greg

Greg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:29:02 +0000

If Eli goes down, does anyone think there is any chance that they still are a Super Bowl contender? Yes, Eli is good, but how important is he really to the team? The core is the running game and the D-Line, and with Carr at the helm, the Giants wouldn’t be much worse.