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Loading ...We so often hear the stories about professional athletes and their selfishness when it comes to fans. Case in point: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Not only as Big Ben been accused of two separate sexual assaults, it’s recently been revealed that he blew off a Make-A-Wish child with cystic fibrosis.
“First of all, none of this surprises me. Ben is a bad citizen. He doesn’t know how to treat people and he definitely doesn’t know how to handle being the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In my more than 30 years of working in the Pittsburgh sports media, I have never had any player come close to generating as many unsolicited questions from fans as Roethlisberger has. They want to know why he’s such a jackass. And these aren’t just Steelers fans who got turned down for an autograph. It’s men and women from all walks of life,” said KDKA-TV sportscaster John Steigerwald.
This doesn’t mean all athletes’ follow in the footsteps of Big Ben, obviously. In fact, on the other side of the spectrum, we have athletes like New York Giants tight end Kevin Boss.
At a recent autograph signing, Boss made what is seemingly a very simple gesture, but one that rarely happens. And in the process, he gave a family a memory they will never, ever forget.
“While we were waiting for the boys’ picture, my wife was told that one of the women that was there was Kevin Boss’ wife. My wife went over to her and asked if it was possible for Kevin to maybe wait a few minutes until my dad got there and explained that he was fighting cancer. Kevin’s wife spoke with him and he agreed to meet my dad. (Keep in mind that this was now well past the time he was scheduled to leave and that they had already ‘cut off’ the line) When my dad got there, they brought him up to meet Kevin and Kevin stood up to get a picture with my dad (apparently, my dad was to only one he stood up for when taking pictures). It was the first time in quite a while that we have seen my dad really smile,” wrote Scott Stroze.
It didn’t end there either. Later that day, Boss took his gesture to a whole ‘nother level.
After Scott had returned home, he found the Giants tight end on Twitter and sent him a message, thanking him for the time and respect he showed his family and ailing Father. Much to his surprise, Boss once again took the time to acknowledge him and his family.
These are the stories that should be told…the ones that should make SportsCenter. Unfortunately, they tend not to be newsworthy when athletes like Big Ben and Tiger Woods are womanizing. But I guess that’s just the current state of media.
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Krow: Junior Gallette DE Stillman. My sleeper in the same category..
LB ya think?
OLB in a 3-4 most likely. Could maybe pull of Sam in an agressive 4-3
Great story about the Boss. This guy is such pure class.
Boss was my sleeper pick the year he got drafted. Makes up for Quentin Groves.
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Registered and good to go. Your other account didn’t work because you made a type…you types @aol.cim by accident.
Dan, nice story but I have to say it’s a very sorry state of affairs when a professional athlete who simply behaves like a normal, caring, human being deserves kudos. I happen to think Kevin Boss is a very good young man, but his reaction to the circumstances described should have been the reaction of every person.
I agree with you. This could be a benchmark of a morally declining society in general.
ff55– i think thats a tad unfair to mr. Boss, actually
agreed its the “right” thing to do but he clearly went above and beyond the call of basic decency. these athletes have huge demands on their time, and for him to delay whatever else he had going, as well as shouting out the guy on twitter i feel is more than “this is how it should be”
dread, I don;t think he is taking away anything from Kevin Boss. I think he is trying to explain that it’s a shame that something that is so basic to a good man, such as empathy or love for your fellow man should seem so rare in this day and age. Kevin Boss’ gesture proves he is a great guy and someone with morals and a big heart. The fact that someone like that is so rare is shameful to ff55.
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Who is Kevin Boss? Is he on the Giants or something? Don’t know why this is relevant to G101.
He’s one of the blockers on the 2nd-and-10 draw play. Being a large target he’s also ignored in any dead-zone offensive plans.
Whats the 2nd-and-10 draw?
It’s that play they also run on 3rd-and-10
Lol
Great story about a class act.
My cousin went to an autograph signing and met Boss and Jacobs. Said they were both very kind to he and his 2 year old son.
But FF55 is right. This shouldn’t be noteworthy, but it is. But it’s not unique to 2010; my father always tells the story of when he met Willy Mays while doing his paper-route when he was a little boy. He tossed the paper onto his lawn one day and Mays came out of his and berated my father in the middle of the road, saying he shouldn’t have to walk down so far on the driveway to get his paper. He was swearing and getting loud, so much so that his neighbors came out and scolded him for speaking to a little boy like that.
Bottom line: some people, regardless of time, job or social status, are just assholes.
Your dad should have stalked Mays wherever he went requesting that he pay $2…
i want my $2…
you should read “Candide” by Voltaire, i just finished it and it deals with that very issue in a pretty hilarious way
I’ll have the pancakes in Age of Enlightenment.
lol
Boss is just outstanding. I seen him wiff some blocks, but you can tell he is trying to get that part of his game down. He is fearless over the middle and sometimes pays for it. But I’ve not seen him seperated from the ball when the catch had to be made.
Jus like we all long for another Taylor or Carson. We may sometimes find our selves looking for another Barvaro. Chances are its not going to happen. We can still home/dream. If Boss had the physical gifts that one Mr. Jeremy Shockie was “given” we are talking perenial All Pro.
But dont sell this kid short, he will work with what he has to one day soon make it to that level. Very happy JR found him.
And yeah guys, I think JR will look to the smaller schools like Hampton, North Carolina A&T (rlhj; Duane Board; George Ragsdale) South Carolina State (Harry Carson) and Morgan State (Leroy Kelly) to find talent. It’s out there on both sides of the ball. Winning big time programs are easy to find. Winning big time players are sometimes where you would least expect.
Here are some examples:
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/draft_query.cgi?pos=DE&round_1=1&round_2=10&tm=all&year_1=1960&year_2=2009&conference=nonmajor&type=
I think Boss’ blocking struggles are slightly overdramatized. True, he’s no Bavaro, but I don’t think he’s too far off from being the sort of blocker that Shockey evolved into. Remember that Shockey was being asked to do something he didn’t even really want to do. After all, what incentive was there for a gifted pass-catching TE to all of a sudden throw himself headlong into training to do something that would, effectively, chip away at your touches? You have to wonder whether a selfish player like Shockey would give much effot at all at “becoming” what Coughlin and Pope wanted him to be. Still, he became very dependable, often neutralizing his player entirely and getting into altercation with pride-battered linebackers because of it.
It’s for this reason that I believe Boss could continue to evolve and improve into the blocker Shock was. What he lacks in physical gifts, he makes up for in heart and selflessness. Make no mistake: this soft-spoken guy aint a p*ssy. He fearlessly goes over the middle, knowing full-well that laying out for a catch will probably result in some safety clobbering him (see: Antrel Rolle). I have nothing but faith in the assumption that he will continue to approach this learning process with the same amount of pride and reckless abandon.
Let me clarify: I am not suggesting that Boss “lacks” physical talent. I was just saying that where Shockey’s extraordinary physical gifts make it easy for him to be a good blocker, Boss’ might have to work a bit harder at it.
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formerly norm, you’re registered and good to go… but “norm” was also registered and good to go.
That’s odd; I never had a WordPress account before opening one this morning. But when I tried to register there under the username “norm,” I received a message alerting me that that username was already in use. So I figured that it had been assigend to one of the zillions of other WordPress accounts that was not me.
But I’m cool with “formerly norm” seeing that it’s really just an abbreviated version of “the artist formerly known as norm.” If it worked for Prince, no reason why I should have a problem with it. But for the purposes of simplicity (and to reduce the risk of carpal tunnel by my fellow G101ers) there’s no reason to type out the new, more labor-intensive moniker in its entirety when calling out one of my frequently inane comments. The old, much simpler four-letter appelation should continue to do just fine.
Bossman is all class…Ive mentioned this before a few years ago, but my Uncles were both pretty big out in Vegas and ran into Big Ben several times at golf courses, casinos, etc and both said he was by far the biggest asshole athlete they ever saw. Total pompass ass that thinks the world revolves around him.
Speaking of big ben. Eli is the only one of the 3(eli,ben,rivers) that could handle NY.
lovin the return of the fro!
LOL; yeah I had to find an object that was large enough to be recognizable in these teensy weensy sized avatars. The fro was pretty much the only thing I could think of.
WORLD RECORDS: MOST PULL-UPS in 24 HOURS (MALE)
3,175
Steven Price (USA)
21/22 April 2009
at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/chinups.html
Good grief… what an animal. I do a few sets of 5-10 and I’m burnt.
Demo and Dan. Thanks for the birthday wishes
you got it bro..any big plans?
Happy bday
Since there’s not much Giants-related conversation going on today, lemme propose a hypothetical and see if we can spark a good debate.
Assuming we stay put at #15 in the draft, the following players would be available to us:
1) Javid Best
2) Rolando McClain
3) Mike Iupati
4) Brian Price
5) Taylor Mays
There are lots of other options, but these 5 seem to be the front-runners for their respective positions, relative to our position in the draft.
My question is this: Who do you believe with have the greatest overall impact on this team and why?
Obviously it will be difficult to separate who you *want* us to draft versus which of these players would net us the most over the next 4-6 years. But try to think of how this person’s presence would affect those around him.
Well I would take Mays (whom I’m a big fan of) off the list as he wouldnt see the field much early on behind a (god willing) healthy KP and Antrell Rolle. Iupati would be nice but we already have 2 pro bowl caliber (Diehl Snee) gaurds on the roster. Best is a stud, but do we really think KG and TC will find an effective way to use a rookie RB behind Jacobs and Bradshaw? It comes down to Price and McClain and if McClain and his Chrohns checks out I would go with him as Linebackers usually contribute much more way earlier then DT’s. Also Price would be behind Canty and Coefield and have snaps taken away by Tuck on passing downs..
You didn’t include ‘Spoon on your list.
Are you presuming that he’s off the board (doubtful he’d go top 14). Because if he’s there, I think he’s be the choice of a lot of people here.
With or witout Spoon in your list of names, I’d prefer Price (no surprises there) Even if we were to concede that he’d likely be subjected to the obligatory TC redshirt year. Because the good news is he’s only 20, still developing his game and is already drawing comparisons to Warren Sapp in some quarters. Whether this year or next, I still believe Price represents a tremendous upgrade over the status quo at DT.
And nice article about Boss.
And while I am sympathetic with ff55’s observation that this sort of behavior should really be the default for any normal, compassionate human being, I also appreciate how exemplary it is for a professional athelete – or any celebrity in our increasingly star-struck culture – to behave in this manner.
One of my own conceits is that in my own daily, interpersonal dealings I conduct myself like a mensch. But then again, it’s easy enough for me because I’m basically a nobody who’s not constantly besieged by gawkers, stalkers, autograph hounds, gold diggers, paparazzi, etc. Who’s to say how I might behave were that the case? I’d like to think that I would not be as big a dick as Roethlisberger reportedly is but I’m not sure I would be as giving of my time and attention as I am now – and as Boss clearly is.
Because this is not the first time we’ve read this kind of story about Boss. On the same weekend his more celebrated teammate was busy shooting himself in the leg, this little item about Boss appeared in the Daily News. Dude is a mensch and rightfully deserves any kudos he get for it.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2008/11/26/2008-11-26_kevin_boss_can_relate_to_brotherly_love.html
What’s a mensch?
A yiddish word that’s generally used to describe someone who is a good person.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensch
A regular guy.
Besides any publicity Boss gets – positive or negative – can only be a good thing.
Anything that may finally alert Killdrive to the fact that the Giants have a player named Kevin Boss on their roster could pay big dividends one day. Either that or maybe the Giants newly-hired offensive “quality control” coach – who coincidentally enough is also named Killdrive – will accidentally read one of these stories and call it to the obtuse OC’s attention.
norm, just FYI you can still make your name “norm” if you want.
In your profile there is a line for “nickname” and you can set it to anything. It doesn’t have to match your sign on name.
Thanks, jfunk.
I’ll go ahead and try that.
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Well, guess that didn’t work… so the “formerly norm” moniker shall remain – even though I’m still the same Killdrive hatin’, DT in the draft wanting norm as before.
Ooops… didn’t see the “display publicly as” box before. Just made the necessary change there so I should be good to go now.
Kinda cool to see my avatar displayed five times in a rao like this.
Kind puts me in mind of the great ’70’s funk/soul outfits like the Meters or Temptations.
Right below the “nickname” field is the dropdown menu labeled “Display name publicly as”…make sure you select it there.
You should see both your account name and your nickname show up in the list once you’ve set your nickname.
Dan-Love this article! I was having a bad day after getting two tickets in Manhattan and this totally cheered me up! Great job. ESPN should take note instead of glamorizing these bums who forget they are roll models.
In a year (2010) in which Dallas owner Jerruh Jones will pay $11.5 mil in garuanteed $$$ to #3 WR Roy Williams, the Giants top 3 WR’s will make a combined $1.42 mil…Gotta love having Jerry Reese making the decisions for your orginization …
Someone posted a little news item here the other day that suggested the Cowboys were going to make a play for Atogwe. Any more news on that?
Given the coming uncapped year, I’m certain that Jerruh would make the offer sufficiently large enough to prevent the Rams (who are now faced with the possibility of having to pay for the #1 overall pick) from matching.
Should that come to pass – regardless of whether Jerruh grossly overpays or not – I’d hate to see Atogwe in Dallas. He’s be a huge upgrade over the likes of Hamlin and Sensabaugh.
It is sad that being a human being is so underlooked these days. I’ve always loved Boss, we ALL saw how classy he was during the superbowl run when he took over Shockey’s shoes. Any other young player would’ve acted as if they were king of the damn world.
On another note… I’ve has a Twitter account for over a year and I still don’t know how to leave people tweets…….. I feel like I’m 90 years old, where’d I park the Model T?
The Giants should look into bringing this guy in as a second TE
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/13/browns-bail-on-steve-heiden/
Heiden is a great blocker and a decent pass catcher for a #2 te. By season’s end he wasn’t even making the active roster (he got hurt I believe but he still blew).
We need a solid 2 te set to get our running game back on track
Agreed
norm- Yeah I posted that. Nothing on that front yet, but im with you I would hate to see him go there
Just curious:
Why are some of the registered user names displayed as blue links while others are simply black type?
If you enter something in the “website” line of your profile, you name will become a link to that site.
I left out Spoon, and Spikes, intentionally because, while he’s loved on this board, he’s not considered “#1″ caliber outside of it. I was just listing the consensus top candidates, conceding that the ones above them (e.g.- Suh, McCoy, Berry) won’t get close enough for us to make a play for.
For the record, I want us to go after Price for all the reasons norm as elucidated over the past few months. Although, truth be told,I am a borderline-SpoonER (my new word for those who want us to go after Weatherspoon in the 1RD).
lol… Spooner.
I am officially a spooner. I would want price, but when I have a shot at Houston in the second, ill take spoon first thanks
Lamaar Houston is really intriguing, as are Alualu and Johnson. If we went the way of the Spoon in the first, I wouldn’t hate it one bit.
Really, the question of “To Price… or not to Price?” at 15 comes down to how big a gap Reese sees between BP and the DTs like Houston, Jones, Aluala etc. that will likely be available to the Giants in the second.
Looked at another way, if the Giants go into the draft with the intention of making big upgrades at BOTH DT and MLB, Reese may well have to make the following calculation:
Is Spoon + 2nd round DT > Price + Spikes?
Now, if Reese believes that Spikes is not likely to be around at 46, maybe it makes it easier for him to go with the first option. But if he’s convinced that he’s going to have a good shot at Spikes in the second, then I wouldn’t be surprised if he makes the latter choice.
The reason I could see Spoon in the first is because he represents the kind of player Reese values–flexible and able to play all the linebacking positions. So it would allow Coughlin to have a true competition for the MLB spot between Goff and Spoon, or go with Goff as the starter for a year and have Spoon occupy one of the OLB spots while Goff is allowed to show what he’s got as a MLB.
I agree with norm’s assessment of the “Is the Price Right?” But I don’t think Spikes will be around at #46. I can see him being like Rey Rey last year–dropping out of the first and getting scooped up within the first 5 picks of the second.
Spoon at 15 wouldnt seem to fit what Reese has liked to do..He likes Big Time Players from Big Time Schools that arent only BPA at a primary posisition of need, but also a big time value at where they are picked..Both Phillips and Nicks fell from one time top 15 picks with KP’s down sr year and Nicks blowing up like Pierce Jr between the end of the year and the combine.. Spoon is a very good player but I dont see him going before 20..JR willl probabl take one of the guys that Kujo mentioned or another “Value” pick like Haden or a top 10 OT that drops to 15
That #15 pick is a real wildcard. It would not surprise me to see some sort of ‘value’ selection at in an area not considered a primary need… it would not surprise me to see a trade.
Having said all that, though, it would not surprise me in the least to see Reese grab Spiller if he’s around at 15. He would clearly fit the profile of BPA at that point that it might be too difficult for Reese to resist.
I think his availability is a more likely possibility than many here have allowed. Almost all of the mocks I’ve seen that had Spiller going in the top 14 had him taken by either Seattle or SF. But with their numerous needs, I could easily see either of those teams going in a different direction as well.
I guess I would be OK if Reese selected Spiller. I’d still much prefer that he went defense at 15. But C.J. sure would be a blast to watch. However, I’m not quite as sold on the idea that the new, offense-friendly rules now mean that having a playmaker like Spiller is necessary for winning a title. The Giants didn’t have such a player in ’07. Nor did the Steelers in ’08. And my bet is that the Saints probably would have been just fine this year without Reggie Bush.
Sure, DeSean Jackson and Chris Johnson have made the Eagle and Titan offenses that much tougher to game plan for. But neither player has brought their team any closer to hoisting the Lomabrdi. Nope, even with all the rule changes, the same fundamental rules apply – this is a game that ultimately is won or lost in the trenches. Make sure it’s all good there (which the Giants clearly are not – on the defensive side of the ball) and the rest should take care of itself – with or without the gaudy, Sportscenter highlight star playmaker.
Great point about jackson and johnson.
I agree all around, and like I have been saying, I really like Houston
I freely admit to not knowing much at all about Houston. Or any of the other DTs not named Brain Price. As previously stated, I had the opportunity to see a great deal of Price due largely to the fact that I spent a great deal of time in LA last year hanging out and watching games with my dad, a big UCLA fan. I liked what I saw.
Not having seen as much (if any) of the other DTs in this class, I kinda became a Price fan by default. There’s no doubt in my mind that he’d make a great Giant. But I have no idea how he stacks up against the other DTs in this class. If a Houston represents a better value at 46 than Price does at 15, then I’d certainly be cool with Houston being the pick. What I wouldn’t be cool with is not coming away with one of the top DTs in this draft. I don’t want to see any “sleepers,” nor any fifth round “projects.” If Reese doesn’t spend one of the first two picks on a stud DT, I will consider it a disappointing draft.
Word is Rutgers LT Anthony Davis might fall out of the top ten where he was thought to be a lock. Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s our pick if he indeed falls.
Fallers have an extremely high bust rate.
I wouldn’t really want Anthony Davis. Was inconsistent throughout his career and seems rather disinterested in football at times. That spells disaster for linemen (on both sides of the ball).
Is he smart in school… we like smart guys.
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Giants CB Aaron Ross says the hamstring that sabotaged his 2009 season is back to 100 percent.
Ross said he’ll jump into the Giants offseason workout program “with guns blazing” on Monday. Limited to just four games last year after tearing the hamstring in August, Ross will have to battle Terrell Thomas to reclaim his starting job.
Source: New York Daily News
Ross shouldn’t be “blazing guns”…just run and don’t get hurt. Let’s start there.
Agreed.
It also happens to be an especially unfortunate choice of words given this team’s recent history.
That’s great news about Ross. If KP can come back, we could have a really strong defensive backfield. Add a big boy on the line, and I think our defense will be in really good shape.
I was Giant Guy on the other sites glad to be here. As far as the draft is concerned I gotta say that I’m torn between drafting a DT or MLB. If Brian Price is there at #15 do you draft him and stick with Goff at MLB who would have a healthy Dline in front of him and playing beside a healthy Boley and second year man Clint Sintim? Or do you finally fix our long overdue LB corps and draft McClain?
I hope Ross is ok… And I agree that our DBs when healthy would actually be our strength.
We need a MLB and a solid DT
Kinda funny that the first mock I read months ago had us taking Spiller @ 15 and I thouhgt the guy was nuts. Now I wouldn’t mind it much. I still think DT & LB are big needs but @ # 15 there may not be a great fit with whats there. I would rather take a very talented offensive guy than trade back in the draft. I guess maybe the old BPA theory isn’t half bad afterall.
And the one thing we are missing on offense is a game breaker out of the backfield. With our receivers a year wiser that would take this offense to an elite level.
I also find the shifting perception on McClain rather funny.
It’s evolved from “He’s a top-5 talent who we have no chance at drafting” to “Maybe he drops out of the top ten and we can trade up” to “He didn’t work out at the combine – maybe we can grab him at 15!!” to “Dude has Crohn’s; I wouldn’t touch him with a ten foot pole.”
But those who think the Giants have also ruled out McClain solely as result of his Crohn’s are mistaken. One of the primary aspects of a GM’s job is assessing risk, i.e. “What are the chances that Player X might reinjure that surgically reconstructed ACL?”; or “What does the arrest for selling marijuana as a high school junior tell us about Player Y’s character?”; or even something as mundane as “Player Z dominated while playing at East Jesus Bumfvck U, how will his game translate against NFL competition?”
McClain’s Crohn’s is just another risk that must be weighed against the potential reward. Sure, it’s true – as some here have written – that we have no way of knowing what the future holds in regard to this disease; that while McClain has successfully played with it until now it may debilitate his body to such a degree in 3-5 years time that he can no longer function effectively as an NFL MLB. But the same is certainly true in the other hypothetical instances as well; Player X’s ACL could tear again; Player Y could resume a life of crime; and Player Z could turn out to be an old fashioned bust.
If the Giant medical staff assures Reese that the risks posed by McClain’s Crohn’s are sufficiently small to not outweigh any conviction that he could be an anchor in the middle of our D for the next ten years, he likely would be the pick at 15 if he’s still on the board.
I composed the Chronicles of McClain a few days back, detailing his standing on G101 and how it has changed over the past few months. Turns out that I did it about 25 minutes premature, for less than a half and hour later, the news broke about his Chrohn’s disease.
Look, I agree that this is just another variable in the equation. I just think that this increases the risk exponentially. He might be 3-5 years away from retirement; he also might be on the verge of a Pro Bowl career. But like JR said last year, his job is to make sure we contend for the SB for the next 10 years. And McClain carries with him an extra potential complication that a sensible GM like Reese might not think is worth the pay off.
We all no ima spooner lol
Taking someone like Best or Spiller at #15 would be like a series finale that introduced new characters and storylines but doesn’t resolve the main plotlines. Sure, the new characters could be great and make the show better, but you gotta tell me what that goddamn smoke monster is!
Needless to say, taking one of those guys would elicit a lukewarm response from me. I’d be like “okay…but what are we gonna do about ____”
“Underwhelmed” is the word that springs most readily to mind.
And, on a related subject, my TV would be in serious danger if Iupati is the pick at 15. That’s just way too early (particularly in a deep draft) to be taking an OG, IMHO. Yes, I know that the collective age of our O-line is such that we need to start thinking about retooling.
But if the Giant braintrust really feels that it needs to come away from this draft with someone who can immediately step in as a replacement for Seubert, why not that Johnson kid out of Bama? I’ve read some promising reports about him and he’s someone who may well be available in the third round. So unless Iupati is some 60 picks better than Johnson (a doubtful proposition) why spend the #15 pick to take him?
Btw, “Spooner” is a registered trademark of Kujonicus Inc., a registered non-profit in the USA.
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norm- I agree. Yet again.
Draft please
Is it April yet?
These are the stories that should be told…the ones that should make SportsCenter. Unfortunately, they tend not to be newsworthy when athletes like Big Ben and Tiger Woods are womanizing. But I guess that’s just the current state of media.
That’s cuz the media & SportsCenter are a bunch of Yes Men!!!!
As for “Kevin Boss”…if you can read this, your the truth.
Bless you & may you shine this year, go Giants 2010!!!!!
Cornerback Bruce Johnson leads Giants in performance-based pay
For the first time in three years, the Giants player who received the most in performance-based pay was not Michael Johnson.
But it was a Johnson. Bruce Johnson, to be exact.
The rookie cornerback, an undrafted free agent who made the final roster and saw plenty of duty this past season because of injuries to Aaron Ross and Kevin Dockery, received $270,766 in PBP, according to NFL Players Assoociation records. Not a bad payday, considering his salary for his rookie season was only slightly more at $310,000.
The league hands out PBP checks to players whose playing time exceeded expectations (i.e. those players who were bargains because of low salaries and high amounts of playing time). The top of the list is usually dominated by low-round picks and undrafted free agents who found their way into starting or supporting roles. I’m hearing Vikings C John Sullivan, a former sixth-round pick who started every game this past season, had the highest payout in the league, though I’m not sure how much he received.
4:44 p.m. UPDATE The National Football Post reports Sullivan indeed led the league with $397,555.
Michael Johnson, who is now likely out of a starting job after the Giants signed Antrel Rolle to start alongside Kenny Phillips (if healthy), received the second-largest PBP check on the team with $235,445.
Coming in third was TE Kevin Boss ($221,100), followed by CB Terrell Thomas ($207,125) and recently released S Aaron Rouse ($193,598).
So with a brand new stadium opening soon in New York Jersey and two teams sharing it and no NFL equivalent of calling shotgun, the Jets and the Giants needed to come up with a way to determine who’ll play the first home game there.
And in this age of high technology, they have resorted to a decidedly low tech device.
Flipping a coin.
Per the Jets’ official web site, the league has said that a heads-tails contest will be used to decide who’ll get the right to christen the new venue. The Jets, according to the report, have presented a plan for the flip to be held in the coming week.
The need to do it soon; the league will be unveiling the 2010 schedule in April.
Maybe its because I’m a Giants fan, but I think its only right as the more storied franchise, the Jints should be the ones to open it.
the opener will be the Sunday night prime time game and the Jets are the playoff team. But since the Jets closed the old place, it is fair to give it to the Giants.
Although I really couldn’t care less.
Yeah everyone is going to make a big deal over who gets the first game. Its so stupid I really don’t care
I think if we “win” this honor, no one will care and the issue will be moot.
If the Jets win, it will be a “changing of the guard” brought about by Senor Sanchez and Coachasaurus Rex.
In other words, get ready for much ado about nothing.
Man, I guess Brady Quinn must really suck…
CLEVELAND — Jake Delhomme has a new NFL home, and the Cleveland Browns have another new quarterback.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter first reported the deal, and a source told Schefter that Delhomme is scheduled to make $7 million this season, including just under $900,000 in base salary. With $12.7 million from Carolina, Delhomme will make $19.7 million in 2010.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4992744&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
Hey, I just noticed, you’re not Formerly Norm anymore.
Fuk… I forgot the clocks went forward.
Not for nothin’, but I am seriously ready for a frigin nap! This daylight savings bullshit is for facists and pedophiles. When will the tyranny end?
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The spam on this site is endle….oh wait…
Haha j/k. You’re doing good work over there, man.
There is no way Big Ben or RIvers would have made it in NY. Eli is the only one of the 3 that could handle the Big Apple.
Big Ben: A-hole, rapist
Rivers; big cry baby, immature
Eli: a real Pro
In the past, I never gave much credibility to the claims that Rivers and Roethlisberger “couldn’t handle” New York. While there’s no media like the NY media, you can bet that the beat writers from Pitt and SD are no slouches! And, in 2010, you can bet that there’s “night life” in the major cities those two QBs play in. And, looking at their production on the field, I might have been okay with either of these guys in blue, stricly from a football-perspective.
But these recent allegations regarding Big Ben, and the seemingly insurmountable level of arrogance and immaturity displayed publicly by Rivers, makes me awful glad Ole’ Ernie pulled the trigger on our boy Eli. He may never have the gaudy stats that Rivers has, or be the charismatic, vocal presence that Roethlisberger is. But I will take calm and steady over boisterous and petulent any day.
The media had nothing to get on Big Ben about. He got drafted to a Superbowl ready defense with playmakers at WR and good running backs. Eli took over for Warner and took a beating. The media didn’t get off his back until he won the superbowl. Rivers had the most talented team out of all of them and he probably missed any chance of winning a superbowl in the near future. The team is contemplating moving, they have contracts on some of their best players expiring. At the end of all 3 of the careers, Eli will be the best. Best career, most championships, and best reputation.
Absolutely right; the idea that Roethlisberger has had to withstand the same degree of media heat as Eli is laughable.
In fact, if you go up and click on the first link in the main article, you’ll find the following quote:
“As a general matter, Pittsburgh-area sportscasters tread lightly when it comes to the Steelers, if they value access and cooperation from the organization.”
In other words, if you’re a Pittsburgh sportswriter and you piss off the Steeler organization, you better hope you have some friends in the Penguin locker room/front office. Otherwise you’ll soon be looking for a new town in which to ply your trade. Members of the Pitt sports media just can’t afford to have the same ongoing adversarial relationship with the town’s NFL franchise that many NY beat writers feel is their birthright.
Big Ben’s gotten a free ride until now. And even if this current controversy cause the local media there to up the ante of hostility, I doubt he’ll face anything like what Eli has to deal with in a given week in NY. At any rate, we’ll soon get to see if Roethlisberger handles an unfriendly media with any more class than he does 20 year old women alone with him in nightclub restrooms.
That’s why I said “there’s no media like NY media”…
The official attendance for Saturday’s card at Cowboys Stadium was 50,994, a figure that managed to exceed the rosy expectations of Bob Arum and Jerry Jones. Only two fights in the U.S. during the past 50 years drew more fans: Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks II at the Superdome in 1978 (63,350) and Pernell Whitaker-Julio Cesar Chavez at the Alamodome in 1993 (59,995).
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/bryan_armen_graham/03/14/five.things/index.html?eref=sihp#ixzz0iABwxZqL
Those 51000 saw a joke of a fight. As if the constellation prize of not getting Pacquiao/Mayweather wasn’t enough of a slap in the face, imagine all that red carpet for a challenger who refused to throw punches for 12 rounds. What a joke.
Constellation prize? Thanks spellcheck. How about consolation?
How did that fight pan out, KD? I had plans to watch but ended up having to babysit. And I haven’t been at my computer all morning to see any results.
PacMan whooped that ASSSS!!!!!!! Clottey was like a turtle stuck in his shell… Pac is a beast.
Yea, Paq won every round, Clotty didn’t wake up until like the 7th round and by then he’d have needed a KO or at least a couple 10-8 rounds to catch up.
Even when Clotty did land a couple good punches late in the fight, he never followed up and Paq came back with a flurry of not devistating punches, but they scored.
I think Paq landed more punches than Clotty threw.
Paq/Floyd has to get done. Floyd usually eats up straight ahead punchers like Paq, but Paq is quick enough to dodge Floyd’s counters.
Lately I’ve been seeing more and more mocks that have the Giants taking Derrick Morgan at 15.
While I readily admit to knowing nothing about him and to having never seen him play, the idea of the DE Morgan at 15 leaves me cold. I suppose it would make some sense if there really are plans afoot to shop Osi (an idea I’m violently opposed to, FWIW) And, yes, I know about the whole “You can never have too many pass rushers” thing. Yet I’m still not feelin’ this…
What say you, draftniks? Is Morgan really such a surefire stud; so clearly someone who would represesnt the BPA at 15 that Reese would be foolish not to pull the trigger? I guess I’m looking for some assurances – or some INsurance for my TV to protect it against a possible onslaught from an angrily hurled remote.
BPA may trump need at #15… but there are no sure things.
Understood.
I was simply asking whether Morgan would clearly be the BPA at 15, assuming, for example, that names like McClain, Spoon, Price, Williams, Spiller, Mays, Iupati may stil be on the board. Is the talent gap between Morgan and those players so vast that Reese would feel compelled to completely overlook any considerations of need and take him regardless?
The Giants would almost be better off trading down from #15 to the low teens if one of the QBs falls to them and they could get SFO to bite.
Morgan at #15 only makes sense if we move Osi out. Otherwise it’s just another luxury pick that costs us an impact player at a position of need.
Unless we are trading Osi, I don’t want a DE with our 15th pick
Totally agree.
Unless, of course, Morgan is the second coming of Reggie White – or even Mario Williams. Otherwise, why draft someone who may not even be as good as Osi (when he’s right)?
Last year I saw mock drafts that had the Giants taking Tyson Jackson.
Thats how much I invest in what I see in mock drafts…..
But what else we gonna talk about as we while away the days ’til the draft?
Seriously, though, you make a good point. In reading many of these mocks, it’s pretty apparent that the authors know next to nothing about the Giants. They’ll write things like “The Giants need to upgrade their defense and Morgan is clearly the best defensive talent available at this point.” Y’know, the kind of superficial analysis that’s largely based on a generic knowledge (”the ‘09 defense sucked”) of the team.
But what I think would be really informative is a poll of the G101 readership as to which player they’d like at 15 out of all the names that have been bandied about here. I think it would be very interesting to see what kind of consensus (if any) emerges from a group of people who are obviously waaay more knowledgable about the Giants than 99% of the authors of these mocks. Don’t know if WordPress has the capacity to host polls (as some blog platforms do) but if it does, I’d love to see you guys set one up.
Because we drafted Kiwanuka that one time people always mock d linemen to us and say.. Thats what we do
Morgan is pretty nasty though
Check him out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cTyF6CxOE
norm- I was going to say that too… That these people kow nothing about The Giants. Ive seen Joe Haden Mocked to the Giants. Not bad. The reason? So he can compete with Aaron Ross for the starting job. Last time I checked the starter was Terrell Thomas.
Ive seen Sergio Kindle as well. Right. Like we didn’t just draft Clint Sintim last year.
Here’s one analyst’s breakdown of Morgan. Don’t know if this guy has any idea what he’s talking about, though :-)
1: Derrick Morgan*, Georgia Tech
Height: 6?3
Weight: 270
Pros: Highly productive DE with a prototypical build and skill set for the position. Morgan is a very disciplined End who is rarely caught out of position in the run game. Has a very good first step and good explosion off the snap but does a good job of recognising the run and closing his gap back up. Has the strength to hold the line and disengage from blockers. Is a very solid tackler who always keeps his head up looking for the football. When rushing the passer he has the ability to beat the tackle with speed as well as strength. Does a good job utilizing a variety of pass rushing moves. Has a pretty good spin move. Has the speed to close down the Qb when flushed out of the pocket. has a very good motor and keeps hustling down the field. Great production at GT. Hasnt missed a start in his college career.
Cons: Struggles at times with proper technique as he gets tired. Is a bit inconsistent in his get off from the line. Seems to have some problems with balance at times which causes him to fall to the ground in pursuit and when trying to run the arch or chasing down ballcarriers. Has disappeared at times when facing tougher competition.
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Kyle, I watched the youtube tape and Morgan is quite impressive. Another guy who stood out is the linebacker wearing #51. Any idea who this guy is?
Dan & Kyle,
Is there anyway of making this poll (http://snappoll.com/poll/326144.php) available for all of Giants 101 to participate in? I do think it would be interesting to see where our group is heading.
Glad to see that my man, Kujo, is also down with the poll idea…
It’s a good idea. We can make another poll when it gets closer to the draft, considering it’s possible that there are people here whose opinion shifts as often as mine.
I’m down for a poll too. I suggested an idea a few years back that we should do a march madness type poll each week vote between two prospects until we get a consensus G101 1st round pick. Maybe do it with 16 prospects or 8. A guy like mcclain could be the 1 seed, spiller the two seed or whatever. It would be fun
The finalized version of the new G101 will include a regular poll.
totally down for a draft poll!
Use the one I made up in my post above!
I wouldn’t be pissed with Morgan if it enabled us to get a high 2nd rounder and mid rounder for Osi this year. Morgan looks huge, and is a baller.
Morgan wouldn’t be my first pick, but I wouldn’t be mad about it. I will be pissed if we don’t wind up with Weatherspoon/Spikes/Angerer at MLB though.
I like Derrick Morgan as a prospect. He’s a real solid, balanced LE prospect. However, I wouldn’t be happy if he was the pick at 15. I don’t want to trade Osi and don’t think Morgan will be far and away the best value at 15. I wouldn’t mind grabbing a DE in the draft, especially if Greg Hardy falls to the 4th.
Agreed, I really like Morgan, but not on the Giants.. There is such a thing as too MANY passrushers..
Norm, amazing breakdown LoL
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Had a lengthy discussion with my father about the Giants today. He’s still convinced we go LB in the first. Says there’s too much value there to pass up. Says we’ll go DT in the second and look for a RT or OG in the 3rd. I proposed the theory about solidifying our d-line and letting Goff lead a faster, more athletic linebacking corps, and he almost exploded. Guess he doesn’t wanna think too far into it. Seems like he’s still under the “Braylon Edwards” syndrome, thinking that we need to have a Pro Bowler at MLB or else our whole defense is doooommmmeedddd….
There’s so many wildcards in this draft that it’s tough to have any idea who we will take in the 1st. I would just bank on the fact that we’ll come out of the draft with a LB and a DT…outside of that, I’m pretty clueless. There will be a LOT of value at 15 though…at many positions.
Agreed.. Those who say “we have to go this and that position” in every round just come of ignorant. How bout we see whos on the board when we pick first.
Who should we take? http://snappoll.com/poll/326144.php
Kujo – I tried voting but it told me I cannot vote repeatedly even though I haven’t voted yet. My vote was for McClain.
i gotta say for as much as i like mclain, i am really starting to warm up to the idea of spiller at 15. i would not be upset at all with the pick. is it a need absolutly not, but it would not b horrible either.
How many people think the Bucs are going to pick Berry? Don’t they already have a pretty good FS in Tanard Jackson? Unless of course either Jackson or Berry can switch to SS, it doesn’t seem likely.
According to PFT: Spiller continued to shine at his proday and Quinn was traded to Denver
I got
You cannot vote repeatedly.
And I was just goint to vote for Tebow…
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Wow What are the Browns thinking? They trade a player they used a first pick on for a FB a 6th round and a conditional pick in 2012. They also traded Kameron Wimbley to Oakland for a conditional pick. They are trying to outdue the Raiders to become the most inept franchise in the league.