Archive for August, 2008

31 Aug

Giants Sign Ex-Eagle, Jerome McDougle

ESPN is reporting that the New York Giants have reached a deal with six-year veteran, Jerome McDougle:
The Giants, according to a source, reached a one-year, $1 million agreement with defensive end Jerome McDougle, whom the Eagles released Saturday. Andy Reid entered camp with seven defensive ends who could rush the quarterback, including McDougle, [...]

25 Aug

Where Do We Go From Here

The five steps of grief have run their course.

Denial: It’s not possible Osi Umenyiora could miss the year. He was our anchor; our bridge from one era of defensive line dominance to the next. Our team’s success was predicated on a strong pass rush, this could not be happening.
Anger: Why was Osi in [...]

24 Aug

Breaking News: Osi Umenyiora Will Miss Entire 2008 Season

I just found this breaking news from RotoWorld.com:
NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reports that Osi Umenyiora will need surgery on his injured knee and miss the entire 2008 season.
This is a crushing blow to a team that already lost one Pro-Bowl defensive end this offseason. The loss Umenyiora puts added pressure on Justin Tuck, and [...]

23 Aug

Osi, How We Will Miss You Sosi

I guess replacing Michael Strahan just got a bit harder.  As anyone who watched tonight’s preseason game knows, Osi Umenyiora hurt his knee.  They claim that there was no ligament damage to the knee, but officials are unsure how much time he will miss..  From the NY Daily News:
No ligament damage would be good, but [...]

23 Aug

Giants-Jets News Roundup

The battle for New York begins tonight. While the Jets have recieved the bulk of off-season attention, one fact remains: The Giants are the reigning Super Bowl champs, and the Jets didn’t even make the playoffs. The lack of attention may have even helped us–people still like Plaxico despite the fact that he’s [...]

22 Aug

Tynes May Miss The Season

A report over at the NY Post says Lawrence Tynes may miss the entire 08-09 season. Tynes, the hero of the NFC Championship Game, will have exploratory surgery on his knee this afternoon.  If the results are negative, Tynes will be watching the game from the sideline.  
Currently, the Giants have a backup in Josh Huston, [...]

18 Aug

The Live-Blogging Experiment: Giants v. Browns

Exciting to see Monday Night Football again! Pardon the Interruption is off this week, and its nice to still get my Tony Kornheiser fill. I’ll be watching the game with some friends and throwing mine and their observations up on the blog.
Is Eli growing a mustache: I really thought Eli turned a corner [...]

18 Aug

Coughlin’s Sunday Night Conversation

Here is Tom Coughlin’s Sunday Night Conversation from yesterday’s Sportscenter:
The interesting part for me is, with around 6-7 minutes left in the video, Coughlin talks about how close Plaxico Burress came to missing the Super Bowl.  I’d imagine the Giants had this fear literally every week, but the big game would have been very different [...]

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