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Not much going on today so I wanted to pop in with a question for G101ers and see what you guys think. If Aaron Ross is totally healthy and performing like his old self come training camp and preseason, does he return to the starting role that he surrendered to Terrell Thomas last year?

First of all, let’s get the jokes out of they way: yes, Aaron Ross being healthy is a huge if; yes, his hamstrings might be made out of rubber bands. But remember, this is the same guy who willingly threw an already subluxed shoulder into Marion Barber’s thigh in a playoff game, and dropped Barber in his tracks. The guy’s a warrior, not to mention that he probably has the best hands in our secondary.

Of course, this doesn’t take anything away from Thomas, who could very soon be the best cornerback on the Giants if he continues progress at the rate he did last year. Thomas rarely gets caught out of position, and last year made big strides towards plugging the biggest hole in his game: tackling the ball carrier. He came out of college with a history of injuries, but has remained healthy so far in the pros. Does Aaron Ross’ faded pedigree knock this clearly deserving kid out of a starting role?

Time (and Perry Fewell) will tell, but I think I’m going to have to side with T-squared on this on. Not that he’s far and away a better corner than a healthy Ross (although he may well be), but Ross fits into the nickel role better. Ross has played a lot of different positions in the secondary and so he’s got the versatility to wear many hats, which would prevent Thomas from trying to get used to things he probably didn’t do alot of  last year as the main guy. The kicker: Ross might as well take the smaller defensive workload if he’s going to be returning punts (as I think he should be).

What say you, G101?

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